Endurance

Well, this obviously won't be very current! I'm at the library without kids...yea! so I have a few moments to get caught up. They are at the church with some sitters this morning and I have used my free time to go running and to catch a few moments at the library. I'm semi training for the Marine Corps marathon in Oct. It's the one where you run around all the sites in D.C. and run with the Marines. Very patriotic. I think I'll really like it. HOWEVER, my mental capacity to think ahead to 26.2mi. is about nil these days. So, I'm taking it one week at a time and hopefully I'll have the guts to commit soon!

Went on a trail run this morning with my friend Mary and she and I can just talk so freely about parentings ups and downs that she is such a great outlet and resource for me. What a wonderful time we had. And she brings her Golden Retriever, Charlie so he leads the way for us.

My new thing with Matthew is SCHEDULES!!! He craves this kind of structure so I have posted our daily and weekly schedule on his blackboard in his room. It helps with daily chores and getting a perspective on the day. This is only day two, but he seems to be responding really well to it.

Ella Jane...she's just a little pistol. What else can I say. She is VERY snuggly and at that very active stage. Wanting to be a part of everything. Her favorite thing to do is swing, and read stories.

That's the latest with us today!
Carol