So What Wednesday!!

Linking up again with Shannon at www.lifeafteridew.com for the So What Wednesday!

so what if..........

• I cut up all but two of my credit cards this year and I have those in my safe for 'just in case.....
• I still owe $2900.00 on one of the credit cards that is locked up.....
• I'm saving 5% of my net pay EVERY pay period with a goal of saving $1500.00 this year.....
• my go to reward food is a Bavarian Creme Carmel Long John.....
• I'm realizing my limitations as I age.....

arunnersmom~that's what I am!!

***** Monday Motivation *****

Definiteness of Purpose

" the man who knows exactly what he wants...has no difficulty in believing in his own ability to succeed. "

                                  ~Andrew Carnegie

arunnersmom~that's what I am!

~~Furry Friday~~

from the past winter

Meet Yella (yellow) Dawg! He had a twin brother that we named Tipper but we never could catch him in order to have him neutered. As Tipper grew up he started making his 'rounds' in the neighborhood and would miss his curfew...LOL, and not sure where Tipper has got to now.  Yella Dawg however is still here and doesn't drift very far away~actually none of them go very far from home. Yella Dawg isn't my most friendliest cat but will stay in the same area that your in just not close!

Hope you have enjoyed our fur babies so far, there are more to showcase!

Run the Bluegrass~Momawrazzi view

Rising early again on a Saturday morning doing a gear check of the camera equipment, this time including a blanket, book, lemon water and snack of homemade trail mix. It's 'Run the Bluegrass Half Marathon' day.  It's exciting for me since this is the first Half my SIL will be competing in. Unfortunately he hurt his knee last week during one of the training runs, but says that it's a lot better and is running anyway.

Most of the drive there was foggy, and still so foggy that they delayed the race 15 min since they run on Old Frankfort Pike road, safety first!  During the delay mayor Jim Gray of Lexington announced that there were 4000 runner/walkers registered for the race,

representing 43 states and 6 foreign countries....

how cool is that!!

The delay also worked out well for me so that I could find a good spot for pictures, I love,love,love the excitement of all the runners in anticipation of the race starting. I enjoy the way everyone interacts with each other sharing their concerns about the course, checking out who is in what corral, listening to the pep talks,

did I mention that there were 4000 runners!!

Of Course we need a group photo,

Kim competed in the 7 mile run...

Jason as always still with a smile on his face...

David, not so much fun for him...

David Baker on point with his focus...

Jeremy enjoying the cheer section...

Twila conquered the hills again this year...

My 'SIL' killer hills for his first Half...

Jeremy goes back to finish with his wife Crystal,

she has done so well getting back on her ...

David good form at the finish...

Ricky finishing strong...

Bobbie (my baby) in the pink with Kelli in the yellow,

they have been friends forever,

Carmen she is so awesome...

Rebekah one of Bobbie' friends from school,

this is her first BIG race since having her baby last year...

 

The races are always a fun time for me. I love being with the kids and talking to other people that are  followers of runners.

The camaraderie between the runners the friendships they develop will last them for a lifetime. 

arunnersmom~that what I am!

Run the Bluegrass~The Mom Post!

 

Run the Bluegrass Half Marathon known as one of the prettiest half around (and one of the hilliest), this year there were 4000 runner/walkers from 43 states ~WOW~ and 6 foreign countries!

Remember when I found my own at the Shamrock shuffle, a measly 2000 or so runners? So what's 2000 extra. That's right this runner mom finds her own even in a crowd of 4000, I'm just awesome like that, LOL!! I do Love my Baby Girl and SIL~Gerard.

 

 

Bobbie in pink

 

Gerard getting ready to hand off his red jacket, told him he wouldn't need it...LOL

 

 

 

Here we are before the race,

Earlier this year he told me that he Loved me and liked me too. That probably doesn't sound like much to all of you but for this Mom it was the best thing he could have told me. You see I always knew he Loved me, (I Love him more). But I have this thing....I love a lot of people but some I truly Do Not like! This is a phrase that Bobbie has grown up with (and understands) as well as the grandkids, it makes since to us.

As I said with my first post Gerard hurt his knee during one of their training runs and even though he had taken it easy till race day it was still bothering him. This was his first half marathon so I'm explaining to him its an automatic PR, trying my best to convince him to not push yourself and risk injuring your knee....in one ear and out the other....He's soooo competitive! That didn't stop me from doing the mom worry.....dang kids!! I was so relieved when I seen those white gloves coming down towards the finish line, and so PROUD! That's not just my daughter's husband, not just my SIL and I truely Like him and Love him.

 

With my heart beating,

and a tear in my eye,

I'm the proud 'mom' to this Boy!

 

 

arunnersmom~that's what I am!

 

 

So What Wednesday...

