Tag: Running

Fun Friday

Most mornings I do pretty well staying on task and getting the 3 big kids out the door for the bus. By on task, I mean they all got dressed, have shoes (and socks) on, have brushed their teeth, and are eating something that resembles breakfast food. Today was pancakes again. Not the gooey syrupy ones, but frozen pancakes heated in the microwave that have chocolate chips in them. I wouldn’t dare give them syrup to bounce off the wall for their teacher all day, although it’s more to do with potential messes kids can make using syrup. Just trust that my judgment on this one is correct for now. When the twins are 10, maybe I’ll reconsider.

In the midst of morning routine, I had a spontaneous clean out of the twins’ shirt drawer. They’re only 5 and I like the matching stuff, even if different colors. The rotation of shirts sometimes gets thrown off when there are spills or additional changes. When the two shirts separate, it’s like a life cycle to get them back together. With Spring around the corner, I pulled all of the shirts out of the drawer and put the folded matches together. I think only 2 have a missing partner, one may be in a school backpack in case of an accident, the other may be lost at my parents house after our visit last month.

On the horizon for the weekend: Scouts, baseball clinic, book report, practicum assignments, and a meeting later with some towns people. I didn’t intentionally skip running, but I don’t know if it will happen. It’s 20 degrees out and I was thankful for the close parking spot I got at school last night because it is a brutal kind of cold. Lent day 3: I’ve been writing on the blog. Not much else spiritually, but maybe I will find something to do that sticks. Have a great weekend!

Just Another Day in Paradise

Few things throw off a parent’s week greater than a snow day…. Except my kids have a half day today, just three days after the snow day. I appreciate reminders on these kinds of days, as a current stay at home mom whose schedule is pretty flexible. My only concern for an early release is that I’m out picking up groceries when the bus comes to drop off my kids.

Half day means my preschool twins don’t have school at all, so I get the bonus time with them. It’s an easy day when tablets are charged and the “right” episode of Spongebob or Paw Patrol is on. Snacks must be available every 10-15 minutes and then lunch better be something delicious. Don’t dare try to serve Uncrustables with chips or something I would have been thrilled to have in my lunchbox. Nope. Better have that Sun Dried Tomato Turkey from the Deli. On the right kind of bread. Sometimes toasted. Never with cheese for them.

I realized preparing lunch yesterday that I had few options. I had done a Walmart grocery order online and had a 1-2 window pick up. I can usually cut down on one snack if I serve lunch around 11, so we didn’t have much prior to the order. I had Turkey, though. I thought long and hard at making them a PB&J and saving the Turkey for me for today. 19 hours later, I wish I did that. I forgot to add Turkey in my order and one of the twins barely ate his lunch. It was Ash Wednesday so I considered how sacrificial it was to not eat it and let the other twin have it. Kept thinking, no more than two meals, and I shouldn’t cut the Hershey pie. Happy I reminded myself, maybe I will cut it today. Or after I post this. 🤷‍♀️

I woke up thankful I didn’t commit last night to running at 5:30 this morning. Which makes me nervous should I actually do a run this weekend. I’m the kind of person who does best with a 5k followed by a day off. Not a “run at the crack of dawn to begin the day.” Although I don’t have experience with that, just know from how I feel and act following a 5k. I want to eat and sleep.

My 9.5 year old is asking when the next 5k is, so maybe I should get my butt in gear.