Haven't been shooting all that much in the last few days, but I did manage to snag this one while Josh Downs and the girls were watching the olympics (gymnastics) last night...
And some other random stuff from the last few days...
1. It's usually Annie who mispronounces words since she's still little, but yesterday when Courtney Lee mentioned that Annie has a lot of handy-downs (hand-me-downs) I couldn't quit giggling. (I love it when my kids mispronounce words so much that I usually don't correct them.)
2. Josh's grandparents celebrated their 53rd anniversary and his parents celebrated their 27th.
3. I ran this morning for the fist time since the triathlon (two weeks ago) and it felt pretty good.
4. I ate a hamburger at Josh's parent's house and it was delicious. (Once or twice a year, I'll eat a McDonald's cheeseburger...ick, I know...but I haven't had a real burger in probably 10+ years.)
5. I took Coley to lunch a few days ago and we sat outside on the patio and had a long talk about why he doesn't have all the things a lot of his friends have (namely cable television, video games and annual trips to Disneyland), and as I went to explain the reasoning behind it, Coley interjected and explained it for me, which either means that we're doing something right, or I repeat myself so often that my kids have all of my spiels memorized.
6. Josh has been running like crazy because he's doing the Cascade Lakes Relay again this year. (One of his legs is 10.8 miles and the first 3.7 miles are all uphill.)
7. I had a dream the other night that I was catching a bus with one of my friends and as we were getting seated, I noticed that President Obama was driving and he was talking about how he had recently made the decision to fill all government positions with cowboys because he knew they would get the job done better than anyone else.
8. Josh Downs spent the entire afternoon yesterday making certificates with funny nicknames on them for everyone on our softball team and looking all over town for first-place ribbons to hand out at our end-of-the-season softball pizza party last night. (He took a Sharpie pen to the #1 and changed them all to #7.)
9. I cleaned all day long yesterday and the house is still a mess. (But all my bathroom drawers are spotless, my pantry is organized, and every nook and cranny in both of the girl's rooms are clean and tidy.)
10. Courtney Lee and I sat in my car outside of Josh's work the other day and had a long talk about some of the mistakes I made as a teenage girl and a lot of the things I believed about myself that led me to make those mistakes. (I hope the lies I believed about myself will help my girls to know the truth about themselves.)
11. I've been working on editing the shots I took in Greece (almost two years ago) and its bringing back so many great memories. (I'll try to post them tomorrow, but will probably have to rely on Josh Downs for the dialogue, because my pea brain can't remember details from two years ago.)
12. We all walked to dinner (Mexican) the other night, and as we were walking, I was thinking about how I hope that small memories (like walking to dinner together in the summertime) will be some of our kids favorite memories.
13. This summer isn't panning out to look anything like I had envisioned it would, but I'm realizing that that is one of my biggest problems...I waste so much time visualizing what I think things should look like, that I sometimes miss the beauty in how they actually turn out.
14. That's all the randomness I can think of.
Love all your posts..
Have a great week!!
Posted by: borcherding | July 30, 2012 at 11:02 AM
LOL! Amen to the Cowboys! That cracked me up!
My little family has been walking every night. And as much as I hate exercise, I'm totally enjoying the walks together and the conversation is priceless!
Have a great Monday! Now Gabe and I are off to ride bikes around Glide!
Posted by: Addie | July 30, 2012 at 11:38 AM
I always do love your random posts. You rock!
Posted by: lori | July 30, 2012 at 11:59 AM
I'd love to hear your spiels about why your kids don't have everything their friends do... my son has just turned 4 and I'd like to get started on some spiels of my own about that stuff before the pressure to have the stuff others do gets worse!
Posted by: Liana | July 30, 2012 at 12:56 PM
Ditto, Liana!!!!
Karen, I just like you so much.
Posted by: Holly | July 30, 2012 at 01:15 PM
The random and seemingly unimportant moments are some of the most precious moments for our kiddos. I love reading your random posts so much! I too would love to hear your spiels on not having cable, etc.
