Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Movie Night
We popped in Finding Nemo and Lauren sat through the WHOLE THING! She loved it! Well, except for the sharks.
Monday, June 1, 2009
5 miles? Easy Peasy!
I can't believe what I'm about to say: I ran/walked 5 miles...and I coulda kept going!!
I'm serious! Last Saturday I went 5 miles doing intervals of 1/1 (1 minute running and 1 minute walking) and I felt so good towards the end I felt like I could go another mile or two. I originally started training doing 3/1 intervals until our coach mentioned that Jeff Galloway used to run whole marathons doing 1/1 intervals with respectable times! I thought I'd give it a try and for now I think this is the way to go for me until I can build up a little more endurance. I'm going to try to reach an interval of 7/1 by marathon time in 4 months.
Last week I had a bad case of shin splints but have since learned how to prepare and avoid them. The trick is to warm up the shins well and to do strengthening exercises between runs. One trick our running coach gave was to spell the alphabet with your toes when you're just sitting around. I haven't had any problems on my last two 5 milers so the exercises are working!
We are having a 3 mile time assessment on Wednesday...I hope I've improved my pace in the last month. Wish me luck!
I'm serious! Last Saturday I went 5 miles doing intervals of 1/1 (1 minute running and 1 minute walking) and I felt so good towards the end I felt like I could go another mile or two. I originally started training doing 3/1 intervals until our coach mentioned that Jeff Galloway used to run whole marathons doing 1/1 intervals with respectable times! I thought I'd give it a try and for now I think this is the way to go for me until I can build up a little more endurance. I'm going to try to reach an interval of 7/1 by marathon time in 4 months.
Last week I had a bad case of shin splints but have since learned how to prepare and avoid them. The trick is to warm up the shins well and to do strengthening exercises between runs. One trick our running coach gave was to spell the alphabet with your toes when you're just sitting around. I haven't had any problems on my last two 5 milers so the exercises are working!
We are having a 3 mile time assessment on Wednesday...I hope I've improved my pace in the last month. Wish me luck!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Baking with my Boo.
I finally broke out the mixer my mom gave me for Christmas and made some cornbread. I had a little help from the cheekaboo.
Halo Halo ("mix mix")
Halo Halo ("mix mix")
Yummy Cornbread!
And I helped!!
And I helped!!
Our Garden
I'm obsessed with growing vegetables. This year is the first time I've ever attempted anything beyond some basic herbs. We had a small raised bed built in our backyard so we could plant some veggies. I love spending the afternoons and evenings out there tending to my little garden. Lauren loves going outside, she has her little plastic trowel and spade and happily transfers dirt and mulch from one pile to the other. Here's what our garden looks like so far.
Our raised vegetable bed. We are growing tomatoes, romaine lettuce, carrots, jalapeno and serrano peppers and bell peppers. We're also growing (not pictured) eggplant, crookneck (yellow) squash and corn. The corn was really just for fun...we wanna see how tall the corn stalks will grow and if they will be visible from the street. heh. We planted 6 seedlings...so far they're only about a foot tall.
Jose Jalapeno...On a steeek! (that's for you Jeff Dunham fans)
We are growing about 5 different varieties of tomatoes.
Our dwarf Kalamandon (Calamansi) Tree. We've also got dwarf Meyer Lemon, Asian Pear, and Apple trees
Our raised vegetable bed. We are growing tomatoes, romaine lettuce, carrots, jalapeno and serrano peppers and bell peppers. We're also growing (not pictured) eggplant, crookneck (yellow) squash and corn. The corn was really just for fun...we wanna see how tall the corn stalks will grow and if they will be visible from the street. heh. We planted 6 seedlings...so far they're only about a foot tall.
My "Simon and Garfunkel" herb garden (Parsley, Sage, Rosemary Thyme) and Romaine Lettuce
My herb garden also has spearmint, chocolate mint (it really smells like chocolate!), marjoram, basil, Thai basil, lemon basil, and oregano.
Jose Jalapeno...On a steeek! (that's for you Jeff Dunham fans)
We are growing about 5 different varieties of tomatoes.
Our dwarf Kalamandon (Calamansi) Tree. We've also got dwarf Meyer Lemon, Asian Pear, and Apple trees
So far we've only eaten lettuce and strawberries. The berries are small but super sweet. Like Lauren! Aww.
The Cutest Thing EVER
You know how Lauren turns into a hugging machine when Barney starts singing the "I Love You" song? How she runs to each and every person in the room when he gets to the part that goes: "...with a great big hug and a kiss from me to you..."Yesterday I hid around the counter to see if she would come running to find me during that part of the show. Nope. Instead, she sat down on the floor next to the sofa where Michelle the cat was napping quietly, grabbed Michelle by the ears and planted a big wet one on her nose. She then rested her arm across Michelle's back and hugged her like that until the song was over.
