Ever have one of those days when you have so much to say to everyone around you and you cannot manage to eek one sentence out? I have been having a lot of those days lately. I have been doing a lot of sitting back and observing and I am bursting at the seams to yell at people but I am trying to keep my attitude and opinions in check. Why? Not sure. Maybe I get tired of spouting my wisdom on people who don't give a crap. Maybe I am out of texting minutes.
We had on heck of a vacation, which I will not relive since I posted quite a bit in FB. But I did want to add in some highlights to our trip:
# Middle child won the swim noodle race at my parents community pool. He was behind but powered on to win when the other kids were getting tired.
# Daughter and I managed to get some good runs in before it got hell hot there. She continues to work on her cross country conditioning and I am proud of her for sticking to it when it is so stinking hot out.
# Seeing an alligator a couple feet away from where you have been fishing is both scary and really exciting at the same time. It was a little one but that only meant the parents weren't too far away.
# Seeing the dolphins in my parents creek and at the beach was the highlight of my trip. It has been a life long dream, no joke, since I was little, to be able to swim with or even just pet a dolphin. Neat to be so close to them. I think it is because they travel in a school but are so peaceful together. Maybe someday my "school" will travel that peacefully together.
(ohhh...so you noticed there were no highlights with Youngest...there weren't many, however the funniest thing he said to my dad was "Is your wife coming to the beach with us??" We all laughed out loud, err yes, Grammy is coming. I think he was just trying to show us he got the relationship but the timing was hilarious. Thank goodness for that or he would be at a rest stop somewhere in WV)
It is nice to be home and the summer is ripping by as usual. I need to get my butt in gear and find some sitters to watch the boys mid-August. I start back to work almost a full week before they do and I don't want to ask Husband to take anymore time off to be home with them. If you have any teens to offer up to watch them for a day or two, let me know. It is less than three hours and I will pay them.
I have gotten back into running, though not as much as before. Have also been doing High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and I really have seen my body change. I still have those 5 non-budging pounds to go, but at my doc appt this morning, I was only .5 away from a healthy BMI. She told me I am so close to my ideal weight, which is my goal of 145. I want to get there before all the schools start. I have been walking/running in the evenings when Husband gets home as a way for me to take a time out from the kids. Seems to be working well so I think we will stick with it.
I hope everyone is doing well and is recovering from the crazy ass storms we had over a week ago. There is no way to describe what we saw heading to my parents, other than it looked like something out of the zombie/apocalypse movies Husband has been watching. I think at one point, I made sure all the doors were locked, it was surreal. There are still those without power and I honestly don't know what you do. No showers, no clothes, no washing clothes, no food, no air. Say a prayer for those still in need and let's hope that is the end of the nutty weather.
Have a great rest of your week. I am going to try to write more as I know it helps my psyche, even if you delete me from your inbox. I noticed I picked up another follower and I need to see who it is. But thank you! to whoever it is.
You pal,
Cat
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