It has been so terribly busy lately that we’ve hardly had time to do much visiting with family. Some people say that when you claim you’re too “busy” for something, it means it isn’t a priority. I say that’s rubbish!
With 2 kids in soccer, we have a total of 3 soccer practices and 2 games a week plus Cameron’s weekly Nutcracker rehearsal, Dylan’s weekly Mandarin class (which we host every other Wednesday), Chloe’s weekly art and gymnastics classes, and my weekly volunteer day in Cameron’s and Dylan’s classes (and now Tom has also started volunteering to help with math in Dylan’s class), we barely have time to breathe; that doesn’t just apply to Tom and me, but to the poor kids as well.
But, anyway, Tom and I ran the SJ Rock ‘n’ Roll this past weekend, so we had the opportunity to spend at least a little time with Lola and Grandpa Mike. The kids immediately fell into their role of disciplining poor Grandpa Mike (who was intent on watching the Giants game–went for a whopping 18 innings, that game!) and ran around like they owned the joint.
This time around, we didn’t get a chance to see the cousins (whose grandma was visiting from out of town), but the kids still had fun and I am reminded of just how much I miss our family time!
As for the run, we started at 8am and 67F and ended an hour and 53mins (me) and 2 hours (Tom) later when it was already close to, if not at or above 80F. No PRs for either of us (or Assaf who also ran!) given the heat and, for Tom, his lack of training due to a foot injury. But, none of us broke our bodies crossing the finish line, so that was at least good and we’ll be back again next year.