Posted by: ashley m | July 30, 2012 at 01:18 PM
You need a therapist!!! Real cowboys would never think about working for Mr. Obama!!! Come to TEXAS, you need a reality refill. LOL
Posted by: Judy Webb | July 30, 2012 at 01:19 PM
Can't wait to see your photos from Greece!!! That was the most fantastic vacation I'm sure I'll ever take. And it was great meeting you!! I can't believe it's been almost two years already :( Love reading your blog. You have such a wonderful family :)
Posted by: Nycole Clark | July 30, 2012 at 01:54 PM
I can relate to the cleaning all day but the house is still a mess!!
Posted by: renee | July 30, 2012 at 02:29 PM
Karen I totally understand about how your summer doesn't pan out like you imagined. We are almost done with ours (one week left before we throw ourselves headlong into football, band practice,and school) While I am sad that half of the plans I thought we could accomplish have not been done, there are still lots I am so grateful that we did get accomplished. Multiplication tables, and sight words being just a couple of them. Bonnie G
Posted by: Bonnie Garcia | July 30, 2012 at 02:51 PM
Good stuff. I can't believe you had gone 10 years without a hamburger! Wow!
Posted by: Christy | July 30, 2012 at 03:20 PM
2. I just did the math and realized I'm old enough to be Josh Downs' mother...eek!
5. I wish I hadn't caved on the video games 3 years ago...:(
7. I heard a rumor the other day that if BHO wins again, Texas will secede from the Union and become its own country. Maybe you heard that rumor too....thus the dream....lol.
14. I love your random posts!
Posted by: kat-in-texas | July 30, 2012 at 04:09 PM
i miss you tons.
i love you even more.
i think you are pretty awesome...as a mom, wife, and friend :)
Posted by: twebster | July 30, 2012 at 04:49 PM
I love your randomness. :) You make me feel like I'm not alone in mine. :)
Posted by: Lacey | July 30, 2012 at 05:53 PM
It's all good! Every word....and I just love how you have your "talks" with the kids....what a wonderful model you are for them!
Posted by: janel | July 30, 2012 at 07:45 PM
Fabulous photos of fabulous folk- says it all!
Posted by: Catriona | July 31, 2012 at 12:19 AM
Ditto to what everyone else has said. Love the random posts and you!
Posted by: Selina | July 31, 2012 at 02:08 AM
Mwen te panse nou te ka akonpli pa te fè, gen anpil toujou mwen konsa yo rekonesan ke nou t 'jwenn akonpli. Tab miltiplikasyon, ak mo devan je yo te jis yon koup la yo. Mwen ta renmen tande spiels ou sou poukisa timoun ou a pa gen tout bagay zanmi yo fè ... te pitit gason m 'jis vire 4 ak Mwen ta renmen jwenn te kòmanse sou kèk spiels nan pwòp m' sou ki bagay anvan presyon a ki te lòt moun yo fè bagay vin pi mal!
Posted by: maillot boston celtics | July 31, 2012 at 02:32 AM
#7 made me LOL. Maybe he should try that!!!
Posted by: Terri | July 31, 2012 at 05:10 AM
I am crying from laughter over that dream. I would love to have been on that bus.
Posted by: Kim in NC | July 31, 2012 at 05:44 AM
Random posts are some of the best!
Posted by: Cathy | July 31, 2012 at 12:09 PM
I liked this comment:
I love your randomness. :) You make me feel like I'm not alone in mine. :)
I feel much the same! Thank you for sharing yourself so openly with us all! It's nice to know we're not alone with all our crazy!!
Good job on the bathroom drawers, pantry and girls' bedrooms!
Also, I think it's super important and great of you to share your teenage issue with the girls, I know I had a lot of misgivings which made me do some really hurtful things to myself... luckily I came out on the other end - okay - but there was always the big chance I wouldn't. Anything that you can impart on the girls will only help - so thank you for taking the time to do that!
Posted by: carrie | July 31, 2012 at 02:14 PM
Hey Karen, I've learnt that visualising can lead to huge disappointment. I've learnt that life isn't like it is in the movies. I've learnt to take each day as it comes, to live in the moment and not wish the days away. They go so fast anyway, why wish them away even faster (that's something I have to constantly tell myself). I've learnt to not sweat the small stuff - something my husband hasn't learnt because we are in two different places - I'm a Christian and he's not (yet :D). Bless you Karen, thanks for sharing.
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