Aahhh, just taking a brief breather....

At some point, these blogs just might include some sort of workout - besides the chasing of a very active 22 month-old. She is held a lot (thanks to my attachment parenting) so that is my weight training. She loves to be twirled and swung around as well -- all very good but afraid not quite what I should be doing.

This week has been a crazy week. I have been feeling queasy and tired a lot, which isn't a good start for a workout, and then Kyle's accident, then cold...just been crazy. I have cooked ok, but not great. I took down most of the Christmas stuff last night - just a few more lights on the tree and tomorrow we are taking it to the farmhouse for a torching ceremony. It should go pretty fast, hasn't been watered all week.

Just starting to look at races for the year. I did some of that right before New Years but then not much since. I know the Polar Bear is on the schedule. I am torn between the White River Run and the Geist 5K. The Geist one is beautiful and normally I wouldn't bat an eye with it being the same day as the WWR but my sister-in-law, Linda, is wanting to make the Geist 5K a family thing. My nephew (age 11) is running them now and ran his last one in like 25 minutes..she wants to do some but knows she won't keep up with him and then she emailed a bunch of us wanting to get us together and then go to her brother's house afterward for a brunch. Sounds good...and I was wondering, the other night as I laid in bed, if knowing more family was in it if it would kick in a bit more of my competitiveness to keep up a little better. At least be run-walking it more....I honestly don't know what would motivate me enough. Emotionally, I am in a funk. Probably worrying about more things than I should be. Could be just winter, and the fact that holidays seemed out of balance here at the house, just feels weird.

Ok -- I need to get dinner finished up -- Angela and the boys are joining us tonight, kind of a late Christmas dinner / gift exchange. Kyle is on his way home and Angela will be here in 30 minutes.

Prayer request: my niece and her hubby start their journey of flight tomorrow to Africa to pick up their new kiddos. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers for a safe journey there and back and that the kids adjustment will be quick and easy. Yeah, Manda & Andrew!