Where My Head Is . . .

That's right. I'm thinking about running.

Just a few weeks ago, thanks to the challenge of a running friend, I really started running again. And really fell in love with it again.

So I decided to go for it and do the hard thing I've always wanted to do. I am now planning on running a half marathon. I'm already halfway there.

I can hardly believe it myself.

This is what will be on my mind most nights of the week as I will be jogging along 4 nights a week, adding miles to my shoes and aches to my body.

Feel free to cheer me on from the cyber sidelines.

The Purpose of Naps in our House

Take a child full of grouchiness. Run her around until she can't stop yawning.

Mix in a good dose of blankets, loves, and a quiet place to sleep



Ta-da! Our sweet Aftyn girl !

Happy Fathers Day

What's For Dinner Tonight?

Please Feed Me!

Do your children/roommates/spouses start to look at you this way when it's time for dinner?

Then do I have the solution for YOU!

It's easy, it's fast, and it's fun to make.

Pizza!

I have in my possession the yummiest, softest pizza crust recipe I have ever had in my life.

And all you had to do was read my blog to find it, lucky you.

Luckily for me, one of my sisters clued me in to it.

Total time to make and bake it with toppings already applied so you can eat it: 35 minutes.

You could have a yummy dinner from start to finish in 35 minutes, made from scratch!

We love to have it on Fridays to celebrate the weekend, but I've been in a bit of a dinner-making funk this week, so we ate it just last night.

As you can see, I bake mine on a cookie sheet which is contrary to recipe recommendations, but I've never noticed any issues with this method.

Aftyn even loved it (notice the red ring around the mouth).

Happy Dinner Making All !!

Give me your old, your tired looking, your distressed

Hi, my name is Alysa, and I am an addict.

*chorus* "Hi Alysa"

My sister Laura was the first to really identify that I had a problem. She noticed it this last weekend when we went looking at garage sales together. I picked up 5 picture frames in a matter of 2 hours, all for a total of $3.30. After seeing my booty she informed me that I had a problem. In total denial I stood up for myself and the bargains I had found.

Last night I broke down and bought myself some *satin* black spray paint. It had been on my mind ALL DAY.

Imagine my surprise when today arrived and I surprisingly had a free day to paint!

I'm so excited to get these little beauties painted and adorning my walls. After taking this picture to share I knew I had a problem.

Which is compounded by my picture-taking sister and all the beautiful pictures I currently hold in my possession which will fill these little lovelies.

Somebody stop me. :)

Just a taste - Don't you love the different varieties?!

The surprise Reed has waiting for him when he comes home. Good thing it mows out, right?

Craigslist

This is an irritation post - skip it if you don't want to hear me going off. :) Consider yourself warned.

What the crap is up with craigslist and all the spammers?!? I have tried 3 times now to sell a few items on craigslist and the majority of the replies I have had, in spite of ads that clearly state "no spam please", have all been someone wanting me to watch a video or go to a website where I will be offered some kind of crap I don't want. I JUST WANT TO SELL SOME STUFF ON CRAIGSLIST ! ! If I were looking to get spam invites, there are plenty of sites I could visit and sign up for that would share all the spam I want and more.

Anyhow, just sayin' : what happened to the good old craigslist where you could sell things easily, and buy things without worrying that the seller thinks you're a spammer? When did it all change?

Turning in Circles