Brett and the Girls at Worlds of Fun last FridayI was in a funk yesterday- no real reason. I went to the wrong location for an activity (it ended up fine, but I drove across town), the kids were still cranky from a very busy weekend, and I realized I didn't get any "d0wn" time this past weekend. So, by 5:40 when Brett walked in the door, I was ready to go.
I've been mulling around this idea of running a 5K. I've been thinking about it for a few months, but at the Y, I was more focused on cross-training. I couldn't stand to run on the treadmill for very long, and I wasn't quite confident in my ability as a runner. It was an easy cop-out. Thanks to a father in our homeschool group, I have been running track with the girls once a week. We meet on a high school track and run varying distances each week (none more than an 800). This has allowed me to enjoy running outside. Now that the weather has finally decided to act season-appropriate, I can get out and run. So, that's what I did last night. Brett took the kids to the Y, and I went for a two mile run. My first two mile run outside. Without stopping. Just running. In the sun. Yes, it got hot. Yes, it got sweaty. Yes, I could feel it in every muscle. But, I didn't wear myself out. Instead, I came home and felt energized. I only ran two miles because I had remembered to track a mile away from our house on the van's odometer that afternoon. I felt strong. I felt like I could take on more! Now, the idea of doing a 5K didn't feel so out of reach to me. And its still under serious consideration. I'm contemplating doing the Hospital Hill Run on June 7th. I ran again this morning-this time three miles.
So, that was step one of getting rid of a funk in a healthy way.
Step two involved this crazy little thing called the Scholastic Book Warehouse Sale. It occurs twice a year. They open the warehouse up and everything is 50% off. That stuff is usually a good deal, but a lot of times you can find those books at the Half Price Book Store or even Walmart for around the same price. The amazing part is in the back- they have a $1 section. $1 for any book back there. Sure, there's a lot of twaddle: High School Musical, Captain Underpants, etc., but there are usually some pretty great finds as well. Last night they had an abundance of novels for an adult audience that some middle school had ordered and not sold. Slaughter-House Five, One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Gone with the Wind, and many more titles. Some "bestseller" novels that I can read at the Lake. And lots of stuff for the kids, too. A neat book on the Civil Rights Movement, a pack of Dora phonics readers, a Spanish Verb flip book, a book about Kansas curiosities. It is always amazing what you can pick up for one dollar.
Eli and Gavin played soccer together last Saturday
