Follow Runs for Cookies, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/runs-for-cookies Tue, 21 Mar 2023 07:15:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOg7T3kC_kbAPFe5jCclomp- This post started as something else entirely, and then when I started looking for a couple of photos to include, well--it turned into a very photo-heavy post.I didn't realize it was going to be 50 degrees today! I just wrote yesterday how I can't wait for it to be nice outside so I can start doing some of the spring cleaning I'm looking forward to. Tomorrow it's supposed to be even warmer.Jerry]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOg7T3kC_kbAPFe5jCclomp- https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhtyS4XtNESx7b9ICM-PHur I think I write a post like this every year, but this is the time of year where I get very antsy waiting for the weather to break--so that I can start spring cleaning! So fun, right? ;)  There are so many things I want to work on but it's too cold to be washing windows outside or cleaning the garage with all the doors wide open.Today in particular, I really wanted to finish weather proofing the]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhtyS4XtNESx7b9ICM-PHur https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgDlp124FHf89KEpFgimKzx This is just the story about my morning on Thursday. I want to write about it because it was kind of unbelievable! (I thought this would be a very short story, but I think I like to set the scene... hahaha)As I've mentioned a million times, I despise grocery shopping. It's not so much the actual shopping part--walking up and down the aisles--but planning a menu, looking through the pantry and]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgDlp124FHf89KEpFgimKzx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhyYbRLg_lZK2W0GqTRQSgk Well, Becky left for Minnesota this morning. Jerry and I went to Brian's last night to help Becky load the moving trailer; I also wanted to say goodbye to Becky. I know that I'll still see her, but probably only once or twice a year. Being me, I cried all the way home; I'm really going to miss her.She told me about Luke's new school, though, and WOW--they start learning Latin in kindergarten!]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhyYbRLg_lZK2W0GqTRQSgk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOje92UKnbU6cApx5_w21kha This is kind of a short, silly post for today; I started working on a different topic and then two hours later, had only written half of it! So I'm going to save that for another time when I don't feel rushed. (Today has been crazy--I need to remember to write about my day this weekend because it was kind of a mess.) I'm going to head over to help Becky load the moving trailer soon, because she]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOje92UKnbU6cApx5_w21kha https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiaHz-5r1PsPSxhxzpi7FpJ Like I mentioned yesterday, I had a great week (as far as my eating habits go, anyway)! I didn't really have many challenges, though. Taking Luke and Riley out to eat was easy--Luke wanted to try Panda Express, which literally had NO vegan items on the menu (or so I thought--I didn't know that their noodles are vegan). The location we went to didn't have any of the new vegan options Panda offers.]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiaHz-5r1PsPSxhxzpi7FpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgbJzUao2pZnavLeqE6yv18 Clearly, I spent too much time working on that photo, hahaha--I forgot to take a picture of Jerry before he left for work, so I made one. I even downloaded Star Wars fonts (*groan* I can imagine the targeted ads I'm going to see now for Star Wars stuff!)Jerry and I had a good conversation about weigh loss today and he brought up a very wise point about trying to lose weight in general and having]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgbJzUao2pZnavLeqE6yv18 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiFTK8egfLICSuZukmJ4mr4 Well, I wasn't planning to do two Jerry-posts in a row (tomorrow is his weekly weigh-in), but I just had no idea what to write today. This "spring forward" time change (even though it's only an hour) really messed with me. Setting the clocks back an hour in the fall doesn't mess with me like this, but "losing" an hour in the spring really feels like losing a big chunk of the day!Anyway, I asked]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiFTK8egfLICSuZukmJ4mr4 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjUIc2o4oMekGFk24e89-qg I haven't exactly kept it a secret that I've had a very tough year or so. I've mentioned it several times, but always kind of cryptically because it wasn't something I felt was my choice to share. I really can't stand it when people write cryptic things on social media, basically just asking for people to ask them what is going on, so I tried not to make it a big deal when I mentioned it]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjUIc2o4oMekGFk24e89-qg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgq-Kh20-sDLy1Ly282xAAw Today was a busy day--we took Luke and Riley out for Luke's birthday. As has become tradition, we went to Barnes & Noble so they could pick out a "book" and then lunch/dinner somewhere. When I started this tradition, I literally meant a book; well, the joke was on me when they saw the toys section! Since toy stores are pretty much non-existent these days, Barnes & Noble it is--and they have