Time to Vote!!!
Voting is a very important American duty. As a woman, and coming from a legacy of suffragists, I take advantage of my right to vote at every possible chance.
so yes, I will make an effort to stop by my local polling place today and mark my ballot.
And this week, I have reason to vote in another very unique poll — I am voting for BODEN to be this week’s finalist in the B107.3 Baby Idol contest!!!
We would love to have your vote as well!
in fact, you can vote once per 24-hour period each day this week, until 12noon (C.T.) through this link. (Technically, you can vote once per day, PER Device – so smart phones, tablets, netbooks, you know… each count as a vote). (AND, as i tested the link, i learned that you can ALSO enter once per day, per EACH type of Browser – so if you have Internet Explorer, or Firefox or Google Chrome – each of them works independently – so that adds up to multiple votes too…. not that i am encouraging you to stuff the ballot box…. but, by the looks of this post, i guess i am!)
If Bo is one of the top three vote-earners this week, he will go into a Final Round of Voting next week (fingers securely crossed!)
Feel free to share this link with others. We greatly appreciate your vote, as always!!
Boden at 18 Months (December, 2011) – photo from Laura Matoush Photography (recognize Bo from his 12-month session on her splash page?)
woo hoo for Bulu
Dear Reader,
If you have gathered anything from this most randomness of blogyblogs, you may have realized any of the following about me:
- I have an immense admiration for anyone with an entrepreneurial drive
- I dabble in the fight to stay fit and healthy (typically with my right hand still showing evidence of cheeto dust)
- I love to give props to my buds when I recognize that they are doing a good thing.
well, as of late, I am excited to say that I have two espoused friends that have found a way to combine all three of the above and I have been vicariously enjoying their journey.
Paul and Stephanie Jarrett have created Bulu Box, and as they explain it to me, it is the first vitamin and supplement nutrition box.
and according to the site:
Every month, you’ll get a box filled with 4 to 5 nutritional supplements from top brands. Look forward to a new mix of products for both men and women, including vitamins, supplements, sports nutrition, meal replacement, diet, energy, protein, detox, digestion, sexual health, herbs, natural remedies, endurance and more. We’ll make sure you get enough to decide if the product is right for you. No shipping or shady fees. Depending on your plan you can cancel or transfer anytime.
after having just slogged through a super-humid and no-where-near-a-PR Lincoln Half Marathon, i am looking toward hindsight and thinking, “Darn it girl, you should have signed up for that Bulu when you had the chance!”
coulda
shoulda
woulda
Especially after watching Stephanie describe what she got in her May Bulu Box… and then looking at her awesome Half Marathon Time, I am really starting to think that this pair is truly on to something.
Now listen, Friend, I have received zero compensation for mentioning this, and i am not requiring you to take any action — unless you want to. I just wanted to pass along something exciting that people I know are up to. They are awesome, and you, Dear Reader, are too!
if you are interested, sign up for their free email alert here, and you will place yourself firmly and securely in the “Loop”.
Run
It seemed so easy to sign up for the .5marathon five months ago.
It definitely wasn’t easy fitting in all of those training runs (in fact, most of the time I didn’t… )
It has been a daily challenge, as of late, to get as mentally prepared for this event as I possibly can.
A roller coaster, if you will.
Now, here I sit, trying to gather up my final preparations… Listening to the pouring rain outside (I know, awesome huh?)
We’ll see how this goes.
As miserable as some (most) of this has made me, I can feel a small bit inside of me saying, “let’s do this again.”
I still haven’t decided if I will listen.
count on it
we’re counting everything around here.
up to twenty.
down from ten.
uno a diez.
i just love to hear Boden count… i’ll see if i can translate:
“a’wahh” = one
“tuue” = two
“rwee” = three
“borr” = four
“bibe” = five
“xics” = six
“seben” = seven
“ATE!!!” = eight (his most favorite!)
“nye” = nine
“Teynn!” = ten
The Tao of The Cow
Since about 13 or 14 months of age, B has had a love of “Moo’s”.
Every cow he would see would lead to a big, emphatic “MOO!”
We love our cows, I mean, Moos.
Until last night, and then again this morning, I heard it clear as day, “Cow”.
Oh, more evidence that my baby is really and truly a Big Boy!
Pick Two
Source: sawdustcityllc.com via Katie on Pinterest
this sums up my week month year past decade.
what would you accomplish if you were only required to master two? just two?
oh, the possibilities.
What’s Cooking, Good Looking?
In my ever-evolving quest toward Super Mom-dom, I am continuing to minimize, organize and strategize.
Amidst all that, I encountered a brainwave that I hope will revolutionize this household….
Et viola!
An 8″x10″ frame.
Scrapbook paper, cut to size.
A dry erase marker of your choice.
Please to enjoy.
Home made play dough!
It’s freezing out on the Nebraska Tundra. So Big Boy B and I are staying in.
so far today, we have made heart shaped sugar cookies, Acai apple sauce, pretzels rolls and now, Boden’s first ever play dough. Blue, of course.
This is a recipe from my mom’s days as a preschool teacher. Enjoy!
Play Dough from Kids Day Out
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 T. Alum
1 T. Oil
3/4 cup water
Food coloring of choice
Mix together dry ingredients.
boil water in microwave. Add oil and food coloring. Add to dry ingredients.
Mix and play.
Store in a zip bag or air tight container.
Boden had fun playing, working on his fine motor skills, identifying shapes and making snakes, accompanied by the “Ssssses” sound.
The dogs enjoyed hanging out by the high chair waiting for pieces to drop.
Anybody know if it’s safe for dogs to eat alum?
.5marathon training lessons – hitting the pavement
last time i ran a 1/2 marathon, i thought i would be kind to myself and take a month off…
SEVEN years later, i am back on this “wagon” of sorts.
last time around- i religiously stuck to my training schedule… and learned a valuable lesson on every single one of those Sunday Long Runs: each one prepares you for Race day, in one way or another.
- you learn what to wear, and what not to wear
- you learn how to hydrate, and how not to hydrate
- you learn what to eat, and what not to eat
today, i set my alarm for what wouldn’t have been too terribly early, had i been provided with a “good” night of sleep. but arise at 6:47am, did i. due to the schedule o’ the day, the early run would probably be my only real chance to make it happen today… and honestly, if i didn’t run today- it might be another week before i head back out.
Lucy saw my running clothes and practically bounced her way into her leash and harness.
wanna know what i “learned” today:
- don’t run when you’re tired
- don’t run with gloves, if you’re not used to running with gloves
- don’t run without gloves if it’s 22-degrees out at 7:10am
- hydrate, at least some water, please
- eat, at least something (a banana would probably have been a smarter move than nothing.)
- watch out for cracks in the sidewalk…
yes, i biffed it. Lucy was a good little nurse. and of course, it happened at the exact half-way point to home… so, no chance of a short cut.
we made it, yes we did – jogging the whole way home.
and now i have a use for those barbie band-aids.
