RR - 8ish kms with 3K tempo.  Cutback week and I NEED it.  I was looking at my DM log from the last week or so and every run was "this sucked."  Humidity suddenly went away yesterday afternoon so I hope today will be better.

TR - seems to be scared of everything lately.  Somehow, I don't think he is actually scared, I think he just likes saying that he is scared.  The cute part is he'll come up randomly to me for hugs & kisses.  Peed on the potty twice yesterday.  I actually showed him the candy instead of just saying I'd give him candy.  He said he was scared to potty, so I held his hand while on it and he went!

FR - crockpot pulled pork, kale slaw.

NRR - back to a full schedule of piano teaching today.  Wish I could ease into it, like only work 2.5 hours instead of 4-5.

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rg - I remember a few times when B ate better at grandma's house, but bah, those days are gone now too.

RR: recovery run for me today 5m ish later this afternoon. Yesterday I did 8m -  5m easy then plyo drills and strides all outside and then 3m tempo - started at 7.19s and then dropped to 6.58s. Did it on treadmill with 1% incline as per my orders. Was totally do-able and feel I have turned another corner. I listened to some pretty angry hip hop which was weird for me (not the hip hop, but the angry bit) and it really helped. Tomorrow I have track again. We found a goal 5k race for a time trail - 5th Oct up in a flat park and it's a quiet race so now I have something to work towards. We haven't talked about goal race pace or plan or anything yet so I am waiting.

NRR: leading a bf-ing counselling meeting all morning. Have bermy5 coming over. We invited her and her family over on Sat and I cooked brunch and got to know them better. Her DD (7) asked when could she babysit my DS. It was too adorable. We went for a long drive and hike on sat in Chattanooga and hiked around an old fort - DS ran most of it. Very cute. DH wanted to go to TRU to get some toys for DS. We are now the proud owners of a 2ft foam, pretty realistic, tyrannosaurus. DH nicknamed him Baron Naughty Teeth. Nearly finished DH's yoga blanket. I am so proud of this project. I am just sewing the backing blanket on and it's all by hand even this bit. Started 2 rows of Marie's bermy blanket and need to finish it.

TR: is getting really precise about where he wants us to sit/stand/play and will tell us exactly. It's funny. He's pretty assertive and it's cute. DH and I have this dorky owl call that we use to find each other when we can't find each other (in stores etc) - it's very funny. I do it with DS and now he can't stop. It's hilarious.

FR: crock pot chili on the fast metabolism diet. I prepared it all last night so I just need to shove it in base and switch it on.

RR - 6k easy. I did a trail run while we were camping that looped all the way around the lake. It was crazy hilly, with lots of tree roots to trip over, and very rocky in parts, but so beautiful.

TR - Had a blast camping and getting filthy, of course. Learned lots of new words this weekend: hello, cheese, RP and her DH's names, car, water, good girl, and how to hoot like an owl. So brave in the lake (maybe too brave!). I had to chase her into the water as soon as we stepped foot on the beach, and she ran in all the way up to her neck.

FR - Ginger beef, snap peas and rice.

NRR - Summer break is over, so the community centre is re-opened for me to take S to for drop in play and programs. It will be nice to catch up with people, plus I heard there will be brownies and coffee there for everyone today . Contrary to everyone else, I am NOT thrilled about this sudden fall-like weather (although I'm sure it will be glorious while I'm running!)

eh - the kale slaw I bought in a bag from No Frills.  It has kale, cabbage and brussels sprouts and some creamy poppyseed dressing and a bag of dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds. I probably have a few new students but I won't know until I get there and see my schedule for tonight.

bermy - I have a 5K on Sunday and I haven't listened to music during a race for several years but thinking about doing it again just to light a fire under my ass for the short race.  My dad has this amazing stalker ability, where my mom and I will be shopping in a mall and he's just able to find us in any random store.  He can also find me perfectly after a race too, and I am frustrated when DH cannot find me so easily.

mer - wow, long days!  Do you have a sub lined up?

ernie - I of course am waiting for the first frost so the mosquitoes can die die die!

cx2 - B started going to daycare when he was 4 weeks old and his first year I tried out a bunch of gyms, so I'd throw him in random gym childcares and he has never cried. And never cried when I left him with sitters either.  So hopefully the pattern will continue when he starts school next year.

