still coughing...

DAMN!! This cold is hanging on to my chest! What a bugger! But feeling much, much better...sent the munchkins off to grandma's house for one night over the weekend and slept 10 hours...TEN HOURS!!! In ONE night!!! Was effing awesome.
The deck is coming along nicely. My husband is obsessed with it and it was a great weekend to get a very good chunk of it done. I LOVE IT!! I laid out there for a bit yesterday while he was pounding in nails and it was fantastic. We will be spending alot of time out there I imagine. Next up is shopping for a BBQ and some deck furniture....yey!! Anyone who wants to stop in for a beer on the new deck....c'mon over!! But bring bug spray. eeek!
On the workout front....have done nothing. As in nothing. I tried to run on Sunday morning as the local triathlon was happening out at Pike Lake and I was feeling a wee bit motivated but the run went like this....run 10 minutes...cough...cough...coughcoughcough....run a bit more....stop and cough...run a few blocks...coughcoughcoughcoughcough....nice. And I tried to climb over a big pile of dirt under the freeway bridge to get to the other side and cut my arm on the fence. Who knew running could be that dangerous? I get home all sweaty, can't stop coughing with blood running down my right arm. Looked like I had been in a battle!!

Anyway, it's a new week and I have my workouts for the week and I intend to get them in. Coach Justin is over in France for the next couple of weeks...do you you know what major event is happening in France next month? That's right....The Tour De France!! And I don't really understand what he is doing (because sometimes he talks to me in cycling-code-talk) but it sounds like each cycling team has some guys that do some of the course before the Tour to give feedback and tips etc. Justin is on the support crew for one of those guys. I don't really understand, however, he was super excited and told me all about it and basically said, talk to you in a few weeks....get your workouts in!!!

And I found this....since Canada does not have a team at the World Cup, the next best thing is our neighbors to the south. I thought this was a cool video. Those? Are some super tough "good ole boys"!!! Check out "the look" at about 1:45...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxBlpzVSOCQ&feature=related

my weekend continued

It seems as though by trying to get everything in over the last couple of weeks, my body has told me enough....and I am sick...sick...sick at home and should be in bed.

But I get bored in bed so here I am surfing the net and updating my blog.

The question I do have from the weekend is why does Canada not have a team at the world cup of soccer? Is this a naive question? Because let me tell you...I was at our local festival of soccer all weekend as my kids each had 3 games and there are more kids in soccer in this city than in hockey. Maybe we just need 20 more years of supporting and tending to our young soccer players? I loved watching them play! And the sunshine helped.

I woke up Saturday with a very sore throat. The plan was to get a 90 minute bike ride in before the soccer games but that was just not happening. So I slept. I felt okay for the day and managed to sneak out of the house to get a power class in. Was beat by the end of the day and had another horrible sleep. I thought maybe a run would get he bugs out so headed out for a steady, slowish 60. minute run before my swim. Felt better after the run, the morning was gorgeous and with all the rain we have had, the trees and flowers and smells out there were awesome!! I was in a great mood and not even a little sore throat and cloudy head was going to damper my spirit!

Went to the pool and was determined to get my 4000 meter swim in. Did the workout on the board and then Jenn and I added another 1000 meters of pull with paddles and that brought us to about 3500 meters. I was tired. My head felt like a truck ran over it. I knew when I walked out of the pool I was going to be sick....just a matter of when. Shitty.

Sat at the soccer center in the sun for a couple of hours on Sunday....helped Shaun in the yard get ready for the next stage of our NEW DECK (this is a whole other post that I will share sometime as I swear...it has been quite the job...old house...uneven yard...nosy neighbors...) But my role in the deck has been minimal and I felt I should help with some stuff. So between watching Matthew go up and down the alley on his bike, I hauled cement blocks. Not feeling good. In the sun. Not smart!! I woke up today and my body was telling me "Forget it...no work...no deck...no nothing!! You are DONE!"

Sigh.

my weekend

Includes the following:

6 soccer games
1 x 2 hour bike ride
1 taekwondo practice
1 4000 meter swim....this is the one I am excited about!! I want to see what I feel like after 4000 meters in the pool....been a loooong time...
1 x 60 minute run
1 power class
1 trip to the grocery store
10 loads of laundry
1 lawn that needs to be cut
1 house that needs to be cleaned and tidied up
1 bag of hockey equipment that needs to be washed...he is only 7 and he already stinks
1 bathroom that desperately needs to be cleaned...I live with boys...need I say more...
1 truck that needs to be vaccuumed....seriously, it is disgusting
1 trip to Walmart - some hate Walmart, but the genious behind Sam Walton's vision was that he wanted a place for families to shop where they could pick everything up. So they did not have to make several trips to several different stores. Genius. And if you have a weekends like mine, you really LOVE Walmart!!!

lazy....blogger!

I am a lazy blogger. I think that is the longest I have gone for an update. hmmmmm.

Have had a super crazy busy week.

