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Speaking of Running…….

October 24, 2008 by Edie Wadsworth 7 Comments

I have a great idea. Let’s train for a half marathon together. It’s not as hard as you think. You run ~3days/week 3-4 miles each day. Then, on Saturdays, you increase your ‘long’ run from 3 miles to 12 miles over 12 weeks. If you’ve never done it, it’s amazing. And anyone can do it if you give yourself 3 or 4 months to train. The Nashville Music City Half Marathon is Saturday April 25, 2009. Start running 2-3 miles at a time 2-3 days a week and keep that up until January, then we’ll start the official ‘training’ schedule. My daughter Caiti’s gonna do it. It’ll be her first. Who else is interested? Jessica, Liz, Cindy, Sis, Keli, Leigh Ann, anyone …..come on girls….it’d be so much fun. We could encourage each other during the training period and then meet in Nashville in April for the run. What’d ya say? Let me further entice you by saying that I lined up for the race last year right beside Dave Ramsey!! and then shopped in Franklin all day (or mostly got inspired by all the amazing stuff….it’s hard to ‘shop’ when Dave Ramsey’s on your mind) and ate wonderful food…..and went to a great knitting shop……and had my makeup done at the MAC counter. It was a blast. You know you want to.
Look over the training schedule here.

Braces, cake, and running………

October 23, 2008 by Edie Wadsworth 6 Comments

This one is highly anticipating the removal of braces….
These two are watching Charlotte’s Web…..
while these two exchange birthday hugs…
and enjoy chocolate cake with buttercream icing……(recipe forthcoming)….
and reuben style pasta…..the recipe which you can find here. It is delectable!

These are among the reasons why I often wonder why I went for that 3 mile run this morning. Or maybe that’s the very reason I went for a run. To eat chocolate cake and reuben pasta. I guess there are worse reasons!

When wishes come true….

October 22, 2008 by Edie Wadsworth 18 Comments

I’m joining Kristen’s Valentine Link Party…..’cause I really love to talk about this guy!

If he were a rock star, he’d be Eddie Vedder.
If he were a drink, he’d be scotch.

If he were a restaurant, he’d be a sports bar.
If he were a animal, he’d be a lion.
If he were a state, he’d be Montana.

If he were an article of clothing, he’d be a leather jacket.

If he were a book of the Bible, he’d be Isaiah.
If he were a politician…..he’d never be a politician.
If he were a car, he’d be a Ford F150.
If he were a superhero, he’d be Spiderman.
If he were an apostle, he’d be Peter.

If he were a food, he’d be a filet.
If he were a color, he’d be black.
If he were a football player, he’d be Brett Favre.
If he were an actor, he’d be Jack Bauer.
If he were a bird, he’d be an eagle.
If he were a tree, he’d be a oak.
He is the real deal. Authentic. Strong. Fierce. Tender. Rugged. Wise. Mysterious. Reflective. Hilarious. Cautious. A man with convictions. Unafraid to be himself. Unable to be false. Ready to learn. Quick to apologize. Taking the road less travelled. And okay with it. Faithful. To. The. End.
If he were a dessert, he’d be chocolate cake. With buttercream icing. Cause that’s my favorite.
He is like fresh cool water. He is like reading Mere Christianity for the 10th time and finding new insight and truth over and over again. His hands are pleasantly calloused and his body hard and strong.
His insight is keen and his intellect sharp.
He always smiles when he sees babies. And tears up easier than you’d think.
He is the first person I need to talk to when life isn’t fair. And the first person I think of when
joy is unspeakable.
And today is his birthday.
I hope you get everything on your “wishlist” Stevie.

Pearl Jam performing “Wishlist”

Isa. 61:3 “That they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified. They shall build up the ancient ruins, they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations.”

The Verity opens for Jeremy Camp……

October 19, 2008 by Edie Wadsworth 6 Comments

Meet the boys in the band…….

My son, Taylor-on acoustic and vocals

Andrew-on guitar and keyboard
Stuart-on bass
Daniel-on electric guitar
and Jay- on drums…..new drums, his mom told me….
They were the opening band for a concert called YouthQuake that featured Jeremy Camp, Stellar Kart, Superchick, ArticleOne, and our boys…..The Verity!
They played three songs and did a great job. I suppose I could possibly be just a wee bit biased…..but they are really talented musicians and are really great kids…ahem…..young men, I mean.
They played to their largest crowd ever…
and to very excited family members….you could even call these family members giddy….
They got there very early on a gorgeous, albeit chilly October Saturday, to set up all the equipment…..Taylor’s cousin Corey was a great help.
While cousins and girlfriends and sisters drank hot chocolate trying to stay warm….
Taylor tunes his guitar……

takes time for hugs for his Grannie, Aunt Gina, and cousins……

while Morgan, Caiti, and Kaley work the ‘merch’ table….(that’s concert lingo for merchandise….I’m learning all kinds of stuff)
and Emme ‘hangs’ onto Morgan (Taylor’s girlfriend) the whole live-long day! Thank you Morgan. And our dear little (or not so little anymore) Hope celebrates her 12th birthday!
We saw talented performers such as Stellar Kart……
Article One…..
and Superchick…….
and although Cindy and I were given ‘backstage’ passes to take pictures of the performers…….(apparently the real photographer was very late to show up)
we were mostly just in awe of our own young men…..those same young men who were just yesterday playing t-ball and learning to swim and fiddling around with the guitar. Our boys are leaving us very soon and I couldn’t be prouder of the men they are becoming. The concert promoter who requested our photography skills may be surprised when I email him 138 pictures—127 which are of Taylor. I don’t need a backstage pass to get these kind of photos.
As the evening wore on, it got darker and colder…..and we got tired……..
and hungry, while we waited for Jeremy Camp to perform…..
who finally did….but by that time……
some of us were…..
too tired to enjoy it.
It was a long fun day and I’m so excited for the boys that they got this wonderful opportunity to be a part of such a big event. This post and this scripture are dedicated to them.

