We're All MAD here! SPAZZ hands, cupcakes, booze, and running...GSC Feb. 2015 PTR

[momabaarjo]

Not sure on that! I know that when Rey & I went in November of 2012 we booked late (for renting DVC points) and AKL was one of the only ones still available, so maybe it fills up slower than some of the Epcot resorts. Hope so! It would be amazing to have all the cupcakes at the same resort!

It would be fun to have us all at the same place...although I am not sure the CMs will agree after we come back singing, swaying and on a sugar high after our celebration...LOL

Just have to win the lottery...cross our fingers...bathe in pixie dust...DARN EUROPE TRIP tapping my budget out right now. You don't know want to know how much I spent this week....ugh!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

First and foremost:

had to post that since I only posted it on my Tweedles PTR.

I thought I would do a little weekly update. I normally do a running update on my blog, but I realized I do other stuff that I don't share on my running blog and I love to use my PTR's as journals b/c ya know, I don't have anything better to do.

This week for running, it was a big fat zero. I jammed my little toe into the lawnmower on Sunday (did I already tell you this?? ah well, I'm bound to repeat myself, it's what I do.) and it was REALLY painful. I ripped the nail and I thought for a bit I broke the toe b/c I still was in quite a bit of pain walking, even Thursday. It's better now though and I think I'll be able to get my running shoes on Monday and give it a go. I won't try before then because my weekend is crazy packed full of petsitting. Holidays for you= work for me!

I may not have run, but there were tons of goings-ons this week. Savannah had Eleanor over and they finished up their smashbooks from the trip! I had ordered tons of pics that they chose and they still didn't fill the books, we were all surprised.

Unfortunately, I had to go meet a new client, so I told Rey to take photos of them doing it...and I may be a wee bit picky about photos, but I guess he did an ok job.

I think Savannah grabbed the camera at this point and was trying to be artistic...

Note to self: Maybe do full size smashbooks next time. I got them smaller b/c I thought they might bring them to the parks, but they didn't. Using a smaller size meant I had to order wallet size photos, which are WAY more expensive than just 4X6 prints. They came out so cute though and the girls love them, so that's what matters.

When I got home I tried to get some photos of my own...ya know, in case Rey totally screwed up and didn't get any...

But THIS is what happens when I try to get photos with Rey (AKA the photobomber) around...

Ah, love him! He had to leave Thursday morning to head back to work after being home for 2 months getting his blood sugar in order. It was really hard to say goodbye, I've gotten used to him being here. The laundry is suffering, I don't think I've done a single load in two months and now I don't want to!

We're adjusting back to "our normal" though and I got back from the airport in time to head up to the Earth Day celebration at the college, with Savannah & her friends. It was a gorgeous day and Hope & I sat and listened to the music and festivities while the kids roamed. We were sitting by these gorgeous tulips, so I had to take a couple shots.

I thought they were pretty fitting for me to post for Easter weekend too!

THEN...I told you, busy week! Then Friday, in between petsitting, Savannah & I drove back into St. Louis again (the hundreds of miles I have driven this week! Shew!) so that Savannah could get her ears pierced.

Funny bit about this. So...my IL's are hispanic. When Savannah was born my MIL kept asking when I was going to get her ears pierced. I think it's a cultural thing, but I was younger and easily swayed, and conceded to get her ears pierced when she was 6 months old. Fast forward to age 3 and my darling daughter decided she hated them and didn't want them in. So, I just took them out and the holes closed...and as life always comes full circle, 10 years later she decides she wants them again.

Ok! Anyway, I warned her it would hurt but I swear this girl has a pain tolerance you wouldn't believe. She didn't even flinch, just smiled while they poked a hole in her ear. She was pretty pleased with them and ready for the second piercing before we even had left the mall.

Just smiling like the lady isn't putting a hole in her ear?!? (this is not my child, I'm such a baby about pain. LOL)

She put this on instagram later so I snagged it.

