Free Advice??

Chad and I have made the recent decision to not let Evan go to Pre K this next year.
He will be 4 in May and is allowed to go based on his age.  We feel that he is not mature enough to  handle it. While he has had an awesome teacher this year who has done an excellent job of teaching him the needed material we still don't think he can handle it. It's a decision we made and think it will truly benefit him in the long run.

However we are getting a lot of slack, questions, and grief etc... about it. Its not from anyone in particular. Our family has backed us in the decision and our close friends totally understand our decision. It's random people that seem to want to give us their opinion. They seem to want to jump at the chance to tell us we are making a poor choice.  I know I'm not the only one who experiences this. I've had numerous conversations with a very close friend about it. She home schools her child and is questioned and bugged all the time. (I know my teacher friends are rolling their eyes. She truly home schools her child and does an excellent job of it.)

So my question is why do people offer advice and pass judgement on others? Especially when the decision being made is not effecting their own child? I'm not harming mine in anyway possible. I just don't understand. It seems that many times people are quick to tell what they think is wrong but not look at the whole picture. Maybe I'm worried about nothing and should not let it bother me but sometimes it just gets old.


On another note can Spring please get here!!! I'm sick of the cold weather!

13.1 here I come!!

Well I took the plunge and signed up for my first half marathon today!!

In March I will be running the Publix Half Marathon through Atlanta.

After running 9.3 I thought to myself why not run 3 more??

Wish me luck!!!

The Magic Bean

Our dinner conversation about magic beans also known as green beans.

Evan:  “Ohh Mommy, look I found a magic bean”

Me:  “A magic bean?

Evan: “Yes! A magic bean is what made the bean stalk grow really tall all the way to sky”

Sara: “That is what happened to daddy”

Me: “What do you mean Sara?”

Sara: “Daddy ate a magic bean when he was a  little boy and that’s why he is as tall as the sky”

Guess magic beans make you tall?

If its important, you will find a way

On Sunday I completed my first 15k. It was my farthest race ever!

For a crowd of 19,000 plus I have to say it was pretty organized. The route was really hilly. Once you topped one hill you were going up another one. 

My goal was to just finish the race, but I was pretty happy with our time too!



It was the Hot Chocolate 15k. While it was way too hot for hot chocolate and a sweatshirt we did get some great stuff for running all those miles.

I ran the race with a Co-Worker, we have been running together for a while now but it was our first race together.


I was hoping to have also ran the race with my child hood BFF and my running soul mate. However she is pregnant so she gets a pass! ( Until about Thanksgiving at least )

I also have to say that this time a year ago I was still recovering from major foot surgery. I was  rolling around on a scooter. After six weeks of recovery and month of re-adjusting I decided to make some changes. The quote/thought below sums it all up!

It's a New Year!

We have officially moved into the 2013 year. The last year seemed to go by incredibly fast and parts of it are a blur to me. However 2012 was a successful year that brought some new changes.

Some highlights from 2012

Chad got a new job as a head coach, which is something he has been working towards.

I survived a major foot surgery, and have started a new journey in the running world

Sara and Evan survived surgeries and are on track to be healthy kiddos

We had our first ever adult trip to the beach with some fantastic friends

I was able to spend a few days in New York City with a great friend and my step-mom

Chad and I have started our final journey of working towards our Specialist Degree



I am looking forward to what the New Year brings. I am not good at setting new years resolutions or goals. I however have a few things that I am working on or want to accomplish this year.


1.  Wash a load of laundry each day. I am horrible at letting it back up!
2.  Completely clean the kitchen before I go to bed at night
3.  Run at least one half marathon
4.  Spend more time enjoying the little things in life with my kids. They are growing up too fast
5.  Be a better wife

Its might not be much to some but these are a few things I plan to work on this year.

First Day: January 2013

 

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Suriving another surgery....

This week has been a really long! Evan had surgery on Tuesday to remove his tonsils and adenoids. He also had his ears cleaned out.  He has had many problems over the past couple of months Evan has had problems with snoring, and sleep apnea, among other issues. Needless to say the surgery was much needed. His tonsils and adenoids ended up being HUGE! They also found a random unknown object in his ear.

This week has been a long process getting him back to normal. Evan has had a hard time drinking, and staying awake. We have also fought a fever and throwing up. Hopefully we are on the mend and he will be feeling better soon! We have already seen a major improvement when he sleeps. You can hardly hear him now and the snoring is gone. Lets hope we are done with surgeries for a while!

 He was a happy little man at his Pre-Op!

Waiting for them to take him back.

He got to ride in a red wagon. He did so good!

 Sleeping away!