The first time I saw these...

I nearly cried...

The first time I hiked these

I nearly died

do you KNOW what stairs like THESE

to to flatlander calves like mine?

great things over time...

and now..

my tush is wider

my calves wimpier

and when we browse through albums...

we actually MISS our stairs..

sick.

really

there is something wrong with us..

they smelled..

really bad..

and yet

when we got to the top and entered the villa

hmmm wow

yes it smelled as sweet as it looks..

JUST after a little drizzle..

I did not spritz this this :) 

God did :)

and the wall of roses...

perhaps having a garden court to envelope us in the midst of

Vieux Lyon

was enough to get me up and down those stairs..

What I need now..

is

some

American Motivation..

because the French kind Worked..

and

life here

IS

sitting in my car driving kids about

or sitting at dining table for math

or on the couch for lessons

or

or or

or

or

well

NOT the stairs

not the city

not...

the adventure..

adventure here means

getting in my car..

something needs to change..

hmmm

before my butt gets big and my calves saggy

and

my confidence crashes..

spring is here for goodness sake..

Let's get going!

and leave this

Lyme in the dust!

hmm

and I say all that with the total arrogance of a gal laid up

for the second day

with a frozen neck

can you tell I am still missing

last spring?

laughing...

I will not let this get me or my family down!

We shall be warriors for the Lord

and defeat this disease

and if anything

any bad attitudes..

as soon as we are able..

hmm

we shall walk the block..

and spot what EVER the neighbors have planted

yes.

that is boring.

but!

ALAS

it is somethig to do with feet

and walking

and NOT

sitting in a car

America

we sit

sit

on couches

sit

on chairs

sit in cars

on buses

sit

sit

sit

we are all together to often sitting

I only sit when I must sit.

which unfortunately is

all together tooo often.

but

not for long..

we must move our feet

move our legs

and our arms

and get healthy

who is with me?