A girl I know does Awkward and Awesome Thursdays so I thought I would join in...

Awkward:

-running...because of my scoliosis, i run with a limp and add on the accompanying little hump on my back, just call me the humpback of notre dame.  parents, hide your kids...it is scary.

-again, running...tripping over people's dogs while running because a) unleashed, they run right into me, right in front of my ever flailing legs so i almost trip over them and just plain look an idiot and 2) even leashed, their owner STILL does not pull them away from me even if i run off the path!  newsflash: if you see a humpback woman running at you, you just may want to pull yourself, your dog and any other loved ones aside, even just in sheer fright.

-again going with the running theme...my toenail fell the heck off!  the second one in, always been an overachiever and longer than the big toe.  apparently this can happen when you run and your running shoes are too small.  so here i am too poor to afford $100 running shoes to support my scoliosis that are pure white and look like orthopedic shoes, so i run through the pain only to lose a toenail in the process.  i just may get a press on nail (remember those?!!) and glue it on there somehow...or maybe i can come up with some cool thing that happened to me that made me lose the nail...crocodile bite, saving the life of a stranger by using only my toe to stave off a wild beast...i can get creative, you just watch me.

-being scared to death to ride on an enclosed black water slide because you can't see a blessed thing... at a water park for kids under the age of 4!  evie, who just turned two was allowed on it and i was scared of it.  scared out of my mind and showing it by my face while my kids were loving it?  i have some deep rooted issues.

-talking on cell phones...i strongly dislike it.  there are so many pauses, talking over each other, talking loudly, being rude to the people around you...it is just not for me.  there is something just invented called email and something else called texting.  utilize it when it comes to communicating with me.  or, let's hang out!  :)

-my gray hair...some strands on one side of my head.  what do i do?  cover it up?  have gray pride?  it is all kinky and dry and since it is all in one place on the side of my head, i really couldn't pull off the salt and pepper gray look.  pluck them out?  dye my whole head?  these are tough decisions that are way more important than whether or not to sell our house or homeschool eli.  i need to start praying about this gray problem stat!

-this post....sometimes i don't know why i say things.

Awesome:

-Jesus....just that simple.  He loves my toenailess toe, He loves my curved spine, He loves my weirdness, He loves my awkward pause filled cell phone convos, He loves my gray hair.  that is all i need.  :)