Shin Splints

I guess I got shin splints.  I didn't know what it was, I just knew my leg started hurting when I started running.  So my dear more educated friends told me I had shin splints and taught me how to take care of it and prevent future problems.
Exercise the shins - you can do this by repeatedly tapping your toe until it burns and burns.  I've been doing this a lot lately.   You can also walk around on your heels until it burns.


Wrap: I'll let the picture explain itself.

So I taped my leg this morning and ran three miles pain free!  Huray!!

Oh, there they are.

That's right, the watch and sunglasses are stuck to the wall. 

(please don't judge me by the messy dresser)

Poached Egg

Skylar wanted eggs benedict, so we did it.
I don't know why I've always thought that poaching an egg would be hard, for some reason on movies and cooking shows they make the poached egg like the ultimate egg cooking test, which is dumb because it's super easy.
Boil the water, then let it simmer, add vinegar to the water.  Crack the egg into a separate dish.

Pour in the egg, and don't worry, the whites will gather themselves together again.

I don't know how long it's supposed to cook, but maybe 3 minutes?  I just let it go until it looks like the whites are all cooked. Then pull it out with a slotted spoon to drain out the water. 

Lay it on top of whatever you want to eat it on.  :)  
In our case we used ciabatta bread, our personal favorite, gouda cheese (totally perfect for the dish!)  canadian bacon, and topped it with some hollendaise sauce.  
Delicious!!!

On MasterChief the true test of the properly poached egg was to see if the yolk was runny

 Yep, it's perfect!!

Yumm... I think I'll have this for dinner again.


(The only downer is the poached egg gets cold really fast so you have to eat it as soon as you make it, so no eating poached eggs together as a family.  One person cooks while the other eats)

King James I of England and IV of Scotland.

Skylar and I are both reading the New Testament this year, and I got curious about King James since we read the King James Version of the Bible, also known as the Authorized Version.

King James was crowned King of Scotland when he was 13 months, but did not take the throne until he was 16.  His mother was imprisoned for 19 years for conspiracy to kill Queen Elizabeth.
James is known for being highly educated thanks to his tutor George Buchanan. 
James allied with Queen Elizabeth I and took her throne over England when she died, so he was King of both Scotland and England.  (Interesting side note: Merlin predicted a Scotsman would rule England one day which is why England  tried so hard to subjugate them)

He authorized the English translation of the Bible for the Puritans who insisted that everyone should be able to know and read God's word without intermediaries.  It became known as the authorized version because it was the only Bible authorized to be read aloud in churches. 

I'm grateful to great men and women of the past who did things to make our lives more convenient.

Home Sweet Home

Here's what I learned in the last 2 1/2 weeks:

There's no place like home.

And there's no better way to appreciate home than being away for an extended amount of time.

So as soon as I get my home back in order, I will get back to my random studying, meanwhile, here are some cute pictures of Gracie, taken while we were gone.