Goooooooooooo RED WINGS!!!

Rest day today.

I love the hockey playoffs. The only time I will sit on my arse in front of a television for extended periods of time. We are into the second round..bye bye Calgary!! buh bye Sharks!! I know some of you reading this live in Calgary but I cannot stand Keenan...so I will be a Calgary fan again when he is GONE. We are huge Detroit fans. As in huge. Both my kids sport Red Wings gear, we have serving platters with the logo on them, Shaun has Red Wing golf covers for his clubs, we have a pic of Yzerman hanging in our basement, someone even bought us a toilet seat with Detroit all over it!! I know tacky, it was supposed to be a joke but it didn't fit our downstairs bathroom or else we probably would have used it...I kid you not. My spouse OWNS a signed Yzerman rookie card...it is in our safety deposit box with our friggin wills....GO DETROIT!!! And to add fuel to the fire, I really, really do not like Pronger with the Ducks...OMG die Pronger, DIE!!!! Can't wait until he gets checked into the boards the first time...and wtf is with that goalie for the Ducks? Weird. Is he psychotic? Some serious mental issues happening right there...if you don't follow hockey, take the 2 minutes one night and watch him during the national anthems...that is crazy with a side of crazy!!!

do something that scares you

You know that old advice that you should do something that scares you every day?

Yeah...well I'm doing it today.

I was asked to do a presentation...in front of people...many people...as in public speaking...in front of lots of people...gak.

My knees will be knocking. My heart will be racing. I will be a rock star!! Okay...kidding about the rockstar part but getting up in front of people is not my thang.

I can do this.

My girlfriend called this morning to give me her encouragement and it was this "Try not to notice that they are all looking at you..." Thanks Carmen!!! You are the best friend EVER....She also said to swing by her house afterwards for some liquid therapy. I love my non-triathlon friends.

Anyway...I did get to swimming today. Guess what I bought...A WETSUIT!! Yey! A real wetsuit with long arms and legs and it even says "Triathlon" on the chest. I can't remember the brand name but I am not into brand names so if you are wondering, I have no idea. And holy cow do you float in those things. I have never had a real wetsuit before...I have been using my old (like 20 year old suit...the one I used to waterski in...I know, I am the laughing stock of the tri crowd with my out of date gear...) It was used for only one season and one race. She did not have a great day and has sworn off triathlons....I hope I have some better luck this year in my new-to-me wetsuit!!

i almost FORGOT!!!!!

I was looking at my calendar last night, the big one on my fridge with all the activities for everyone, I turn to May and lo and behold, I have a 10km run this weekend!!

I almost forgot. What do I expect from a 10km run...with all the running I have been doing...I don't really know! My Holy-Shit-I-Did-Not-Ever-Think-THAT-Was-Possible-Goal would be around 50 minutes. And you are thinking, but your best 5km time so far is 25 minutes...this does not make sense!! And I say, well, I seriously feel like I am just warmed up at the 4.5km mark at those little timed events and would love to run that hard for longer. I would be thrilled with 52-53 minutes, my personal best is around 53 minutes and that was at the 10km mark last year at the Regina Half Marathon...not sure if that counts but it WAS a surprise!! Those are the only two I will be happy with.

Got out today for a run. Was a gorgeous morning. I am having to re think my outfits, because I was darn warm today. Can't seem to adjust to this weather very quickly. Was a pretty solid run...4 times 8 minutes at my half marathon goal pace...that pace is becoming engrained in my brain for good. I am still not confident I can hold that for the entire 21 kms. Because I was spent after today. But I have not used my legs for 3 days so was good to be out there. Wanted to make the run totally worthwhile so I spat a big loogie on the lawn of a friend's ex!! Hahaahhahahaaaa!!!!

bad me

Have missed 3 workouts in a row.

Have I been sick?

Nope.

Have I been busy?

Not really.

Have I been tired?

Nah.

Now, hear me out before you start calling me a hack...Saturday I had booked a long-for-me bike ride in the morning. Friday afternoon it was so snowy and cold, the bike ride was called off. When I woke up Saturday morning, it was beautiful!! But still around minus 8...which in my opinion is too damn cold and I really don't want to be hating bike rides this time of year. Yeah...could of got on the trainer, but Luke had gotten up and we were having a nice little breakfast together so the trainer ride did not happen. The rest of the day was shot, because some people (my spouse's relatives) believe we ALL want to attend a kid's birthday party for 5.5 hours on a Saturday afternoon...so annoying...seriously, the cake did not come out until after 7:30pm and I was so antsy to get outta there as my weekend, by this time, was shot.

