This week's plan

We can finally (FINALLY) get our things from our old house in NS. We're heading over to Porters Lake later today. I'm SO excited to get our furniture! It means we can remove some of the stuff that is here. I will be able to sleep on a bed that doesn't have springs poking me in the ribs. I will be able to sit on a couch that is clean (ok, so if it's not 100% clean, at least it's OUR dirt, and not from some unknown person). So the plan is to get our stuff, come back hopefully tomorrow, and then spend the week putting things in place.

I'm a little sad about the house... it was Mackenzie's first house... but I think Foxfield is his first HOME. We really do love this place.

Other than work, and moving, I have a few sewing projects that I have to complete before Easter!

It started out so well...

I had a great run this morning. 8k. This is the first time that I've been able to convince myself to keep going. I had some pain in my foot and in my hip. The pain in my foot was the pain I get quite often in the ball of my foot... in the big joint of my big toe. The hip pain is lingering but it's just a sore muscle.

We're having some trouble today with Little Fox, whining and being mean to Molly. He just spent the last 5 minutes being "upset" under his bed.

Yes, mom... I know. He gets it from me. Good thing he doesn't have a closet...

Library Surprise

This morning, I went to Frenchy's. Ahhh... it's been a long time since I had a frenchy fix, and it was a pretty successful trip. A nice jacket, some bermuda shorts, and some running stuff. When I got home, I took Little Fox to the library. At the very back of the library, almost blocking the emergency exit, there was a book shelf of books they were selling for fifty cents. I'm always looking for a bargain so I looked through them and found a good one. Cloud Atlas. Recently made into a movie. Score.

When we got home, we read about 6 of Little Fox's 16 borrowed books, and then I put in one of the borrowed movies and settled in with Cloud Atlas. Opened the front cover, and...

 

Autographed. And after an extensive google search, I'm 99.9% sure it's authentic. My first autographed book, and it cost me fifty cents. 

While I was out this morning, I got a pair of goggles for Little Fox. I let him use them in the tub tonight. It took some convincing (read: splashing and yes, pushing his face under... LOL) before he'd believe that he wouldn't get water in his eyes. He "pretty much" loved them. 

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some laundry, wine and an episode of The Tudors calling my name. 

Race Schedule

So I've come up with my race schedule for this season. I can't do all the races I wanted to do, because of either money or time. For instance, I wanted to do the Fredericton race, as well as the Halifax Blue Nose, and Charlottetown races, but I just can't fit it into my budget and time. I might have to veto the Blue Nose as well. The first races to be "cut" were the ones off-Island... when you add gas and the Bridge fee (42$), it adds up. Especially if the race is early in the morning and we'd have to stay the night.

April
- 20 - Run Without Borders - Halifax

May
- 5 - Charlottetown Birthday Bash - PEI
- 19 - Blue Nose - Halifax

June
- 15 - Deltaware 5k - PEI

July
- 1 - Canada Day Run - PEI
- 6 - Boardwalk Boogie - PEI
- 10 - 20 min Challenge - PEI (free!)

August
- 7 - Grahams Rd (Campbell Memorial 8k) - PEI (SUPER close to home)
- 16 - Gold Cup Trot - PEI
- 25 - Fido 5k - St. John NB (SO excited about this one... It's a race for dogs!)

September
- 21 - Four Fathers - NS (This is the one I'm most looking forward to. It's beside the wind turbines... Andy, you in??? 5 or 10k, your call!)

October
- 20 - PEI Marathon
- 26 - Halloween Hustle - Kensington PEI

I have a few others (off-Island) on my calendar that I can add at the "last minute" if I have the funds. Fredericton  Amherst, Pictou, Valley Harvest, etc.

So... the only thing on my birthday/mothers day/whatever other holiday gift list... Money for races. Or a bridge pass. Or hotel money. And for Christmas? New sneakers for next year.

Quick Run

I went for a quick run this afternoon, River Rd in a half hour. 

Here's my favorite part of the River Rd. This big downhill. This hill makes me run like kids do, when they run just for the sheer joy of running. Don't hold back on the hills!

We took a drive out to Red Fox's dad's, to drop off the trailer for him. Little Fox went for his first real ride in his "new" booster seat. I put new in quotes because it's the same seat he had before, but the 5-point harness can be removed for use as a booster. I'm not 100% comfortable with this... although I know he's perfectly safe this way, I feel like the 5pt harness is safer. There's a reason race car drivers have harnesses. But really, the harness was a pain to buckle up. We have another seat that I left the harness in, which we will use for longer (highway) trips. 

While we were at Grampy's, Red Fox filled the back of the truck with more wood. Little Fox helped unload it while I went running, and he did an awesome job. He'd take the wood to the tailgate so Red Fox could take it into the barn. He's getting an extra 30 mins of xbox game time because he was such a good helper! 

Take the chance

I have to run today. I haven't run in days... thanks to the wonkiness in my brain (which has now gone away, thank God!), the weather here, and just life in general (not bad things, just busy things). We just got a snowstorm, and according to the weather network another is on the way for tonight. However, Env Canada says just some flurries. Which one to believe? I better take advantage of this afternoon's "clear and +3 degrees", just in case the weather network is right.

For now, though, work. I'm doing a very tedious job today (digitizing lines in ArcMap), which is just fine by me! I don't mind. :)

Speaking of take the chance... Yesterday, I worked all day... and all day long Little Fox asked me to play with him and I had to say no. :( So at bath time, I jumped on the chance to play with him. I got into my "bay-bin-suit" (as he calls it) and got in the tub with him. The look on his face was priceless. It was like it was my best idea EVER. We played cars, and then Little Fox practiced dunking his head/face in the water. He does that funny thing where he closes his eyes, plugs his nose, takes a deep breath and holds it before he even starts moving his face toward the water. By the time his face gets close, he has to gasp for air! I think we'll take him swimming next week...

Negotiation

Little Fox has begun negotiating with us. Here's an example from a few minutes ago:

Little Fox: Can I go play xbox?
Me: Nope. You know the rule. You've had your hour already.
LF: If you let me play...
Me: Nope.
LF: No Mommy,  I didn't finish! If you let me play for ONE MORE HOUR, I'll take you to McDonald's and let you have a hamburger.
Me: Tempting. But no.

A few weeks ago, he said that if I let him play his game, he'd "let me" play outside with him.