Mindless Meanderings of Schroedawg

If I have learned anything about myself, it is that I can do all things through Him who gives me strength. I started setting these goals of wanting to run a 5K after seeing two of my close friends continue to post their journeys as runners. These two women are inspirations to me because they are determined to reach their own goals and go beyond what they are capable of doing. I kept telling Brad that I want to do a 5K, eventually a 10K, and last a triathlon, but never really set my mind to it. Then, by chance, my friend, Dede, posted an event about the Color Run on Facebook, invited me, and immediately I decided this was it! Saturday was the run. It was, by far, the best experience I have had and cleared my mind of all the chaos and urgency of work that has been clamoring at me the past several weeks. It was an occasion full of joy, happiness, and just plain fun. Seriously, who would have thought getting down right smashed with colored powder and jumping around in a celebration clo...

With the end of summer, comes the rain and more rain and lots of rain.... But it doesn't stop us from having fun and enjoying the rain. It's part of where we live and it grows on you. We stomp in puddles. We dance and sing.  We get wet.  We jump! And splash... And reflect. In the rain!

Life is back in full swing and the Schroeder clan is back into routines of daycare and work. So far, the year has been hectic and trying, and we're only in week two. I'm hoping it levels off with some of the craziness. But we shall see. There are new beginnings on the horizon (and no, sorry to burst the bubble of my readers, but that does not mean A) moving or B) a baby), but that will be disclosed in due time. For now, we are enjoying the restless beginning of fall in the midst of chaos. We've enjoyed the fire pit, home-brews, and picking ripe blackberries (which we made blackberry brandy out of and it is sooo good!); geocaching and a few hikes. It's been a nice few weeks. Miss Madelynne---I'm every day so amazed by her. She is now in that full-fledged two mindset and she is expressing herself with quite an array of emotion. She is boisterous with her dramatic attitude, which includes the infamous words of "Don't" and "Stop", as if she w...