Moving Forward.

I've sort of hesitated posting this because it's not about weight loss or my diet.  It's about moving forward in a different way.  And part of this process, like many others, is being open and honest not only with myself and my husband, but with our family and friends.

After much discussion and a little tear shedding (for the good), Tim and I are moving forward with foster/adoption.

When Katie died, we talked about having one more and adopting one.  After Matthew was born the thought of having another one was (and still is) incredibly frightening.  We also thought it would be selfish for us to potentially lose another baby when there are so many children out there who need stable, loving families. 

The bottom line is that we want to be parents.  We want to be exhausted from chasing our kids around all day.  We want to be woken up in the middle of the night because one of our kids had a bad dream.  We want to support, mold and just love some of the children who need it most.

The next few months will be filled with interviews, classes and inspections.  It's all very exciting and overwhelming and a tad emotional.

So there you have it.

Oh also- first 5k is on Monday.  I'm guessing since I haven't been running a lot lately (long stories) that it'll be longer than wanted.  But at least I have a friend to run with me!  I'll let you know how that goes.

k's, 1/2's and What in the World am I Doing?

The short version:

• I'm running a 5k in July.
• I'm running a 1/2 marathon in January.

The medium version:


A friend talked me into doing a 5k July 4th weekend.  My sister-in-law then emailed me about doing a 1/2 marathon with her in January.  And we, not so slyly, talked my mom into doing it, too!

The emotional stuff:

I've never been a runner.  Weighing what I weigh and being the size that I am, I have this HUGE mental block about running.  I don't didn't think I could do it, so I just didn't do it.  Well newsflash- I can do it.  Step by step (ohhh baby), I will do it. 

So runners- what advice do you have for me?  I need all of the help I can get!