Sweat feels so good!

After having my body rocked by a nasty virus it was so nice to have the sweat pouring down my face this morning.  Lungs are still a little tight but so much better than last week!  Road to recovery time!


Since I completely bailed on my A race for the year, and do not regret it for a second I'm looking around for alternate 10k's.  I am signed up for Melissa's in September but that is not a race to PB on...or maybe it is.  That would be a hard earned PB!  Hmmmm.  Off to ponder.

Grinding to a halt and then getting back in the groove!

Well once the streak ended I took another two weeks to get healthy.  Nasty ass virus!  Now there is a small problem with being too sick to run (or at least having lungs that hate you for it) but not being so sick that you lose your appetite.  So eating well (too well) and not exercising was a recipe for weight gain.  I put back on what I had lost so far this year plus a little bit.  Time to get my butt back in gear.  The running is coming back but the lungs still have a ways to go!

Parenting Wars

A few weeks ago I started a post about competitive parenting and how stupid it is.  It sat in my draft file for a bit and then I deleted it.  This Mom said so much better what I was trying to get at and expands the topic so much more articulately than I ever could have!  I was unable to fully explain why competitive parenting pisses me off so much and this is exactly why.  Formula vs Breastfeeding, working vs stay-at-home, and all the other petty shit means nothing compared to not having a family.

http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2012/05/where-is-mommy-war-for-motherless-child.html

Zoo Trip!

Yesterday I had the fun time (insanity) of helping to chaperone the wee dude's class at the zoo.  It was a fun but exhausting day!


This guy was the speed I was wishing the kids were moving at!

 Mr. Thoughtful!

 Mr. King of the Gorillas

 Such a beautiful bird!

 Playtime!

 Pretty!

 Lunchtime!