I Thess. 3:9-11 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you? May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else , just as ours does for you.

P.S. Thank you Sis for driving and for making me laugh and for being a constant support for me through the years. I love ya!

A Friday Bathroom Redo…….

October 18, 2008 by Edie Wadsworth 2 Comments

Our master bathroom is very roomy…..with a very small room in it where the toilette is located. I think these were the only virgin walls left in my house. Many of my walls in fact have had multiple different ‘partners’, if ya know what I mean. So, the fact that these particular walls had never even been introduced to Mr. Paint is amazing. And the truth is, I really didn’t set out to paint Ms. Toilette yesterday at all. I was all set to introduce Queen Anne Kitchen to her 5th paint color in 8 years. Don’t judge her, it’s not her fault. But the partnership wasn’t right. Not at all. It was a mistake from the first roller stroke. And we all knew it. So, being frugal and not wanting to waste Mr. Paint, I mosied around to find him another partner…..and voila! Ms. Toilette meets Mr. Churchill Ivory Paint. This tiny toilette was constuction white and I had really had done very little to decorate at all. After I painted, Ms. Toilette got greedy and decided she needed all kinds of ‘new’ stuff. Despite the fact that Queen Anne Kitchen had already had a rough day, I ‘borrowed’ a few items from her….apologizing profusely and promising her that her Mr. Right was surely coming soon. I think it turned out great!
Thank you Queen Anne Kitchen for letting the young and inexperienced Ms. Toilette borrow your painting…..and your star…….
and your cross…..and your trunk……
and your pretty tassel……
It was a roller coaster of a day, but in end, Queen Kitchen confided that she’d seen Mr. Churchill’s type before…..looks good the first few months…..but then he starts to stain and show his true ‘colors’. A queen needs someone a little more traditional and stable. Like Mr. Ecru maybe. She’s holding out for her knight in stainless steel armor.

October 17, 2008 by Edie Wadsworth 7 Comments

Is it the full-moon, is it hormones, do I have GAD/ADD/OCD/PTSD, is it a midlife crisis, or just a plain funk? Maybe I’m just in a funk. I’m okay with that. On the surface, I have no reason to have issues. But I do and I’m crabby and on the verge of tears. every. second. of. the. day. My friend Cindy gave me a great idea…….just set a date for it to be over, and until then, give the folks in your life ample warning. I am hormonal, have multiple psychiatric diagnoses, could possibly be in a crisis, am most definitely in a funk…..and it will be over on Oct. 29th. Because who wants to be in a ‘funk’ on Halloween. My small children who I am homeschooling think Oct. 29th is months, maybe years away.

We started the day with this on the board:

then we studied this:
and Elea decided her fatigued little fingers couldn’t color one more thing….
and Emme decided she couldn’t see AT ALL without wearing MY glasses…..
so in my hormonal/psychiatric/crisis state of being, I loaded them up and we went to the courthouse and McDonald’s. Don’t be scared. No, I am not planning to feed them burgers and then turn them over to state’s custody. Although they may request that by the end of the day. And Emme for some reason thinks that wearing a tank top over whatever else she has on is quite stylish. I didn’t fight it. I don’t even trust my fashion sense right now.
and when we got to the courthouse to renew our vehicle tags, Elea had brought no shoes…..so we dug around in the car and found jazz shoes. As if the dirty shirt, dishoveled side ponytail, and McDonald’s paraphernalia weren’t ghetto enough…….
Jazz shoes……this is not subtle folks…….
and tank tops over everything…….
So, to top off our afternoon ‘outing’ there was a ‘wedding’ of sorts going on in the hallway of the courthouse right beside the county clerk’s office…..in the hallway…….but who am I to pass judgement? My daughter has on jazz shoes. She fit right in with the ‘wedding party’ who were wearing black jeans, black concert/nascar t-shirts, with the groom sporting a ball cap. Elea could have been a make-shift flower girl….heck, she could’ve done a little jazz number for that matter. Had we known. My girls discussed at length the peculiarity of wedding vows just a few feet away from the vehicle registration. I’ve got my own crisis here…..which I can’t explain….so what makes you think I can explain this? Homonyms and insect body parts…..I get. Weird, lengthy ‘funks’ and shady courthouse weddings in nascar apparel, I don’t get.

To keep our afternoon from leaving us with more questions than answers, we went to the park.

which always makes everything make more sense. At least shoes are optional here. Any advice for shortening the duration of ‘funks’ would be welcomed. Thus far, I’ve tried chocolate, new boots, exercise, blogging, crying, herbal remedies, and repentance. Repentance is winning out so far.

For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)

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