Fast Running Mommy

We had a good run today...nice conversation. I am looking forward to spring though....

Good run. We got to go out of the trail a bit today. Talked about bits and pieces of stuff from life...dentists, bishops, husbands, kids...mostly kids...in-laws....house cleaning...personality types. So fun to have a good talk while you run. 

Yesterday I camped out almost all day (in between real life of cleaning and cooking...which I did my duty towards) and read. Have any of you tried read the series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I know it's for children but I have loved reading it as an adult too. I see it from a different perspective as I watch the struggles the family went through. In the book at least the parents are firm but very kind and loving. I think it is a good model of parenting. They expect obedience from the children but when they girls disappoint them they don't have a temper tantrum about it or punish them too harshly. They express their disappointment and punish accordingly.

I remember hearing in a conference talk recently that if we really remembered what it was like to be a child we wouldn't be too harsh or too lenient with our children. I struggle every day to maintain this balance and hope my  kids turn out just right.  

We ran the 5 in 49 something today...just about right. I like breaking 50 minutes. That's about what my body can handle but it doesn't seem too slow. 

I am working on a texture quilt...crumpy on the blog gave me the idea. It's usually for babies. But I needed a new comforter on my bed so I decided to make myself one. It's going to be so cool. I have almost 80 different types of fabric on it. Crazy thing is that I am having so much fun doing it that I keep dreaming about it..going to the fabric store picking out fabric...etc. Then my little Julia wakes up this morning and tells me that she dreamt about my quilt too. I'll have to call it the dream quilt.

Anyone still reading...I like to make up stories for my kids. I've made up a whole series based on trees that talk and kids that travel the world hearing the stories the trees tell.

Started out that I wanted it to be purely educational...teaching them values, geography.

Unfortunately(or maybe not) it's turned into a wonderland of creativity where we explore worlds that don't exist....Yesterday's story was  Queen Rainbow. Cheesy story but my kids...and even Sasha ate it up. It's about a place where a king has lost his wife and decrees that everything must be frozen all winter long...even the people and the trees....he wants no color at all. The heroes of the story sing him a rainbow song...(without knowing his wife's name) and it reminds him of his wife...Queen Rainbow...of course it ends happily ever after where his cold heart melts and color is allowed back in his kingdom.

My kids are probably learning to be silly and make up dumb stories from things like this but maybe they are also picking up things about plot and general story themes.

Okay..i'm done. :) 

Another brisk day of running...we got to go on the trail for the first three miles so that was fun.  49:30

The funniest thing happened yesterday. We saw these stripes of light all over the sky. We thought it was some kind of natural effect like Northern lights in Utah...it was beautiful. We told Ted about it (Sasha was busy with a jump start) and he laughed at us...it was just those flood lights that rotate resting but still on all over the city....it did look cool.  

I can already tell that my body is in withdrawal...I wanted to run all 5 again at sub  10 pace but...oh....the pain...my  hamstring was acting up again. Problem is, my running partner needs to run a brisk pace to help the pain in her knee and she just is a spunky girl and does well with a faster pace. If I run slower I feel so relaxed and happy and it also helps my hamstring. Sigh....gotta find a balance....

See all of you tonight...can't wait.

Traveling with kids and with my leg still being sore decided to rest completely today. 

St. George was great. We'll get the team picture posted on Monday.