IT WAS SO CUTE!!!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Did Do List
I was laying in bed tonight worried and fidgety. What happened to this week? Is it almost Friday already?! I felt totally hopeless and panicked, like I had let another day run away from me. I was about to scold myself for wasting the evening and letting another day go by without crossing one thing off my endless to-do list when I literally slapped myself on the forehead. I said to myself, "Self... you're ridiculous, think of all the stuff you did today!!"
I got up out of bed and decided to sit down and write it out my "Did-Do" list. I don't know why I am so hard on myself sometimes. Peter is out of town for a couple of days on a business trip so it's just me and the cheekaboo until tomorrow night. Here's what went down today.
6:30 wake up take shower and dress while tiptoeing around so as not to wake the baby.
7:15 Baby wakes up anyway just in time for Grandpa to pick her up to whisk her away for the day
7:20 Make quick PB&J sandwich for brekky
7:25: Leave for work..Late again. Darn.
8:15: Arrive for work. Sneak in.
8:15 to 12:00 Work work work
12:00 Lunch with Miss Alabama and 58 Wings (my coworkers).
12:35 Take a brisk walk around campus with same as above.
1:15 to 5:30 Work work work
5:30 Drive from Davis to Lincoln to pick up cheekaboo. This is usually Peter's job but since he's not here, it's an extra 30 minutes of driving for me to get there.
6:45 Arrive Lincoln, load Lauren into car.
7:15 Arrive Back Home
7:30 Sit down with Lauren to eat dinner (reheated leftovers of mac and cheese and pancit)
7:45 Sister arrives to watch Lauren while I go out for my run
7:50 to 8:40 Run/walk 2.5 miles while my sister and Lauren head out to the park. (sun is setting pretty late these days)
8:40 to 9:15. Clean up kitchen while trying to watch 30 Rock. Lauren sitting contentedly on couch eating an apple
9:15 Bath Time!
9:35 Brush Teeth, clean ears, comb hair, and fresh jammies.
9:40 Night Night. Put Lauren to bed. Sweet Dreams baby girl.
10:00 start worrying about to-do list
10:05 slap myself on forehead
10:30 Write down my Did-Do list and feel so much better.
Not that I'm asking for a pat on the back...but go ahead and give me one if you want to! Seriously, though, this is the kinda stuff that is pretty routine for us moms and I don't think I deserve congratulations any more than every mom out there. We all just need a reminder sometimes to not get so down our ourselves. We all do so much and deserve a good pat on the back every now and then. So all you hard working mamas out there, "YOU GO, GIRL!!! YOU ROCK!!!"
I got up out of bed and decided to sit down and write it out my "Did-Do" list. I don't know why I am so hard on myself sometimes. Peter is out of town for a couple of days on a business trip so it's just me and the cheekaboo until tomorrow night. Here's what went down today.
6:30 wake up take shower and dress while tiptoeing around so as not to wake the baby.
7:15 Baby wakes up anyway just in time for Grandpa to pick her up to whisk her away for the day
7:20 Make quick PB&J sandwich for brekky
7:25: Leave for work..Late again. Darn.
8:15: Arrive for work. Sneak in.
8:15 to 12:00 Work work work
12:00 Lunch with Miss Alabama and 58 Wings (my coworkers).
12:35 Take a brisk walk around campus with same as above.
1:15 to 5:30 Work work work
5:30 Drive from Davis to Lincoln to pick up cheekaboo. This is usually Peter's job but since he's not here, it's an extra 30 minutes of driving for me to get there.
6:45 Arrive Lincoln, load Lauren into car.
7:15 Arrive Back Home
7:30 Sit down with Lauren to eat dinner (reheated leftovers of mac and cheese and pancit)
7:45 Sister arrives to watch Lauren while I go out for my run
7:50 to 8:40 Run/walk 2.5 miles while my sister and Lauren head out to the park. (sun is setting pretty late these days)
8:40 to 9:15. Clean up kitchen while trying to watch 30 Rock. Lauren sitting contentedly on couch eating an apple
9:15 Bath Time!
9:35 Brush Teeth, clean ears, comb hair, and fresh jammies.
9:40 Night Night. Put Lauren to bed. Sweet Dreams baby girl.
10:00 start worrying about to-do list
10:05 slap myself on forehead
10:30 Write down my Did-Do list and feel so much better.
Not that I'm asking for a pat on the back...but go ahead and give me one if you want to! Seriously, though, this is the kinda stuff that is pretty routine for us moms and I don't think I deserve congratulations any more than every mom out there. We all just need a reminder sometimes to not get so down our ourselves. We all do so much and deserve a good pat on the back every now and then. So all you hard working mamas out there, "YOU GO, GIRL!!! YOU ROCK!!!"
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