The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. ---e. e. cummings
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
My Truck kept my key and my wife took my money....No wait, reverse that!
“Sometimes grace comes as a punch in the face”-Mary Elder
This past week has been full of excitement for Lindsey’s marathon and our upcoming Disney trip. I let R watch the Disney promo DVD that we got in the mail last year. R must have watched it 10 times on Sunday! She is pumped. The last few days have also been filled with getting back into some routines that were let go during the holiday season. Workouts, grocery shopping, and meal planning have are getting back on track. I still have not made it back in the pool, but I know that will be coming.
Yesterday, R stated that she was big enough to ride all of the rides at Disney so we decided to test her theory. She is not quite tall enough to make it on all the rides, but she has grown about 2 inches since August! Linds had to get her some new pants to make sure she was not sporting high waters.
In the prep for our trip, I dropped the truck off for scheduled maintenance on Monday Morning. Little did I know that based on my mileage and wear, I needed not only an oil change and tire rotation, but a timing belt, water pump, brake pads, routers, and a battery! $1,675 later I am contemplating selling a kidney on e-bay. This morning got going with another speed bump. I got in my truck this morning to realize that my key was on Lindsey’s key ring since she picked up the truck yesterday! Oh Joy. So, Lindsey being very sweet, drove all the way across town after the school day for her had started to return my key.
Now, this is certainly a test in patience and resilience. It would be very easy to become depressed, but as a VanWilder says: “its like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it does not get you anywhere.” So I am taking this as a wakeup call that I need to tweek my organization and budgeting.
This past week has been full of excitement for Lindsey’s marathon and our upcoming Disney trip. I let R watch the Disney promo DVD that we got in the mail last year. R must have watched it 10 times on Sunday! She is pumped. The last few days have also been filled with getting back into some routines that were let go during the holiday season. Workouts, grocery shopping, and meal planning have are getting back on track. I still have not made it back in the pool, but I know that will be coming.
Yesterday, R stated that she was big enough to ride all of the rides at Disney so we decided to test her theory. She is not quite tall enough to make it on all the rides, but she has grown about 2 inches since August! Linds had to get her some new pants to make sure she was not sporting high waters.
In the prep for our trip, I dropped the truck off for scheduled maintenance on Monday Morning. Little did I know that based on my mileage and wear, I needed not only an oil change and tire rotation, but a timing belt, water pump, brake pads, routers, and a battery! $1,675 later I am contemplating selling a kidney on e-bay. This morning got going with another speed bump. I got in my truck this morning to realize that my key was on Lindsey’s key ring since she picked up the truck yesterday! Oh Joy. So, Lindsey being very sweet, drove all the way across town after the school day for her had started to return my key.
Now, this is certainly a test in patience and resilience. It would be very easy to become depressed, but as a VanWilder says: “its like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it does not get you anywhere.” So I am taking this as a wakeup call that I need to tweek my organization and budgeting.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy New Year
Happy New Year!
I have a feeling that this is going to be my best year! 13 has always been a good number for me. The year has already started out very exciting. I signed up this morning for the Bone Island ironman distance triathlon on January 4th 2014. This will be my first ironman distance triathlon, which consists of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and a 26.2 mile marathon.
While Bone Island taking my training into the end of the year for 2013, Linds is kicking off 2013 with her own huge goal. In 12 days Linds will be running the Disney Marathon! This will be her first full marathon and I am so incredibly proud and excited.
As many people do on New Year's Day we did a lot up cleaning up and refreshing around the house to start the year off on the best foot. As part of this, we took apart R's toddler bed and set up her first double bed! The monitor is gone, as is the diaper genie. In a way it is sad that she is growing up so fast, but it is also very exciting. R is so happy. I will also be getting back on the training wagon this evening with an easy paced run. I have been slack for the last two months since Beach-2-Battleship, but it is time to get moving again. For one, the spring will be here before I know it. Second, my pants are starting to get a little too tight!
So, for 2013 my goals are to keep life simple, be more consistent with my workouts, and enjoy everyday. 2013 will be better that good!
I have a feeling that this is going to be my best year! 13 has always been a good number for me. The year has already started out very exciting. I signed up this morning for the Bone Island ironman distance triathlon on January 4th 2014. This will be my first ironman distance triathlon, which consists of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and a 26.2 mile marathon.
While Bone Island taking my training into the end of the year for 2013, Linds is kicking off 2013 with her own huge goal. In 12 days Linds will be running the Disney Marathon! This will be her first full marathon and I am so incredibly proud and excited.
As many people do on New Year's Day we did a lot up cleaning up and refreshing around the house to start the year off on the best foot. As part of this, we took apart R's toddler bed and set up her first double bed! The monitor is gone, as is the diaper genie. In a way it is sad that she is growing up so fast, but it is also very exciting. R is so happy. I will also be getting back on the training wagon this evening with an easy paced run. I have been slack for the last two months since Beach-2-Battleship, but it is time to get moving again. For one, the spring will be here before I know it. Second, my pants are starting to get a little too tight!
So, for 2013 my goals are to keep life simple, be more consistent with my workouts, and enjoy everyday. 2013 will be better that good!
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