We had a wonderful vacation in Eastern North Carolina, but it's always good to be home. Our little toddler, Brady, was a trooper on the airplane. On the way to North Carolina, he was super-hyped up, which kept him from sleeping. But thank the Lord... he did sleep on both legs of the flight back home.Running around after Brady kept me from being able to lay out by the pool or on the beach (insert lots of sympathy here). Brady had a blast playing on the beach the first day. But after he gulped ... Read Full Story

The picture above is similar to our view from the condo. If you look straight across, you can see the balcony of the condo we'll be staying in. We leave for North Carolina tomorrow and we'll be gone for a week.In lieu of dropping, Paul and I will be frolicking on the beach with the family. Don't be too jealous! Hehehehe! It will be hard leaving eastern North Carolina and going back to Arkansas, that's for sure! What do I want to be when I grow up? A beach bum!We will spend four days at the be... Read Full Story

Last week, I ran on Wednesday and Friday. For this week, I ran Monday and again this morning. I didn't run Wednesday morning due to a work conflict. Unfortunately, my job sometimes requires me to log on from home at odd hours of the night. So as it turned out, I had to do some work at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. Since I need more than four hours of sleep to function properly, I decided to wait until this morning to run.I am always amazed at how quickly the human body adapts to exercise. ... Read Full Story

Lately, I've been doing a lot of thinking about running.My background in running involved a very short stint as a long-distance runner on the track team. I dropped out due to my hatred of long-distance running. I wanted to run the 100- 200- and 400-meter dashes. But alas, I didn't make the cut.I kept thinking about how much running all the contestants on The Biggest Loser do. Though they work out with weights and do body-weight exercises - for the most part, they do a lot of running. ... Read Full Story

My Personal Hell Heel ExperienceAs some of you know, I've been experiencing intense heel pain for a year. I injured my feet last spring, running high school bleachers with my kids, Rachael and Dylan. The following day I could barely walk - my heels were throbbing!Before this injury, I had never experienced foot pain. So I thought my feet would eventually heal on their own. Even though the pain subsided from a '10' to about a '6', it was still enough pain to make me thoroug... Read Full Story

Well, the countdown is definitely on... only 24 days until we leave for our North Carolina beach trip!To say we're excitedly looking forward to this vacation is an understatement. My family absolutely LOVES going to the beach and it's something that we look forward to every summer.This trip is especially exciting because we will be spending 5 days at my husband's uncle's condo at Indian Beach!The picture above shows my two sons, Dylan and Brady, sitting on the beach condo balc... Read Full Story

I'm so happy for him!Congrats Kris!Just under a hundred million votes were cast for both Adam and Kris last night.Tonight's show was definitely a star-studded event.My favorite moments:Rod Stewart sang "Maggie May".Queen played while Adam and Kris crooned "We Are The Champions".Adam Lambert sang "Detroit Rock City" and "I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night" with KISS.Carlos Santana played "Black Magic Woman" and "Smooth" while the... Read Full Story

Did you watch American Idol's finale last night? Did you spend four hours of your life voting for your favorite idol? I did... on both counts.I know, it's insane! I've never voted for a contestant as many times as I have for Kris. Listening to a busy signal for hours on end is infuriating! But as crazy as it sounds - I did it anyway. I did it for Kris.All in all, the show was disappointing. The only highlight of the evening, for me, was Kris' performance of "Ain't No ... Read Full Story

After Kris sang 'Heartless', last Tuesday night, I said to myself... "Wow, he's in this thing to win it!" I think Kris has an excellent chance to be the next American Idol. I've been singing 'Heartless' for the last week. I'd never heard of it before Kris sang it.I laughed out loud this morning when I read the story in the paper, "Kris Allen inspires free cheese dip".In celebration of Conway resident Kris Allen's success on "American Id... Read Full Story

The song I can't get out of my head...Want more American Idol videos? Click here.After Kris sang 'Heartless', I said to myself... "Wow, he's in this thing to win it!" I think he's got an excellent chance to be the next American Idol.Watch the video below to see Kris' homecoming in Little Rock and Conway.K home @ Yahoo! Video© 2008 Thanks for subscribing to my feed. Please visit my blog for more great content.My Other Websites: Are Your Vitamins Safe?&nbs... Read Full Story