For Memorial Day, Ryan and I ran the Striders Memorial Day 5k in Syracuse city. Ryan was originally registered to run the half marathon, but wasn't able to do it because of his leg injury. I hadn't taken the time to run consistently before the race, so it seemed kinda hard. Around mile 2.5 my knee started to hurt and I was certain I was going to have to walk. I kept going and finished with a time of 31:26 with a 10:08/m pace. My personal best so far. (Other than the Pink 5k, but that was all downhill, so I can't count that time!!)
Ryan, the dedicated one, consistently trained before the race so he didn't struggle like I did. He started the race and totally took off. He said when he started he kept passing people and was worried he had started too quick. He kept up with the speed, beat his personal record with a 08:04/m pace and finished with a time of 25:01. My mom and Steph even got up waaaay early so they could go with us to watch the girls in the freezing cold weather. What a great family to support us!
The weather has been really nice this week, so I have tried to make lots of time to play outside (or at least be outside.) We made a trip to the library for some new books and made several trips to DownEast for the tent sale. Most of our time was spent swimming. We set up the whale pool from Grandma Colleen and the pink ring pool and spent most of each morning outside playing. Until Friday. Ellie woke up sick and throwing up. I was hoping to have some neighbor girls over for a swim party, but we spent the day in the house cleaning and sanitizing everything instead. At one point I went upstairs to quickly change and fold some laundry and when I came back downstairs I found Ellie asleep on the couch. She stayed there sound asleep for a few hours. Poor girl. Yes, I did get her dressed for the day. But, after she soiled two outfits, I decided to leave her in her diaper till she felt a little better. I did cover her with a blanket after I got the picture!
Luckily, the rest of us haven't ended up with the bug. Yet.
Friday, right after work, Ryan headed out to Grandma Kate's house to meet John so they could help her with some of her yard/house projects. It was a loooong day. Right at the end of my day, when we were winding down and I had almost had enough, Tawnie text me to see how we were doing. Then she ended up calling. It was certainly a nice break from the monotony of our day. I am grateful for my sisters and for their phone calls! Ryan made it home around 9pm. Sometimes it is so hard to have him gone, doing stuff for other people when we are already stretched for time. But then I remember that service is what we are supposed to be doing. Including service for our family. So, that is what we will do. Even with a good attitude!
Early afternoon on Saturday, Ryan was gone again to help my mom and sister. They both had some garbage that needed to be taken to the dump. He made it back home around 2pm just to stay outside to cover our gardens with mulch/compost. Even though the gardens are lacking in the plant area, they look so much better with the mulch there. Both girls spent the rest of the day outside with him. They would go between their pools, swing set, trampoline and everything else in the yard and garage. They are good at keeping each other company and they are getting to the point they are 'mostly' kind to each other.
And, just because I think they are cute...
Ellie likes to ride Kailee's 'Happy Birthday Bike' but Kailee doesn't like her to. They finally found a solution! Cute, cute girls!
