Running

I never thought I would be into running. In fact I told myself you don't need to run you will just hurt your body and get angry at the expectation I will hold over my head to be the best, fastest, and well, the best . Well, that is not the case. I started with the couch to 5K podcast that helped me focus on my body and reaching little goals. I did it and was quite impressed with myself. The best part (the part that I needed to learn) was slow and steady, not to fast, and take care of your body. Nine weeks later I was running a 5K and wanted to do more. I am now training for a 10K and I love the training. Randy and I are doing a relay half marathon in a few months and I am up to four miles staying around a 10min pace. I am so proud of myself and how my body feels. I love the support from Randy. He is proud of me too. It is so nice we can both concentrate on fitness together and work together to meet our goals. I have a four and a half mile run on Sat and look forward to it. I get to rerun a course that kicked my booty. I went running with some friends and it was tough. I had Mason and Maryn with me so I was running with 85+lbs up a tough hill for a mile. I was angry and not enjoying myself, but I did run the whole way. I'm proud of that. So, my next run will be doing that course again without kiddos, and by myself. I think I do better by myself. I like doing it by myself. I like just to think about me and my time and not worry about those I am with.

New year of Primary

I have a new class for 2010 and it is so fun. They are young and restless. I have a set of twin boys Sage and Aspen, a little know it all Ian and a beautiful little girl Sophia aka Mason's girlfriend. The twins are my focus. They are spoiled and know how to get what  they want. That's fine with me, but I feel they are four now and time to grow up to a four year old. My focus has been reverence and respecting one another. They have been doing very well and they are doing well with reminders and consequences. In two class times they know they are loved. All the kids like to sit by me and play with my fingernails and hold my hand. I love it. I love knowing they feel safe and their needs will be met. What a great experience for me and I am happy to be their teacher.