Oh, Saturday. It started at about 12:30 AM this morning when the twins woke up. Jocey was just crying and crying and Adey was jumping around in her crib. Jocey kept saying her butt hurt. We went in and got them both and brought them to bed. Jessica gave Jocey a bath because we thought maybe she was constipated. She cuddled Jocey until she fell asleep. I had Adey, who did NOT want to go back to sleep. She was up until 3:30 AM- I finally decided this whole trying to cuddle her back to sleep wasn't working. So, I took her back to her crib, gave her kisses and told her to go back to sleep. I didn't hear a peep out of her on the monitor! She fell right asleep. I thought this might mean she would sleep in. I was wrong, she was up at crack-o-6:30. Up, up and away. I let Jessica sleep for a bit more since she has a party tonight and will be up way, way late. The kids ate cereal and I had my cold oats. Yum.
My plan was to leave for my 7 mile run at 9, but I didn't get out the door until 9:20. I was nervous since I don't usually run outside and I was attempting to longest run in my life. I mapped it out on MapMyRun, put on my Pandora and hit the pavement. I felt pretty good until about 1.6 miles in when I was sooo very tired. My brain kept coming up with excuses to stop and walk. But I fought those thoughts back. I have never stopped when I haven't planned it out and I wasn't about to start that today. I noticed my pace was pretty fast 17 minutes for 2 miles, I slowed it down - I did have 5 more miles to go!
I think it was challenging because I didn't really know where I was going- I had to continually look down at my phone to see the route. But, just as I had planned, I finished those 7 miles, without stopping and in 68 minutes and 27 seconds. Can I get a HELL YEA!?
It was back to the kids and to getting Jessica on the road. And then it will be me and 4 kids (my 3 plus my nephew!) For dinner- something easy and that the kids will like- spaghetti and garlic bread. My goal is to spend some quality time with all my kids- not just to survive. Their is something so silly about the stereotype of dad's not being able to handle their kids alone. Not this dad.
In a quite moment (aka nap time) I cleaned the floors and then sat down to read a blog- Jensjourney.com The home page had this Bible verse:
Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
It really resonates with me.
Tonight I will be icing my ankles and shins- they are hurting and then I will be relaxing. Hoping Jessica wins it big at the casino (that's where the party is), cuz I need me some new running shoes. Asics will you sponsor me? Yea, in my dreams!
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