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Water
I thought my water bottle was 24 ounces for some reason, but I checked yesterday and it is actually only 20 ounces. So, when I said I drank 72 ounces the other day, apparently I was lying! I really only drank 60 ounces on Tuesday, but that is still fantastic for me. And nearly half my weight in water. Yesterday I had 3-1/2 bottles of water, so that puts my total at 70 ounces for Wednesday. I...
One Twenty Five: Tonight I am dancing alone in my... →
This gave me a nice chuckle this morning;) Love it.
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Tonight I am dancing alone in my room like this,
because I came home starving from crossfit, ready to fly into the fridge like this,
But, I was all like ‘no, Liz, no!’ think about the consequences first, like this
And so I cooked up a storm in the kitchen, like this,
And then…
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Successful evening
I had my to do list and I wasn’t sure if I could get it all done, but I did.
I planned to leave right after work at 5. Mark picked Charly up from school and then took all the kids to the playground. While he was out, I put something together for dinner. Kind of nice to be able to IM, remote in to someone’s computer, and cook up some pasta and shuck some corn all at the same time.
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Adventure race →
It is Wednesday and there is just 2-1/2 more days and I will be on my way to my first Adventure Race. I am just so absolutely excited about this race. I know I have said that before, but truly…I AM!!
And the fact that it might be raining, wet, and muddy. Well, that just adds to the experience. I almost don’t want the day to get here because then it will mean that it is that much...
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nowforthefunpart replied to your photo: This is what my run last night looked like. No,…
LOL and that pace - wow! Must be those frosted mini-wheats! Glad the run felt good.
Ha ha! Oh, it was most definitely the mini wheats! :)
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Weekend mishmash
Friday night we had small group. Aydan was so tired by the end of the night, he went to his room to watch a little TV and ended up falling asleep on the floor with his car next to him (that he got at the Lane’s Car Show with Grammie and Papa earlier in the evening)
Saturday, Mark went to Civil War Days with a friend. I stayed home with the kids. We did a little work in the morning and...
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Sorry to hear that. I had to give up donating blood over a year ago. It starting making me anemic. I use to do it every 56 days on the clock. No way, I could run and donate. Women lose iron much quicker than men.
I did not know that women lost iron more quickly than men…but it does make sense. I have always had an issue with...
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Who would of thunk it
Certainly not me.
The last two weeks or so, I have been feeling very “depleted”. That is the best word I can come up with to describe it. I don’t have nearly the get up and go that I am used to. And exercising has been frustrating to say the least. It has been confusing and troublesome for me. That whole “what am I doing wrong?” constant question going through...
Enjoying the weekend
That is all. :)
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Flashback Friday
This is a picture of me when I was somewhere around 15-16 years old.
At this time in my life, I did not like myself very much. People told me that I was pretty, but I thought they were just being nice and I didn’t believe it to be true. I had such low self worth. It wasn’t fair to me or God. I felt awkward, out of place, and out of control. I desperately wanted control over my...
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*Big sigh*
It is 9:30. Two hours past bed time and little girl is still trying to get out of bed. She has had some stretches were we thought she was settled down, but nope.
This situation will definitely impact my ability to run at night. And since that is the only time I can run, well….we will just see how this goes.
On a positive note, Aydan went poop on the potty tonight! I know, that...
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The day has come.
We though we could postpone it as long as we could. Or we hoped that the day would never come. But, it is here.
PEYTEN HAS FIGURED OUT THAT SHE CAN GET OUT OF HER CRIB.
Charly and Aydan figured out this handy little bit of info much sooner than Peyten did. We moved them to big kid beds much sooner because of this fact as well. But, Peyten, even though that girl gets in to and figures out...
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So far I haven't forgot the things I needed to...
….or at least I haven’t remembered any of the things I have forgotten.
I figure either way, I’m ok. Well, until I remember I suppose. Ok, now I am just rambling. I could be a little tired. Possibly.
On the remember list: Buy s’mores fixins for bonfire on Sunday - check Make fudge for an order - check Buy Luke a birthday gift - check Pay bills - check Bring glscrip...
