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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 02, 1999

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I ran the Top of Utah Marathon in 4:43 after having my third child the year before. 5 K in 24:19, 10 K in 53 minutes pregnant. Survived personal training from my lovable but slightly overbearing husband Sasha for more than 8 years!!

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break 23:45 in the 5k.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay thin and full of energy.

Not be an embarassment to my family full of world class athletes.

Personal:

Madly in love with Sasha. We have been married since 1996 and have been blessed with seven of the most adorable and talented children : Benjamin, Jennifer, Julia, and Joseph, Jacob, William and Stephen.

All of our children have run in at least one race, including Jacob and William who did it inside the womb. I enjoy various non-running activities such as: baking, sewing, playing organ, piano and flute, painting, and playing with our  vivacious children.

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Sat, Sep 27, 2008
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2.000.002.00

Nice and easy..challenged some guys from my ward to a race...they said maybe I could beat them this morning..must have been sleepy bunnys. 

I'm so looking forward to the next month..my nesting urges can finally be realized. No more camping trips, yard sales, b-day parties (i've done two in the last month) or anything else but finishing up whatever it is I want to before the baby comes.

I think I'm going to freeze some peach sauce today. Much easier than canning....so I'm off to Wal-mart for ziplock bags and whatever else I may need. Then we can finish up Halloween costumes....I'm excited because I'm going to let Jenny do most of the sewing on her skirt. I dont' know why my Mom didn't teach me to sew. I've had to figure it out as an adult and although I've come a long way I'll probably never be as good as my mom.  

Comments
From Kelli on Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 17:03:13

Productive Saturday! And that is awesome that you are teaching your daughter to sew. My mom tried to teach me, but I rebelled! All of my sister sew and they are so good at it, and so is my mom. I just rely on them to sew for me (and can, for that matter). I am so undomestic. I have always fought it for some reason!

Anyway, enough about me! You are almost there!! So, so fun!

From sarah on Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 17:23:42

I feel for you Kelli..I've never really considered myself domestic in the sewing/canning since either. I've had to work hard to learn what I do know and pretend to fit in with the ladies I know it just comes so naturally.

I know you have talents that your sisters' envy....I know I envy your ability to run pretty darn fast without seeming to worry too much about it...that's a talent many people will never have no matter how they try. You can kind of fake it with the domestic stuff if you are a stay at home mom.

From Kelli on Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 17:31:43

Well, I can actually cook, when I feel like it!! I make the best lasagna and banana bread in the family by far! And I am a pro at food storage for my family (it would not work for every family, though)! And, forget that I make typos all of the time here, but I am (was) a good teacher so I know that helps my kids out! And i am a pro at couponing and stretching a grocery budget until it screams!

I did make a rag quilt last year and I loved how it turned out. It just kills my neck and back to sew all day long. I could do it if in a pinch, so that is what counts. And, like I said, I know how to can, I just choose not to!

Here is a funny story---last year my mom and sister were canning pears (one of my favorites) and they kept begging me to join them. I was considering it, and then I hit the greatest sale at Albertsons and, with coupons, was able to get 50 jars of Del Monte pears (and mandarin oranges and pineapple) for 17 cents each! Can not beat that, so i got out of the canning! My mom's are better, but the ones I got were pretty darn good!

So, I do have my talents!! And I do also really try to not fret about the running. I run for weight loss, health, and sanity---speed is not that big of a deal (but we all want to at least improve each time, right?)

Have a great day!

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