All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy...

That pretty much sums up spring break.  I took last week off to be home with the boys.  What was meant to be a "stay-cation" turned into a "work-cation".  Hubby has been working like a mad man for the last two months and there was a mountain of things to do around the house.  I didn't even touch a computer last week so I have a lot of catching up to do in the blog world.  Speaking of catching up...I am back at work...I have a ton to do....I'll try and keep this brief....try.
FYI this is the second time I am writing this post.  The first time I accidentally deleted it.....and so completes my spring break....

BTW Alice in Wonderland was fantastic!!! We actually saw it twice in 3D last week it was so good! Definitely recommend it! If your kids are able to watch the Narnia movies they should be able to watch this no problem.

Here is my week in review.  

I'll start with my running.
Last Sunday I ran 15 miles.  I felt surprisingly good, my legs felt strong(thank you Jillian Michaels). My running went down hill from there.  Monday 3 miles. Tuesday nothing. Wednesday nothing. Thursday 3 miles. Friday 1.5 miles. Saturday and Sunday nothing.  Today is the No Boundaries group run.  I am leaving straight from work to get to the track early and put in 8 miles before everyone gets there. To meet my goal of 100 miles this month I have to do about 5 miles a day for the rest of the month.  Totally doable.

Monday, rainy and cold. We watched movies and played games until the boys got totally bored with me. The rest of the day I did laundry.  Literally the rest of the day.......Spring Break off to a great start.

Tuesday, more rain and cold. I woke up to an all too familiar, horrible, smell.  The smell of mildew.  I found another water leak.  If you remember we just finished repairing the water damage that we found in Littlest Prince's room.  Thankfully we already repaired the source of the leak this damage just took a little longer to be visible...or smellable.  So my morning was consumed with making preparations for that repair.
Thankfully the neighbor boy was home and Little Prince and Middle Prince went to his house to play. Littlest Prince played with army men and followed me around every where "helping".
Tuesday afternoon,I painted the ceiling in our guest bathroom, apparently, I forgot to paint it last year when we painted everything else.

Wednesday, I decided we were going to get out of the house and I would do yard work.  I spent the next 8hrs running back and forth to Lowe's, airing up tires on the lawn mower, putting the utility trailer together, and trying to get the hedge-trimmer to crank.

Thursday, the sun came out and it warmed up to 70! I was ready to do yard work. This time everything was prepared.  Thankfully the boys LOVE to be outside.  We spent the next 2 days outside from sun-up to sun-down.

Friday, more yard work.  Started a worm farm with Middle Prince, and dug a "bunch" of holes in the mud with Littlest Prince.
Friday afternoon I went to the podiatrist to pick up my orthotics(they have been ready for 3 weeks).  I have also been having some pain in the ball of my left foot that radiates into my big toe.  He gave me an anti-inflammatory patch to wear and wants me to go back in 2weeks.  He said it might feel better after I've been wearing the inserts for a while.  I like them....the orthotics...they feel pretty good.  I haven't wore them on a run yet, so we will see tonight how they do.

Saturday, I was supposed to run the Rocket Run 10 miler, I didn't.  Two reasons, #1 No babysitter, #2 it was a work day at church where everyone comes and plants flowers and we do any repairs that need to be done on the grounds.  We(me and the boys) finished around noon.  The rest of the day we just played.

Sunday, church in the morning, nap, church in the evening.  Sundays are my favorite.  They are the days I feel like I get recharged.  I had been feeling like I was starting to lose my joy.  I let myself get so busy that I hadn't spent very much time in the Word or in prayer.  When you get distracted by your circumstances it is easier for the enemy to come in an steal your joy and your hope...and depression can set in.....I was reminded of this scripture. "You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." -Psalm 16:11
I hadn't spent enough time in His presence.  That is easy to fix. Less distraction, more prayer, more reading the bible.

So that sums it up. I got a ton crossed off my to-do list, the boys swear it was the worst spring break ever...I assured them that it won't be the worst. 


