bleh

I am really blah right now when it comes to any training.

My heart is just not into it.

Did a run last Tuesday and that was the last thing I have done....oops. I missed all sorts of workouts on the schedule last week. I just am not that interested...

Had thought about doing the half marathon at the end of the month but I don't think I could run that and do a good job of it so will be either at the lake if the weather is good OR on the sidelines cheering. We have had so much going on the last few weeks...work is very busy...I am taking a course, in a few months I will be a Financial Divorce Analyst...yes...there is an Academy and courses and you get a "designation" to put behind your name at the end of it!! Not that I care about the letters, but it is very interesting and a critical time in people's lives to be helping them with their finances. The financial decisions they make, usually under emotional distress, are often times not great ones.

Matthew has been invited to the Black Belt Club at TKD. This means one more night per week. yikes...not so sure I am into that...he has really excelled and this is basically a fast track to his black belt but he IS only 7 years old...Luke's birthday party this weekend...I have booked a real Jedi Knight and Darth Vader to come by and hang out with all the 4 year olds...am I the coolest mom EVER??!!!

Our pipes at the cabin froze last fall. Nice. A very expensive and stupid mistake we will NOT make again...as in we will be up there earlier in the fall to get them looked after. So have had to find and organize a plumber to go up there and do all that work.

We pulled all of the shingles off our house this weekend and are about 90% done putting the new ones on. Holy. Hell. That is alot of work. Being out there in the hot sun and heat makes me come to work today and hug my desk. And the air conditioning!! My poor hubby up there sweatin it out but it looks fantastic and he does an immaculate job but those were some long hot days up there!

The hockey wind up was on Saturday night....and I drank like it was 1988!! So no Sunday swim for this hung over gal...omgosh we were so lucky to have such a great group of families in our first year of hockey. My guts hurt from laughing and my head hurt from drinking. Was a very good night.

Today I thought I could possibly go to the gym for my power class....but I slept through the alarm...how lame is that? I can remember about 3 times in my entire life I have slept through an alarm...I ALWAYS wake up before that damn thing goes off!! But I think carrying 1000 garbage cans worth of shingles and other crap to the bin should count for something....

Mini-Marathon

Today at preschool, the teacher organized a mini-marathon. Essentially it was a run around the edge of the school park. Each preschooler had a grade 3 care partner...Luke was so excited!! His "very own marathon"!! He insisted on wearing one of my old race numbers with my race belt.

Here they are all lined up at the start line!!

And look who came into the finish in first place!! OMG he was so happy he ran the entire way and says "Mom...I wanted to stop but I just kept running!!" Sound familiar??

The Warm Down

So proud of you Luke!!!

multi taskin it

My busy busy life. Last week we were at the TKD gym three times...soccer three times....hockey one night...Shaun plays ball, and hockey. I do what I can to get workouts done. I have often thought of lobbying race directors for coming up with a category called "Working Mom's/Wives With Limited Time To Train" We would have our own group, no age groups...we would high five each other on the run and be ultra supportive because we all know what it took to get there and not have our families fall apart in the process.

I know...I'm totally dreaming.

Sunday brought my Mother's Day Sunday swim. I snuck out of the house while everyone was still cozy in their beds. And felt no guilt. Sometimes I feel guilty leaving on Sundays knowing that I might be missing something fun that the boys say or do or I am missing their sleepy eyed stumble out of the bedroom with their crazy hair.

Was a good swim...not one of my best but not my worst either. Was a fun swim with Jenna and Tisha there. They both like my bum as Tisha grabbed it full on and Jenna smacked it with a flutter board...The first part of the main set was 4 x 200 meters doing them "gearbox". So the first 50 of the first 200 is hard then the second 50 of the second 200 is hard...and so on. I led those 200s and was starting to fade at the end. Then we had 100 meters easy, and then 4 more 200s...decending pace with the last one all out.

I said to Jenna "YOU are leading this b*tch!!" And sure enough we did them just a second or two faster every time!! For the last one we lined up head to head, little bit of trash talk and a dive into the pool, and I was out touched by Jenn!!! My strategy was to stay just behind her the whole way and then catch and pass her the last 50....but as we all know, she is much tougher than me and we were an all out sprint the last 25 meters!!! Was FUN!!! And I could hardly breathe afterwards...for several minutes...hahahahaha!!!