So! That's my update for the week! I hope everyone has a fabulous Easter, I will be working most of it but then things will slow down next week and hopefully I can get my foot back into my shoe and enjoy some running! The weather is fabulous here!

 

[ljcrochet]

Great pictures. Hope your toe is healing.
If you use photoshop, you can make your own wallet pictures into 4x6. Just make a template with 4 2x3 boxes. Pick 4 pictures to place in.
Might even be able to batch process it.

 

[JCurrey]

Want to look more at the pictures, super cute! DH and I talked yesterday and we are booking AKL for the Glass Slipper Weekend!

 

[Trentmom]

Ouch on your toe. Hope that is feeling okay so you can run Monday

Smash books look like fun. Love all the photo bombing

The pics of tulips are gorgeous

 

[Tinker326]

Seriously love that smash book.

Rey photobombing made me giggle. Too funny!

Congrats to Savannah for getting her ears pierced. We had Becca's pierced twice. First when she was 4. They closed up around 9. Then she got them pierced again last year for her 11th birthday.

Hope your toe heals quickly. I'm wearing my Raw Threads Princess In Training 19.3 hoody today. To bring good mojo. I just sent the mojo 5 hours South. Hope you get it........

 

[JCurrey]

Just looked more closely at the pictures, Karen, and I love them. How cute and the smash books are so cute! I hope your toe feels better, that sounds really painful. What does Rey do that he goes away for a awhile? My dad worked away from home for a couple of years and it was hard, but everyone got into a routine.

 

[annmarieda]

I hope your toe feels better soon!

Great pictures! LOVE the tulip ones

How fun for Savannah to get her ears pierced (again). I kinda feel like kids have to want to have them done for it to work. I guess that is why I am not a fan of doing it with babies. (although, I am not really opposed either) My dd had her done (more my choice) and it didn't work out. Fast forward a few years and she pushed to have them redone. So far so good...

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Great pictures. Hope your toe is healing.
If you use photoshop, you can make your own wallet pictures into 4x6. Just make a template with 4 2x3 boxes. Pick 4 pictures to place in.
Might even be able to batch process it.

Yes, toe is much better! I'm looking forward to a run tomorrow. I don't use photoshop (I used to), I use Nikon CaptureNX2 and although I love it WAY more than PS, I don't think I can do wallets. I'm sure I could figure out a way, I honestly didn't even think of it! doh!

Want to look more at the pictures, super cute! DH and I talked yesterday and we are booking AKL for the Glass Slipper Weekend!

Yay!!! I think we may end up with a bunch of Cupcakes staying at AKL!

Ouch on your toe. Hope that is feeling okay so you can run Monday

Smash books look like fun. Love all the photo bombing

The pics of tulips are gorgeous

Thanks!

Seriously love that smash book.

Rey photobombing made me giggle. Too funny!

Congrats to Savannah for getting her ears pierced. We had Becca's pierced twice. First when she was 4. They closed up around 9. Then she got them pierced again last year for her 11th birthday.

Hope your toe heals quickly. I'm wearing my Raw Threads Princess In Training 19.3 hoody today. To bring good mojo. I just sent the mojo 5 hours South. Hope you get it........

I hope I got it! Happy Easter Tweedle!

Just looked more closely at the pictures, Karen, and I love them. How cute and the smash books are so cute! I hope your toe feels better, that sounds really painful. What does Rey do that he goes away for a awhile? My dad worked away from home for a couple of years and it was hard, but everyone got into a routine.

Thanks! Rey is a truck driver. He's been doing this for 17 years and we are all pretty used to it, but the last couple years he had a back injury which brought him home for 11 months and then this diabetes scare, which brought him home for 2. It's hard to readjust when I get used to him being around!

I hope your toe feels better soon!

Great pictures! LOVE the tulip ones

How fun for Savannah to get her ears pierced (again). I kinda feel like kids have to want to have them done for it to work. I guess that is why I am not a fan of doing it with babies. (although, I am not really opposed either) My dd had her done (more my choice) and it didn't work out. Fast forward a few years and she pushed to have them redone. So far so good...

