Is that enough "la"s? I love Christmas, but I am still completely exhausted! Today, my dad offered to take my kids off my hands for the day, so I arranged to go shopping with my friend, Whitney. I had stockings that still needed stuffing! We spent the entire day going to Target, Toys R Us, Dicks (where I was extremely proud of myself for avoiding the Nike section for the wallet emptying abyss that it is), and Walmart. And there may have been a brief stop at California Pizza Kitchen. I am proud to proclaim though that everything is done - bought, wrapped, and waiting. D-O-N-E.
I came home to find my husband installing my birthday present (a TV for watching while on the treadmill). This is what I found:
Hmmmmm, while I've seen people running backwards on a treadmill, I don't think it's for me. And I don't plan to have eyeballs installed on my butt cheeks anytime soon.
Perhaps I can catch a glimpse while doing a backflip amidst my running. Everyone does that, right?
Speaking of the treadmill, though, I'm sure you're all dying to know (right?) about my run the other night when I said I wanted to run instead of post. I only had 30 minutes until hubby got home from out of town, so I knew if I was going to run, I had to get moving. I had been dressed to run all day, but got sidetracked by various Christmas chores. My legs still feel like lead post-marathon, but I wanted to get in at least 3 miles, which is a tough pace for me. Then, of course, I decided to up it to 3.1 so that I'd get a full 5k in and see how I felt (I have a 5k scheduled next Wednesday).
I struggled. I felt like losing my dinner afterwards. But I did what I set out to do. Peter got home at about 28 minutes, and scared me... which took every last bit of lung capacity. Considering my PR 5k is 28:16, though, I think pushing a 30:59 on a treadmill (and not during a race) is pretty good for me, especially a week and a half after seriously struggling through 26.2.
Just in case you wonder what kind of other crazy stuff happens in this house... my 8-year-old, Patrick, saw a BB-gun he liked at Bass Pro Shop (while with my dad)... he came home and made it out of Legos - complete with stand, pellet box, and deer emblem on the butt of the gun.
As always, I was impressed, although I still think the zoo monorail system he built last week was even better - complete with animals, restaurant, monorail car, and tracks.
While he was doing this, Lily (6), was supposed to be stuffing Christmas cards. Paige (2) wanted to help, but I told her she was too little. Imagine my surprise when I turned around and saw this:
I love towards the end where she says "I doing a great job!" Yes, you are!
Back soon with that giveaway I keep promising... gotta get some photos and meet my brother for his birthday dinner.
10 comments:
Awww! Great post - isn't Christmas the best? :)
The tv
That made me laugh!!!!
Here one more : LA !!
great job squeezing that run in! if i'm pressed for time like you were i totally end up bailing because i think i'll never get it in. thanks for showing me that i'm wrong ;) and adorable video :)
Yay for Dads who take kids off our hands for a little while!! :) That's aweseomt that you finshed shopping...doesn't it feel good?!
Way to get that run in...and good luck w/ that tv. :)
Make sure the video is setup for the treadmill backflip trick. That would be a winner for sure.
Great treadmill 5k time! and I really did laugh at the TV being put up, totally something that would happen if my hubby was hooking up the tv. :)
Great treadmill run, don't forget to set the incline to 1% for treadmill runs. The TV setup crack me up but unfortunately my DH will do the same thing
Can't wait to see a video of the treadmill acrobatics. Your kids are too cute! Love that he built that completely out of legos. Do you have a Lego store in your area? They do this thing called Lego club like once a month and they get together and just build all kinds of neat things. Loved the video of the girls, they are dolls and Paige did do a great job.
Haha, the TV gave me a good laugh. Nice 5k time, especially so soon after your big race? Aren't you supposed to be recovering? Hahahahaha
Oh, my! That video is too cute. I usually don't watch videos, but I knew this one would be adorable. Your girls are darling! And what a handsome and crafty little man you have!
I am so impressed with the Lego creations! That is so creative!!
Um ... what is the final resolution with the TV? Is the treadmill going to be rotated? Do you need us to pitch in and get you those glasses where you can see behind yourself?
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