Running in Circles

Yesterday was an exciting day- I registered for the 2017 Boston Marathon. So many people qualify and then apply so I'm not officially a race entrant yet, but I had a good time for my age group and don't see not getting in as a possibility. This marathon is on my bucket list but never did  think I'd be running marathons or running them fairly quickly. I started running to lose weight and de-stress and now it is my go to. 

I should find out if I'm in in the next few weeks! So hopefully I'll see you next April Boston!

:: hazel ::

1. We went to half price books on Labor Day and picked up "Wingdingdilly" by Bill Peet. She is obsessed with it.

2. really loves sorting and grouping things.

3. Gets really excited when she realizes I don't teach that day.

4. Has been sleeping in until 8:00 am for the last week or so.

5. loved playing at the splashpad at Klyde Warren Park on Labor Day.

6. She's really good at eating all her dinner of she knows dessert is up next.
7. I had her sort Brice's screws and bolts and thingawhats and she loved having an important job to do.

:: henry ::

1. has figured out if he dumps the dirty laundry out of the basket he can stand on it and reach the sink.

2. loves looking for trucks out the window.

3. loves playing with shoes and my accessories right now. He insisted on carrying around a reusable bag for the entire morning.

4. is finally sitting still and listening to books.

5. He really is still pretty quiet so I've been really trying to get him to repeat after me but every noise sounds the same.

6. has the most fun of any day after we put Hazel to bed and he gets 15 minutes of both mom and dad time. He turns real cuddly and really silly!

:: hazel ::

1. I bought her her first pack of princess figurines to play with during our move. They were a hit!

2. Loves baking with Brice and this week they made chocolate frosting together to dip into graham crackers.

3. Wants to go to school so bad.

4. She could listen to books for hours. We've been reading quite a few chapter books even.

:: henry ::

1. He has become obsessed with trucks and construction equipment. It helps that the city has been repairing a water line all week right outside our apartment.

2. He is so into everything- this week he burned a whole on our new carpet by holding my blowdryer to the floor. He also broke a blind and hour later.

3. loves being outside and runs to get his shoes anytime we ask him to.

4. this week at the library he pulled the stool over to the self-checkout  and kept gathering books to the desk to check out. It was adorable and then I apologized sincerely to the librarians for the mess.

We made it through another move... this one was a short distance but still a lot of work. We have most things back in functioning order and Brice is tired of hanging picture frames all ready. Our apartment was the exact same layout so putting things back together came quickly. We're grateful for Lisa and Ryan and their truck and our friends for helping!

  Last night as we brought groceries home it was all worth it as we didn't have to make the trek up those flights of stairs :)

It's been a while since I've been so overwhelmed/stressing out but the days are here! 

This last weekend we did some overnight babysitting to earn a little extra cash and to help some friends out. It was a lot of fun but going from 2 kids to 6 kids and back down to 2 has thrown us off our usual routine. 

I totally tripped and fell last week when I was out running and while I will totally survive I got pretty banged up.

We move this weekend which is exciting but a lot of work to prep for and actually do. Hoping everything goes smoothly and hoping I don't forget something important that needs to get done.

We have a car at a mechanic this morning to get a pre-purchase inspection. If all checks out we will be buying a car sometime before Friday! funny enough its another Volkswagen. 

I also recently got called as the Visiting Teaching Coordinator and woof! I'm already feeling like a deer caught in the headlights. like huh? what am I doing? We had 20 new sisters move in the last few weeks that need assignments and all the other parts of the calling have me scared to start but I know I just need an hour of quiet time to get things going.

I'm still teaching three evening classes every week which is so fun but keeps my evenings busy.

Here's to taking one thing at a time and hopefully a productive naptime today. Sometimes a nap for myself is more important though :)

I'm "nesting" big time right now- and no I'm not pregnant. We finally get to move off of the third floor to the first floor. We're moving next week and it is literally two buildings down in our parking lot. I know its still a lot of work to move but I'm not too worried about it. 

Our "new" place will be the same floor plan so its not really like a lot is going to change but I am just having the biggest urges to DIY and decorate and buy some new things. Our apartment will still not be my dream- hardwoods, "bright and lots of natural light", open kitchen- but still! 

Here's some ideas floating through my head.