Thanks! Toe is feeling much better, I think I'll be able to run tomorrow. Savannah is already talking about getting a 2nd piercing! She's gonna have to save up b/c these holes are getting expensive.


HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

 

[Tinker326]

Savannah is already talking about getting a 2nd piercing! She's gonna have to save up b/c these holes are getting expensive.

Last year when we went to get Becca & Charlie's pierced I about fell over when I got my bill. I was expecting like $35 a kid. My bill was like $140. Say whaaaat?!?!

I told Becca if she let her holes close, next time she did it I was gonna use a needle and ice.

 

[Victoriasmom98]

Happy
Easter!!!!!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Last year when we went to get Becca & Charlie's pierced I about fell over when I got my bill. I was expecting like $35 a kid. My bill was like $140. Say whaaaat?!?!

I told Becca if she let her holes close, next time she did it I was gonna use a needle and ice.

I was expecting 40$ and it was 80$...BUT...I was totally in splurge-mode and told her to pick our earrings for when she can change them...and then naturally had to get something to HOLD those earrings.

Happy
Easter!!!!!

Happy Easter to you as well Ann!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

A little After-Easter update since things are slowing down a bit for the week. Clients finally coming home and I can breathe a bit.

Biggest news in my world is that I ran yesterday!

Perfect timing yesterday morning, it was raining, so I carefully put on my new Brooks Pure Cadence (first time to put a shoe on with the injured little toe), turned on the Boston Marathon, and took off on my Treadmill about 14 seconds after the elite women started. It was fun to run at the same time, and amusing, since I run half their speed! It gave me a little pep in my step though and I ran 4 miles at a 10:45 pace. I have no idea what my pace issues are. My first couple miles were in the 11 minute range and then I speed up and it ends up being overall 10:45. I ran the PHM at a 12:30 though, so obviously I don't hold this speed for long? I feel like I'm all over the place with speed and was hoping to work on it a bit this summer before adding in the longer mileage in the fall. Enough rambling about that though!

My new shoes! They felt great, my toe was a bit sore but just from what's left of the nail rubbing a bit, and I'm overjoyed to finally find a shoe that works for me!

That's about it, I guess I could share a few photos from my Easter morning out petsitting. I see a LOT of sunrises, but Easter morning was lovely enough that I decided to whip out my phone (camera was at home!) and take a few shots. They aren't bad for phone shots, although I wish I had had my camera with me.

Easter was busy, but there's always time for candy. I'm going to tell you something really exciting for those of you with younger children...something to look forward to...when they get older, they don't care about the baskets! We don't need not stinkin' baskets, I just bought a crapton of candy (and some donuts) and put it all over the table. Worked like a charm, didn't hear a thing about baskets or even eggs this year. Made my life easier.

 

[momabaarjo]

Love the smash books...such a great memento for the girls! They will treasure them in future years.

Those tulips are BEAUTIFUL! My favorite flower...

Brave girl getting her ears pierced! Hope she enjoys them!

Love the running pictures...and the new shoes! Your idea about Easter baskets worked perfectly...

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Love the smash books...such a great memento for the girls! They will treasure them in future years.

Those tulips are BEAUTIFUL! My favorite flower...

Brave girl getting her ears pierced! Hope she enjoys them!

Love the running pictures...and the new shoes! Your idea about Easter baskets worked perfectly...

I thought it was pretty sly of me, although I'm not sure I saved any money as I bought a ton of candy. It saved me time though, because I didn't have to go to storage to get the baskets and arrange everything...plus no Easter grass strewn all over the house!

 

[JCurrey]

I love the sneakers and congrats on getting your run on with the marathoners! That is such a fun way to run! Don't be hard on yourself about your pace, it takes time. I found the best way to increase your speed is with speedwork (which I always hate when I start, but get such a runner's high when I am done). The work I like to do it sprint for 1 min/walk for 1 min and do that about 10-12 times (known as Fartleks ) The other speedwork is Yasso's which are running 800 m or 400 m as fast as you can and recover and repeating. You do that every few weeks. They are like the Magic Mile that Galloway promotes as well. And then there are tempo runs, doing a few miles at race pace. You get your body nice and prepared for running at that pace for extended amounts of time. That being said, I trained for a 9 min marathon pace, but I think it was closer to a 10 min pace, which I was totally fine with for the marathon, just happy I finished.