fun]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgq-Kh20-sDLy1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhp8Ytesh4pUAp41t9tiERU Some weeks, I have more pictures than I know what to do with; others, I don't have many at all. This is one of the latter weeks. I already posted a lot of photos I took (like my thrift store finds) but here is what I have on my camera roll this week...I woke up to our inevitable March snow storm...Yes, that is Joey on the dike. He gets super hyper when it snows and he loves to race around the]]> Sat, 11 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhp8Ytesh4pUAp41t9tiERU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhcihSSqODvAQaB2UxGNFpJ Jerry and I were talking about the pets this afternoon and I thought it would be fun to do a "Three Things Thursday" post about them. Here are three things that I love about each pet (in the order that we adopted them):Phoebe1. Phoebe can sense emotions and no matter where she is or what she's doing, if she hears someone crying, she goes to them and climbs as close to their face as possible. 2.]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhcihSSqODvAQaB2UxGNFpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOglAMhA0kTrsSRFMxTa8z4W I just realized I'm approaching Week 100 since I started losing weight (in May 2021). Not that 100 is a big deal in this case, but it's one of those nice, round numbers that feels special somehow. I immediately started thinking of some sort of challenge I can do between now and Week 100, but I am going to nip that in the bud right now. The only thing I want to be focused on is staying in good]]> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOglAMhA0kTrsSRFMxTa8z4W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiIlazl5VenM3KSkciKEY1s This week went by so quickly I'm not even really sure what to say about it. I definitely noticed Jerry being more careful about his portions and about how much food he takes to work with him (he is always saying that he takes too much and if he brings it with him, he eats it--whether he's hungry or not). It's been kind of nice having us both on the same page as far as our eating habits go, though]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiIlazl5VenM3KSkciKEY1s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhzVv-8aRk6kK7VFky8BpXO Yesterday, I mentioned that today was Jerry's weigh-in for the week; I was so sure that today was Tuesday! Instead, I decided to take photos of my recent thrift store finds (I really needed some shirts). Rather than post each photo individually (there are a LOT--oops!) I grouped them into threes.Normally, I like to post the prices with them, but I cut off the tags when I got home and threw]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhzVv-8aRk6kK7VFky8BpXO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhTwF44eOTGumnhpmeYcemU As I mentioned yesterday, I just needed a break from the blog. I've been super productive getting things done around the house, though! I'm going to do another (almost) wordless post today and then back to the grind tomorrow with Jerry's weigh-in.Here are a few pictures from March 5 in previous years. March 5 apparently wasn't a very good day for taking photos, because I don't have many. And the]]> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhTwF44eOTGumnhpmeYcemU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgAEDO6qV28zWW0GqTRQSgk I really need a mental health day (or two) from the blog right now, so I'm just going to do an (almost) wordless post today and possibly tomorrow. It's been a rough day So here are a few pictures from this day (March 4) in the past...A note Jerry wrote on a Post-It and stuck it to my teaEli's first time getting his teeth cleaned at the dentist. He was SO excited for it! I love the way he's]]> Sun, 05 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgAEDO6qV28zWW0GqTRQSgk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjSz_5r7TVIu1w3HFUzDTIP I have been busy busy busy over the last couple of days getting some spring cleaning done--even though it's still technically winter. When it was SO COLD over Christmas (wind chill of -30℉) I could feel draughts coming from the windows and doors. That's when I knew I had to figure out how to reseal the windows; but I wasn't about to do it when it was so cold outside.Instead, I went into full-on]]> Sat, 04 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjSz_5r7TVIu1w3HFUzDTIP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgX7r7sIedWOAX50KYzL9tX I am still loving Noah's haircut--with the hair and the smile, he looks so much more mature and grown up. I love how he looks, but it's kind of sad at the same time! He's an actual adult. And he looks like one!Someone left a comment yesterday implying that I don't support my kids' choices when it comes to hairstyles. Normally, I don't pay attention to comments like that, because *I* know the]]> Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgX7r7sIedWOAX50KYzL9tX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjIkIivwS4lQYMOI2eu70Rg I have not been having the greatest day today, so I'm going to try to keep this short. (You know me, though, nothing is ever short!)I am really proud of myself for how well I did this week in terms of getting back to good eating habits. I swear, it's the initial 4-7 days that are killer, and then after that, it just gets easier. (Not EASY, but easier.)I was a little disappointed last week when I]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjIkIivwS4lQYMOI2eu70Rg