Saturday, February 21, 2009

We ran and we ran!

Team Longhorn.....the crew who is participating in the Biggest Loser
Sarah and Bailey with their trophies

Todd got 2nd Place in his age group

Nadine got 3rd place in her age group


Sarah got 2nd place in her age group

Bailey got 2nd place in her age group


Bailey celebrates after she gets her trophy!

The family shot after the race....we were tired

Todd crosses the finish line in his 5K.


Well, we ran with Todd and Team Longhorn today in the Biggest Loser's Sweetheart Run. Todd and the team ran the 5K first. His boss, Jon, came down to run it with the team. It was neat to have him there. Todd finished the race in just over 30 minutes...not to bad for an old guy! I am proud of him for even attempting it. He finished around the middle of the pack which is good for him. After he rested up for a few minutes, he turned right around and joined me and the girls in the running of the one mile! Bailey and Sarah wanted to run it after last year seeing their dad do the 5K. I somehow got hoodwinked into joining them. I hate running. I can walk to the moon and back, but running is just not my thing...never has been. I was dreading this, but wanted to be supportive of Todd and the girls. All Bailey wanted was a trophy. She had her heart set on it, and Todd and I had our back up plan of if she didn't get one, we were swinging by the trophy shop on the way home to get her one ourselves! LOL Well, she proved to us she didn't need that trip because she finished 2nd in her age division! She was so excited! Sarah also finished 2nd in her age division! Todd finished 2nd as well in the one mile, and shocker of them all, I finished 3rd in my age group! Not too bad for a woman who hates running! And just for the record, my time was faster than Todd's, but they separate out males and females.....and even though I am giving Todd hell for my time beating his, I have to give him props because he ran a 5K prior to running the 1 mile so he was a bit whipped! After the race, we all were exhausted! We stayed for Bailey and Sarah to get their trophies and we got our trophy coffee mugs! We headed home for some showers and lunch, and then poor Todd had to head into work until ten tonight....he is tired and his legs cramped up a bit from the run. Hope he doesn't suffer too bad tonight and tomorrow.
The other happenings of the week include the loss of our second cat, Oliver. He was hit by a car just like Shaft was. So needless to say, we are done with cats...outside or not. The previous owners of our house had three cats and all three have come back to live here, so we have cats but they just are not ours per se. Bailey took it pretty hard. We had to console her for a few days. It was not fun and very hard to try to explain to her why it happened.
Todd's dad is headed to our house again to help finish up the garage. He will be here tomorrow thru Thursday. Todd hopes to get the garage done and he wants to replace our hot water heater too if they have time. We had the contractor come out to the house to look at the bathroom for our remodel of that. He is suppose to get back to us next week with a quote. Hopefully we can get it done, but we will see how much it ends up being.
I guess that is all for now. I hope everyone has a great week....as for me, I am going to find the BenGay to rub on my aching legs and back!






Thursday, February 12, 2009

Spring has Sprung!

Although this picture was taken back in December, my Camilla bush out in front of the house is loaded with these beautiful blooms. This past week has been beautiful. We have had temps in the mid 70's. It has been wonderful to be outside. I have been very stressed out due to car repair issues, but in the midst of the stress I have been able to take the convertible out with the top down and enjoy the weather which has relieved the stress a little bit.
We sold our Escort in the midst of the van being in the shop all week, so we had to put the convertible that we got from the auction on the road. The girls have loved me picking them up from school with the top down and the music playing. Bailey got in the car the other day and said really loud, "I love my life"....I think she liked looking cool to her friends. It was funny. She sits in the back of the car, just laughing and singing really loud. It has been kind of refreshing to see her childhood wonder and excitement.
I know it has been a while since I have written on here, but I have had so much going on with just minor day to day errands and to dos. We have a long weekend this weekend, so I have vowed we are going to relax and "reconnect" as a family. I have told the girls not to make any plans because I just want to hang out around the house. I am looking so forward to it.
Todd will of course be busy with it being Valentine's weekend which is his busiest day of the year, plus the Daytona 500 is this weekend, so he will get the travellers too. I hope it all goes smooth for him.
Well, I hope you all will have a relaxing weekend and that the weather will cooperate too.
Enjoy!