"A Wink and a Smile"

While it may be a most unusual day for me with the thousands of hits I am receiving on this here little blog ... thanks to the Pioneer Woman , I thought I would share this IDEA for Christmas . Go check out Sarah's blog and then click on the link here to see what YOU could CHOOSE to do for LIFE this Christmas!

Check out some of the familiar faces at The Pioneer Woman's blog . It has been a very good week for me. So much to be THANKFUL for!

I read her blog and knew that she was coming into town for her book signing and I thought about going, but I also knew it was the day that I was getting my braces off (MONDAY 11/9). On Sunday night before, my husband made a quick trip to Walmart and brought home a flyer saying how Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman) was coming the next day. I'm not sure if my husband was more excited about me getting my braces off the next day or having me MEET THE PIONEER WOMAN. I guess I really did want to go, but now I HAD TO GO! Monday was a crazy day ... jitters in the am 4.6 mile run to make me feel relaxed (it was also my longest run yet) drop the 12 year old at her homeschool art class quick trip to Walmart (to see if there were Pioneer Woman cookbooks ... no luck, but my husband picked me up a few ... I'm gifting some for Christmas). home to throw a pot roast in the crockpot braces removal at 11:30am dentist visit at 1pm usual afterschool chaos of swim team home for a 30 minute rest wa...

I know it isn't a HUGE deal to those MEGA runners out there, but I have been improving. SUDDENLY, I feel like running further. Running FASTER. It's CONTAGIOUS! How far will I go?

To take some pictures Just scenery sort of shots. 'Cause I only had one child with me and things seemed easy enough. Except ... I only got about 10 pictures in, when the battery in my camera just shut down . No, I do not have another spare battery in my camera bag. No, 10 pictures is NEVER enough for someone who likes to take pictures. To get 10 GOOD pictures, you may need to take 100. Well, maybe that is exaggerating a little. Needless to say, I was bummed ... ((((SIGH))))) Guess I need to find another perfect day to try ... with a fully powered up CAMERA ;)