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Sometimes things don't turn out the way you...
So, you just roll with it.
Charly woke up today with a rash all over her arms and legs. We have no idea what it is, but are afraid it is contagious because the pharmacist said a couple kids have come in with it. So, we are pumping her with benadryl and keeping her out of the sun and away from people.
Mark had some things to do at the church, so I stayed home with the kids. Aydan and Peyten...
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Teeth
Charly, my 6 year old, had a tooth pulled earlier today at the dentist. It was so sad to see her in pain like that. She was also so loopy from the gas. Which was a bit funny of course.
Hours later, she is pretty much back to normal now.
Well, the dentist put her tooth in a little box for her to take home. She was upstairs getting ready for bed and then she ran downstairs to ask me a...
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Trail mix
I just ate a bowl of trail mixbeforethe kids got to the mix. Oh my goodness, so many m&m’s!!
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Mini goals
Yesterday’s goal: Weights
I did get some weights in. Barbell work, various sit ups, planks, squats, shadow boxing. I only worked out for about 20 minutes, but I tried to hit many different areas of my body. I am not as sore today as I was the day after I worked out last time. So, not sure if that is a good thing or not, I guess I need to work out harder next time! It worked...
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Making tortillas with little girl
Last night was leftover night, so I decided to make some flour tortillas to go with. Peyten decided to help :)
They turned out pretty good!
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Much needed sleep
I went to bed at 9 o’clock last night. That is unheard of for me. I guess I really needed the sleep. I slept until this morning and still could have slept longer. Aydan did wake me up at 1am with a stinky diaper. (He had also woken Mark up at midnight from falling out of the bed, which I slept through, even though it was right above my head!) My alarm went off at 6:30am, which I...
I found this in my drafts, I forgot to post....
Kid conversations after my half marathon:
(on the drive home) Charly: “oh mom, I forgot to tell you! (chuckles) It was so funny. Opa was our taxi driver!” (pauses) “oh no, I forgot to pay him!”
(on the drive home) Charly: “Mom, I really like your brother.” Mom: “you mean Uncle Brett?” Charly: “yeah, but I just want to call him...
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Mother's Day
This weekend was wonderful. It was full of lots of family time, which is always the best.
On Sunday, I woke up on the early side and Charly was up with me. Aydan woke up shortly after and Peyten slept in just a tad more. After sneaking in a shower before Peyten woke up, I decided to make some breakfast. Scrambled eggs with ham, green peppers, onions, and cheese. I made up a plate for Cindy...
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I have to write this down before I forget...
We were sitting at the table and Peyten (2 yr old) was playing with Charly’s (6 yr old) purse. She ended up finding a cookie inside. Grammie and I were laughing that Charly had put a cookie in her purse and we weren’t really even sure where she got it from. Peyten of course, took the opportunity, and ate the cookie. It was a small shortbread type lemon cookie. Well, about ten...
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Chicken Dinner
Here is how our dinner went in pictures:
Gotta get the oil going.
It ended up being a very good size chicken.
All cut up and soaking up some milk.
Oh, she’s saying “cheese”, you just can’t tell.
Double floured and ready to fry.
Greasy goodness.
It is hard to have fried chicken without mashed potatoes.
Chef Aydan, always there to help.
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Because I do love me some stats...
~795th out of 2236 finishers
~289th out of 1330 women finishers
~68th in my age group (30-34) out of 239
between the 5k(2108), half(2236), and full marathon(702), there were a total of 5046 runners. I love that Kalamazoo, MI can bring in over 5,000 runners and do it well! Great race. Despite the hills, I will most likely be running this same race next year. Under 2 hours would definitely be...
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Borgess Half Marathon recap
Saturday was lovely. I got to spend the morning with my family, the afternoon with my brother, and the even with my friend Becca. It was nice to have a litle time away from all my “motherly duties”.
I was able to get some sleep Saturday night on my brother’s couch. I had my alarm set for 6:30am and I woke up at 6:25 wondering if I missed my alarm. Anxiety much?
We ate...
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