Stinger

Our back street neighbors gave us their old swing set this week (Yipee!). I have it positioned outside so I can look out the dining room or kitchen window and be able to watch the kids. So, the troops were all out there when I hear Bryn let out a scream. This scream meant business. It was a 'I've cut off my arm' scream. A scream that would send my sister Laura into cardiac arrest. So, I go outside to see Bryn bowed legged and walking on her the tiptoes of her left foot and normally on her right foot. Strange. It was a warped version of the dance she does when she is just about to go pee. I was confused, brought her inside and tried to figure out what was wrong. She kept pointing at her foot. So, I looked and saw a splinter like thing in her left foot. I pulled it out and realized it was the stinger of a bee (or a wasp...I can't tell the difference). Luckily she is not allergic to bee stings and she had some minor swelling. Nothing some Phineas and Ferb can't calm.

This was first experience with a bee sting. Do you remember yours?

Raymond 10K Training

Ever since I knew we were going to Alberta this Summer, I've wanted to run the Raymond 10K. I grew up running it every year, so it will be great to run again. Brandon made me a most excellent training program and I've been following it pretty good. So far...here is my training log. This just has running, I've left out the cross training days...maybe I should start adding that. I'm not very fast, but it's fun! I'll try and post my progress every couple weeks to keep me honest.

Jodie's Training Log
Wed May 13
5 Min Warm Up: 10:57 pace

2 Min H: 8:13 pace 2 Min M: 9:38 pace 2 Min E: 10:22 pace

2 Min H: 7:33 pace 2 Min M: 9:05 pace 2 Min E: 10:19 pace

2 Min H: 7:56 pace 2 Min M: 9:11 pace 2 Min E: 9:37 pace

5 Min Cool Down: 10:03 pace

Mon May 11
5 Min Warm Up
1 Mile: 8:07
5 Min Rest
2 Min: 8:05 pace
2 Min Rest
2 Min: 7:57 pace
2 Min Rest
2 Min: 7:51 pace
5 Min Cool Down

Sat May 9
5 Min Warm-Up
5 Miles Progression...I did really well at the start, but by Mile 4 I was beat and running up a hill. I need to do progression steps every 2 miles, not every mile...whoops. And I had the GPS set wrong, so I don't know my mile paces, just the average. I walked half of mile 5 uphill, so yeah!
Average Pace: 9:43
5 Min Cool Down

Fri May 8
Ran 30 minutes just easy. The GPS wasn't working, so I don't know my pace. I felt good and just took it easy.

Wed May 6
5 Min Warm Up
15 Min constant fast...I didn't know if I had the GPS set right and I thought it wasn't working. I came home after only 11:21 with an average pace of 8:42. I needed to get home so Bran could get to work too. Need to wake up earlier!

Mon May 4
5 Min Warm up
2 Min: 9:01 pace
2 Min Rest
2 Min: 8:07 pace
2 Min Rest
2 Min: 8:34 pace
2 Min Rest
2 Min: 8:37 pace
2 Min Rest
2 Min: 8:02 pace
5 Min Cool Down

Sat May 2
4 Mile Progression
Mile 1: 10:32
Mile 2: 10:04
Mile 3: 9:50
Mile 4: 9:21

Wed April 29
5 Min Warm Up
15 Min: 8:51 pace
5 Min Cool down

Mon April 27
5 Min Warm Up
1 Mile: 8:52 pace
5 Min Cool down

Egg Wars 2009

The Bracket

Blue, Green and Red Elle

Yellow Bryn, Orange Bryn and Recycle Renegade

LLS and Rain S Warrior

Shaky and 1Yr Torpedo

Team Pain 1 and 2

The Winner!, Red Elle!
Final Bracket

Easter Baskets

Brandon did a fantastic job at hiding the eb this year. He tried to put them somewhere 'important' to the person.

This person likes to pull everything off our storage shelves. They also like to throw the items down into the basement. There are several cans of Pringles there right now. He/She enjoys finding cereal here and standing on top of the boxes.

It is especially fun to hide behind this chair in the corner of our living room. It's a perfect little cave to hide in when you feel like coloring the walls a beautiful shade of highlighter yellow. You can also go here when you sneak some forbidden chocolate or gum. Beloved Raindrop comes here a lot.

Who doesn't like the paper/cardboard recycling pile?? I fear this one might be too easy. Our eco-friendly recycling composter will find this entirely too quickly.

How well do you know the Cohens? Whose basket is whose?

Happy Easters everyone!

Cousins and Temple

We met the cousins in Columbus to go to the Temple there. With a pool, business center, hot breakfast and Kroger, we were set. There aren't many pictures to document an actual cousin visitation. These are some of the few.

Did you know that hotel paper pads are the COOLEST thing?

TV is also very cool.

It took a few tries to get this picture right. The first one we have is of me running to pic up Wade. I guess I wasn't fast enough for the timer!!

I told Elle to pick a place by the Temple for a picture. She liked the flowers.

Bryn would have chosen the rock bench, but Elle insisted she was by flowers. Notice Bryn's ketchup clothes from a tasty hot dog.

Sisters at the Temple.

The ladies wouldn't leave Wade alone. He's so popular.

tc tc.

Elle wanted to take a picture of Brandon. She told him to stand RIGHT THERE...and he did.

A Running Group!

Anyone out there want to come running with me? I started a new Pittsburgh group at SeeMommyRun.com. I'm hoping that this will help me actually get OUT of bed in the morning. Maybe I'll even hear Brandon's alarm go off!

Also, follow me on Twitter.

$20 in Amazon Gift Cards already from Swagbucks

I'm amazed. On March 3rd, I signed up for Swagbucks and now I have $20 in Amazon giftcards. It's that easy. Not bad for just searching. And when you sign up through me, I'd get your swagbucks too and we can get swagbucks (or swashbucks as Brandon likes to call them) together. Once you have 45 swagbucks, you can get a $5 giftcard too. Thanks to Megan, Brandon and Kent for signing up!