Fast Running Mommy

got all 5 in the morning. 3 miles with Sariah. She and I are going to try and run together. We'll see if we can make it work or not. She's in college and has a pretty busy schedule so getting to bed on time is a challenge. I know I never got into bed by 10!!  It was so nice to have someone to talk to as I ran though. Hopefully we can make it work a few times a week.    

I've got a huge stack of dishes from yesterday's big Easter dinner. We had turkey and some other yummy dishes..it was fun to make and better to eat...now for the dishes!! 

5 in the morning. I'm gonna miss running with my girls in the afternoon. I love my  kids. They are so full of love and life.  I get bogged down sometimes and feel like I need to get away to be happy but really my children are so sweet when I'm tired, they love resting with me and are tender to my needs. Family life really can be wonderful. 

3.2 by myself in the morning.....a dog got in my way...Sasha always gets a good laugh from my dog stories. This particular dog was galloping fast...really fast. I thought it was this dog I'd seen before who always gets distracted playing in the river and then has to run fast to catch up with his owner. So imagine my surprise when about 100 meters away it stops suddenly and starts barking at me. Obviously he was protecting his territory and I was not about to take him on alone. Turns out it was the dog of my previous running partners new partner....not only did she steal my partner but she has annoying dogs too....ooooo...I'm steaming. Okay she didn't really steal my partner but she did have an annoying dog that day. I not being a pet owner am totally unsympathetic to people that have their dogs off leashes and let them terrify sweet innocent runners.  Okay...done venting...maybe Brent needs to create some points for not letting a dog ruin your run. I could use some extra courage in that area. 

Today was a day of lots of ups and downs. I had my first appointment with my friend and midwife Holly Richardson. She is out to set a world record on kids. She gave birth to four and has adopted 20. Three of whom are still in Africa because of some problem with the US government and Visas..not sure of the details. I wasnt' expecting to hear the heartbeat.....but we did!! I've really got a baby in there...it's always exciting to hear those first flutters!

I had a great run for the first four miles of it. I averaged 10;30 pace which is tempo pace for a pregnant lady in my shape. It felt great but then I crashed on the last mile and could barely do 12.

After the run I rushed off to be the first in line for the BYU surplus sale. I've dreamed for months and months of buying a large cabinet that I can lock the toys away in so my kids don't get out fifty million different toys while I'm mopping the floor upstairs and can't see what they are doing. I had instructions from a friend who'd been to them before and drove to the spot. I didnt' want to miss the line. I walked around for 40 minutes trying to find the right building thinking maybe I'd gotten there too early. I finally called Sasha and he told me the location had been changed. I didn't check the e-mail she sent because I believed it to be in the same spot...as I'm sure she did too. Anyway, the point of this is that walking around so much right after a fairly fast run for my pregnant body killed my leg...the twinge went to pain and I was limping.

When I finally found the right place thanks to Sasha the cabinets were all sold and I walked out hurt and sad.....and without a cabinet....sigh.....

I think Brent calls these Body Be Good miles. I really killed my leg off yesterday due to various adventures and needed to rest it so I didn't get a longer term injury. I will probably do 2 again tomorrow. 

Still babying my leg. I think I'll be ready for action again on Monday. I don't have to play the organ tomorrow so I'll have a fairly restful day today...do some Saturday chores..work on my quilt and play with my kids.