Thinking

I know I talk about running a lot, but well... it is what I do. When I run, I think. Today I thought about a lot of random stuff on my 16.2 mile trot out to Goleta and back. I thought about the fact that I am not really training for anything and therefore lack the motivation to get my core strong or show up to run faster and earlier with SBRR. I started to argue with myself as to how I could get on the track and run around it in a dark obis with my pace group Tuesday mornings or show up just as the sun is rising to go the distance with SBRR. Finally, I just let that one go so I could enjoy my 9 minute pace with no guilt. Around mile 4 or 5 I thought about kids. Not other people's kids, but MY kids. This is something I do not do enough.

Gosh, they have changed so much this school year. They don't even look like the kids in the pictures we took on our vacation to Hawaii this summer. They don't sound the same either. Abbey's voice isn't as babyish and high. She is much more emotional as she approaches "womanhood". I am sure that will be any day now. We are already sharing tops and could probably share bras, but we don't. :) Jack's voice is in the wobbly stage as his testosterone messes with his vocal cords. His lip has a nice little peach fuzz on it and his face is more chiseled. ( I had to ask him how to spell chiseled just now. Thank God he is a better speller than me. His sister is not so lucky.) Both kids are good kids. Both say they will never drink alcohol. That "NEVER" in their statements is sure to change when they find themselves with children just like them.... but I am fine with the "NEVER" until then. Jack can be our designated driver in just 2 years!

I also thought about other stuff:

- The darling videos of my kids using their imaginations in April 2009 ( Ages 9 and 11)
-My mom
-Kevin
-What half marathon I need to sign up for this spring
-What I wanted to buy from Horny Toad this afternoon
-I wondered/dreamed what it would be like to teach one subject and teach it well (i.e.: Jr. high).

To my surprise I didn't plan one lesson or stress about one kid for the entire run! Yippeeeeeee!!!!

Good run!