Running thoughts

I have now been faithfully running for about 7 weeks. Thank goodness for the training group or I don't know if I would have been so faithful. Tomorrow will be 30 days until the half marathon. Yikes! I have to admit that I never loved running but now it has almost gotten.....fun. Oh my! Who have I become?

For me running has been a great way for me to de-stress and de-mommy (not a word but I think I could start using that one) myself. I love getting out and having the weight of the world lifted from my shoulders. I come home refreshed...and sweaty and stinky, but it feels great. Last Saturday I ran my furthest ever...7 miles. This Saturday it is 8 miles. I am nervous, but excited to see if I can actually do it! It is also a great time to pray, reflect, and clear my mind. The long runs seem to get my mind wandering, though. Here are some of my thoughts:

-Road kill stinks. All road kill smells the same no matter the animal.

-Whether they are clearance running shorts or more expensive running shorts they ALL ride up and you end up tugging on them throughout the run.

-The people in cars must think "if you run and still look like that, then it isn't working, honey"

-What would be a good Facebook status today?

-The fast runners that run an extra two miles AND PASS ME should not tell me "good job" as they go flying by.

-How in the world am I going to run 13.1 miles at one time?

-I want to detour to that garage sale

-Giving birth x3 does a number on your bladder....nuff said

-I am sooooo eating ice cream tonight (which could have something to do with the very very slow weight loss)

-I could never ever ever run without music, how do people do it? And TALK while running? No way.

Well, you get the picture. You have to occupy your time somehow. If you run I would love to hear what goes through your mind so you are not thinking "how much further to the end, I think I am going to die."

In other news, Morgan turned 8 months old yesterday. I can now pull her mo-hawk over & put a little bow in her hair. Love it! She is not crawling yet, but the girl knows how to work a room. She just rolls and rolls and scoots around. Still no teeth. Ethan didn't get teeth until 9 months and Reece was 12 months. We are late teethers at our house. I always get a wee bit sad when the teeth start coming in because I get so attached to the gummy smile. She is just such a joy and the most content and happy girl. And who can deny those big blue eyes! :)

Diaper Deal

Go here and click on 'get the coupon' to sign up for a $5 off Luvs coupon in the mail.

I have been buying diapers for the past 6 1/2 years (sigh) and I am a big Luvs fan. I have found that Luvs is cheaper AND you get more diapers than the name brands even with a coupon.

I, of course, like Pampers and Huggies, but Luvs does the trick, too. I have called Morgan the "never has a dry diaper" baby and she does NOT have leaks with Luvs. I swear the poor girl got her mother's bladder. She was wearing Huggies for a while and had a leak every morning. Now that I am back on Luvs...NO LEAKS. That being said, go sign up for the coupon if you buy diapers.

If you get your coupon in the mail and don't want to buy Luvs, then you can always just give the coupon to someone that you know (wink, wink) uses Luvs. That would make a pack at Wal-Mart just over $2 and a case $10 with the coupon.

You can also go here to print a $2 off a Healthy Choice frozen meal. I got one for free at Kroger yesterday with this coupon because they were on sale 2/$4.

On a side note...tonight is a big TV night. Big Brother ends (boo hoo) but The Biggest Loser begins (yeah!). This year I will try to not eat ice cream while watching TBL. It is so so wrong!

Back by popular demand

Well, here I am! I had all but given up blogging. The only problem is that I have had tens of thousands of people every week tell me that they missed my blog posts. Ok, well, maybe just about 10 people since my last post. Anyway, it doesn't matter because here I am!

I have had many reasons for not updating my blog:

-While I am busy and we do a lot of fun things, I don't feel the need for that to all be shared. Every time I have something in my mind to post I think to myself..."do people really care???" The answer is always no, so on with no blog posts.

-I don't want the blog to be the only way my friends and family communicate with me. They do that on Facebook. Ha ha, only kidding. Well, sort of.

-I have other reasons, but I will keep those to myself.

Now, on to the reasons that I am back to posting:

-Most people that know me know that I love a great deal. I get asked all the time how I find out about these deals. I have decided to start posting a few deals here and there on my blog. Who doesn't love getting a free cereal sample or lotion in the mailbox along with your mail?

-I love sharing funny stories. I mean, when your child goes to bed and includes a free chicken sandwich in his prayer, that's good stuff, right?

In the time since my last post, this boy started the first grade and is LOVING it!
This boy started back at his 3 morning a week pre-school and is LOVING it!
And I have been hanging out with this cute chick (who is almost crawling and will be 8 months old this month)!
The new school year has brought a lot of fun to our house. We had a great summer, but we were ready to get into a routine again & let's be honest, Mommy was ready for some children to leave for a little while. Soccer started back today and Ethan loves loves loves it as usual. He is back with his same team and coach and that makes it even more fun for him. He was a machine on the field this morning. (sorry, have to brag on my boy)

One of my goals for the new year was to run the 5k in May. That did not happen. I have started my training and am going to run in the Soaring Wings Half Marathon in October. Can you believe it? I still can't. The training is actually going better than I had expected and I am up to running 6 miles at one time. If only I had this kind of motivation in high school. Instead of going on our runs in cross country, my friends and I would run until we were out of the sight of the school and then go jump on this boy's trampoline in his back yard until time to "run" back. Terrible! I'm all signed up, paid my fee, and there is no turning back now.

And now go here to request your free sample of Total Blueberry Pomegranate Cereal. I love cereal samples because they make great snacks before bed. Or really any time. I am a cereal junkie.