10.10.10

Daniel ran the Buenos Aires Marathon today.

He ran with another 6.400 persons.

I followed the race on the telly. ;)

Took a picture at 10:10 AM on 10.10.10

I like that type of souvenirs.
Daniel at home with his "finisher" medal.

PokeWalker

Since Ann started her motivational "healthier lifestyle" thing at the forum, we are all ready to go. Much talk about pedometers later and after Ginger mentioning using her DS, I remembered Matias Pokewalker. I walk and his Yanma is happy. :D

Still talking about my on line friends: This was copied and pasted from today´s post at Karen´s blog. :)

Every single evening

As I'm lying here in bed,
This tiny little Prayer
Keeps running through my head:

God bless all my family
Wherever they may be,
Keep them warm
And safe from harm
For they're so close to me.

And God, there is one more thing
I wish that you could do;
Hope you don't mind me asking,
Please bless my computer too.

Now I know that it's unusual
To Bless a motherboard,
But listen just a second
While I explain it to you, Lord.

You see, that little metal box
Holds more than odds and ends;
Inside those small compartments
Rest so many of my friends.

I know so much about them
By the kindness that they give,
And this little scrap of metal
Takes me in to where they live.

By faith is how I know them
Much the same as you.
We share in what life brings us
And from that our friendships grew.

Please take an extra minute
From your duties up above,
To bless those in my address book
That's filled with so much love.

Wherever else this prayer may reach
To each and every friend,
Bless each e-mail in box
And each person who hits 'send'.

When you update your Heavenly list
On your own Great CD-ROM,
Bless everyone who says this prayer
Sent up to GOD.Com

Upload Monday: Abbey Road / The Beatles

Yes, I have already noticed it is Wednesday and not Monday. ;)

Why Abbey Road this week?

On Monday morning, at our breakfast table, I thought that if I had got ONE thing right in this mamahood journey is that both my KIDS are CERTAIN they ARE LOVED.

While washing the breakfast dishes I was humming "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" (The End, song #16 of Abbey Road). That lead to thoughts on loving and being loved.

On Wednesday morning Jamie asked Where do you wish to send some love?

I pondered about that during my daily walk.

I thought of my friend S, who is going through a rough patch. Loving thoughts for her.

I also thought of my friend Debbie. A corageous and inspiring woman. An amazing mom of five, a talented scrapper, a helpful designer, an imaginative crafter and great cook. She is planning on launching her newest project soon. Best wishes and loving thoughts for her.

There I was, walking and thinking of friends, when one out of three stray dogs on a corner started following me. Sometimes some steps ahead, watching over his shoulder to be sure I was still there. Sometimes some steps behind when there was anything interesting enough to smell. Most of the time, right by my side. He crossed streets and turned corners with me. At one point he looked back at me and I can swear he actually SMILED at me.

Loving thoughts for the stray dog that shared paths with me.

My list was heartwarmingly long, full of friends and people I know that I wish well.

If you are here today, take {{{{this huge happy hug}}}} and my loving thoughts for you too. :)

Past the new moon, I finished August board. Very femenine this time around, with mentions to female behaviour and seven withches. ;)

What do you wish for your creativity?

I wish for my creativity to manifest in a concrete object.

I was talking to my friend Tracey, who was making the cutest little cards for a school fair.

I was telling her that I was (almost) caught up with everything except for ... art making.

I´m walking 2 km 4 times a week plus a 1/2 hour of Yoga or Pilates plus 5 km once a week.

I´m caught up with the housewifery stuff: I´m trying out new routines, Flylady style, to have clean surfaces on a steady basis, a smooth wash by colours/dry/iron/put in closet cycle and a monthly menu with all that it implies.

I´m also caught up with my on line friends, boards, Bloglines and Facebook.

I have started reading again.

That leaves no time / energy for holding the brushes.

Maybe, now I´ve wished out loud ... I´ll find a way. :)

More wishers are wishing at Jamie´s place. :)

Knock me with a feather!

The only book I bought at the fair was ... The Beginner Runner Manual.

*shock*

So when Jamie asked "What do you wish to experience?" it brought me back to yesterday´s post.

I wish to experience the joy of moving my body.

I have as much movement (or desire to move) as a fallen tree trunk. I am no athletic type. I only passed my gym grades because I have a good memory and could recite any rules book for any sport and that gave me the extra credits I needed at school.

Daniel, who is the run/ride/climb/swim/row type, tried to make me run ... once. Just once when we were dating and that was it. He knew I was a no-go.

What changed? You ask. Well, the cross run for our kids school was the turning point. A small step later, or rather a lot of small steps later and I´m on my way. Just in time for some belly love at Connie´s too.

So far, so good.

Now I want to take it a step farther and I want to experience JOY. :)

Every journey starts with the first step

Last Saturday hubbie ran for the kids school.

The "party" feeling at the race track was so cool, I started toying with the idea of running for "our" school next year too.

By now you already know I don´t run.

I do fine walking long distances (the 7 km at the Iguazu Falls spring to mind) but ...running? Uh oh, no sire. I don´t.

Sooooooooo. What now?

I started walking the 2km today at a brisk pace.

I will walk those 2km twice a week for a month. I f I can take them I will up them to 5 times a week for another month.

I will post again in July and tell you the plan after that. :D

Thursday

There is a saying in Spanish: "his turtle ran away". It is said when someone procastinates so much that by the time they are ready it´s already too late. In our case ... our snail ran away!!!!! Tati had a plastic box with a snail as a school project. She brought it home for the week until the next science class and our little Houdini escaped through a tiny hole of the plastic bag that was the "roof". I found him all the way across the living room in a frantic race for freedom. Only he has no sense of direction whatsoever and he was running into the dining room instead of the garden. Put the blame on the green carpet.  

Dh´s cross training race

They even got a medal for finishing it. :) The team´s position was 97th out of 150. :D
For days after the race Pablo, Nicolás and him checked the YPF site daily to check the changes, the time data and such, phoning each other with the news.
It was a fun experience for the three of them.