March of Dimes....A Recap

March of Dimes 5K 2012

It was cold. 45 degrees.  For the last mile, it sprinkled.  Cold and damp. Our team was a decent size.  Mostly family, some friends.  Avery's physical therapist and her family even walked.  We started out together, but ended up spread way out by the end.

This was our team name. My shirt said Auntie Em on the sleeve.

 

 This is Mr. Avery.  He was born at 23 weeks.  He will be 1 in May.  He is the reason my sister started a team and the cutest little nephew ever!

     Little Miss and her cousin painted rocks before the walk.

Little Miss walked with grandpa until mile 2.  Then I sent her walking to other direction with her aunt and uncle.  She was getting tired.  She walked about 2.75 miles.

 

After the walk, they had hot dogs, chips, bananas, and water.  We also got little goodie bags.  They had Michigan magnets and notebooks in them (did I mention we were at an OSU campus?), trail mix, and some stuff for kids. I enjoyed having coffee to warm up to.  I am not big on hot dogs, but mine was pretty good.

 

Even though it was cold and rainy and I walked at a very slow pace for me (nope, didn't keep time either), it was a good time.  I already asked my sister if she was going to do this next year.  She said yes and she was going to start fund raising sooner.

 Our team raised $952 this year.  Not bad for a first time team that started late.

Easter...a recap

Weekend Workouts: Ran/walk 20 minutes, nothing else

I gave myself a break this weekend.  Not that I needed one or deserved one, I just took one.  Sometimes its nice just to break away from routine and refocus and reflect. So, this is what I did on my weekend:

Little Miss all ready for church

 She had adorable white gloves with pink bows on.  I started to take her picture and she started crying and told me she didn't want to go to church.  When I asked her why she told me she didn't like her gloves. She took off the gloves, put them in her purse, and was all smiles the rest of the day.

What the Easter bunny brought.

 

Getting silly with the good stuff in the basket.

Egg Hunt

 

In Little Miss's basket was a kite.  It was a beautiful evening Sunday and she had a lot of sugar to run off, so we went to the "park" and she flew (well, Mommy and Daddy did most of the flying) her kite.  She did a lot of running around and trying to catch the tail.  She also enjoyed crashing her kite, over and over.

 

She found the bench for the soccer field and thought it made a perfect balance beam.

 

I  know I said I took a break on my weekend, but even with a break I still ran Monday.  This is my last week to get three runs in before I start my crazy schedule.  Little Miss and I spent the rest of the day playing and watched a movie before I took her swimming in the evening.  It really was a great weekend.

What about you? Did you have a great weekend?

My Second Home

Planned Workout: 2 mile run/walk with running being .75 intervals
Actual Workout : 2 mile run/walk with running being .75 intervals

That's right.  I did what I was supposed to today.  And I "ran" my fastest mile yet.  11.44.  Usually, this is a rest or cross train day, but I didn't run yesterday and didn't do anything Sunday, so I needed the run.  Plus, me schedule is about to change.....

Why is my schedule changing?  Two words: Free Class

Our gym membership auto-renews every year.  They send us our new cards in the mail.  This year they sent us coupons, too.  I got a free Tee (size L, thank you very much..no XL for me anymore!)  There was also a coupon for a free session of a water class.  I signed up for Aqua Jog (it said it was intense).  It is 3 days/week, plus my boot camp on Saturdays, plus I have to take Little Miss to her classes on Tuesday/Thursday (making these my run days).  Whew! Just typing all that made me tired!

So, you guessed it, Sunday is my rest day, and the gym will be my second home.  I hope I do ok on only one rest day, but I need to kick it up.  And I get bored easily.  When I get bored, I get lazy.  When, I get lazy, I start sleeping in instead of going to the gym.  When I stop going to the gym, I get fat.  Oh Lord, I sound like a Direct TV commercial!

The other"new" thing in my life?  My sister and I are signing up for a 5K.  In June.  I want to be able to run the whole thing. I hope she will be able to run the whole thing too.  Mostly, I want it to be fun.  There is even a run Little Miss can participate in.

Not Feeling It Today

Planned workout: Arm Circuit, Abs
Actual Workout: Arm Circuit

I just wasn't feeling it today.  I was all pumped when I got up this morning.  Got to the gym (finally), and I suddenly felt weighed down. I don't know.  I pushed through an arm workout, then went upstair to wait on Little Miss.  They were getting drinks and discussing a game of duck, duck, goose.  Hubby and I ended up playing with the kids.  Running around the circle made me dizzy. 

Now I am delaying the inevitable - going to work.  Don't get me wrong.  I love dispatching.  Ok, I love it sometimes.  But I have felt weighed down at work too. We have been super busy, and I work by myself.  I run the radio for all LE in the county, and about a dozen other things.  Basically, I do what 5 people do in the counties just south of me do.  By myself.  And I am supposed to do it in the same speed and accuracy as they do.  Which leads me to my next fear- burnout- (gasp!!) I am only in my fourth year doing this, but I have accomplished a lot in 4 years professionally speaking.  And I am not where I want to be ( I am working on it though.)  I know if I work a little more, push a little harder, and get a few more *sparkles* for my resume I could be where I want.  I just hope I don't get completly burned out before I get there. 

OK...ENOUGH WITH DEBBIE DOWNER...ON TO MORE IMPORTANT (AND FUN) THINGS

On Sunday, a friend and I took our little ones to a really great place...

The Little Buckeye Children's Museum

My Little Miss especially loved the grocery store, hair salon, and stage.  She is such a girly girl.
If you are in the Mansfield area, have an extra six bucks (per person), and a whole day with nothing to do...go there! It is awesome!