Frozen Rails Re-Cap ~ Happy New Year & Happy Anniversary

 

I decided my Word for the 2023 Year a few weeks ago, read about it Here....  

Last New Year's Day Post is Here...

This is a list from that day with updates....[it ain't pretty😞] 

I will Try to.....

• be more healthy - I think I am 👌
• be better at saving $ - Fair amt saved, didn't charge much for Christmas
• continue learning the word of Jesus our Lord and Savior - YES! Bible Studies at both Churches 👍
• be more active - Attempt made
• lose the Covid weight - LOL, No gained a bit more 👎
• reach Goals with walk/running [striving for 16 walking PPM] - a Big NO !
• complete challenges, [fitness, no spend, clean sink] - Almost...
• get home projects done, [re-paint, re-do both bathrooms, new bedroom carpet] - Re-paint 👍, 1 bathroom new sink & commode 👍, no new Carpet 
• be a better Friend - 👍
• a better Wife - 👍
• a good role model - 👍
• be involved with my community - Not yet 😐
• comment more on others blog posts - Maybe a Handful... 👀
• read 15 books this year - didn't count but I'm sure I did...📚
• limit senseless Social Media time - For Sure!! 
• be a better Ambassador/Influencer - Still working on this..
• declutter from top to bottom - Some but not enough...
• get published in the paper - 😞 still trying...
• to be in touch more with out of state family members - only my Brother... 
• BLOG on a regular basis! - 32 posts vs 15 in 2021 

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Starting this 1st day of January 2023 with my runners at the Frozen Rails 5K/10K in Midway, Ky. 

We are pleased to support the Midway Ministerial Association through partial proceeds and all runner/walker donations made to this race. We'll also be collecting canned/nonperishable goods on race day to help feed the hungry in Woodford County.

The Midway Ministerial Association is a collaborative effort of 7 Midway area churches (Midway Christian Church, Midway Baptist Church, Midway Presbyterian Church, St. Matthew’s AME Church, Midway United Methodist Church, Historic Second Christian Church and Pilgrim Baptist Church).

The Midway Ministerial Association gathers for community worship services: Thanksgiving, MLK, Ash Wednesday, Easter Sunrise Service, and a service of Peace and hope in September on or near the anniversary of September 11. During these worship services, an offering is taken up that goes to support a fund within our community. The fund goes to help people in emergencies with rent and utility payments. This past Thanksgiving, at our Community Thanksgiving service, the offering was used to provide 10 Thanksgiving boxes for families at our local elementary school, Northside Elementary. The proceeds from the race will go towards this fund.

Here is an article about the great work of the Midway Ministerial Association Click Here

You can find Race Event Photos Here.... 1500+ 

Results are Here.....  345 total showed up and showed out!!

''My'' Girls..[L-R] Bobb, Mindy, Shana, Sarah, Vanessa,

Crystal, Jennifer & Emily.

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Ending with a Huge HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to my daughter & SIL, in a few months they will have been together 30 yrs ?!?

Just Babies, both of them. But they found each other and that was that. G'Man had a bit of a difficult/troubled childhood [my opinion].

Babies having/had babies before tying the knot. They've gone through everything life has thrown them even before getting married. I'm so Extremely Honored & Proud of my SIL. He's stepped up to so many challenges as a 'young' father and then husband....and put up with having me as a MIL. He still has a drive to better 'them' as a family & is always, Always, thinking about 'their' future, I can't ask for anything else for my daughter or granddaughters.

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That's it for today, my wish for everyone is to Be Safe in this New 2023 Year.

My Year ~ My Word ~ My Goal

2020 Word of the Year 

My Happy New Year!

Here we go with yet another New Year and I've spent it with the MR sick (as in still from Christmas) this makes 2 years in a row...and this year there's and Different Ball drop?? WTH? Yes there was a ball but it was dwarfed by the Huge Clock doing a countdown...You can check it out here ok so this is a change I wasn't expecting oh well I just gotta let it go, gave the MR some meds, tuck him in and pop the Bubbly..(being the BAD Blogger I forgot to take a Pic).....that's right it's New Years and I still celebrated even if it's just me on the couch watching a pitiful looking dwarfed ball drop, Awww MIDNIGHT!! I call all my kids, grand kids & the Papaw wish them Happy New Year. Time to move on to a New Year, New Month, New Day...I GOT THIS!!

