a life beyond running shoes.

our church community gave us a house warming party on sunday. this was great incentive to finish up all the major projects.... floors, walls, bedroom, ceiling, etc. my hubbie worked so hard.... what a trooper! we had 51 adults, 18 kids, and one neighbor..... what an outpouring of of support & love. here is one table of food: christian and mary made all the food - grilled flank steak, grilled figs with blue cheese and prosciutto, artichoke dip, homemade bread sticks, hummus, corn salsa, roasted peppers, tomatoes & goat cheese with olives, crab cakes, and that really is just the tip of the ice berg. it was amazing!!!! here are some pics of the house: we even painted the stairs from poop brown to black: we have an entry way: our kids area in the dining room: (ikea rocks!) our bedroom: showcasing our new bed (our first headboard in seven years of marriage. we can actually read in bed and not roll away from the wall). here are the floors & baseboards. what is just not communi...

over the last month, i started teaching again.... well, the semester started. this means, i get to ride the subway and read. i finished one book that i started this summer, another that i started over labor day, and two that are young adult. here is the recap: peeled by joan bauer (who goes to our church...how fun is that). a quick read on the subway, but i actually stayed up past my 10 o'clock bedtime to finish. i really enjoyed it. for young adult fiction, i was engaged..... even with the ghost story premise. hope was here by joan bauer (her newbery honor book). i too finished quickly but enjoyed. i was sad when my stop on the train came and it was time to walk with my nose out of the book. my life in france by julia child. so i love her. i can't cook french but i really enjoyed her story of falling in love with cooking...and not until she was past 30! she really is a fascinating lady. i even ordered her mastering the art of french cooking because i was just im...

my baby is getting big....not the baby in my tummy (that is a whole other post). little bit's personality & vocabulary are exploding. he is trying so hard to keep up with his big brother. he loves the guitar & singing..... and mary poppins ...well, the song parts. he is a pro at the scooter and adds new words to his lexicon every day.

i think it has officially been a month since i have posted. wow. times flies when you feel as if you are under water... but emerge i shall. last saturday was our inaugural trip to the ER. little bit feel down some friends stairs and busted his lip. it ended up not being as bad as we thought it might have been. they glued it up, gave us an antibiotic and sent us home....three hours later. here is the patient.... it was hard to capture the true essence of the incident. it looked worse on the inside of his mouth. he is fine now.... no worse for the wear.