Starting from the middle of last week:

Wednesday brought a swim in the am. Was a boring swim. No coach and I had to come up with a workout on the spot and I was just bored. Did not get alot of meters in. But had a good visit with a couple of the gals.

Thursday was a run....a short, slow run but I got it in and I am proud of myself for just getting one foot in front of the other and getting it done! Coach Justin says to just keep going until you feel that "click" again and then it will feel like the old days.

Friday was my strength class. More squats and lunges and core work. I am happy to report I can now hold a plank for ONE MINUTE!!! This is a small miracle. And it is the full plank, my friends, no knees on the ground. My arms were shaking horrible and the sweat was dripping off my nose, but I held that sucker for one minute!!

Saturday was a gorgeous day in SaskLand. I told Jenn I would meet her out for a bike ride...maybe. She had 3:40 hours to do...I had...well...just get out there and ride your bike to do!! Matthew and I had been on our bikes for about 2 hours Friday night so my butt was sore. Like really sore. And the little shit has named his bike!! He calls it "Zerks". (???) I have no idea where it comes from but that is the name of his new bike. I broke down and took him to the bike shop and bought him a brand new bike as he just loves biking and I thought what the hell...so he tried them all and settled on a dark blue rocket and has named it Zerks.

I L-O-V-E that!!! We went up and down the hill at the school playground about 100 times...and I impressed all the 7 year olds on the playground that I could peddle to the top...I am SO counting those as hill intervals....

Back to the ride with Jenn....I was out there for a bit and then called her cell and she had about 45 min left so I hustled to meet her and we visited for a bit and I escorted her right to her front door. She had a 2 hour run to do the next day so I bullied her into it....telling her I would meet her any time, any place.

Sunday rolls around and I am out the door at 5:15am to meet Jenn. We had a good run. I enjoyed the day, my legs were a bit fresher than hers and we walked a good chunk of the last half hour, but I was happy, and running and the sun was shining....was a very good morning!!

Monday was a rest day...Tuesday was a short 40 minute run that I floated through...I felt the CLICK!!! I think I may finally have my run legs back...we have made peace and I really, really enjoyed yesterday, even though it was in the pouring rain.

Today was a swim and was a good swim. I have to start getting some serious meters in the pool done as I am going to enter that 5km swim challenge in August. I have made up my mind and now I just have to convince the husband he wants to come and stay with his in-laws and watch the kids while I am at, yet, another, race....hmmmmm. Wish me luck!!

i'm having a REALLY good time!

Coach Justin always says "Well, you have a LIFE! So do what you can do."

Yes. I have a life and it is a pretty good one at that. I am very lucky. Or as my buddy says;

"Just keep living in your little bubble." And honestly, what is wrong with that? If you don't open yourself up to the negative shit of the world and what others seem to like to throw at you, then the bubble is pretty nice little place to be. Yea. I have been called naive. But let me tell you something.

I have very little CRAP and energy wasting people in my life. And I am HAVING A BLAST!!!

Friday was sleep in day. Since my goal race is not until like, the end of August....why not sleep in a couple days before then? Landed an account at work that I have been working on for 2 years....TWO YEARS!!! Yeah. I am persistent. Or annoying. Not sure which but the account is over 7 figures so you kinda have to try with those. AND we have organized things so many, LOCAL charities will be supported in the very near future. I love it when it all works out and I look like a genius. It kind of helps my ego.

Saturday brought rain and wind and more rain and wind. We have no television right now as the hubs has not braved the weather to climb up onto the roof and put our satellite back up after he finished the shingles. I was kind of bored (no hockey playoffs!) after getting ALL the errands done, so I had a nap...first one since about 2004....AND I did a bike workout. Yeah. A bike workout!! And we exposed the little boys to the movie "Top Gun".

Hell Yeah!

Is that not THE BEST cinematic effort....EVVA!!?? Here are just a few quotes that you may remember:

"Do some of that pilot shit Maverick!!"

"Great Balls of FIRE!!"

"Tower, this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby."

"That's a negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full."

"I feel the need for speed!!"

Frick I love that show.

Sunday morning brought the local marathon. I was hoping to sneak out of the house to watch but Luke woke up and I promised him pancakes if he would come with me. It was windy and cold out there watching but he was a little trooper. Saw Jenn snag a PB on her half and Chuck land his Boston Q time!! I had walked aways down the course before the finishing shoot and I told Jenn I would call her when I saw Chuck coming up the hill.

I saw him and I started dialing her cell phone and then I heard her HOLLERING her lungs out for Chuck!! It was GREAT! He had a couple of buddies with him and I checked my watch and knew he had his time! It was really awesome to see someone who has worked very hard and has been so focused acheive their goal. Super Duper job Chuck!

The rest of Sunday brought the couch at my Mom's place for Sunday dinner. My step-sister and bros were there and we always have such a good time. The boys played and played and we set up and obstacle course for them in the basement and I almost peed myself laughing at them. Kids are so much fun!

Today was my power class and a 30 minute run. I was so excited for Jenn and Chuck and others out there yesterday, I was floating on the treadmill this morning!

Have a fantastic week, everyone!!