2nd thing-----> Write letters to your kids. He stressed the importance of leaving a legacy of letters for our kids to read, so even after we're gone, they will have something to look back on, and hold onto. I have been wanting to start a journal for each boy and write my thoughts to them each week/month etc. Mom told me today that her friend writes a letter to her son and daughter each year, and has each year of their life. She never tells them and saves them, and when they get married, she hands them a special box w/ all the letters inside. I literally teared up when I heard that. so profound, yet so simple. Adding it to the list of must-do's.
Then he said that a Harvard study showed that the #1 source of anger and rage in today's kids is from the perceived lack of parental accessability.... So the prescence thing just hits me again. I have a hard time living in the moment. Just stopping the circling thoughts of the million things I need to do, haven't done, chores i need to accomplish, etc etc etc. Just to stop, breathe, listen, watch, hug, read, play, laugh. So important. Time is just flying by. I have but just a fleeting moment of time with them. And then they'll be grown and gone.
So anywho, left church and went home and packed to go to G'ma and Papa's house. Dad's b'day was on the 20th, so stopped off and got him a nice b'day card and 25$ Bass Pro card, even though Mom said he needed a shirt;) Had a fun afternoon of just hanging out and watching the kids endlessly ride their bikes in g'ma's driveway again, playing musical chairs w/ Mom's new yardsale rockers she bought w/ us yesterday, and sneaking Dad's choc cake. He even tried to hinder us w/ his "PRIVATE PROPERTY!! MITTS OFF!" sign, to no avail. I helped Mom finish her kid's spider/spider web shirts for school. Made some cool spider webs w/ tee shirt paint:) took some paint home to make some w/ the kids since i missed out on the party last week:( the shirt were really cute.
Went for my long run at around 5:30. The weather was perfect. 70's I'd say, beautiful blue sky and a slight breeze. 2 laps around the circle made my 8 miles, and did it in little over an hr and a 1/2. Not sure exactly bc I had to take a potty break 1/2 way thru (at Mom's house). The 1st 2 miles were brutal. I wasn't really surprised bc i woke up w/ killer back pain today (gotta love PMS) and was just feeling so "off" today. Sure the bites of choc cake I'd snagged didn't really help either! ha. But when i hit around mile 3, really felt in my groove. Other than having to pee like a racehorse. Made the pitstop at home then headed right back out. Felt awesome the last 4 mile loop. Around mile 7 came upon a tall, skinny chick walking, then she'd break into a jog. She kept ahead of me for about 1/4 mile but I kept gaining bc I was running the whole way. Started imagining she was in my race and I was in my final mile. No way I was gonna let that tall drink of water beat me!!! So i kept pressing on. About 1/2 mile from home i passed her w/ a nice smile and hello and really started to get into a nice 7 mph or so pace, felt like a 5k!! All i could think was, yeah, she prob'ly thinks I'm fat, but I'm blowing her doors off!!!! Felt so awesome! Finished up at Mom's house w/ a hoop and a holler and both arms in the air. Kisses and hugs from both boys:) My face wasn't very red at all, which means I wasn't dying, so that was encouraging. Considering the time of month, did amazing on the run. Glad i have a rest day tomorrow;) I think the twice weekly 5 milers are really helping me get my lungs up to par. I'm getting really pumped about the race. Hopefully we can book a hotel in Cocoa this week and i can start looking at the race detes.
Well, night all. Great weekend with my fam. So glad I took a step back and took inventory of my priorities this weekend.The pull of the world/work etc can get the better of me at times. But just saying no, and taking advantage of every opportunity to make memories w/ my boys and fam...priceless. Just so grateful<3
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