Fast Running Mommy

I'm not sure on this as I was running in about 6 inches of snow up at my sister's house and had no watch with me...just ran until it felt like I'd been gone about 20 minutes and then ran another 10  with the kids (we timed that one). I think I should get at least 50 commando points for running in the snow with my three little kids all by myself. Sasha  was in Tennessee. 

Got in my normal 5. I think hormones are making me more tired because even after not doing a tempo run last week 10:30 pace felt fast to me today. 

We miscalculated a bit and added some more. I made my partner slow down a bit...This is not an announcement by far but I'm feeling tired and wondering what could be the cause.........

Everyone turn on KBYU TV sometime this month and you may see me and my kids on the commercial they made of us. I am on for half a second reading a story to Joseph..not that I care but yes....I did not brush my own hair that day....just pulled it back in a pony tail. My neighbor says we looked great....I haven't seen it yet.

Jenny also made a commercial for BYU that should be airing for several years...so don't be surprised if you see it....

I just have to brag. Yesterday I made two Nephite costumes, a stocking for Joseph(easy easy pattern) and a simple but lovely Christmas apron for myself.

Today we are making Nativity sets out of clay that will air dry and we can paint later in the week.

I love Christmas time. Everything about it..even the commericalism...to me it just testifys of man's desire for something better...for things to be more focused on Christ. Yes, yes, I  know some people really only care about themselves and money and la di da but I believe in the Divine Nature of man and that deep down almost everyone seeks for something better, something kinder....that's what I love about Christmas.  

51:01

Okay so now I'll admit it. I thought I might be pregnant. I don't mind disclosing my medical history here since I think we are all friends and since I'm blogging my runs I feel like I need to tell what's happening in my body.

My friend Fred as I fondly call him has not come to visit yet but the pregnancy tests have all been negative. Might get some blood work done next week to verify...we'll see. I'm going in to see the endocrinologist for my thryoid and may ask they verify my pregnant or non pregnant status. Being pregnant is exhausting but waiting for it can be a lot of work too...Phew. Emotionally I'm getting worn out but trying to just enjoy life and of course love the little ones I have now. I'm fine but would prefer if Fred came on time to not mess with my fragile emotional state.

56:36

I felt so slow and tired and the begninning. I didn't want to finish. Then I got started talking about my glory days in dating when I was a Freshman at BYU. I had some hilarious stories like the time two boys asked me to Homecoming and then one sent flowers and I didn't know who sent them because the card fell off. Or the time two boys pulled out the same talk by Spencer W. Kimball on me about going on their missions and how they wanted me to hold the key to their heart (one was Sasha BTW) and then two guys named Sasha (one again..I did marry) told me they loved me on the same day. (Sasha was on his mission and wrote me a letter.

I was very friendly and cute little thing but not a player at all. I did not try and make these guys fall for me...I was dating a million guys and just having fun and studying hard...I made the Dean's List that semester also..

 Anyway, I got lost in thought and we ended up running way extra. Sweet Amanda.
 

Had a nice run by myself today..got a chance to think about some things. Light rain but not too bad because it's several degrees above freezing. I feel a little bit worn out from the run today. 

50:29

We've been having Russian Day with this awesome family we met that homeschools and the mom is native Russian. We are taking the month of December off so I think I'm going to take my kids to the art Museum today and show them the fabulous work of a Mormon artist on display at the BYU Museum. She was a mother of eight and a rancher and still found time to dedicate herself to painting the story of our religion in giant panoramas.

Any mother can appreciate how difficult it is to find time to dedicate to talents, she was an amazing woman and I want to share her beautiful talent with my kiddos today.  

Yuck and double yuck...ooey gooey snow today. Made running my normal pace harder of course as we all know.

I never did take my kids to the art museum yesterday. For some odd reason I was so wiped out after my run I had to take a nap and couldn't get going...sad...we'll have to go there another time. Got the rest of my Christmas shopping done.

I nearly killed myself coming home from Ted and Elizabeth's house later today. This very rude driver in a fancy sleek black Lexus pulled out in front on me on slick mushy hilly snow covered roads....you know the type that are death driving on. Well then...he stopped half way up the hill and almost rolled back on me and made me almost not get up the hill. I'm sure he's going to some "I can't drive politely in snow" purgatory when he dies..ooo... 

Feeling better this week. rocky icy paths so our time was nice and slow. 55:14 

I've got a doctor's appointment today...we'll see what's up with this body hopefully.  

I'm too lazy to go upstairs and get the Garmin but our time was about 50:42. .

I went to the Doctor. I was hoping that Iwas pregnant and that my hypothyroidism had magically disappeared. Negative on both counts. Thryoid problems are very easy to treat but I told my running partner today that if I was going to write a book on the subject I would call it, "Hypothryoidism" and then smaller "The disease that doesn't kill you but makes you wish you were dead" You feel very very  tired when it is low....which is probably what has been happening to me(but only when Fred visits) since my medicine ran out and I decided to wait until I got pregnant to make another appointment(because we have to pay for our visits out of pocket..we have a huge deductible...I didn't want to go in one month and pay 100  bucks and then have to get retested 1 month later because I was pregnant and that changes things and thus changes my dosage) 

Anyway, I am terribly sad but also very happy that at least I have a disease that is very easy to treat and fairly common and well researched. 

The only explanation I can fathom for me being so baby hungry  is that my children are so completely adorable that I just don' t ever want to stop having such cute kids...or maybe it's because I'm going to have twins next time and this is God's way of preparing me to really really want the extra work that comes with that...I don't know.....don't mind my rambling...have a good day everyone.  

