April 15—Oatmeal Peanut Butter (because we were out of chocolate chips)

 

Every Sunday Miles comes home from church and tells us about how much he likes his Primary teacher.  So, today after church we decided to whip up a little treat for her.  Miles wanted chocolate chip, but we were out so we opted for peanut butter, oatmeal.  Miles helped mix and lick.  He was so proud as he carried his little plate a few houses down.  It is so nice as a parent to know that your little boy has someone else to help him learn to love the gospel.  Thanks Sister Schaibel for all your hard work and patience you give to these little ones. 

April 14—A Run, a Bike & Lots of Fun

This morning we rolled out of bed early, early for the Legacy Duathlon.  My sister Mindy, who is a cross fitter extraordinaire, talked me into riding the bike and volunteered herself for the run.  I don’t run, it hurts.  So, I was more than willing to join her for a relay.  This would be my first official “race.”  I’ve done “rides” before, but no races.  I was pretty nervous especially  with the rain and the new “slick” tires I had just put on my bike.  The weather decided to cooperate though and after setting up the transition station I watched Mindy take off on her run.  The run was suppose to be 3.1 miles, but somehow the mileage had been miscalculated and it was only 2.5 miles.  This made for an interesting transition for us because instead of waiting ready at my bike I was chit chatting with Dave and the kids when Mindy came running into the transition area looking for me.  I started throwing jackets and sweats on the ground while trying to untie my shoes.  It took us 1 minute 19 seconds and I was on the bike.  It was cold, but flat with hardly any wind.  I was hoping to finish around 1 hour 12-13 minutes, but with the recently sprained ankle I knew that might be pushing it.  I made it back in 1 hour 15 minutes jumped of the bike and tagged Mindy out the the transition.  She ran the second leg almost exactly as fast as the first which was so great.  At the finish line they gave her this little card that said we had finished the whole race in 1 hour 6 minutes…dang we were fast or as Ian said later on “someone doesn’t know how to do math.”  The card also pronounced us the winners of the relay division which we were not…a bunch of men on three man teams won.  Such a fun day, and so inspired by my sister who does this kind of thing all the time.  Hope to sign up for more bike races this summer and still crossing my fingers for that LOTOJA relay ticket.

April 13—An Oldie, but a Goodie

Didn’t take any pics today, but here is a good one from last week when it snowed.  My beautiful peach blossoms didn’t survive the snow very well.  I hope we still get some peaches.

April 12—Lots of Rain, a Pink Present & Two Rubino Pro Slicks

My niece Claire recently had a birthday.  Miles just loves Claire and all week he was really concerned about making sure we got her a present.  We went to the store a few days ago and picked out a few things.  Miles kept throwing stuff in the cart that he knew Claire would “just love” or “need.”  He would have bought out the whole Hello Kitty section if he had a wallet full of his own money.  He also told me we had to get pink paper because is was her favorite color.  He picked out the paper and the bow and today we wrapped up Claire’s little present.  So glad my little boy has such cute cousins to spoil.

So, I have a race on Saturday…bike race that is.  My sister and I are competing in a duathlon.  She will run (because I don’t do that) and I will ride (because she doesn’t own a bike).  I am so stoked!  I have never “raced” in anything. I usually just hope to finish or sign up for “rides” where there is no official racing.  My ankle is feeling somewhat better and I figure I will be too excited to notice it on Saturday anyway.  Today I decided to get the bike ready.  Two new tires, cleaned and lubricated chain, and duct tape on my seat bag (the velco snags my expensive shorts). 

Pray it doesn’t rain on Saturday & hope “slick” doesn’t mean slippery! 

April 11—Lime, Cilantro & Garlic…

…add to the crock pot with some pork, cook all day, shred, wrap up in lettuce and eat.  Mmmmm…

Dinner has become a complete chore around here lately.  I use to enjoy cooking (maybe that was because I could eat whatever and however much I wanted) now it’s just one more thing to get “done.”  So when I pulled out the crock pot an threw the pork roast in this morning I was actually pretty proud of myself…no cereal and toast for dinner tonight.  It was yummy and I even put the leftovers on top of a salad for lunch. 

April 10—Play-doh & Candyland

 

 

Ian went back to school today and we are back to our morning routine of books, markers, and play-doh.  Our afternoon routine was made up of Candy Land, Connect 4, and play in the sandbox.  Hoping to venture out tomorrow and test out this ankle to make sure it is strong enough for the duathlon on Saturday.

April 9—Sugar Covered Marshmallows, Toothpicks, & a Microwave

 

 

What did you do for family home evening tonight?  We decided to joust.