Good Report

Charley had his appointment with the Cardiologist this morning. We are happy to report that it went very, very well. His murmur is known as a Ventricular Septal Defect, which is a hole that separates the right and left ventricles of the heart. This causes oxygenated blood form the lungs to mix with blood coming back to the heart from the rest of the body. If this hole were big it would cause a lot of extra blood to be pumped to the lungs and back to the left ventricle so that the left ventricle would enlarged...not good. Charley's is a very small hole that does not cause the heart to over work itself which means it is not putting any strain on his heart and does not pose a problem for Charley. The doctor expects it to heal on it's own but will check it again in a year. We are very thankful for all the prayers & praise God that Charley will not be effected by this what so ever. (*Sorry to any medical people out there if I got any of this wrong...I am NOT a medical person. :)

On a side note...he did get weighed again today & is now 14 lb 2 oz!! Yup...gained 1 lb & 1 oz in 3 weeks!!!! He clearly does not have a problem eating & gaining weight. :) Can everyone say PORK CHOP! (We love you buddy!!!)

25K Conditioning Week 5

Week 5 (run for 10 seconds/walk for 50 seconds on the run/walk days)
Mon: 27 min run/walk
Tues: Walk 30 min
Wed: 29 min run/walk
Thurs: Walk 30 min
Fri: off
Sat: 2 mi run/walk
Sun: off/walk

Re-Post...New Picture

My sweet hubby says to me tonight, 'Babe, I looked at the blog today & the picture of you in that one post does not show how pretty you are'. How sweet is that? Now a year ago that comment would have sounded more like this, 'Babe, that picture of you is aweful'. He's learning! :)
So anyway, he took a new picture so I could replace the other one.
Here is the post...re-posted with the better pic.

Four weeks ago I decided to change my look from blond to brunette. Sometimes you just need to change things up a bit.

I am told I look a lot like Heather now which I will take as a compliment.

So here is the new me.

Big Game Day

Thanksgiving ABC's

I stole this from a friends blog but I really liked it (I have to admit I did steal some of her answers as well :). It is my ABC's of Thanksgiving:

A - Alisa, my BFF & Adi, Payton's BFF
B - Bryan & BSF (Bible Study Fellowship)
C - Charley Garyson, my happy, handsome boy
D - Dads
E - Emotions
F - Friends and family
G - God's Grace
H - House to live in, and the home that we make it.
I - Ice cream cake
J - Jesus
K - Kids
L - Laughter - especially Payton's & Charley's, they melt my heart
M - Moms
N - Nights out - It is good to get away every once in a while...adult sanity time. :)
O - Overstuffed Chairs...they are so comfy
P - Payton Renay, my sweet little girl
Q - Quite time...there is very little of this in my life but I am thankful for it when I get it.
R - Rain - The smell of a good spring rain is the greatest.
S - Sleep, Splash Zone at the Aquatic Center and Sisters, I have three of the best!
T - The Barn - the place my family goes to hang out
U - Uniqueness & the USA
V - Vacations
W - Wednesday Nights with the girls, Watershed & Wine
X - X-rays
Y - Yacht club (Payton & I spent a lot of time there this summer. She had so much fun) and Yachting (ok it's more like boating but go with it)
Z - Zeke - Mark's dog & zapatos (shoes :)

The New Me

Four weeks ago I decided to change my look from blond to brunette. Sometimes you just need to change things up a bit.

I am told I look a lot like Heather now which I will take as a compliment.

So here is the new me.

25K Conditioning Weeks 3 & 4 - LATE :)

• Week 3 (run for 10 seconds/walk for 50 seconds on the run/walk days)
  Mon: 19 min run/walk
  Tues: 24 min walk
  Wed: 21 min run/walk
  Thurs: 26 min walk
  Fri: off
  Sat: 1.5 mi run/walk
  Sun: off/walk
  

• Week 4 (run for10 seconds/walk for 50 seconds on the run/walk days)
  Mon: 23 min run/walk
  Tues: Walk 28 min
  Wed: 25 min run/walk
  Thurs: Walk 30 min
  Fri: off
  Sat: 1.75 mi run/walk
  Sun: off/walk