Oh, oh!!! I got a package in the mail last week!!! I had totally forgot about winning the Champion Giveaway from Run,Zoe,Run!
This is what I won:
Champion Purple Double Dry Seamless Top (size M) 
Champion Black Double Dry Fitted workout pants - M
Champion Black Double Dry Running Jacket  - L

Everything fit perfectly!!! I wore the whole ensemble on my 15miler last week and loved it!! I have had a ton of compliments on the jacket too! My favorite part is that the sleeves on the shirt and jacket are long enough for my amazon arms!!! Love it!
I will post a picture later this week!  Thank you so much Zoe!!!

Did any of you watch the Cantore Stories on the Weather Channel yesterday? It was called "Surviving Death Valley" it was about the 2009 Badwater UltraMarathon.  It was amazing to see!! Dean Karnazes is a rock star!! Click HERE  to see some of it!

I have 48 followers...I am amazed that there are 48 people interested in my ramblings.  I have decided that when I hit 50 I will be hosting a celebratory giveaway!  I have been thinking about it for a while and I'm very excited about it!

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Grace and peace,

Weekend Recap

February Stats:
Miles Run-73
Lbs lost in 2010-4
March Goal mileage- 100

In like a lion out like a lamb.....I am so excited that March is here!!  Happy March to you!!

First of all I want to thank Zoe at Run, Zoe, Run!. I won her Champion Gear giveaway over the weekend and it totally made my day! If you haven't checked out her blog yet I suggest that you do you won't be disappointed!

Weekend Recap

Busy, Busy, Busy!!
Friday night was my coaches meeting for No Boundaries and I was not disappointed.  There is a couple who will be helping coach, Jon and Kelly.  They host a lot of the local races here and are avid runners. Jon has run several Ultra Marathons and Kelly coaches high school cross country.
They have made "rock star" status in my head, so I was "shy" around them all night....what me shy?...for real I had sooooo many questions I wanted to ask them but I know myself well enough that when I get nervous it is best to keep my mouth shut! One time I told my boss's grown son that he was bow legged.... just in passing conversation...I say very inappropriate things when I'm nervous and then laugh uncontrollably loud.  Thankfully, I will be seeing a lot of them in the next 10 weeks so I will have plenty of opportunity to pick their brains about running.


Saturday from 10am-2pm, I had a seminar at church that rocked my world! Every now and then I have to stir myself up and re-ignite that fire for God. A relationship with God is like any other relationship, if you don't stir it up every now and then it fizzles out and looses it's fire!  The guy who did the seminar David Dixon has been an evangelist for 29yrs and has a fire that is so refreshing to be around.  It just rubs off on you when your around him.  He is real , he loves the Lord, and he does what God says to do regardless of what people think or say.  I am determined to have that boldness that the word of God says I can have in Ephesians 3:12(AMP)".....when we trust in Him, we're free to say whatever needs to be said, bold to go wherever we need to go...."

The rest of the day Saturday I spent playing with the boys.  Hubby's recliner finally came in and so we used the humongous box that it came in to make a fort. We played in the fort for a few hours, ate some pizza and watched Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

 

BTW-this is Hubby's new recliner...he has waited 10 years for this!! 

I love when my crazy schedule allows time to just play and be goofy with the boys. They are growing so fast and I don't want to miss anything.  I have some silly boys...especially little prince #3! He has found my "accessories" drawer and is obsessed with it!

 

Little Prince-Accessorized! 

Sunday we have two church services one in the morning and one in the evening. Both services were great.   In between services I managed to get in 5 miles on the treadmill and the Jillian Michael's Trouble Zone workout while the kids napped.

Speaking of nap....I could use one right about now.

***Randomness***

Hubby works for British Petroleum and will be working "turnaround". It happens every year at this time....not sure what it is exactly...just know he will be working Mon-Sat, 5am-6pm. So pretty much we won't see him very much until May. Plus, baseball season just started for Prince #1 & #2.  I am getting ready to kick my schedule into overdrive.  Hubby helps out A LOT and is totally hands on with the boys and around the house, so taking him out of the equation for a couple months is serious.

5 days and counting till I try for a 5k PR. Saturday's "On Your Mark 5k" will officially kick of the race season and I want to bring it in with a bang.  My goal is sub 25min. It will be the first race for my friend Angie and I know she will rock it too!!

Currently, as I am writing this there is a man in my home repairing little Prince #1's room from the water damage. Woot, Woot!!! Love that little guy but can't wait for him to have his room back!

 
What was the most exciting thing you did over the weekend?

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