Day 12: Dinner Overacheiver

Hello All!!!

As is with last blog's tradition there is no recipe/pics in this blog update.  I am however updating you to let you know that I WILL be making my big meal of the week tonight (most weeks it's on a Wednesday I believe :))  and updating my blog with the whole shebang tomorrow.  Pictures and all!

Starting off this week has absolutely flown by!  I guess you just lose track of time when you stay at home with 2 very active young children.  This morning started off as any usual Wednesday morning.  I got up at my prompt 5:30am time and proceeded to my run... clocking a full mile and 1 quarter!  You guys don't know how amazing and accomplished I feel about this.  When I started running 4 weeks ago the 2 minute stint of running that I started out with left me nearly dying.  Now I've completed a full 1/3 of my goal which is the 3.1 mile length of a 5k.  Because of my progress I have decided to bump up my first 5k to late October.  I will be running the Race for the Cure 5k with my youngest sister Holly and possibly my other sister Maggie.  I absolutely cannot wait!  Looking at the way it's going I should be ready to run the full 5k by mid September however I am not going to underestimate myself.  I am going to continually run that 3.1 mile run until my first 5k.  after I have accomplished 3 or 4 5k's I have decided to start training for a half marathon.  But I'm getting way ahead of myself.... Maybe I should get to the 3.1 mile mark huh?  I said it, not you so it's ok.  :-P

In other news, today when I came into Hanni's room to get her up from her nap she was on her hands and knees.  Yes... I said it.... my 6 month old was on her hands and knees pumping her booty in the air.  How funny is that?  She hasn't completely mastered sitting on her own yet she's trying to crawl.  My sweeeet little girl!!!  Alex and her have both begun to "fight" for Momma's attention and it gets a little hectic around here sometimes.  If I hold Alex Hannah is upset... but if I hold Hannah Alex is upset.  I can't win huh?  Holding them both doesn't work because Alex "pushes" Hannah out of my lap and Hannah likes to roll around so she never lasts very long in my lap anyway.  *sigh* oh little ones.

In other news, with mid-afternoon network TV being slim pickins I have begun to watch Jeopardy at 3:30 in the afternoon.  Because of this I have started to notice that I now know more useless and meaningful facts that I have ever cared to.  Sometimes it plays over and over in my head along with the last song I heard on the radio.  Good or Bad? Who knows.  I can add Jeopardy to my list of game shows that are guilty pleasures.  These include Wheel of Fortune, Let's Make a Deal, and the Price is Right.  You all know you've watched these!!!!!!!!!  I'm not the only one. :-P

Onto the "Overachiever" Meal for Tonight, here is what I will be preparing.

Main Course: Bacon and Swiss Penne with Thyme.
Side: Homemade Rosemary rolls and Candy Bar Apple Salad.

I know you all are thinking, "Carolina What IS Candy Bar Apple Salad?"  Good question.  I'll find out tonight.  I got the recipe out of my amazing Taste of Home magazine whose subscription was so graciously given to me by my amazing Aunt Ellen who is simply perfect.  Yes she is.

Blogging tomorrow All!!!!!!!!!  Recipe and pictures to come :)

xoxo!!!