Friday, January 07, 2011

The longest week of the year....

Yes, I realize it is only the first full week of the year, but the first week back is always tough. Ashley had been tracked out of school for a month, so it was especially hard for her. But she received a new alarm clock as a present, and every morning she gets up at 6:45am and starts to get dressed on her own. This is so much better than the previous mornings sans alarm clock where I would have to bug her and bug her some more to get up.

And I am back on track with running. I did 8 miles of speedwork on the treadmill last night at the gym. It was torture, but really doing mile repeats makes the miles go by pretty quickly. 20 miles is on deck for the morning. My first of two. The marathon is getting closer and closer. I have visions of how I want to do, but since it is so much of an unknown, I really don't know what to expect. And that is a little nerve-wracking.

I continue to check the girls' heads every night for lice and I probably will until they turn 18. I never, ever want to deal with bugs in our hair again.

Audrey turns 5 in less than 2 weeks, and I am just getting to her birthday party invitations today. We are doing it at a Build-a-Bear at the mall. I just hope the mall won't be crowded that day.

2 comments:

Carmen said...

Hey there runner girl! I am heading to the TT at 8 for 9 miles with Laura and Holly if you want some familiar faces for part of your run.

SJINCO said...

Way to go on your running accomplishments, I really wish I could get in the groove myself, but eh. I haven't yet.

How'd you guys get lice anyways? I don't even want to think about having to deal with it - what a pain that must have been.

A certain 8 year old that lives in my house got an alarm clock for his birthday....it's been working out great!