This little letter was given to me courtesy of one

Johanna Shepherd...

it's a crazy letter from a crazy person...

but I laughed!!!

My name is Megloaf and I am DRAMA! I love turkey drumsticks and flaming pears glazed with alcohol free bourbon. I stand face to face with danger, there isn't a fire alarm available that can make me run from a building, fire or not!!! Run from me fire, extinguish yourself, spare yourself. I am a pear, to fill out britches is my specialty. Do massages work? Not on narrow shoulders, birdlike shoulder blades. CAW. These make up me, Megloaf Extraordinaire who favors flip flops to show off my shorty toes.

Race For the Cure 2011

I run for hope

I run to feel

I run for the truth for all that is real

I run for MY MOTHER

your sister

you wife

I run for you and me my friend

I RUN FOR LIFE!!!

Those words sum up why every year I choose to participate in the Race for the Cure.

And why I will continue to do so.

(check out the song here...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgiwrvEX8wY )

Every year I am reminded just how lucky I am to have my mom. It seems that every year someone touches my heart in a different way. This year it was a little girl who could not have been much older than Allysa. She was sitting in a wagon playing with a doll. On the side of her wagon was a sign that read "I race in loving memory of my Grandma". I realized how easily Allysa could be participating in memory of rather than in celebration of her Nonnie.

So hug those around you a little tighter,

speak words of kindness,

find and experience love, and once you do...don't let go of, don't be afraid of it,

Forgive those that have hurt you,

let those you love know just how much you love them.

Because tomorrow is guaranteed for no one.

I'm so blessed to have my mom in my life.
She is the ultimate example of love, and strength and faith.

Here are some pictures from the Race

I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place,

when they can fly anywhere on Earth.

And then I ask myself the same question.

from my diary....

I know God has not forgotten me nor has he forgotten the desires of my heart. I know that when Mr. Right comes into my life, all the tears I've cried, all the lonely nights, all the struggles and times I have wanted to give up will no longer matter. Nothing prior to him will matter, only him and us, and our life together.

"be still and know that I am God". Psalm 46:10

these 8 words bring peace like few others can.

they humble me.

and remind me to be patient.

they are words from a loving Heavenly Father.

given to remind us that he knows what is best for us.

he knows what we can handle.

and what we can't.

he must have a lot of faith in me because lately I feel as though I am not handling life well.

I feel anxious.

and very impatient.

but every time I read these words I am comforted.

and I'm grateful.

Every now and then life hands us a friendship that is so unexpected that it literally humbles us to the core.

My friendship with my brother has been that for me.

It's safe to say that growing up we weren't very close. I think I had big sister syndrome, also known as jealousy. Kevin was and still is the baby of the family. He was great kid, I was a rebel. I realize that now, but then I didn't. So I was a jerk. I used to beat him up, and I can still vividly remember the day he punched me back and it hurt. He got in trouble for that one. My past relationship definitely put a strain on our friendship as well. It's an extremely hard thing to witness someone you love and care about be treated poorly. There came a point that to stand by and watch me hurt and do nothing was too much for him. It's not that he threw the towel in on me but it was just too much, too painful to watch. And I get that. Looking back on those choices, that relationship, I realize how much pain I must have put my family through. It's something at times I wish I could take back, something I could fix. But life doesn't allow for that.

The relationship that my brother and I have now is an amazing one. He is without a doubt one of my best friends. It's the type of relationship that I longed for for many years. It's the kind that I want my children to have. I know that day or night he would be there for me, and that he's one of my biggest cheerleaders. Even though he's my little brother I feel that he cares for me the way an older protective brother would. He's not shy to tell me that a particular guy doesn't deserve me, which let's face it I need all the help I can get in that area.

But one of my favorite things about Kev is that he's real. He's not afraid to show emotion. He laughs, he cries. He tells those around him how he feels. He's the best uncle my kids could have and I have no doubt that when the day comes he will be the best father around. I'm beyond blessed to have Kevin in my life and I just wanted him to know.

~After a girl is grown, her little brother- now her protector-

seems like a big brother~

Truth for Mature Humans

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an

argument when you realize you're wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't

want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is a great need for a sarcasm font.

5. How the hell are you suppose to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary?

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they

told you how the person died.

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't

at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes

a moment at work when you know that you just

aren't going to do anything productive

for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after

Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection....again.

13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes made to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. Do not machine wash or tumble drys" means I will never wash this....ever.

15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (hello? hello?, just crap!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice mail. What did you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so i know not to answer when they call.

18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any

given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with

Miller Light than with Kay.

20. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

21. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it. The movie Contact, yep.

22. I would rather try to carry 10 over-loaded plastic bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

23. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.

24. I have a hard time deciphering the find line between boredom and hunger.

25. How many times is it appropriate to say "what"? before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?

26. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at front.

Stay strong, brothers and sisters.

27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

28. Is it just me or do high school kids get dumber and dumber every year?

29. There's no worse felling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate bicyclists.

31. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

32. Ever under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey, but I'd bet my *** everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.