thankful thursday

today i am thankful for cloudy skies

the smell of rain,

be it ever so slight

and new beginnings

head in the clouds again

anyone else notice the sky

the other night?

absolutely amazing

what kind of world do you want......

cory and jessamyn walked the 3-Day in 2005

as "Team Juanita"

this is where it all began for our family as far

as our participation goes

they walked in memory of my mother and their grandmother

juanita pearl

when their walk was done, ken (my brother) and i

both said we would like to continue the tradition..

and we did in 2006

walking as "Juanita's Kids"

we will be walking once again starting tomorrow

we appreciate your thoughts and vibes of energy! :)

i'm having a little harder time this year

as i'm not quite ok with leaving my husband

while he is recuperating from surgery.

but i know you all will look in on him

and check on him....

just want to share a list that was written last year

by a walker's daughter, who was still too young to walk!

Top Ten Reasons You Rock The Walk

10. You don’t sweat, you glisten

9. Big shoes are “ in ” this season

8. You now think that 90 degree weather is “ cool ”

7. You think 10 miles is a “short” training walk

6. Because pink is the new black

5. Guys think sock tan lines are hot

4. You have mastered the port-a-potty “hover”

3. You think marathons are for sissies (not me!) :)

2. You believe that blisters build character

1. You believe that, in the words of Ghandi, you must be the change you seek in the world

so....see you in 3 days and 60 miles

bryan john

we'll be a little busy for the next week

with bryan's surgery.....

and recovery.

hopefully he'll be up and sailing again before too long!

please keep him in your thoughts

and we will talk with you later

cassie b.....

born monday october 18th, 1976

at 9:00 a.m.

7lbs 14 1/2 oz

20 1/2 inches

your baby book says: reaction to the world?

I put "very accepting and quiet."

Thank you Cassie, for all the memories

that you have given to us since you were born....

you are an amazing, wonderful, loving,

unique, independent, intelligent, talented

young lady.......

our lives have been made so rich by having you for our daughter

sister and friend

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

we love you so,

your family

a little class, a little sass

i sent this invite to jamie last week

so we went to one of her favorite

sweet places for lunch

arcadia farms

it is so cozy and inviting

and has the most wonderful menu

yummmmm

and then we went shopping .

cuz a girl needs a new outfit

if she is going to new york.

so, in less than an hour

jamie had found this absolutely

darling dress and coat...

a little class, a little sass

just what you need .....

to see the broadway showing of.......

and what is an outing without dessert?

cheesecake factory here we come!

thanks for the sweet time, jamie

these feet

this is the "BJ Flyer"......

handcrafted by my dear husband in 1973

this is also a fairly "young" foot

this is the same foot...thirty four years later

after walking barefoot for years, chasing children

aerobics, kickboxing, dancing (sort of)

a couple 10K's

stubbing toes, climbing stairs, fracturing bones,

standing for hours as a teller and a new hire trainer........

and now after a year of training and walking my first 3-Day

and one more year of training........and soon my second 3-Day.

did you know
achilles, the greatest greek warrior hero

gave his name to the strongest tendon in the body.

the average person walks about 160,000 kilometres

in their lifetime, enought to walk around the earth 4 times.

each step can put up to 4 times your body weight through your feet

which adds up to a cumulative force of over 500 tons a day.

there are 26 bones in each foot,

a total of 52 bones in both the feet

there are 206 bones in the body

which means more than a quarter of all

our bones in our bodies are in our feet.

there are 33 joints in each foot

over 100 ligaments hold all the joints together in each foot

20 separate muscles work individually and together to move all of these joints

“The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.”

thank you feet, for the journey

i promise to give you some much needed

tlc.....soon!