What I've Been Up To

It's been a while since I last wrote anything.  I've been busy crafting, doing a little cooking, and learning how to be a mom of two grown children.  I'm going to do a craft show in October with a friend from church.  I'm calling my booth "paper or plastic" because I'm going to be selling bowls and coasters made from paper and tote bags and rugs made from plastic grocery bags.  I've been sending off for a bunch of free stuff and at the end of the month I'm going to post a picture of all the free stuff that I've scored.  Still working on being a couponista and it's going pretty well.  Overall, I have to say that things are going pretty well.

Marathon Training

In December, there's a marathon here in Jacksonville.  When I was in college, I ran track, but those days are long gone.  I still like to walk though, so I've decided to walk the half marathon - 13.1 miles.  I'm about 20 lbs overweight, but I walked the Gate River Run (9 miles) when I was 20 lbs heavier than I am now.  Tonight I took walked for the first time in a long time.  My sister, Deb, is my coach and my biggest cheerleader.  We took the long way around the neighborhood, which is to say that we took a detour from our path.  We stopped at a pile down by the street and ended up bringing home a small bucket of toys (for our next yard sale).  We were gone for 2 hours and we walked a little over 5 miles - not too bad for my first day.