RR: 4.97 miles, was fighting a losing battle with the poomonster.

TR: asked for pickles for breakfast. Took him to the playground at one of the gradeschools yesterday for 2 hours. It was awesome because he could do most of the toys himself and there were no swings for me to get stuck pushing for an hour muahaha

FR: Chile verde pork last night, tonight- something NOT spicy.

NRR: House is coming along nicely. I bought my fridge and stove this weekend. I can't get DH to look at house colors with me. Next thing we need to decide on is countertops- we looked at tile and flooring but it was hard to decide on that without having the countertops play into it.

Oh remember how I posted about that stuff I ordered from Kohl's on Friday? yeah my order never went through but they redeemed my $30 of Kohl's cash that I tried to use with the order and its not valid anymore. I emailed them and they said to allow for 6 BUSINESS DAYS for a response. WTF?!

back for personals....

RR2: ended up with 7.25 miles this morning, would have been 8 if I hadn't had to stop 3 times for PM (ugh, Spike I feel your pain :/) class went well, had 2 ladies show up who run about the same pace as each other, so that made it easy for me on the planning aspect of things.

zorbs- hope the piano lessons go well today. great job on your tempo today, enjoy your cutback week! sounds like B is cute about the hugs when he's scared. lol about him holding your hand on the potty. mmm, how do you make your kale slaw?

reh: enjoy your recovery week! mmm, all those roasted veggies make me excited for fall harvest! this break from the heat/humidity is awesome. yes, I survived the clam steam, it was quite nice actually. ha, their idea of something for a vegetarian is chicken- uh nope, nice try. there was a fruit salad and a nice big tossed salad for me there.

Bermy: your running has been so strong lately, I can't wait to see you smoke your 5K PR next month!!! WOW o that tempo run- you rocked it! hope the bfding meeting goes well today, have you heard of the group human milk for human babies? it's a group designed to help connect moms who want to donate BM with those who are in need of it. pretty cool! wish I had known about it before I weaned R, I had about 75oz of BM in the freezer I had to throw away.    Your DS sounds just like mine, R will point to a specific spot on the grass where he wants me to roll his ball, or a spot on the floor where DH has to sit to read him his books. it's cute. lol on the owl call.

mer: hey, mama welcome back!!! your pic on FB looked great this morning, such a cute belly! cute about the walk with J! R has been walking to/from the park this summer (.7 mile round trip) rather than riding in his stroller. last night he walked alongside us as we walked the dog after dinner, it was about a mile walk. i'm always amazed by their stamina, esp with such short legs compared to ours! glad you were able to have such a great summer with him.

ernie: wow, that trail run sounds awesome! hahaha, S sounds like a character, and glad she had a fun time camping. yay for the rec center being reopened. haha, brownies and coffee?! great incentive to start working out again

Cx2: you've been so consistent with your ST/core lately, great job! awww, poor C on the drop off. is it her first day at the new place? yeah, I don't think i'd be great at working from home, there's too much temptation to do other things like laundry and cleaning! and you'd totally be fine with class. hope your DH's first day back goes well!

CA- awww, bummer on the last runswap! enjoy your run today. lol on M asking you where you're going today. I LOVED the pics on FB from O's party, she is such a smiley happy girl! yay for a house near you I hope it works out.

spike- ugh on the PM, sorry. sounds like a fun time at the playground yesterday. R is outgrowing his swing obsession, now it's the tallest slide, or the crazy high jungle gyms, eek! haha on pickles for bfast, did he eat them? yay for appliances purchased!!! things are slow right now, I've written a bunch of training plans and today was the start of my first class. hoping to add in a few more next month. and I'd be wicked pissed about the kohls thing!!! i'd be calling their HQ and bitching my way up the chain.