it's been awhile...let's start with mother's day...the day was whatever i wanted to do. after getting the kids ready we decided to head to molbak's and buy some flowers for outside. on the way, jade mentioned that she wished she could go to papa and nana's house. joe and i looked at eachother and said "why not?", so we turned around and got on the freeway! it was a beautiful day so we knew it would be a beautiful drive over the mountains. when we got there, my parents were in the backyard, jade walked around the corner and surprised them. it was great! we played outside for a few hours and then headed over to my gma's to surprise the rest of the family. it was great! my cousin made dinner for all...it was a good day. the next day, cole came down with a high fever! AHH! not again! monday headed to the doctor after a very long night...cole has a double ear infection (which he caught from jade). dr put him on antibiotics (which we are still taking). within a few hours he was feeling so much better!
monique and i have met our running goal of 7 miles, 6 more to go and we are at the half marathon mark! we have been running outside and love it so much more! we both got the nike plus ipod thingie...what a cool little device. tracks your progress, time, everything...so neat! little computer chip that fits in your shoe. my left knee has really been acting up, after our big run last week, my knee swelled up double in size! i think it's from over-use?? who knows...all i know it's not going to stop me. i will just ice it and take aleve, that seems to do the trick!
our house will go up for sale in one week...i have so much to do to get it ready. we have picked out a chair and ottoman to go in the living room, now we just need to buy it. we got the rugs cleaned, so that's a start. i have already started looking for homes in the area....so many to choose from, i have one in particular that i really like. it's a newer home, but made to look a little older, like a farm house with a wrap around porch. i really like it! the only thing is that i don't want to move away from monique...we have talked about moving together! ha! i really hope we are able to sell this summer!
today is joe's friday, premera shut down friday and monday! i am so looking forward to a long weekend with him. tomorrow it's supposed to be really nice, so we are headed to greenlake for the day! that is one of the areas that we would love to live in...so pricy though! i think we might head to the zoo too...the kids would love it!
well jade is done with her art project and cole is wanting to watch elmo, so i will go tend to the little ones!
monique and i have met our running goal of 7 miles, 6 more to go and we are at the half marathon mark! we have been running outside and love it so much more! we both got the nike plus ipod thingie...what a cool little device. tracks your progress, time, everything...so neat! little computer chip that fits in your shoe. my left knee has really been acting up, after our big run last week, my knee swelled up double in size! i think it's from over-use?? who knows...all i know it's not going to stop me. i will just ice it and take aleve, that seems to do the trick!
our house will go up for sale in one week...i have so much to do to get it ready. we have picked out a chair and ottoman to go in the living room, now we just need to buy it. we got the rugs cleaned, so that's a start. i have already started looking for homes in the area....so many to choose from, i have one in particular that i really like. it's a newer home, but made to look a little older, like a farm house with a wrap around porch. i really like it! the only thing is that i don't want to move away from monique...we have talked about moving together! ha! i really hope we are able to sell this summer!
today is joe's friday, premera shut down friday and monday! i am so looking forward to a long weekend with him. tomorrow it's supposed to be really nice, so we are headed to greenlake for the day! that is one of the areas that we would love to live in...so pricy though! i think we might head to the zoo too...the kids would love it!
well jade is done with her art project and cole is wanting to watch elmo, so i will go tend to the little ones!
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Ice your knee as much as you can. 20 mins on/20 minutes off with an ice pack tied around your knee with a hankerchief or t-shirts work good too. Yes and elevate it when you ice it. It will make you have to sit down and rest but it's worth it, believe me, don't screw your body up before the race. I have ignored small injuries and only regretted it and messed myself up more. Also take ibufrofen (sp?) constantly when it is swelling, 2 at a time every 4 hours or so. It helps keep inflamation at a minimum. You should get a knee brace when you run too. Just remember remember R.I.C.E - "Rest, Ice, Compression, elevation." Good luck Erin, don't work too hard!
Sounds like a wonderful Mother's Day! So awesome about your running, you guys are doing great! Just take good care of your knee....I hear you about moving away from good friends in the neighborhood, it would be very hard for me to move, I love our hood and the friends we have.....Good luck on selling, I am sure it won't take long....Can not wait to see you guys in July! Miss you!
Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun on Mother's Day. I wish we could just decide to visit my mom and dad and be there in a couple hours :) Good for you on the running!!! Cross training might also help your knee, also, Jeff Galloway has a great training program where you only run 3 days a week.
Good luck with selling the house this time around, hope you get some bites!
And sorry to hear about Cole being sick again! That stinks! Hope he's much better now!
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