I love that you can take your clients for runs! I have 2 dogs (7 yr old yellow lab and a 9 mth old black lab), but I don't take them for runs. When my puppy is older I may take her for a mile or so. I had a lab with bad hips so I don't want to run them too hard.

I love the Easter no-basket idea! My daughter is 7 so we are still in the basket and egg hunt mode. She loves the egg hunt so we are celebrating this weekend with her other grandparents and she wants my husband and I to hide eggs again. This year, I filled half her eggs with pieces to a Lego set and the other half had jelly beans. She loved it! For this weekend, I may take change out of her change jar (she won't notice) and do half with change and half with candy. It is really just the act of finding eggs that she likes, but she does like a little something in them.

 

[Trentmom]

Glad the shoes felt good and you could do some running

Thats nice to know about the no baskets

We only used grass one year in baskets and it was all over the house. Never bought it again......

All the candy looks yummy

Gorgeous pics on Easter

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I love the sneakers and congrats on getting your run on with the marathoners! That is such a fun way to run! Don't be hard on yourself about your pace, it takes time. I found the best way to increase your speed is with speedwork (which I always hate when I start, but get such a runner's high when I am done). The work I like to do it sprint for 1 min/walk for 1 min and do that about 10-12 times (known as Fartleks ) The other speedwork is Yasso's which are running 800 m or 400 m as fast as you can and recover and repeating. You do that every few weeks. They are like the Magic Mile that Galloway promotes as well. And then there are tempo runs, doing a few miles at race pace. You get your body nice and prepared for running at that pace for extended amounts of time. That being said, I trained for a 9 min marathon pace, but I think it was closer to a 10 min pace, which I was totally fine with for the marathon, just happy I finished.

I love that you can take your clients for runs! I have 2 dogs (7 yr old yellow lab and a 9 mth old black lab), but I don't take them for runs. When my puppy is older I may take her for a mile or so. I had a lab with bad hips so I don't want to run them too hard.

I love the Easter no-basket idea! My daughter is 7 so we are still in the basket and egg hunt mode. She loves the egg hunt so we are celebrating this weekend with her other grandparents and she wants my husband and I to hide eggs again. This year, I filled half her eggs with pieces to a Lego set and the other half had jelly beans. She loved it! For this weekend, I may take change out of her change jar (she won't notice) and do half with change and half with candy. It is really just the act of finding eggs that she likes, but she does like a little something in them.

Yep, Fartleks! My speedwork has been neglected when I was injured and then before that when training for my first half. I was just more worried about finishing. I am feeling strong now and I think I'm ready to do speedwork once a week when I'm not running a client, but I'm still concerned b/c I injure so easily. It feels like the times I've worked on pace, I get injured!

Glad the shoes felt good and you could do some running

Thats nice to know about the no baskets

We only used grass one year in baskets and it was all over the house. Never bought it again......

All the candy looks yummy

Gorgeous pics on Easter

Thank you!

 

[Tinker326]

Very exciting about the comfortable shoes on the run. I am in love with my Brooks Transcends... Glad I found something that works after my last pair which was not good (but I stuck out in because I didn't want to buy more!).

I say your pace is great! Faster than I ever have done- especially at that length. Great job!!!

I am so happy spring/summer is just around the corner. Sunshine is so good for the soul!

And I can't wait till my kids are over baskets . Course with the littlest only being 5- I got a ways to go! Plus.. Easter is hard on me because, well, I have an addiction to sugar...and there's LOTS of it around at Easter!

 

[Victoriasmom98]

and don't forget, Nicole, that the Easter candy is selling for 50% off and more at some stores!! Just thought I'd help your addiction!