52 something..dont' remember now.

I am very sad. A older man in our ward died yesterday. He had heart problems and was old but I am still heart broken. You see Julia loves Grandpas and he had adopted her and Jenny and brought us presents all the time and gave them hugs on Sundays. He was working on a doll house for them for Christmas and I just don't think I've ever been so sad about a man I really didn't know that well passing on. I was so excited to go and help him and for at least a couple more years of friendship with this adopted grandpa. I am not sure of course because he died in his sleep but I wouldn't be surprised if he had been working on one of the dollhouses he was making as Santa Claus for neighborhood little girls. What a dear man. We know exactly where he is now.  

51:59  

Nice normal run today. Just chatted about whatever came into our pretty little heads. I think I might have been complaining about kids in my home the other day that scream for attention from their moms and the moms would say back to them, "Yes sweetie." Maybe they were trying the ol" A soft answer turneth away wrath" trick but I usually call my kids on it and ask them to be soft to me too.  

52:42 It was slippery and cold but I was very very thankful for my running partner being there to talk to me.

i had the craziest dream last night...in the few hours that I slept.....Jacob must be teething again...argh! I dreamt that a friend of mine who is pregnant and is having trouble eating normal foods made her family this very disgusting casserole that she absolutely loved. (not for the weak of stomach to read) It was a baked dish of cucumbers, cream of mushroom soup and raisin bran.....yum yum....maybe I should enter it in a raisin bran recipe contest...sad thing is that you never know....

I ran 3 by myself this morning and then 2 with the kids later in the morning. It's amazing how hard it was to motivate myself  in the cold without my running partner. I do fine some days but today I almost stopped at 2 and called it good for the day. I'm so glad I didn't. I think it would have been one of those days where I felt a lack of motivation all day if I didn't get my full run in. It was a busy day, hard in some aspects and nice in others. We went to the funeral of our dear friend and adopted grandpa Bob Johnson. He was such a darling man. I am truly sorry to see him gone and think I will grieve his loss for many years to come. He had such a loving way with my children. They all loved him. I think he truly emanated the scripture where the Savior tells the little children to come unto him and doesn't turn them away.

My two oldest children cried the entire hour and a half at the funeral....Suprisingly my youngest Julia didn't shed a tear.

by myself..not too bad today

50:29  Amanda came today...she doesn't go out of town until tomorrow. yay.

I am going to miss her a lot.....I told her I'd be happy thinking about her running with her husband every day.

I've run by myself for years and should be fine after a couple of days. 

Computer down for a couple of days...can't remember my time

Felt good today. I didn't really miss Amanda as much as I thought I would...looks like I'll survive. Thank goodness she's coming back in a couple of weeks. 

55:27 very slippery and I went slow...although it didn't feel that slow. I need to take my vitamins during the winter...I feel better when I do. Hopefully I won't get slow and fat while Amanda's out of town.

We've had another death in our ward....actually it happened a few days before my kids adopted grandpa died. The lady I visit teach was engaged and her husband to be passed away. He literally had a heart attack and dropped dead. I gave her a beaded angel I made for her and gave her a Christmas wish that eventually her sense of humor will come back.  

Absolutely no going over my 5 miles when Amanda is gone...I time it perfectly so I stop right on the dot...I'm super lazy that way I guess....I would like to try running  more but I think I wait until Amanda gets back and we'll do it together...and maybe when it's a bit warmer...like Feb.

Had a great run. Felt strong and ran under 50 minutes!! 

Felt good again today..ran in 48..something...forgot to stop watch as I went up driveway and I'm not counting that towards my time. 

 Merry Christmas FRB!!!
 

Happiest and saddest Christmas of my life. Lots of presents and fun this morning...but the dollhouse was there from the man in my ward who started working on it for my girls and died before he finished. Bittersweet. 

Up at 5 with the baby...decided to at least get 2 in before the kids came charging out to look at their presents from Santa..Sasha of course wanted me to do all five but I think a break would be okay today anyway. My hamstring has been sore for about a month now and I think it could use a break.  

I woke up as wonder woman today. I ran 5 miles almost effortlessly in less than 45 minutes....want to know my secret? Well..it has to do with a present Sasha got for Chistmas. Something he's been wanting for a long time. We'll try to get a picture of it posted this week. Once we find an unsuspecting neighbor to take a picture of us.

I also want to apologize to the sensitive members of this blog...such as myself...for that incredibly annoying ad that keeps popping up about the new sitcom with a name that makes my blood curl. As a mom that's trying to teach my children the importance of modesty and not making jokes about our body I'm really unhappy about it.  And for those of you who think it's funny...shame on you..I'm sure your mother taught you better.  

no time for today. My legs are sore from yesterday's wonder woman thing...By the way...for those of you who didn't read Sasha's blog, I had a lot of help yesterday. Sasha hooked me up to the power harness and he dragged me out for a run. We had fun playing horse and buggy...I was the buggy. :)

Legs still sore..thanks a lot honey...(from the harness run..see Wednesday) but I had some friction on the trail and got in about 10 min mile pace..which is a good normal run for me. :)

I may do another mile with Julia this afternoon...or talk Sasha into letting me try cross country skiing. My legs are still sore but my hamstring was so bad I could hardly move. I am resting it. 

Happy New Year. 

My sore hamstring was so bad on Saturday when I tried to run another mile I decided to rest it completely today. Funny how your body works. Now my back is hurting because I haven't run as much.....guess I sat too much yesterday. It makes me grateful that usually I can run and anxious to get back to it tomorrow.