The rest of the day brought some Mother's Day activities, hanging out with the boys...milking it for everything...We had a date at my Mom's place for supper and I thought that it would be a great opportunity to get a ride in. It was cold and windy. Yak. Like really cold and really windy. My mom came and picked up the munchkins and took them to her house and I jumped on my mountain bike and it took me one hour and 45 minutes to pedal out to her acreage. Was very happy I was not on my tri-bike as the traffic was crazy and there were many times I had to hit the side of the road in the gravel. However, I phantom clipped in and out of my pedals more that a couple of times!! I hit the wind for the last 5 km and oh my god...I geared down...down...down and just spun my way all the way to her house. I was hardly moving for much of it and luckily there were no crosswinds...just a nasty full on head wind. Oh the fun of living in Sask!!!

Today was another power class at the gym. Was a good one with yet, more new excerises and there were about 12 gals there today. My legs are feelin the love I have given them the last 24 hours...

ouch

New gal + new workout + better music + more weights = sore body!
Got up at 4:50AM today. That is early. Even for me. I wanted to hit the gym and make my power workout. Grabbed clothes, iPod, water and towel and ran to the truck and made my way to the gym. I know I said I could walk there but there is a rumour around our area of some break ins...with a knife...(Jenna...did you know this...?) and

a) I don't want to be walking by myself at that time of day

b) time to get a gun...?

Anyway, get to gym by 5:05AM and oh shit...forgot my running shoes!! The plan was to run for 30-40 minutes before the power workout. Race home...sneak into my house...because my friggin spouse in on HIGH ALERT with the knife rumours...race back to the gym...get on the treadmill.

Every treadmill has a television at this place. I could go to my office gym and that would be fine, but boy, oh boy....this new place is spoiling me! Took me 25 of the 35 minutes to figure out the television and choose a channel. We have peasant vision at home...as in about 5 channels...what to watch...WHAT TO WATCH!!?? And there was no hockey on this morning...

Got to the power class and had alot of fun. The new gal was more interactive and had some different workouts. We do seriously about 700 squats and 500 lunges...okay...I am kidding...but can't wait to see what the legs feel like tomorrow!!

The only thing I am missing is my wardrobe from lululemon....

I get home just after 7:00AM and my kids are UP. And running around the house with their hockey sticks. They have moved all of the living room furniture and set up "nets" and shooting balls against the wall....another reason to live in a small old house....how many times should we re-paint before they leave home??!! All the while my spouse is snoring and still asleep...I don't think he would hear an intruder...do you??

i love my couch

My couch rocks. It has sleeping powder in it as if you dare lay your head down, off to sleep you go. And then there is hockey on television day and night. Lay on the couch. Watch hockey. This has been my existence. I do have to wander upstairs every now and again, to make sure my children and fed are alive but I have been enjoying my time of leisure.

I decided that today would be my day of getting back at something. What? I am not sure yet but I want to do something fun and new. I am seriously considering the 5km swim challenge in Kelowna in August. Why not?

Yesterday was Sunday swim. I wasn't going to swim but my hubby's golf plans were cancelled and I was feeling restlless so off to the pool I went. Was an okay swim. Can sure feel I have not been in the water for a month!! Sucking wind. Big Time. Turned out to be more of a visit but my "back at it plan" did not officially start until today so I had no guilt hanging on the wall for the majority of my time there.

There is a beautiful new gym built just up the street from us. I could walk there if I wanted to. The joys of living in an older neighborhood where the houses are small and cheap (relatively) and now everyone wants to be in that area. We are getting all sorts of stuff built just around the corner. I bought a pass! To a GYM!!! OMG what has become of me?? I went to my first power workout today. Or as in some circles, they call it a workout with weights. To loud music. Okay, so I did not really appreciate the loud music and there were only three of us there and I thought that with a workout like that, is not form and technique ultra important? So you don't get injured? Maybe I am naive but I thought the instructor would be showing us more one on one technique stuff? Anyway, besides that very insignificant critique....I really enjoyed it!! We did enough weight stuff in my swimming days that I know the basics. And how many squats can a human body do before 6:00am?

Well, I will tell you.

About 200!!

And if you think you are fit...try to keep up to that instructor gal who friggin grinned the ENTIRE time!! I did not so much appreciate that either.

But the facility is gorgeous. Brand new and has absolutely everthing. Even a steam room that I will be taking in. I won't be totally giving up my swim/bike/run as I do enjoy that, I just need a change of scenery and pace and atmosphere.