Sunday came and off to the cabin we go and it is open for business. It was a gorgeous day up in the north and we hung out and ate fire cooked hot dogs and sat in our yard out of the wind and in the sunshine. Loved. It. But no Sunday swim.

Today was supposed to be a recovery ride...from...what? I had an early meeting today and lots going on tonight, so no ride today either.

Oh well.

a very early run

I have a pet peeve with my husband. Okay...I have a few, but the biggest one is that he is not and never has been very good at planning/organizing things. As in he tells me last night as we are going to bed at 10:30...he has to leave for work at 6:00am.

Ummmmm....I have a 90 minute run to do! I have NO TIME to do it other than in the morning!! We negotiate and he can leave no later than 6:30am.

This means I have to be OUT the door by 5:00am. The sun wasn't even up yet. It was still dark. I was kind of grumpy at the start. But it was quiet and I channelled Kara Goucher and it felt amazing! Then I remembered how I love to run in the mornings. The instructions were to just run, don't look at your heart rate, run at your "all day pace". So that was what I did and clipped off 15km in 90 minutes. And I saw Chuck's boy-crush out on his bike so it was a good morning.

In other news, Matthew got his next stripe last night at TKD. Yey! We are off to open the cabin hopefully on Sunday...this is a wee bit early in the year but we have rented it to a friend for 3 months as he is going to school in PA and needs a place to stay Mon-Fri (and when I say rented, I really mean he has agreed to help us put new shingles on this summer so we are letting him stay there...) Next up is a bike ride tomorrow. Please say a small prayer for my toes as we are heading out in the morning and I have only 2 hours to do but tri-buddy Shannon has 4 hours and it is going to be damned chilly.

temper tantrum averted

It was close. A full on temper tantrum at 6:00 this morning. Today is a rest day but because my body is used to getting up early for my workouts, it still wants to get up even when there is no workout to do. So I spend the time getting chores done around the house, getting and keeping the family organized, laundry, catching up with my online shopping.

Melissa put me onto a fabulous website for swim gear. The selection for swim gear locally is crappy. You either have to be a skinny 12 year old girl or a larger shaped middle aged woman. There is NOTHING in between for a pushing 40, mom of 2, trying to stay fit and healthy with regular boobs and hips. Nothing cool, anyway. So when I went to the swimoutlet.com website, it was if I was in swim gear heaven! I stacked up my shopping cart but alas they do not ship to Canada!

ARGH!!!

This is SO annoying. We live together. We listen to your music and watch your tv shows and cheer for your sports teams and watch your prez get inaugurated and vacation in your resorts and hope you get your economy rolling again cause we kind of rely on you buying our materials...WHY won't you ship your stuff to me??!! It hurts my feelings.

BUT, I am determined to look cool on the pool deck. Some of the local ladies brag they have been wearing the same suit for 3 years...I say BOR-ING!! I want color! I want patterns! (if only I could have this same attitude with my running gear...did you SEE that finishing photo? Those pants are AT LEAST 12 years old, and the shirt was a hand-me down from my brother about 6 years ago...) So I found a site that does in fact ship north of the 45th.

newwavesports.com

wednesday...wednesday

Today is Wednesday.

One of my swim days. I did make it to the pool. Was an okay workout. I have a pet peeve about my Wednesday morning swims. The local tri club rents two lanes at the pool. These are long course lanes...50 meters there and 50 meters back. I figure that is plenty of room for plenty of people. But the triathletes in these parts like to

a) swim up each other's butts and

b) complain about too many people in the lanes.

Maybe?

If y'all spread out a bit, this would work a bit better.

Coming up...I talked to Coach Justin yesterday and we rearranged my schedule.

Why?

Cause I am going riding on Saturday morning with my tri-buddy Shannon...who is training for IMCDA and she needs some company for a bit. My big workout for the week is a 90 minute run and that was supposed to be done on Saturday....now I have to get my ass out of bed and do it before work on Friday morning. My legs? Will be tired for my bike ride on Saturday. But this will all count for what's coming so I shall tough it out. I even have the okay to miss swimming on Sunday if I want to...cause I am thinking I'm going to have to hussle on that bike to keep up!!

finishing pic

This is my finishing photo from the weekend. Look closely..because the boys were running me into the finish line...the small crowd that was there started to cheer us in...Luke got stagefright and embarrassed and was trying to hide...
And the best part of all, Matthew says "Mom...can you do that again? Because I want to do it with you this time!!"
Also, that will be 6 races I have done between tris and this duathlon where there is NO photo of me on my bike...it's a mystery as to why I never get photographed while on my bike...
And this is the poor gal that had to hurdle my 2 year old!!! (don't know why the pic is small...but I am probably breaking some sort of copyright law by posting these...)

