Running with Boys: week 8

SERIOUSLY? A week has gone by ? If nothing else, Time is seriously flying. This one will be short and sweet for my... well.. lack of time.

8 weeks down, 44 to go!

Things to Forget:

1. Weekends that I'm not facing a new long distance run, seem to be the weekends that meltdowns are much more prevelant around here. Note to self: keep challenging yourself

2. Two year old sleep regression? Is this real? According to all my google doctors it is. We will go a few days in a row and completely skip naps. Luckily it only lasts a couple days each time but EACH TIME I want to pull every hair out of my head. Naptime is Mom time. Sacred.

3. Being entirely too hot at the pumpkin patch. I LOVE a good fall festival. Last year we enjoyed a beautiful sunflower field with some friends and brought home pumpkins, sunflowers, and local produce. This year it was SWEATY hot at 9 am, dusty, and quite frankly just not very fall like. What do you expect from a " pumpkin patch" in Scottsdale though.

4. Simply OVER the treadmill. Weekday short runs are all done on that thing and it's getting REALLY really old. The only thing motivating me is watching the worst/best teen vampire show that I have become embarrassingly addicted to. All I can say though is that Damon Salvatore could keep ANYONE on a treadmill for an hour a night.

5. I really don't think there is a 5. Good news!

Things to Remember:

1. Going to the pumpkin patch ( as hot and miserable as it was for ME) and seeing Steven ride a horse for the first time and play with the petting zoo animals. He has a real love for all animals but he really seems to have a connection with horses. We always joke about owning our own farm one day but times like that make me really wish that we could.

2. The most amazing sermon on Sunday. For anyone that doesn't know there is a teenage girl from our town in Arizona who was diagnosed a year ago with stage 4 cancer. I have been following their story on FB for the past year and they are truly an AMAZING amazing family. Well this 16 year old girl, Katie, gave her testimony and told her story in front of our church on Sunday. A year ago they told her that basically it was going to be impossible to beat, and today she is cancer free. She is still finishing up treatments but through the power of prayer she has overcome many obstacles over the past year. If you want to check out their FB page it is

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wagner-Family-Support/265643106808060

and the website is www.WeLoveKatie.com

3. Mr. Kaners is SO close to crawling. He seems to be following in his brothers footsteps, or should I say lack of ;) by being a little late bloomer which is TOTALLY fine by me. The last thing I need is another mobile Trumbull boy to chase around. But he is moving and scooting, crawling is right around the corner.

4. PANTS PEED ON THE TOILET! No I am not starting potty training quite yet. Not until after Christmas. It is just one thing I do not want to force , when he is ready we will start. However he hops on the potty every night after bath and proclaims he has to " POOOOOP" but nothing ever happens. This week two nights in a row now he has peed on the toilet after bath time. SMALL steps but a pretty exciting milestone.

5. How easy a " short" 10 mile run has become. A year ago this would have been one of my furthest runs before race day. I would work so hard to get to that distance, where this week it was a piece of cake . It is amazing what our bodies can do for us when we just TRY and train a little :)