Linking up again with Shannon at www.lifeafteridew.com for the So What Wednesday. Take the time and check out her blog, Shannon is soooo cute with her baby bump! Makes me want to beg my daughters for more grandchildren, yea right......4 is plenty.


So What If.....

• my in-laws (1st set) still consider me family I didn't divorce them...
• I'm a type "A" personality, so if you really don't want to know don't ask...
• my engagement ring is insured for $6900.00+ and I'm worth it...
• my cell phone is the same age as my grand-daughter Kaylan, (19yrs) and it's a Tracphone...
• I was a very spoiled 'Daddy's' girl...and my mother hated it...
• I can only do a 40 second plank...so far...

arunnersmom~that's what I am!

***** Monday Motivation *****

"Whatever the Mind

can Conceive

and Believe,

The Mind can Achieve."

                                      ~Napoleon Hill



arunnersmom~that what I am!

Computer/Cash/Credit

Pull up a chair, get comfy, have a drink it's going to be a long post, hope you stick with me till the end...............

This was me-before H2B was in the picture and before our first years together- incurring debt during previous marriage, and plain stupidity on my part, and it was a fairly sizable DEBT!!

More than I want to admit..... 

$~$,~$~$~$~$

Then, even though I was finally in a much happier place-still before H2B-more purchases were made, (rewarding myself for not killing anyone) all on credit, a lot!

More than I want to admit....

If you haven't been out of control with spending I would Love to shake your hand and congratulate you. It wasn't easy for me to admit to my self that 'Hey Lady' there's a bit of a problem here..Your broke again two days after payday...the paycheck is gone?? So I looked at the countless entries in the checkbook registry....Deficient spending waiting it's turn....measly amounts to various card companies.

**** C~R~A~Z~Y ****

It had to stop...,it was going to stop! I was going to be in control not the credit cards. So I started making a plan...
making a budget...
cutting up cards...

it was HARD to do at first....but I buckled down, then out of curiosity I sent for a free credit report...yet another rude awakening...

[enter 4letter word here]

So there I was, living paycheck to paycheck, digging my way out of the Debt Gutter,

which comes to present day..

I still have a credit card that I (still) owe on but its shrinking every month. I'm making extra payments every chance I get, and want/will be at zero balance by the end of 2014. Do I have all the other cards back? Yes I do, but they are locked up. Occasionally I have used one but only when necessary, for instance hotel rooms in 2009 during mom's funeral, and paid the bill across 3 pay periods. 

I'm doing this on my own...taking responsibility for what I have done to myself and making better choices for my spending. Yes I still have a splurge day, or two, or three, But I always get back on track and I don't use the credit cards.

With all this said, most of my postings have been during breaks from work where I have no privacy {AT ALL!} though I have used the H2B computer whenever I have had a chance. I have finally been able to purchase another laptop, though refurbished/used new to me from the good folks at 'The Computer House' and it is paid for in full...

~~~with Cash~~~!!

And Blogging Again Finally!!

arunnersmom~that what I am!

~Furry Friday~

 

Meet Roadie, the youngest of the Cline/Eaton four legged kids.  Roadie was found on Stanford road while on our way home {there's a lot to this story}one afternoon 2yrs ago this July.   I've recently found out the Roadie is considered a 'Tuxedo' colored/marked breed. And is going through his terrible two stage just like a kid.   I will say though that when we were battling the cold,sinus,flu crud stuff he was right there with us. When H2B decided that the couch was the best place for him to get some rest {and try not to give me the crud} Roadie would go from the bedroom where I was to the living room where H2B was,

All Night Long!! Poor thing was wore out.   And he is a cuddler at bedtime...sleeping in the crook of my arm with his face nuzzled in my neck, we've had other cats that was allowed in the house at night that slept at the foot of the bed but none that cuddled.

 

Guess we'll keep him!!!!

 

 

arunnersmom (and CatMom)~that's what I am!!

So What Wednesday!!

I'm linking up with Shannon at lifeafteridew.com/ and this is my first attempt So What if...

     So What If...........

• I'm going to be a 'bride' for the third time in 6mo and 1wk......
• I'm so completely and totally in Love it should be a crime.....
• I have an amazing bunch of 'runner kids'.......
• I have been working for the same company for 36 years.......
• there are a dozen cats outside, and 1 inside, at least they are ALL spayed &/or neutered....
• I'm a RH junkie, oh yea I watch all of them.....
• I watch Duck Dynasty...a lot....
• I'm cuddling with my Roadie (indoor cat) and trying to blog at the same time...
• my car and houses are a total mess, this is what happens when your between houses, yes plural.....
• I'm named after my grand-mother......

Enjoy!! What are your So What If's........





arunnersmom~~that's what I am!