You Don't See That Every Day

In my corner of the world this week ... I have been running. Many different ways. I've found some new routes, and that has helped any monotony I had been feeling. I made it up to a six mile run this past week. I am hoping to get a 7 or 8 miler in the next couple of days. The sunshine has been out, and I've been itching to get back out on the road. Other commitments have zapped my time though. The family helped set up for a basketball celebration yesterday. And then we celebrated. And the Boy and I helped set up, work at, and tear down, at the school's carnival. I am tired. The weekend isn't over, and we've got more to do. But it's fun! I made a chocolate cake roll tonight for my father-in-law's birthday. Lots of fun! I watched my son dance to 80s music. Even more fun. Lately he has been listening to radio that plays the songs I heard in high school, or earlier. I guess I am officially old now. I helped the Girl apply for school, go through an inte...

It's time again for a spotlight of the blogs I read. Those ones listed over there under "On My Break". In the past I've told you about Nate's Nonsense , Knit Together , and Bluu Hipp o. So today I'll feature 3 of the places I like to go -- Uniquely Normal , Pie in the Sky , and I Can do All Things (now renamed The Holy or the Broken). First, Uniquely Normal . It's a blog by a relative of mine. She actually chose to come into the family by marrying my cousin. (I can kind of understand that .... I still shake my head at my sisters-in-law though. As wonderful as I think they are, I can't imagine what they see in my brothers. Really don't know ... but that's beside the point.) Anyway,  this cousin-in-law of mine intrigues me with her thoughts and viewpoint on life. I don't always agree, but I enjoy reading about her day to day life, and since they are basically newlyweds (1.5 yrs qualifies as new to me!) it is interesting for me to read about...