Bridge City Duathlon Race Report

My first duathlon is in the books! I had no expectations for this race as I have never done a duathlon before. Coach Justin, of course, said he would like to see my first 3km run done in 5minute kms, the bike will be what it is, and the second 3km run again, in 5 minute kms.

I thought if I could do the bike ride in 45 minutes (20km) I would be super happy with that. I had no idea. I was sure my biking has improved from being on the trainer all winter, but I seriously had no idea what to expect.

Day started out kind of cool and foggy. Was at the race site super early as I was in charge of the food table and wanted to get that set up and wrestle someone into helping out while I was actually racing...cause I think we all know, I was NOT going to be the first one in!! Found the race director and asked for sure, how many entries...had a small panic attack as I was worried we did not have enough for everyone. So made a quick trip to T-Ho's for some donuts...too bad I missed Jen's phone call as there was an order in for coffee as well. Got back, got my bike set up and stood around and chatted and giggled and told goofy tri-stories for a long while. Was great to see how organized everyone was as this race was thrown together in 3 weeks and the entries were really down from previous years. The fog was clearing and the sun was coming out and it was going to be a beautiful day!

The first 3km run went really well. Did my 5 min/km pace dead on. Wasn't easy, but wasn't impossible either. Had a fun time out there listening to these two dudes behind me chit chat about girls...awwww to be young again!

Transition was slow. My bike got caught on the bike beside and had to untangle them. Lost my jacket and gloves as it was getting warm, warm, warm. Started the bike ride and felt really good! I was shocked at how easy it was!! Shocked. I had no issues at all. Kept my HR in the range, pedalled and pedalled, took in some drink, cheered for some of the Just Tri It ladies as they came by...it was steady, I was getting kind of bored...I know!! That sounds awful but it felt like I was not trying all that hard...After it was done, I was a wee bit dissappointed in myself as I could have put ALOT of more effort into that bike ride. My 20km split was 40 minutes and change...so blew my expectation out of the water!!!

The run was tough going out as it was super windy. As in SUPER windy. And gusty. The first half of the run was okay but not great, felt super slow. After the turn around I found my legs and felt like I could have ran all day...I was actually disappointed the 3km was done!! I was starting to catch someone and just ran out of path...the second 3km was done in round 16 min so a bit off my pace but I could feel myself getting stronger so maybe if I had another 5km to go??

Thanks so much for Jen for coming out and sharing a few good laughs before the race!! We always seem to get going and get the group going and my gut hurts from laughing. And thanks to Chuck for holding my keys and lip gloss for my race and watching the food table while I was on the course!

let's take this outside....

Got the yellow cervelo outside today.
Just in time for my duathlon race tomorrow.
The winds were gusting 40km per hour.
Yeah.
Wasn't so much fun.
I waited and waited all day, finally the rubber hit the road in late afternoon, but damn it was windy.
And my oh my, how I forgot how much you get tossed around on a bike! The bumps on the road, the wind, the traffic...but I am not terrified I will fall off like I was last year!!

