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My hubs ran a race. The Amy Thompson Run To Daylight included none other than my man, Murphy G. Ran it like a champ too, steady pace the whole way, he never stopped. When I run this race, I run and
then walk and
then run and
then walk and
then run across the finish line as though I have been powering at current pace since the start.

Murphy passed me about halfway and didn't realize it, he thought I was ahead of him the entire time. When I finally finished, I expected him to be on the sidelines, cheering me on. But no, he was looking for me because he was so sure I'd left him in my trail of dust. The pictures of me are not nearly as pretty as those of my husband; I look as though I just ran the Great Wall of China...
Twice!!



I am really proud of Murphy, he decided to run a race and he did it. He ran the whole way. And he is all stoked about running more races,
longer ones,
ones that involve training.

Next up the Dog*n*Jog. A two mile run with our Staffy, and about a billion other dogs.
Umm, hyper PitBull + 1Billion other hyper dogs = !?!?OMG (and I don't mean OhMurphyGlannon).
Cash is excited though, this was his face when we told him:

BFFs

Cash and Scout have gotten together a few times to play but the camera didn't make it out until now!!
Murphy and I noticed Scout back in October when his owners moved into the house diagonal to us. We only had Cash about 3 months and we were still adjusting to being new dog owners.
As you all know, we adopted Cash from Missouri Pit bull Rescue, and until now, I didn't realize how much they had brainwashed us into thinking that our dog would always be prohibited from contact with other male dogs. They just pounded that into our brains from the start. So, right off the bat, Murphy and I were overly cautious about our new pet; our new family member. We separated him from the cats with a baby gate (y'all remember the pics).

We immediately, instinctively, didn't trust our dog. We thought we were being responsible dog owners by doing this; we were positive we were avoiding some tragedy.
But, honestly, it just became a pain in the ass.
One day I just said, "Let's take down the gate. Let's just see what happens." And everything was fine. Sure Tyler still avoids Cash, but Joaquin has totally accepted Cash as a brother. They even give 'head knocks' as they pass in the house. So now we know our sweet little Cash is capable of playing with other, well behaved, male animals.

So anyway... As soon as we saw Scout, we loved him. We wanted so badly for Cash to meet Scout. Like a parent wants for their child to have friend. I know, its crazy, but having a dog is the closest I have been to having a child so yeah. You dog owners understand right? You human owners are like, "She has no idea!"

So anyway..long story short (too late) Winter prohibited...
Spring has sprung...
Cash loves his best friend Scout so much he just can't help but try to hump him on a regular basis. New issues but at least he has a friend right?

Cash

Cash just loves to roll around in the yard with his new toy!!

Too bad he is allergic to the grass, one more reason for us to move to the desert.




:)

5 Things

5 Things I really like about my new job

1) The people I work with are pretty great

2) The people I work for treat me like an adult (not use to this one)

3) It's closer to home so I can walk to work now

4) The food is amazing

5) I still see many customers from my old job since I am in the same neighborhood


5 Things I don't really like about my new job

1) Instead of the ice machine being 3 feet away, it is more like 30 yards away. (Seriously, its down the block and in the basement)

2) Working until 2am

3) The animosity

4) I miss my friends at Jalapenos

5) I'm the rookie

Meghan's Day

I can't believe it has been a year.
Can you?
Do you see her as much as I do?
Everywhere.
I see her smile, I hear her laugh
But its like the wind,
Gone before I can catch it.
I miss her
Everyday, I miss her.
Why was she going so fast?
Why did she lose control?
Why didn't I know the last time I saw her was the last time I was going to see her?
Ever.
I met Mehgan
on the top of a mountain we skied down,
atop the roof of a house we built,
at the top of the stairs I fell down.
I'll meet you again girl,
At the top.




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5 Things...

...I constantly forget...


1)...to cover things when I put them in the microwave.

2)...my keys on the counter at Blockbuster.

3)...where I left my phone at any given time.

4)...to call people back (sorry!!).

5)...to start the dishwasher after I have loaded it.














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"Good Conversations"

This morning my hubs and I were having tense moments. I have been an emotional freak lately and God bless him for putting up with me. I seem hell bent on being grumpy and depressed. My husband had this clever idea to pull me out of my darkness, I didn't even see it coming.

He asked me 3 random questions that required actual thought process, you can't think of your favorite place and stay mad. After all its your favorite place!!

#1. What is your favorite place you have ever been?

This was tough, I have been to a lot of amazing places. The Oregon Coast.

#2. What is your favorite time of day?

Dusk. Reminds me of being a kid.

#3. What is your favorite memory of Ashley? (I know, good questions right)

This, by far, was the most difficult. Ashley wasn't quite 2 yet, her mom and I were chatting at the kitchen table. You turn your back you a second and they find trouble. Realizing we hadn't heard Ashley's voice for a minute or two, we both stand up and begin to search the house. Didn't have to go far, the bathroom door was shut which meant it was probably locked; Sarah reaches for the door and it swings open to reveal my favorite memory of Ashley. She is sitting on the floor, holding what used to be a full bottle of body lotion in one hand and the other hand coating her pants as she tries to moisturize herself (over her clothes). Sarah goes, "Oh Ashley!" Ashley responds with a very serious look, "I had to mommy, I had to!"

Thanks babe for getting me out of my funk.

Landon's Birthday

Ok, so I have plenty more pictures of the twins but first I must give Landon his spotlight. He turned 3 the other day and we had much fun at his birthday bash.







Landon received a super cool truck for his birthday; It was so funny to watch him drive around his backyard plowing into trees. One time he went full throttle into the slide on the swing set, lifted the slide up and got stuck!! It was hilarious. Murphy went to the rescue and then Landon asked him to get in the truck.





How cute is this guy?!







Love this picture of Brian at bat with Landon in the background...



We had quite a few laughs. Murph came up to Sarah F and genuinely asked, "Umm, so when a child has a snotty on the face, do I need to alert a parent or what do I do?" Awesome.



Nine months pregnant and she is still working (Sarah K is a Hair Stylist). Less then a week before having babies. Funny how she is still preggers in this pic; A reminder that I am terribly behind on blog updates :)




Classic Rosann...




My favorite pic of the day...



...Brother and Sister!! Love Landon's shirt, it says Don't trash our planet.


Thanks for having us, we had a great time!!

"Little Ones"

Welcome to the world Marlo & Maverick!!