40

Forty is:
-To understand a people, you must live among them for 40 days. ~Arabic proverb
-the caliber of the bullet in the .40 S&W handgun cartridge
-in the Saying "Life begins at forty"
-the distance run in the 40 yard dash in American football scouting
-A song by Dave Matthews Band
-the number of years of marriage as the ruby wedding anniversary
-the code for direct dial international phone calls to Romania
-the number in the designation of:
Interstate 40, a freeway that runs from California to North Carolina
-"40", a 1983 song by U2 from their album War
-The band Crush 40
-in the name of WD-40, a spray lubricant
-in the name of the food additive FD & C Red Dye #40, commonly known as "Red 40"
-the 40 ounce (1.183 liter) size used for liquor, typically fairly cheap malt liquor; a person sometimes "pours a forty on the curb", i.e., pours out said bottle onto the street, in memory of a person who has died
-the number of thieves in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
-the customary number of hours in a regular workweek in some Western countries. The song, "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" by Alabama (as well as their album, 40-Hour Week), takes its name from the standard workweek length.
-the classic Russian vodka is alcohol content 40 percent by volume
-the jersey number of Pat Tillman, which was retired by the Arizona Cardinals
-the jersey number of Gayle Sayers, which was retired by the Chicago Bears
-The Rolling Stones CD "Forty Licks"
-the number of positions on a number of radio countdown programs, most notably American Top 40 and American Country Countdown.
-forty is the number of weeks for an average term of pregnancy
-Ronald Reagan was the 40th president from 1981 to 1989.

40 is the number of pounds I have now lost on weight watchers since Jan 30th!!!

It's Official

It's official, I registered last night. Ironman 70.3 New Orleans...here I come. I am on a mission.

My brother is going down....

I went for a nice trail run with my friends tonight...I came home to this!! WTF!! My brother will pay! It is WAR!!!

Holy Hades!!!

Are you serious??? I almost died when running today and it was only 95°. If it is this hot in June, what can we expect in August??? This is the 3 day forecast for Houston. Lovely...

FriJun 12
Partly Cloudy
97°

SatJun 13
Partly Cloudy
96°

SunJun 14
Partly Cloudy

97°

Happy 6th Birthday Josiah!!

My baby is getting so big and old! He has finished Kindergarten and is on to 1st grde next year. He finished the year at DAR level 6. you have to be level 2 to move to 1st grade so he is well prepared! Sunday we had his birthday party at Southwest Indoor Soccer. We had 20 kids ages 3-7 running crazy all over the field. They had a blast.

Yesterday we had chocolate chip Mickey Mouse pancakes for breakfast. YUMMY!! I always let him pick his birthday breakfast and that was his choice! I was secretly hoping for cake and ice cream for breakfast. LOL

Josiah had one request for his birthday...a Nintendo DS and games. We are flying to California next month (5 hour flight) and he needs entertainment. We are also driving the length of California for a wedding while there (14 hours each way) so a Nintendo DS it was! He also got some games he wanted.Last night we went to the Astros-Cubs game for the last part of his big day. Althought the Cubs killed the Astros, we had a great time together.Now we are on to our summer vacation.