internal dialogue

Is it 5:00am already? Geesh. What day is it? Do I have to work today? I'll hit the snooze button just once....That was 10 minutes already? Okay...up and at it girl!! You have no time for the rest of the day to get this run in, so get going. Where are my pants? My hat? Gloves? Do I need gloves today? I really need to wash this coat, cause it kinda smells. Okay, here I go...which way is the wind going today? Doesn't matter, does it? It is always blowing here. How long should I warm up....I should really stretch before these workouts...I never stretch...I feel pretty good! It's actually quite nice out today. I wish the sun would come out. Here I am at the corner already, my garmin says 9 minutes...maybe a bit longer for a warm up? Up to the next corner. Let's start the first interval down a little hill...give me some confidence. Okay...hit the lap button, here I go...my first sub-5minute kilometer! Look at me! I a flying!! I am a rockstar! That's gotta be like, 4 and a half minutes...whoops...what! Only 2 minutes...okay this is going to be hard...but not too hard, right? You signed up for this. Okay, just keep running, pump your arms a bit more, is that cute guy looking at me? "Mornin." He WAS looking at me! Too bad I look so crappy in my sweaty workout gear...okay...FOCUS!! Check the garmin...holy hell...30 seconds to go....push...push...WHEW! 1 km in 4:57. Just under the wire. But I have THREE more to go. Holy. This is going to be hard workout. Get ready for the next one. Find a good tune...okay, rest time is up...aaaaand...hit the lap again. Breathe, run, keep breathing, run some more, focus on form, don't look too far ahead, damn hills, keep going, is that guy going to stop?, he stopped, thank-god cause that would have sucked...look at garmin...omg I did it again...that one was super hard!! And I have two more. I can do this, I can do this, I can do this....Okay...go again...5 minutes of running...no problem...good form...is that a runner up there? Way up there? I am going to catch her. RUN! RUN! Okay, I caught her..."Morning!" I could barely gasp that sucker out...Look at garmin...shit...I have a whole minute left! Okay do not look again....4:55...4:56..4:57...4:58...4:59...5:00...exactly one km. I feel the wheels falling off. I don't think i have one more...c'mon! Yes I do!!! Okay...one more then you are done...Run, run, run...breathe, breathe, breathe...2.30 minutes...half way through this last one...my legs are hurting, my lungs are hurting...my chest is hurting...I LOVE this song...okay run to the song...how many time do you think i have listened to this song? FOCUS!!

DONE!! But the wheels DID fall off...only 980 meters in 5:00...good enough...what am I, an olympian? Nope. No medals or $$ on the line, just the satisfaction that I can do things I never thought possible...run it home and hit the shower.

This is gonna be a GREAT day!!!

a hard swim, a hard run, a hard race

Those were Coach Justin's instructions for the next several days.

Hard Swim: done...got to Wednesday am swimming and did my best to put down a good swim. The main set was a pyramid so 4x50 build; 2 x100 race pace; 400 max all out and then back down again. I did not pace the 400 very well according to my lane mates, oh well...I will do my thing, you guys do yours, we will all be happy! Not like they have ever wanted to work together with me before in a swim. (men!! blah!!)

Hard Run: Coming up tomorrow morning. 3x5 minutes...he wants me to run sub-5 min kms. This may be easy for some of you out there...but this is me and this will be hard! I had a little whine on the phone yesterday "I want to run faster! What do I have to do to run faster!" His response: "Keep working hard and do what I tell you..." Sigh. Had a conversation yesterday with someone about the weight issue and running faster. Yeah, probably if I lost some poundage that may help...I swear I am trying...but not really...it is hard!!

Hard Race: I entered in the duathlon on Sunday. He wants the first 3km around 5 min/km and then the second 3km even faster...with a 20km bike ride in between. Gak. It may be that Sunday is the first day I have the yellow cervelo out on the road. The weather forecast is...you guessed it...CRAPPY!! Hoorah for Sask weather! And as of today, there are 20 whole peeps registered...but there is good news, I? Am responsible for the FOOD TABLE for after the race!!!

on the mend...

My poor little Luke! Gosh darn that kid was sick! We did in fact make a trip to see a doctor because the mom's guilt was overtaking me...maybe it is something else, maybe he has something more serious, maybe I have no idea about what is going around right now and he needs drugs...paranoia. But a trooper...his little eyes were so tired yesterday and he would not lay down for a nap, scared he was going to miss something, I did the bad thing and gave him some night time cough syrup...in the middle of the afternoon...he slept for a solid 2 hours!! Felt 100% better and was so much happier and more himself. And FINALLY slept the entire night last night...and with no drugs, so all is well in our house again.

It was a gorgeous day yesterday. We spent the entire afternoon in the backyard playing soccer, golf, on the swing set, and I got our apple tree trimmed down so it no longer looks like it is having a nervous breakdown. Took me the majority of the afternoon. And just when you think you are getting fit, grab a saw, work away at some stubborn branches, climb up and down a step ladder in the sunshine. Worked some different muscles yesterday!

Also got out to my 5km monthly timed run. I soooo did not feel like going. I was very tired and just wanted to lay on the couch. Being up two nights in a row with sick child makes the next several days tough. But decided no matter, a run on an evening like this would be good even to just move the legs. It was plus 20 when I left the house!! Can't waste a night like that. There were so many people down by the river. Was great to see!! I went out way too fast for the first half...a couple of tri-ladies showed up and I thought for sure I could hang with them...not so!! They kicked me (and my ego) to the curb pretty darn quickly. Hung on for dear life for the last half...seriously, I checked my HR at one point and it was sneaking up to 180!! I have never ran that fast for so long in my life!! I even felt sick when I was done, and could not stop coughing or sneezing. But the good news I came in at 25:21!! WOW!!! A brand new 5km PR.

shit happens

I got a phone call last night from one of the local (super fast) tri-gals, wanting to know if I would like to join her for a bike ride Saturday morning!! I originally thought it was somebody playing a joke, cause I rarely get asked out for a bike ride...and certainly not by one of the strongest cyclists that always goes with the boys! Turns out, Shaun had to meet a customer early Saturday am and I would not have been able to meet her...dang!! I would have chatted her ear off with a million questions about biking stuff anyway. I made a plan to go maybe after lunch on my own for my inaugural 2009 bike ride.

