Running, running, running

I think that's the theme for my life in general. I'm so glad I decided to do this marathon because I need that alone time, away from home, to get my batteries recharged.
oh, those of you who are wondering how I do it. I have no clue. It's by the grace of God I make it every day. Sometimes I find myself wondering how I have made it this far, with twins plus one, and only He knows how.

The fever left me Friday afternoon, so I decided to "run" the illness out of me. I left my house with my brain half sleep. thank you Mark for making us get up so early. The only way I would get in my car at 4:30 to go anywhere is if my brain isn't fully functional. ha!

It was a great run, even if the humidity was awful. Again, Christa made me push myself. I love you Christa! We agreed to up our intervals to 2:30/1 this week so we can run that on Saturday. It's great to have someone like her to run with on Saturday morning. now, none of you try to steal her, she is my running partner!!

I need to get new shoes because my left knee kept making all these popping sounds at the end. After I got home, both of my knees were sore. I had this problem earlier in the training, before I bought insoles for my shoes. So I figured it's a support issue, and that means it's time for new shoes.
And I need to stack up on gels, because they make such a great difference in my runs. So gels and shoes are on the agenda this week.

After I got home yesterday, I spent all day long with the kids, playing. They will not let me out of their sight, which makes it hard to nap after a long run.
But they are funny, and incredibly smart for their age. I enjoy watching them play, and interact with each other.

Cade loves to dance, he loves music. So we danced and he kept giggling. Braden loves to cuddle, so while Candace and Cade play, we just sat on the recliner and cuddle.

As for Candace, even though she is a "big girl", she loves to sit next to me and just watch movies with me. After the boys went to bed, we watched "Freaky Friday", giggled, and then I let her go to sleep with me. She loves to snuggle when it's just the 2 of us. I know she misses being an only child, specially when the boys are pulling her hair and fighting with her because she is sitting next to me.

Today would have been my grandfather's 95th birthday. I miss him. I think about him often, about the lessons he taught me and the things he used to say. Happy Birthday Abuelo, and thank you for everything.

eta: I went to the New Balance website and watched the video of the course. WOW. I had goosebumps just watching it. I may need 2 bandanas, one for sweat and one for tears, on that day. You know that lump on your throat you get when you are about to cry? well, it was there as I was watching the video! Imagine what it will be like on race day. WOW