Back from retirement

I was reminded once again yesterday of the existance of this blog, and the length of time it has been since I posted anything. It's funny, the demotivator (or, anti-successory, if you prefer) on my Despair calender for September is Blogging; with the legend reading: "Never have so many people with so little to say said so much to so few." So I guess I'll say a bit about nothing to you few.

For those who don't know, I was able to run the Green River Marathon back in June--my time was 5 hours 18 minutes. I was hoping to keep it under 5 hours, but that will be my goal for the next one. Speaking of the next one, I am signed up to do another in October--the Leavenworth Oktoberfest marathon, but my knee has been bothering me a lot, so we'll see what happens. It's just over a month away, and I'd rather lose my entrance fee than blow out my knee.

In other news, I got the part of Titania (the fairy queen) in our Stake's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. We'll be performing October 15th-17th, so if you're able, come on down to Renton and see it.

Mabel also had her first birthday just a couple of weeks ago, which was a lot of fun. I made lemon cupcakes and red velvet cupcakes, and Mabel got her very own red velvet cupcake. She knew exactly what to do with it, and ate it like it was an apple--holding it tightly in her little fists. I think she figured something this good couldn't be for her, and was waiting for someone to take it away from her.

Just a few days after her birthday, I decided she was old enough to start getting to sleep on her own, and crying it out if needs be, and she's done remarkably well. She hadn't been sleeping well for months, but once we set a bedtime, and kept it consistentant, she's been sleeping about 12 hours each night and we are all much happier and better-rested now. She's only taking one nap now, and it's generally just an hour, so I always tell myself I'm going to make the most of it--but I usually just end up relaxing (which, I suppose, is really making the most of it. It's really the hardest thing to get done while Mabel is awake.)

Well, that's about it. I'm tired, and Mabel just went down for her nap, so I reckon it's time for me to veg a bit. Over and out...