Turns out, Luke was struck by croup last night. A really bad bout. He and I were up all night. I mean aaaaaalllll night. Hanging out, him coughing up a lung and me just holding him and rubbing his head and back. Poor thing. Croup is scary and both my kids have battled it but last night was a doozer. I was very close to taking him to the ER for the steroids but a few minutes on the front step with cooler air helped.

Needless to say, I did not get a bike ride in today. We were both exhausted. Just one of those days when you do what ya gotta do and put everything on hold...which includes the first ride outside of the year on a beautiful day...but I didn't really notice...

a good, good run!!

I caught this picture the other day...look how nice they are playing!! Quiet, together, sharing...it DOES happen now and again!

Got my run in today. What a good solid run! Felt really super strong...not swift or fast or light, but strong. Does that make any sense? I feel like my running has really improved over the past year and I am getting anxious to put it to the test. The workout was 3 x 10 minutes aiming for my pace for the half marathon. I have adjusted my time goal and was dead on for each of them. I even threw in a 4th just because it was a beautiful day and I was enjoying myself! It's not easy but I am getting used to knowing what that pace feels like. And I am feeling more confident I could hold it for 21km...maybe...let's hope...but I ain't leaving it to chance...so whatever the coach tells me to do, I will try my best to do it!

Supposed to be PLUS 18 tommorrow...positive 18...that is almost like a summer's day! Almost. But certainly warm enough to ride my bike outside. Coach Justin tells me to get 2-3 hours in on my bike...okay...my longest ride EVER before the half ironman last year was 3 hours...and I only did that twice before the race...AND I have a family that I want to see this weekend...so I would be pleased with 2. It IS only April...lots of time to get those miles in before August...right? And I don't think my butt could take 3 hours on my bike right now.

the thoughts of a 6 year old

Could not get outta bed for my run today. Was tired so I slept. Tomorrow is a holiday so I can run a bit longer and do my intervals again.

Here are a couple of conversations I have had with my 6 year old today:

Number One:

Matthew: "Mom, how do you spell "W"?"

Me: "Well, you don't spell it, it's letter. Just one letter so you spell it with the letter."

Matthew: "But Mom, it sounds like a whole word, so you must spell it. How do you spell it?"

Me: "Honey, it is a letter." I make the motion of a W in the air with my finger.

Matthew: "But Mom, it is a WORD!! I just know it. Please tell me how to spell it."

Me: "You can't spell a W!! It is a letter!! You just write the letter and that is how you spell it." Now making the W with the tips of my two thumbs put together.

Matthew: Not one to ever give up..."Mom!! I am getting frustrated!! You must be able to spell W!! It starts with a D and NOT a W!!"

Good point. I could not argue out of that one.

Number Two:

It is 8:15am this morning...we are trying to get out the door and get Luke dropped off at daycare and Matthew to school.

Matthew: "Can we take chocolate chip cookies to school today?"

Me: "What? It's a quarter after 8...we are leaving...I did not make any cookies to take."

Matthew: "Please Mom! Can we take some? We can just stop at the store and buy them."

Me: "Buddy, we just don't have time today to do that. How about after Easter Break we take the class some treats."

Matthew: "Mom, Peyton's Mom brings cookies every week for the class and you have never taken any."

Thanks sweetie. That really makes me feel good!!

two for two...

Bailed on my swim today...got a whopping 800 meters in...whoo hoo.

Was just not into it. Neither was anyone in my lane which did not help. The two guys I was swimming with bailed as well. We stood at the end and chatted for several minutes. There was an attack on a runner down by the river on Monday evening. I was not aware of the story as I don't read or watch the news. But apparently around 5:00pm on Monday (it was light out, a beautiful day, there were many, many people on the paths that day...) a runner dude was attacked by a machete!!

What the F*!!!!

This? Does not happen in Toon Town. I am sure it might happen in certain areas of town, but not in daylight, at around supper time with the after work crowd going for their jog around the river.

