Another Blessing

A beautiful view of the newest blessing growing in my womb

The End of Taper Week

This week has been a total recovery week for me.  I want to be strong for my next half marathon on October 9th.  I'll be running with my mom, my little sister, and her friend.  I'm still holding out hope that a good friend of mine will join us too.  We have a super cute outfit planned ... (stolen idea from another runner's blog, but she said to.)

I've started a part time job.  I know, you're thinking ... When do you have the time?  I'm very fortunate to be able to work from home.  They set me up with a laptop and I'm able to connect to their networks via internet.  I'm a mechanical engineer by trade ... I've just been a domestic one for the last ten years.  The work that I'm doing is 3D computer modeling.  I was surprised how fast I was able to come up to speed with the software.  I work in the early morning hours before school on non-running days, during nap/quiet time, and after dinner.  My goal is 18-20 hours a week.

What to do with the extra money?

1. Increase the running budget =)
2. Build up our emergency fund from 3 months of living expenses to 6 months
3. New tires for the van
4. Start a vehicle fund  -  Hubby's truck is a '96 and the Sienna is '05   We are at full capacity in the van and would need to go bigger if there are babies in a future.

Speaking of babies,  Lil' Chef asked me the other day if I may be pregnant.  I asked her why she thought that.  "I was hoping that we would have a baby next year."  LOL.  I didn't have the heart to tell her that my fertility hasn't returned yet after Lots of Hair's birth.  I did say that if God willed it; we would be very happy.

Here's the graph that she made a year ago:

Notice the stationery that she drew it on; The Couple to Couple League. 

The Couple to Couple League (CCL) is an international, Catholic, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and teaching fertility awareness (natural family planning) to married and engaged couples.

Hubby and I were NFP teachers for almost nine years.  It works, people!

If Sarah Palin runs for president, I will vote for her.

Interesting article in the magazine of In Touch Weekly

What a blessing to have a woman stand up for life!  I firmly believe that if all of us, especially our elected officials would value life, born and unborn, our country would be much better.  As a country that values life, we would care for the elderly, the sick, the mentally challenged,  the orphans, the widows, ... I could go on.  I am not talking about more government programs.  I remember after 9-11 how everyone helped each other out.  Charities and everyday citizens helped more people then some of the government programs; and they did it faster too.  We are all called to help our brother in need.

"How  can you say there are too many children in the world?
That is like saying there are too many flowers."~~Mother Teresa of Calcutta

If the Bible calls debt a curse, and children a blessing; why is it that in
our culture we apply for curses and reject God's blessings?