Show us your Ghoulies - Halloween Run Challenge Page #2 (Page 80)

Girl Passing on Left - 2009-10-20 12:32 PM

heck yeah...football would be my first, middle, confirmation and last name...oh and if married - that one, too! I love seeing parents out playing in the front  yard with thier midgets! nothing better! People should understand the house will not fall down if you do not dust or clean...but the kids grow up soooooooooo quickly that it is soooooooo key to spend any and ALLL time you can with them...if it be football, dolls, reading, crafts, baking....and they do remember, too! mine is constantly bringing up how she misses this or that as a child! sooooooooooo dont you change a thing! keep on a keeping on, Bill! and hey, who knows maybe you  have a BIG football star on your hands! future NFL-er!

and that picture would have never told that ending - you look fresh and fast!!

wgraves7582 - 2009-10-20 9:35 AM

It was funny at the marathon.  There were 3 of us and one had just taken off and left us and he finished 10 minutes faster than I did.  The guy with me struggled worst than I did and finished 10 minutes after me.  We all did 3 months to a 4 hour marathon and I was 18 seconds slow.  I told them all I followed the training to the T and did it correctly because one finished too fast and the other was too slow.

But I did a 32.5 mile ultra 1 month before and that killed me for this marathon.  Never making that mistake again (yeah right )

I hope he just loves the games for what they are - a great way to spend your time.  I had 5 of his buddies at the high school field with me on Sunday playing a game.  We had a blast (and they even told me so ).  Even though I should not have been running it was great!

aspeelma - 2009-10-20 9:40 AM

Could you please explain how the housework can wait to my husband?

aspeelma - 2009-10-20 3:32 AM

OK...hoping that you will feel all nice and rested come a few hours from now! I will make sure that I dont have any mind stimulating items on .....like the televison or radio..and will turn the alarm clock away..even though I do have a red one that is supposed to be ok! dont want to chance it! I will let you know when I awake so you will know when to feel that alllllllllllllll rested feeling, Ann! I will need for you to recripricate this weekend (you know take a short nap for me) as I have some more 13 hour days coming up!!!! deal?????????

givemashot - 2009-10-19 10:36 PM

I am afraid I might have contributed to our team dropping down to last place. I don't think I added last week's sole little run to the spreadsheet. But I promise to make up for it this week.

wgraves7582 - 2009-10-20 10:00 AM

Jules - I will let you have the Thread #3 honor if you would like

Girl Passing on Left - 2009-10-20 12:54 PM

honestly... I was like your husband and would not step outside til the dishes were cleaned the home was spotless, then I could do my fun things like shop, bike, hike....but once I became a cancer patient...my outlook changed! I wanted to spend every waking hour with my family and loved ones! TO HECK WITH THE HOUSE! it could have fallen down around me!!! and this truly was for a good 5 years...then I realized ok...Im here for a while and now I have found a happy medium. I recently went thru the SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE SYNDROME...and I basically donated and sold most all my nic nacs and clutter...and have decluttered my home I now have just what I need...my dog, BIKES, flat screen tv, couch, tables bar, and because its only my husband and I the house stays pretty clean now! If you dont have the clutter...you dont have to clean it! and this has worked well for me! as for your husband...whats his phone number...I will have a little life is short chat with him!

van_paulus - 2009-10-20 9:57 AM

Girl Passing on Left - 2009-10-20 11:39 AM

speaking of time with our family - we (my immediate) family built a basement under our house. I was maybe in the 2nd grade....we would rush home...get to crawl about under the house (I find this disgustin now..but then it was fun) and we would haul out dirt by the bucket full...dump it in the garage...we would then haul it out to the end of the driveway by means of our red ryder wagon...and dump it for people who need dirt or fill....by the time we finished digging/and bricking this basement...it held a bar, two bunk beds, a pool table, a wall of closets for storage....and hours and hours of fun for us kids! plus we were sooo proud that we built it our selves!

btw my grandaddy was a BIG home builder so of course he was getting the permits and giving us directions...and he did have to have someone come in and install beams to support the house above...but the rest was done by our family!!! but we moved and now someone else is enjoying our game room! or I hope they are!!!

iowagander - 2009-10-20 11:57 AM Wow page 100 already. Nice work Ghoulies! I jsut had an awesome commute. I left early (ha!) so I could get in to work, hammer out a few things, and get home by 11 to get my wife to the doc at noon. After sitting in traffic for an hour and a half, having only traveled 15 miles, I decided to turn around and just say screw it. Now I'm back at home, waiting to get back on the road. Argh. At least I have a 5k to give me something to look forward tomorrow! See you guys on Thread #3!

disturbed275 - 2009-10-20 10:09 AM

Sucks about the commute.  At least its a day off.  of course you probably had better things to do than sit in a car all morning

Girl Passing on Left - 2009-10-20 1:06 PM

see Paul keeps motivating us...

we all know we will get them in the end! we...SHOW US YOUR GHOULIES...will rule this challenge..not only in amazing conversation...but in team percentages, too!

thanks Paul we do appreciate your cartoon stating we will get the other teams in the end....but dont you think you should be motivating your team...not the winning team????????

aspeelma - 2009-10-20 10:05 AM

I'm glad everything worked out for you!


I would love to declutter - he's a packrat.

He has gotten better, but there is still room for improvement. When we first got married he really thought we should be working around the house from 6:00 in the morning until 8:00 at night on Saturdays. I beat that out of him. Do I wish my house were cleaner? Sure. I'm not going up doing the things I enjoy, which includes playing with the kids to clean it right now though. My kids are 9 and 6, they aren't going to want us to play with them for long. There will be plenty of time to clean the house when they're gone.