My mother-in-law took the girls for me today so I could work at the Clarion Manor Event Center in Payson. I helped prepare food for a wedding tonight. Rebecca, Michelle, Ingrid, Julie and I had a party in the kitchen today!
We did have fun and the food is so good there! I went straight to cross country practice. We sent the kids off on a 7 mile run through town.
It was good weather for them today… Cold for me!
After I met up with my mother in law and the girls (she fed them dinner and everything :)) got them ready for soccer and went to their games.
It may be my day off of running but not running around. It is weird knowing that I am not going to run at all today. Sundays I am used to taking the break but to take time off in the middle of the week is weird. It was nice to “sleep in”. I still got up at 6 out of habit but I laid in bed for awhile. I did wake up with my head hurting and a little bit of a sore throat!!!! What I fear is getting the head cold my daughters had a week ago!!! Oh well, there is nothing I can do about it. I did go to Walmart after I dropped my girls off at school to get my water bottles for the marathon.
I guess I get to use my own water bottles because I am trying to break 3 hours… Now hopefully that will happen! I just need to drink lots of fluid and get rest… The head cold is coming…
I am sitting down for the 1st time today and it is 9:03 pm. It feels good! I cleaned house and then picked up my kindergartener from school. My good neighbor Stephanie watched my girls and I had the opportunity to go to lunch with my friends Rachelle Wardle and Carina. I actually met Carina for the 1st time today. We both have the same goal of trying to break 3 hours in the marathon this weekend. It was nice being able to visit and talk. I came home and went to a friend’s house (Nancy) and helped watch her kids. My kids love going there and playing. Her kids are so good! I, then had scouts. We worked on the artist badge.
Of course the girls wanted to join in:
After scouts my 3rd child had her soccer game (I coach). It was a very interesting game!!! This is preschool age kids… The coach from the other team approached me and said he will call fouls on any of the kids. I thought to myself ok great, how much harm could a preschooler do. Well one of the kids from the other team was quit the player. He went ahead and kicked the legs out from one of my little boys and then later couldn’t catch another little boy from dribbling down the field. So he went ahead and kicked him in the back… You better believe I called a foul! I was warned about this team from a couple of other coaches but I shrugged it off because they are preschoolers. I thought they (the other coaches) were exaggerating their soccer experience, but they weren’t! I’m not going to lie… It was very entertaining. We came home and had dinner, did homework and then the girls went to bed. A babysitter came over and I went to a neighbors to help them move. They have until tomorrow to move out… I don’t know if that will happen!
Candy (my other neighbor) and I cleaning the house… We had a good time together chatting away! That was my day in a nutshell. My kids were great today!
I did miss a cross country meet today! I am way bummed about it!!! They did really well. The other coach said there were about 15 schools that came. Our girls and our guys took 1st for teams. I was told that our top guy took first overall and our next guy took 3rd and 4th. Our top girl took 2nd overall. I am sad I missed it! But today it was one of those days I couldn’t make it work with Corom having to work late! Anyway… Have a good night!
I met up with Rachelle and Amber this morning. We went for an easy 5 mile run. We ran it in 40:21.90. I was actually feeling blah and tired this morning. I had a hard time getting my legs going.. I know this goes with the tapering but I’m not going to lie, I did worry about it while we were running. 🙂 Oh the mental fun of running!
I went to cross country practice. We had the kids go on a 4 1/2 mile run. When they came back they did their normal 2 laps around the track, on the grass, barefoot with strides after. We came home, had dinner and then went to the soccer games. My oldest and 2nd to oldest had their games tonight.
Corom went off to scouts and I brought the girls home and put them to bed. Now I have to get ready for my 1st game of women’s flag football…
So we lost! At least we had fun doing it, though. Our team is going to be a lot of fun and once we get going, I think we will be pretty good. This is us in our huddle…
Then ready to hike the ball…
Us in action…
Amber posing in her oversized t-shirt… No wonder we lost… At least she makes it look good!
Me, running the ball down the field with others trying to catch me…
I am trying to outrun them… Then their was one…
Now just me to the end…
Okay… These pictures were taken after the game was over and they are all my teammates making me look good… No, I did not make a touch down. People around probably thought we were a little nuts but I do get that a lot. But as I said before… We had a blast tonight! Now I am tired and I am going to go to bed.
Mother Racer 