A Couple of Funnies

Yesterday Lexi was playing with her little buddy next door. I was at a baby shower and when I came home Lexi was laying on the couch crying and was obviously hurt somehow. Come to find out, her and Skyler were playing "Fishing" and Lexi just so happen to be the fish. They had gotten a bungee cord and Lexi actually put the hook in her mouth while she pretended to swim and what do you do when you catch a fish? You pull the pole and try to hook the hook into the fish's mouth, right? That's just what Skyler did and Lexi sure enough got hooked! Her poor little mouth is cut along the entire inside of her cheek. Funny little kids---

My neighbor boy Daxton rides to school with us every morning. The other morning he was rubbing his shoulder and was quite obvious about his shoulder not feeling that great. I asked him about it and he told me that her hurt it at football practice. He said that the QB threw the ball and it hit him in the shoulder. Poor kid! That night I talked to Kenny, his dad, and asked him how football practice was going for Daxton. He said, "What? That kid isn't playing football!" So Funny!! Then this morning when he came over, he again was rubbing his shoulder and began to tell Shane and I that yesterday at football practice there were these birds that were flying over them and one of them flew down and landed on his shoulder and dug it's talons into his shoulder and REALLY hurt his shoulder this time! I was cracking up- where do kids come up with this kind of stuff? I have been laughing all morning at him and his funny stories. What will happen today at football practice? I can't wait to hear about it tomorrow before school! :)

Run for Fun???

So I ran my 3rd Half Marathon this last weekend and it got me thinking- why is it that I enjoy running? And not just running to play with my kids but running 13 miles?? Am I crazy? Then I started thinking is it that I enjoy not sleeping the night before and just getting up at 4 am because I just can't sleep and I might as well just get up out of bed and get ready for the race? Is it riding a bus and meeting other fellow runners who all of a sudden become your best friend and give you high fives as you leave the bus wishing you luck? Or it must be standing in the port a potty line, not because you have to go but because that's just what you do before a race so you're not the one darting off into the bushes with your shorts around your ankles. Or is it the reuniting with old friends at the start line, of whom you haven't seen for 15 or so years? But then I thought it must be the adrenaline that starts pumping as I crank my ipod and start down the mountain. There's the smells, sights, and the thumping of your feet against the concrete along with the other 2000 runners. I love the other runners. Like the chubby guy running with his friends who all of sudden yelled, "I thought you said this was a 5K!" and then he took off like a bat out of you know where down the mountain. He was hilarious! Maybe it's the training and running 3 nights a week with friends outside! It's become my therapy, my release, my time away so I can be a better mom and wife the next day. But I must say the best part is finishing. And it may not be that very moment because for some reason I always HATE the last 2 miles of the race, but give me a few minutes and I feel excitement, euphoria, grateful that I set a goal and accomplished something, something that a lot of people haven't done. It's that competitive side of me that's ecstatic because I beat my time from the same race but last year!!! The thing I love about running is that anybody can do it if they put their mind to it and push themselves a little bit. Thanks to my running partners for their encouragement and motivation and for making running just that much more fun and as always for a husband and kids who are supportive. I always feel a little emotional when my family is there at the end, granted they weren't there this last weekend, but all the other times! I love it! So there it is, for those of you who wonder WHY I run just for fun!!!