Blame It on the Rain

Quote of the day:

"If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving is NOT for you!" Anonymous

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*For the record, my quotes will not all start out with 'If at first you don't succeed...' lol! I just saw this one tonight and cracked up. I hope it made you giggle.*

Okay, I have a bone to pick with you guys! You all are supposed to be holding me accountable to do my workout every day! And guess what? I've been slacking off again! Yes, it's true! Maybe three times a week is all I'm doing. I really should be exercising every single day because I feel so much better when I do. And where have you all been, huh? *tapping foot... tap-tap-tap*

Okay, you're right. It's my responsibility, and I need to be self motivated. Is there no one and nothing else I can blame for my lack of commitment? No? Once again... all roads lead back to me. *sigh*

Hey, I got it! I'll blame it on the rain! And now I have a title for this post... which is something I always have a hard time coming up with. Do you remember that song? Hold on! Let me see if I can find it. BRB!

Here it is. Do you have your volume turned up?

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then click on pic below.)

Okay, back to today...

We had a full day with all the usual stuff. Did our Bible studies and polished the whole house til it sparkled. School happened. Everything is going well in the 'to-do' department. Well.. other than the whole exercise thing, which, as we've recently established, is not my fault after all, but rather the fault of the rain. Of course, it's not been raining, but that's beside the point. This is my new excuse and I'm stickin' to it.

Seriously, though, I wish our days could be longer. There's always so much more I'd like to get to, but there never seems to be enough time to do it all. Ya know, I seldom feel like I 'want' my day to come to a close. If I had the energy, I'd just keep going and going and going.

To be honest, I think there are some big lessons in there that God is working with me on. Most days, I have drive and motivation enough to spare. But I do struggle with not having realistic expectations for myself. There's only so much I can do, and I'm always needing the Lord to show me when enough is enough. I can't wait to get to Heaven. Then no one will tell me I have to go to bed! hehe!

I didn't make a new recipe for dinner tonight. Well, I guess it was a new recipe, but it was one I made up. I took Carissa out shopping for this week's recipes this afternoon, and by the time we got home, it was too late to embark upon a new culinary adventure. We ended up having marinated steaks (I made up the marinade, so that part was new!), baked potatoes, and salad. My wonderful Daddy gave me his recipe for sweet honey basil dressing, so I made that tonight to go on the salad. So good! Thanks, Daddy-doooo!!

We watched American Idol tonight. The guys sang. I think my favorite guy-voice is Lee DeWyze. He has some trouble staying on key when he sings too hard, but I love his tone! There are others I like, as well, but I especially like Lee. And Michael Lynche is really good, too. He's so cute with those huge dimples.

Okay, I'd better sign off for now. It's hot tea time! Yay!

More later, lil dahlings!