This is so much cooler in the heat.

New hairdo

She came third in the 200 metres!  My son also wandering around with a ribbon but my husband thinks someone just gave it to him as he hasn't seen him in any races yet. 

Coming 3rd

Note complete lack of shoes this time!  I feel like such an inadequate parent. 

Think my daughter can forget all about an Olympic running career right now (or maybe we had just better buy her better shoes)!

100m sprint

What part of your childhood do you miss the most?
Submitted by Maretta.

The way a single day seemed to go on forever.  Of course I didn't appreciate it at the time and was just desparate for time to pass more quickly.   

Grumpy girl

Well, this should be enlightening.  ;)  LOL (found this on Connie's blog)

Farting Edition:

1. Are your farts:
   
   • Silent but Deadly
   • All sound, no fury
   • Loud and stinky
   • (actually, I'll have to make my own choice here...I'm usually pretty silent and no fury, luckily)
     
2. Have you ever farted in front of a lover? Who was the 1st one to do it? How did they or you handle it.
   n/a  but, I think that if I had a spouse or whatnot...hopefully we would be comfortable enough around each other to just let it happen.  :)
   
3. Have you ever farted and tried to blame someone else? Who and did you get away with it?
   I never have! But, I'm really 'blessed' (?) that mine are pretty inconspicuous.  LOL
   
4. What food triggers you?
   anything carbonated.
   
5. Varts (Vaginal Farts). Scary, or an indication of a good time being had by all?
   Wait, what?  I've never heard of this!  LOL.  It's funny I guess.  :D
   

Lift Up the Cross

I think one can only understand true joy and laughter and happiness if they understand pain and sorrow.  How can we know what joy feels like without knowing what the absence of it feels like?  This is why God allows good and bad, light and dark, right and wrong...the other exists to teach us about the first.  It's a beautiful thing, really.

So, I guess this means that true joy comes from some form of sorrow.  My true joy in life is Jesus Christ and this joy comes from the horrific sorrow of his death on the cross.
- Sunday Soliloquy: Introduction by Elentari

Life is never completely dark to an optimist.
- The Darkness of an Optimist by gcgal

Distraction is a welcomed friend when you are dealing with grief.  It's amazing just how productive you can be when you are avoiding your feelings from the loss.
- Say Hello to My Little Friend by Inspirational Place