Sunday, January 30, 2011
This blog will be short since I was supposed to be in the bed at 9:30 and it is now 9:51. Today was a beautiful day: sunny and warm. I enjoyed the nice weather by taking Jillian and Tiki for a run. I set out with a goal of running for 30 minutes straight. 30 minutes turned into 35, then 40, then 45 and before I knew it, I had run for 1 hour! I could have kept going but I had already pulled out all my tricks to entertain Jillian. My celphone had entertained her, then she ate all her o's (cheerios), took off her socks and played with them, etc. I mainly did this because I'm trying to decide if I can run a 10 mile race in April. After today's run, I know I can do it. I will register tomorrow. I thank God for the physical and mental abilities to run. I'm grateful that Jillian and Tiki both cooperated, so, I could run for so long.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
1st Blog
A few days ago, I decided I wanted to start a blog. With a little research, I found out I actually set up an account before. The title of that blog was, "Awaiting the arrival of Baby M". I found the blog, with a title, and no posts:( Jillian is now less than 2 weeks away from turning 16 months. You do the math on how old that postless blog was.
Anyway, no one may care what I have to say but I think it will be neat to "write" down my thoughts and feelings from time to time and have a record of it. As I said earlier, I've wanted to blog for a while. I finally got the motivation I needed to do it from 2 wonderful friends who blog: Martha Depp and Chandra Sledge. I may give links to their blogs later. I want to ask their permission first.
What will I blog about??? My mind is always going in so many directions. I can talk about motherhood. I joined the mommy club when I gave birth to Jillian Elise Moseley on October 8, 2009 and I love it. Some moments I love more than others, but overall it is a joy. Every day she is learning new things and becoming smarter and smarter. She is able to say several words now. Words she has been saying consistently: hi/hey, tiki, byebye, and doggy. Signs she uses consistently: milk, all done, and waves (bye and hey) Most recently, she has added Jack (1 of babysitter's dogs) and bellybutton. If you come around her, beware! Her new favorite pasttime is pulling up your shirt to find your bellybutton, then "tickling" you. She also can show you her tongue, nose, and ears. As you can see, I can go on and on about this amazing little girl. I don't see how anyone can go through pregnancy/childbirth/childrearing and not believe in God. I see his work manifest every day through my precious little girl and I thank him every day for giving her to me.
I can talk about being married to my best friend for going on 11 years. I love being married, most days;) There have been some moments (very few) that I have wanted to strangle him; nothing abnormal I'm sure. However, I don't regret my decision to marry young. I am enjoying "maturing" with my husband. In 10 years of being married, we are on our 3rd (and hopefully last) time of living in 2 different cities. All 3 times have been because of work. My husband is a college basketball coach. We are the closest (in distance) we have ever been this time; he is in Durham coaching at North Carolina Central University and I am in Greenville and working in Edgecombe County. But this has been the hardest because I'm a single mom for the most part. Single mom+full time job as physical education teacher+Zumba party leader= being overwhelmed 98% of the time.
I can talk about my full time job as an elementary physical education teacher which I love most days. Hopefully I can share funny stories the kids share with me; some warranted, some TMI (too much information). This happened just today. A kindergartner came to PE with a hospital bracelet on his wrist. I asked him why he had it. He said he went to the emergency room. I asked "Why?" He replied "Because I had an emergency!" I asked, "What was the emergency?" He responded "Because I had boogers in my nose!" REALLY!
I can talk about my Zumba passion. I have been a Zumba Party Leader for almost 3 years and I love it. I enjoy my classes and I have met some great people because of Zumba.
I'm ending this first post now because it is 10:30 and I should have gone to bed at least 30 minutes ago. It is my goal every night to be in bed by 10 and it hardly ever happens. I wish I could think of some deep quote or words of wisdom to leave by but my mind is blank right now.
Anyway, no one may care what I have to say but I think it will be neat to "write" down my thoughts and feelings from time to time and have a record of it. As I said earlier, I've wanted to blog for a while. I finally got the motivation I needed to do it from 2 wonderful friends who blog: Martha Depp and Chandra Sledge. I may give links to their blogs later. I want to ask their permission first.
What will I blog about??? My mind is always going in so many directions. I can talk about motherhood. I joined the mommy club when I gave birth to Jillian Elise Moseley on October 8, 2009 and I love it. Some moments I love more than others, but overall it is a joy. Every day she is learning new things and becoming smarter and smarter. She is able to say several words now. Words she has been saying consistently: hi/hey, tiki, byebye, and doggy. Signs she uses consistently: milk, all done, and waves (bye and hey) Most recently, she has added Jack (1 of babysitter's dogs) and bellybutton. If you come around her, beware! Her new favorite pasttime is pulling up your shirt to find your bellybutton, then "tickling" you. She also can show you her tongue, nose, and ears. As you can see, I can go on and on about this amazing little girl. I don't see how anyone can go through pregnancy/childbirth/childrearing and not believe in God. I see his work manifest every day through my precious little girl and I thank him every day for giving her to me.
I can talk about being married to my best friend for going on 11 years. I love being married, most days;) There have been some moments (very few) that I have wanted to strangle him; nothing abnormal I'm sure. However, I don't regret my decision to marry young. I am enjoying "maturing" with my husband. In 10 years of being married, we are on our 3rd (and hopefully last) time of living in 2 different cities. All 3 times have been because of work. My husband is a college basketball coach. We are the closest (in distance) we have ever been this time; he is in Durham coaching at North Carolina Central University and I am in Greenville and working in Edgecombe County. But this has been the hardest because I'm a single mom for the most part. Single mom+full time job as physical education teacher+Zumba party leader= being overwhelmed 98% of the time.
I can talk about my full time job as an elementary physical education teacher which I love most days. Hopefully I can share funny stories the kids share with me; some warranted, some TMI (too much information). This happened just today. A kindergartner came to PE with a hospital bracelet on his wrist. I asked him why he had it. He said he went to the emergency room. I asked "Why?" He replied "Because I had an emergency!" I asked, "What was the emergency?" He responded "Because I had boogers in my nose!" REALLY!
I can talk about my Zumba passion. I have been a Zumba Party Leader for almost 3 years and I love it. I enjoy my classes and I have met some great people because of Zumba.
I'm ending this first post now because it is 10:30 and I should have gone to bed at least 30 minutes ago. It is my goal every night to be in bed by 10 and it hardly ever happens. I wish I could think of some deep quote or words of wisdom to leave by but my mind is blank right now.
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