5K vs The Toddler

I didn't blog last night and it's the fault of my OCD, mostly. I was all set to blog even though I really didn't have much to blog about since I worked for 12 hours yesterday. Needless to say, it was a much needed group therapy session for all involved. Anyway, once I got home at 10pm and had dinner and talked to Shane and settled down, it was a few minutes until midnight. I looked at that and decided that if I did start blogging, it would run past midnight and then I would end up with 2 posts from the same date and I just couldn't have that! It's the little things that count, ok?!

On to today. I got up this morning and put on my running clothes and shoes even though it looked pretty dreary outside. I packed Gabriel's lunch and we headed out the door. It drizzled pretty much the entire way to the school. Of course, after I dropped him off and went to park the car to run, the drizzle turned into a rather fast-paced, constant rain. I decided that it was probably not the best idea to run. I was bummed. So, I went back home.

Once I was home, I changed into comfy clothes and made Evelyn some breakfast. I spent some time on Facebook and checked my email. About an hour before I usually leave to pick Gabriel up from school, I asked Shane if he wanted to stay home with Evelyn or if they wanted to go and walk while I ran. The plan was, I would run out halfway and then turn around, run back and then wait for them to get back to the car once I passed them again. He agreed and we left early.

Well, it started raining again on the drive over and it was cold. I wasn't going to let it stop me this time. Plus, there was an umbrella in the car for my 2 walkers to use. I had my MP3 player and after a little warm up walk, I jogged off. My left shin has been hurting ever since I woke up yesterday and that slowed me down quite a bit today. I was still making pretty good time, though. I made it out and back with around a mile left to go when I caught back up to Shane and Evelyn. This is where things got hairy. Of course, Evelyn was happy to see me and Shane told me that after I ran off she called for me and tried to run after me. Then, she wanted to hold my hand as we walked together. I don't know if anyone else has tried to cover a mile walking with an almost 3 year old, but they get distracted pretty easily and don't want to go very fast. I knew how long it took me to run that on Monday and I also knew it would take a while to get back to the car at the pace we were moving at. I voiced my concerns as it was approaching time to pick up Gabriel from school, so Shane told me to run ahead and then drive back and pick them up, which I did. In conclusion, I walked a mile and jogged 2.1 miles. Lesson learned: Do not bring a 3 year old with you and expect great results!

We still have a rental car. The other person's insurance would not pay for it past Tuesday, so we are finishing out the week paying for it ourselves. While this makes me unhappy, it is for the best that we have another car. On Sunday, we will be getting our other crappy car that we were planning to sell. It looks like we might have it for a while, so I hope it stays operable for a while. Shane is still negotiating a higher pay off for my Jetta, but they don't seem to want to budge much. I just wish it was as simple as, "your client destroyed my car and I want another car." Unfortunately, it's not.

I'm actually glad that April is coming to an end. May means the end of school and hopefully potty training Evelyn full-time. The first of May, however, brings fictional bliss. Deadlocked, the next installment of the Sookie Stackhouse world by Charlaine Harris comes out and also City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare. I am super excited elated about the Sookie book, but I'm not sure about the other. I mean, I'm stoked to read it, but the last book had such a disappointing ending. I think once I've dosed myself with much anticipated bliss, I will embark on a book called Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. It seems to be smutty, which generally fits into my interest level.

Cupcakes!! I am going to get to those blasted cupcakes!!! Well, soon, I hope! We'll see how Friday goes after a school field trip and another "maybe" outside run.

Time to go get the kid out of the tub and into the bed. School picture day is tomorrow and he needs his handsome sleep. (Actually, he's pretty dang cute no matter what!)