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Some stay-at-home-fun... Thursday, July 02, 2009 So, we've lived a very low-key life the past couple of weeks (pretty much since we got home from LA in mid-June), and I am proud to say that Benjamin is FINALLY getting the whole potty-usage thing. To get to this point, we've spent our mornings at the gym, and then the remainder of the day at home. And, when we're just hanging around, we often take a lot of pictures of ourselves making funny faces on the computer.  ~Courtney posted at 11:00:24 PM "I'm too tired." Thursday, July 02, 2009 That's Benjamin's excuse for just about everything he does not want to do lately. He'll say it after walking 10 feet, when he'd rather be carried. He'll say it when he doesn't want to go with me to the gym. And, now, when he doesn't want to nap. "Mommy, I am too tired to stay in bed and take a nap." Um, get in bed, and close your eyes little boy. And don't try to tell me you have to go potty, because you just went. I can hear footsteps upstairs, so it's time to get that little stinker back in bed. ~Courtney posted at 1:12:50 PM Blah, blah, blah Wednesday, July 01, 2009 That's all. This week stinks. ~Courtney posted at 4:53:45 PM Fast, then slow. Sunday, June 28, 2009 We had a running packed weekend, although, it was less of the weekend, and more of yesterday. Today was a lot of nothing, since I have felt horrible all day, and Benjamin woke up exhausted. Yesterday, I participated in the first 5K I've ran in a long time; it was a blast. It was a gorgeous day, albeit a tad hot by the time we got started, and I ran a fast personal record (clearly, since it's been nearly 2 years and I am a much stronger runner than I was 2 years ago...), and placed 3rd in the 25-29 (barely holding onto that group, which is sad, because I would have been fifth in the 30-34 group...so sad), with 24:41 as my time. Not too shabby. Benjamin and Andrew were there to cheer me on, and we enjoyed hanging out in the sun during the awards ceremony. We had lunch, and took naps (all three of us!) to rest up for race #2 of the day. Andrew ran a four-mile twilight race put on by our local running store. Benjamin participated, as the youngest racer of the night, in the 1 mile fun run, and RAN EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. I was SO proud of him, and he not only did it without complaint, he actually had a great time. He had been sold on the idea of the run by the woman from the running store, who promised him a medal. Well, by the time we finished our run, they had handed out all of the medals. He just looked SO devastated, and I, feathers in a ruffle, pointed out to the woman that, just yesterday, she had convinced us to sign him up by showing him the medal, and that it was all he'd talked about all.day.long. He had the most enormous tears rolling down his cheek, and even asked me if it was because he was too slow. I was in the process of telling him that we'd pick him up a special medal the next day, when she came back from her car with the exact medal that she had shown him yesterday. It took him a couple of minutes to re-group, but he was pumped about the medal, and we were able to cheer Andrew through the finish line. I have pictures, but lack the energy to get them up tonight. I am wiped out, and need to get to bed. ~Courtney posted at 7:40:41 PM Wait, it wasn't Friday yesterday? Friday, June 26, 2009 Lately, it seems like the work weeks (and I recognize that I don't work) have been REALLY long. The four day weeks seem even longer, for some bizarre reason. Anyhow, and this has happened a few times in the past couple of months, I spent the entirety of yesterday, probably until 6 or 7 pm, thinking it was Friday. Clearly, it was not. Andrew already left for work because he has to work in the company's new, fancy-dancy "green" office in Columbia, MD. The company moved HQ back in May, but he's been spared the trip to the other side of the beltway, thus far. Benjamin opted to start the day at 4:40 am, so I've already managed to be a short-order chef, having made omelettes, pork roll (product of NJ!), and whole grain blueberry pancakes. Everyone is fed, the kitchen is clean, and well, I am ready for a nap. Tomorrow is race-day here...I am doing a 5K in the early morning. It will be my first 5K in nearly 2 years (not including the Girls on the Run one I did last fall), so I am interested to see how I'll do, since really, longer distances are my forte. With no real plans for the middle of the day, Andrew is going to close it out with a Twilight 4-miler. It looks like it should be a fun party, so I am on a mission to find a sitter so we can go out sans Benjamin. I might ride my new bike out there (probably only 12-15 miles), and bring it home on Andrew's sport-outfitted car, which is FINALLY back in our possession, although, maybe not for long, because I am not satisfied with the work done on it...that is another post entirely, which I refuse to do until the issue is seriously behind us. So, that's it. Ramblings that started before 6 am, and took me an hour to type out. And for real, TGIF. ~Courtney posted at 6:53:27 AM |