Today was spent with my runner daughter and some friends at a Brand New Race opportunity in Historic Midway Ky. What a turn out it was...compared to the Resolution 5Mile Run yesterday this is Amazing..300+ runners & walkers attended the Frozen Rails 5K.

And of all things we had a train come through Just Before The Race...good omen?? for the New Year?? I say Yes! My new friend Laura Coombs was there and got everyone ready with some warm up exercises then it was 5K time....I videoed the race start due to---again 300+ Runners/Walkers...you can find finish line photos here, here, and here.  All in all it was a Great Day the start of a New Year.

 

 

More to come stay tuned,

 

A Runner's Mom & More

 



2017 New Year, New Month, New Day = NEW ME!!

Tap, Tap, Tap.....anybody out there?? Here I go again, starting over isn't hard to do its the keeping on that I struggle with. No MORE!! I've got to get better at ME!  My word for the 2017 New Year is this

 

 

I've had a lot of stuff going on in 2016 and plan on more stuff (constructive) in this brand New Year. There are so many blogs and self-help site designed for improving ones self, but guess what

               "I" know what I want to do,

                  "I" know how to do it,

                      "I" just need to GET WITH "IT"!

First things first, I ended 2016 with of course a race with the Young'un...the Resolution 5K typically is on Jan 1st but this year the Timers (3WR) changed it up and did the race on the EVE of the New Year. We got to the venue/race hotel and was quite surprised there really wasn't much of a crowd, Hmmm this typically is a Big race event as it starts the Race Running Season...and I'm wondering where are all the runners?? 'Cause you know runners run Regardless of the weather!!

From previous events with the Timers I again reached out for the possibility of doing their race photography......well after several weeks of NO response I ended up signing the Kid so she could keep her streak going as this is her 5th year (I think) running it. Though I had fully intended on taking pictures of the runners when we were getting ready to head for the Start line one of the timers 'informed' me to just send a Link when I have the pics loaded and they would post them.  Yea well with that remark I'm thinking if the pics aren't worth the entry price for the kid, your probably not going to get any, as it was so cold with wind blowing that was EXACTLY what happened.. ..I waited for 'my' runner kids to start and then went inside where oh yes it was warmer & toastier. I walked the hotel taking pics of the various decorations and made it back out side just in time to see my Baby coming up the hill to the start line. Snapped a couple of pics waited for her to come to me, shooed her on into the hotel and I waited for my other runners to finish then I went back in where it was warm...

138 Runners competed in a race that past history had 300+, Champagne Flutes to all the finishers Mimosas for those over 21 and awards were 3WR planners...don't judge...it was something.

 

Happy New Year! Here's to a New Month starting tomorrow, a New Day and to a New ME!

 

 

A Runners Mom & More

 

Hugs,

      Kisses,

          Run Safe Wishes!

 

 

I'm A Runner's Mom~~Let's get Reacquainted!!

A runner's mom is coming back!!

I used "arunnersmom" before and (I) wasn't all that successful at the blogging thing, so, changed it to my ''part time'' business name.  Soooo That (me) didn't work out either,(sigh)!! I'm such a bad Blogger, in my defense there are only just so many hours in the day and I have all mine used before the day even gets started.

2015



Hopefully things will get more open for me during 2016.

I will still keep as tight a schedule on my Zumba & Kettlebell classes as I can, Not to brag but I have lost a few pounds last year and have toned up substantialy. Three nights a week I'm Shakin' & Swingin, then there's Betweenathon/10K & Wilderness Trace Run/Walk/Bike race committee's I'm helping with, of course there's the runs my daughter competes in on Saturdays, oh, and the Foster Daughter has asked for help with advising/organizing a 5K so more meetings!! As I begin the new year I'm declaring my word for 2016..........

RE-INVENTION!!