God sends you places just at the right moment... Tonight, we had a new renter move into our rental house where we used to live. I still had a couple pieces of furniture in storage, so I decided to make the 40 minute drive south to get my things so the renter could begin to move her things in.

Some friends found out that we were in town, and asked us to come over for dinner. We hadnt been to dinner at thier home for a very long time - so we decided to go. I was telling a few guests and the hostess that I was walking 60 miles in November. A lady, who I just met in person this evening said when and where? I told her November 4th-6th in Dallas. She said Im a "SURVIVOR, I love Dallas and I want to do it with you!!" I was so excited!! I added her to facebook and forwarded her a load of info. I would LOVE it if she decides to join our team.

Isn't it amazing how things work out like this?

God is LOVE!

The Turtle Club....

I cannot believe that today buzzed right on past me. I had a million things that I had to do today and I got about 7 of the million completed. I would have been more productive but my 2 year old (Autry) gets anywhere from 1-12 bloody noses a day! Its crazy! Today we had 4 and one lasted roughly 30 minutes. His ENT says to Vaseline his nose, his pediatrician suggests nasal spray, a humidifier and Vaseline and to tell you the truth none of these suggestions make a difference…

We did not manage to have a bleeder during our 3 mile walk tonight which was refreshing! We never found one of Brody’s shoes that we had no idea was missing until it was too late. That’s always awesome. I have decided that my walking group (me, Kirt, Autry and Brody) will forever be called the Turtle Club!! We cannot set a nice pace when we are strolling across town looking at bunnies and throwing our shoes -

Tomorrow I would like for the turtle club to manage 3.5 miles. It is supposed to be 84 degrees! I cant wait!!

Good Walk!

It is a beautiful 60 degrees today, and with an extra hour of daylight I got out this late afternoon to walk. I walked 3 miles in about 50 minutes - with kids. that’s an important side note. Walking with 2 toddlers is a real treat. Brody likes to take his shoes off and see how far he can throw them. Autry has to wear the perfect costume which usually includes a red cowboy hat, sunglasses, & any other accessories that call out to him! We have to stop for nearly every “large” rock we see, and we lose them all by the time we get turned around and headed back home!

We live in a small town - its about .87 miles from one side to the other. So, we zig and zag through the neighborhood trying to make the route a little longer! I want to share an awesome tool with some of you. If you have an Android Phone - you should look into downloading the free app called Cardio Trainer. Its awesome. This app will record the number of steps you take, it records your mileage, times you, puts it on a map for you, plays your music while you walk, and allows you to post your info to face book. Today I walked 3 miles which told me was over 4400 steps (cant remember the total). It will also tell you how many calories your burnt, in my case I burnt 299!!

Some people have expressed interest in finding walking partners in your area. If there isn’t anyone who is training near you (my case.) then go to a local fitness center and see if anyone would be interested in walking with you simply for the exercise. Who knows, maybe you can inspire them to join your team!

If you download cardio trainer please share that with me! I would love to know what you think about it!!