More Big News...

Not only will be heading to parts unknown next year, it seems we'll be doing it with one more Deshazer in tow.  He or she should be coming to live with us some time in December.  My due date is Dec 31, but if my first two are any indication, I suspect we might have a little visitor before Christmas.
So far the pregnancy has been medically uneventful, although this first trimester is really taking it out of me.  Perhaps that has something to do with the two busy children that I chase all day...  Either way, I've been pretty sick and tired this last month or two, so I'm really looking forward to putting this whole first trimester nonsense behind me!

For those who might be interested in a fuzzy grey ultrasound image, here is the little peanut at 8 weeks - taken about 4 weeks ago.  All of the appropriate parts are present and accounted for.

And the Deshazer family will be moving to....

Salt Lake City!

Mitch matched to the fellowship program there at the University of Utah.  It was our second choice, but by such a small margin as to be insignificant, so we are really happy with it.  The program is really excellent and we are looking forward to the climate change.  We won't be leaving Temple just yet.  The fellowship starts July of 2011, so we'll be here for one more year before the big move.  It will be really hard to leave Texas, where we have so much family and such good friends.

Naptime

Logan doesn't really nap anymore, but I still send him to his room for an hour or so of quiet time every day.  Usually he just plays quietly in his bed.  Sometimes, he falls asleep!

Apparently playing with his computer was too much for him today!

9 years!

Nine years ago today, Mitch and I braved the biggest flood to hit Houston in a century in order to be sealed for time and all eternity in the Houston temple.

The intervening years have been full of fun, laughter, joy, sadness, tears, trials, changes, children and lots of adventure.

I wouldn't change a thing!  (Except maybe my hair in this picture...)

Black pots

Some of you may know that my Dad is an avid Dutch oven cooking enthusiast.  I, too have been known to cook up some chili and cornbread over a bed of hot coals in a big cast iron pot.  Apparently, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree...

or in this case, the campfire.

"What, I'm making breakfast here!"  She tells me that she was making eggs.  I'm glad I have a skillet that's just her size.

Big Girl Bed!!

Several months ago, when we got our tax refund, we decided to spend part of it on Myra's Big Girl bed.  She wasn't (or we weren't!) ready for it then, but we decided last weekend that perhaps the time was ripe.  So, Mitch hauled out all the boxes to assemble it, and found that the headboard was cracked.  Grrr.  A check of Ikea's website had no mention of this particular bed (besides, how long ago did I throw away that receipt??), so we decided to fix it ourselves rather than make the long drive to Austin to see about an exchange or something.  We're resourceful that way.  Anyway, it meant waiting another week as glue dried and cured.  So, yesterday we were ready!  Until about halfway through the assembly when we realized that we were missing the support slats that are packaged separately from the beds.  Grrr, again.  Should we try for a fix ourselves, or was it time to make the drive south?

We decided to try to support the bed with plywood slats that Mitch cut.  Here is Myra testing it out.  As you can see, it seems to have worked!

No problems getting in or out.

The side rail seems sturdy.  Thanks for helping with the quality assurance there, Logan!  Unfortunately, after a bit of aggressive jumping on Logan's part, it became clear that our slats slid around and would allow the mattress to fall between them.  Sorry, I should have taken a picture of that!  Don't worry - Logan wasn't injured.  Anyway, that meant that we were going to HAVE to head to Ikea to get the missing part.

Naptime came first, though.  Then we headed south, got the missing slats (and a sheet that fit the new mattress), had a great dinner with Dan at Katz's, then came home, to reassemble the new bed.

And have a picnic,  Check out that awesome sharing!!  Good job, Logan.  Myra slept well on her new bed last night, but it doesn't seem to have occurred to her that she could get out if she wished.  Perhaps we'll let her figure that out on her own...

ROTD 6/5/10, half marathon, and the search for the One True Shoe

Dear reader, after unavoidable absence, I return. In full form. I have haphazardly run 3 miles a day, hardly worth a blog entry, and dealing with unlooked-for problems at work. Back with a splash today:


As you can see, this is a familiar loop, but I added a mile before, an easy mile afterwards, and a mile of "speedwork". All told, nearly 12 miles. Took about 2:10.

Which is important, since next weekend I signed up for the Chasing Lions at Twilight Half Marathon. That's 13.1 miles, and with today's run under my belt, I'm feeling good.

Still on the lookout for the One True Shoe. I went so far as to email the guys at New Balance, looking for a wide width trail running shoe. They only make one:

I'm not yet ready to drop the coin yet, because I'm waiting for that first paycheck. Then I'll really be feeling good. For an excellent interpretation of that, please see below:



Happy running!