The happy compromise has come in the form of taking the kids for a walk. Now, any mother of a 1 or 3 year old knows that their pace leaves something to be desired. I've figured out a great way to resolve this by pulling them in their wagon. They get out and enjoy the sunshine, I get a mile of workout while pulling 70ish pounds of resistance. Isn't it nice to find win-wins?
Saturday, May 16, 2009
A Mountain Workout
With track season winding down and summer approaching, I am always looking for some way to burn off a few extra calories (lately it seems the caloric intake>output). One of my favorite ways to burn calories is going for a jog. All the area around us is hills so it would be a perfect layout. Unfortunately, up here in the mountains most roads are too narrow and windy to go very far. I do have approximately a mile loop that our house is on but I'd find myself running in circles and I don't do that well. Plus, I don't suppose thered be much tolerance from the little ones when I needed to lock them in a closet until I get home.
The happy compromise has come in the form of taking the kids for a walk. Now, any mother of a 1 or 3 year old knows that their pace leaves something to be desired. I've figured out a great way to resolve this by pulling them in their wagon. They get out and enjoy the sunshine, I get a mile of workout while pulling 70ish pounds of resistance. Isn't it nice to find win-wins?
The happy compromise has come in the form of taking the kids for a walk. Now, any mother of a 1 or 3 year old knows that their pace leaves something to be desired. I've figured out a great way to resolve this by pulling them in their wagon. They get out and enjoy the sunshine, I get a mile of workout while pulling 70ish pounds of resistance. Isn't it nice to find win-wins?
Friday, May 15, 2009
Back in the Swing of Things
We drove almost 30 hours north to visit family last Wednesday-Thursday and then made the trip back down here this Monday-Tuesday so it's taken me a little while to get back in the swing of things. On Friday we spent the morning with Grandma then she watched the kids while I went to help sis with her track practice. She's got some pretty good hurdlers for 7th & 8th graders.
Saturday we spent all day at my niece's league finals track meet where she got 4th, 2 5ths, a 6th and a 7th (that's 5 events, but we're not really counting). Since there were 10 schools there that means that there were somewhere between 20-30 kids in each event, so that's pretty respectable finishing if you ask me. Her 7th place came when she WON her heat in a hurdles race, so really, you can't ask much more than that. She's quite the little speed demon.
Sunday we got to relax around the house for the morning and then we went with Aunti, Cousins, Grandma & my best friend from high school and her kids (10 of us girls altogether) to a play in Portland called "Petite Rouge". It was a cute rendition of little red riding hood, except spun in a Cajun version. The LRRH was a duck and the big bad wolf was really a crocodile. We also got to go out to lunch before hand and had some strawberries & angel food cake when we got home so it was a good day all around.
I was exhausted when we got home after having very little sleep the previous 2 days. Somehow the week has gotten away from me and now it is already Friday! Tomorrow is our big state track meet where two of my hurdlers will be competing in both hurdle events. They are total rock stars in my book. Come Sunday I will probably be tired again and sunburned but looking forward, I know it will be worth it. All those trips that wear you out through the day after are always the best ones.
Saturday we spent all day at my niece's league finals track meet where she got 4th, 2 5ths, a 6th and a 7th (that's 5 events, but we're not really counting). Since there were 10 schools there that means that there were somewhere between 20-30 kids in each event, so that's pretty respectable finishing if you ask me. Her 7th place came when she WON her heat in a hurdles race, so really, you can't ask much more than that. She's quite the little speed demon.
Sunday we got to relax around the house for the morning and then we went with Aunti, Cousins, Grandma & my best friend from high school and her kids (10 of us girls altogether) to a play in Portland called "Petite Rouge". It was a cute rendition of little red riding hood, except spun in a Cajun version. The LRRH was a duck and the big bad wolf was really a crocodile. We also got to go out to lunch before hand and had some strawberries & angel food cake when we got home so it was a good day all around.I was exhausted when we got home after having very little sleep the previous 2 days. Somehow the week has gotten away from me and now it is already Friday! Tomorrow is our big state track meet where two of my hurdlers will be competing in both hurdle events. They are total rock stars in my book. Come Sunday I will probably be tired again and sunburned but looking forward, I know it will be worth it. All those trips that wear you out through the day after are always the best ones.
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