Or maybe I am naive.

It was a gang initiation thing. We have gangs? Okay, I knew that, but really...I run that path every single day of my life...by myself...with my iPod on...in my own world...one of the guys this morning told me, he carries bear spray with him...I am getting myself some before the weekend.

i bailed on my run today

Sigh.

Not very often does this happen when I just stop running and head home. But today was one of those days. I managed 32 minutes and I wasn't too far from home because I was kinda sensing the crappiness of the run so stayed close...stopped...and walked 15 minutes to home.

Blah.

Hadn't slept all night. Tossed and turned and got up and wandered around the house and tried again to sleep. No luck. I don't even feel really bad about bailing so it was the right decision!

In other news...had lunch with my Frank Dunn team mates yesterday. That? Is gonna be a fun day! Fun because I will be done by around 8:30am for the day...at a breakfast table with a heap of pancakes by about 9:00am. Love team work!! Coach Justin told me a few weeks ago I should take some gear and do either the bike course or the run course after my swim...hopefully it is great day weather wise cause I see myself on a blanket in the park watching the action from afar.

Don't have much else to say triathlon wise...the last few days we have been welcoming the terrible threes into our home. Oh...my...God...what is with the attitude? He was sent to his room last night for hitting and being overall a b*r*a*t. He did not like being sent to his room so he took all of the bedding off of the beds and threw it on the floor and then stomped on it...oh yeah. He has been quite the little challenge. One of those things where I want him to have all of the attributes that will help through life...stubborn, tenacious, gutsy, tough, plenty of self esteem etc...but the tricky part is to channel it and teach him how to use it most effectively. But really, what the hell do I know...

a challenging run...

I had a run to do yesterday. It was 90 minutes. The goal was to do 3-4 x 10 minutes at my goal pace for the half marathon in May.

My goal time is 1:50. This would mean holding a 5:12min/km for the 10 minutes.

Let's just say I have spent the last day and a half re-adjusting my goal time...

That? Was friggin hard, and no way possible for me to hold that for an entire half marathon. Not yet, anyway!! I DID manage to hold 5:20 min/km for all 4 of the 10 minute intervals...This? Would put me at 1:52 and I would be thrilled with that as well.

The best part of the whole run was that I did one of those intervals (the third one) chugging my way UP radio hill...oh yeah baby...the hill that kicked my ass last year...the hill I had to walk a good chunk up last year...the hill that they sneak in the last km of the race...and I forget about it until it I am there...and then I curse the entire way up...but not this year...oh no...radio hill is not going to beat me this year!!!

the drama family

Us.

Last night was just one of those nights at the Bannister/Dahlen household. We did not make it to skating. The little boys were having their supper, Shaun was in the shower and I was getting a glass of milk in the kitchen. After telling them one million times NOT to fool around at the table, we sit at the table during meals, we do not stand in our chairs, or wiggle around, the dinner table is for eating....Matthew stands in his chair to reach for something, slips and hits his face on the corner of the table.

I hear the thud. Then he starts screaming. I turn around and there is blood...everywhere. His mouth is full of blood, his hands are full of blood, his jeans and shirt are covered in blood. Keep in mind that all of this happened in about 26 seconds. I frantically try to find a towel or a cloth I can take to him. Meanwhile, thinking, he is screaming/crying so he is breathing so that's a good sign...right? Shaun is in the shower, hears the screaming and comes barrelling out of the bathroom...naked...suds in his hair, on his body, and privates...runs across the living room, slips and falls on the hard wood...I am standing in the kitchen, dumstruck, Matthew is still screaming...I can't stop giggling. OMG what a night. Matthew has a huge fat lip, a pretty bad cut and he is going to lose one of his front teeth. We get him cleaned up, the poor kid was traumatized...I mean really...to see your dad bite it, naked, on the floor and then cussing like a trucker, and then me who can't stop laughing at the sight...because I was freaking out and I giggle when I am super nervous or scared...and it (the fall) WAS funny...

I tried to get a picture of his mouth and face last night, cause we seem to be posting gross bodily photos...but he would have nothing of it!!!

And my April goal was to not have any sweets for the month. Or TRY to not have any sweets. I made it 18 hours into April. I told Matthew I would go down to the corner store for a treat to try to make him feel better. I was so stressed out by the whole thing, I bought the biggest chocolate bar they sold and ate the entire thing all by myself. So starting TODAY April 2nd...try not to have any sweets/chocolate/candy. No problem.