Not Running

I did not run today for the first time in almost two weeks.  I hurt my leg yesterday on an elliptical machine.  I'm seriously panicking right now.  It hurts to walk.  It hurts just laying here.  I also feel like total crap, since I did not run today.  I'm going to rest it for a couple of days and hope that it calms down.  Nine days until the race.  Holy Freakin Crap!

Bookshelf

I want to build this under my stairs!  Want to help me Goodwoman?

Christmas Eve

Santa is on his way! I have some wound tight little boys in the house. I think I'm going to start a game of monopoly to distract them, but first I need to go for a run. The marathon is 13 days away and I'm comfortably running 5 miles now. I should be running 8 miles comfortably, but I skipped too many workouts. My goal of finishing in 2:30 is gone, but maybe I can finish under 3, if I push myself on race day.

I hope everyone has a amazing time with their loved ones this weekend.

The ornaments

My class made some cool yarn ball ornaments today.  It was messy, but super fun. I hope they look awesome when they are done.  I found them here: 

http://themagiconions.blogspot.com/2009/12/make-sparkly-yarn-ornaments.html

This is how we ballllll.....

I watched the IU game at the Rainforest Cafe in Chicago with my mom, and Henry.  (My niece and Hayden were shopping in the gift shop for like an hour.....)  When Watford hit that three we screamed like CRAZY!!  We scared everyone that was sitting at the bar in front of us half to death!  They all jumped and turned around to see what the heck we were screaming about.  Henry stood up in his chair and jumped into my arms.  The manager came running over to check on us, but we had already chatted.  He was an IU GRAD!!!  That game was amazing!  Here we go HOOSIERS! Here we GO!

The Job

So, listen up teacher type people because I have a question.  I'm reading My Father's Dragon to my 3rd graders this month.  I was out on Monday and Tuesday for iPad training, so I asked them to fill me in on what I had missed.  Two cute little students announced to me and the entire class that they knew how it ended because they had checked it out on Tuesday, during our library time and finished reading it during Daily 5.   I said, GRRRRRRRR... to this nonsense.

So, if this happens in the future, should I just let them check the book out and read it or should I ask them to wait until I am done reading it?  

Beef House

We were in Danville, Il over the weekend for hockey.  The twin's team won both games.  It was their first two wins of the season.  Their little team was so happy.  After they won the first game, the entire team skated over to Henry and congratulated him on the win.   They were all beating on his little goalie head.  It was pretty cool.
We stopped at this restaurant on the way home called, Beef House. It was amazing and the rolls are delicious.  If you are ever in the Danville area, you should try it. 

26 Days

I have 26 days until I can eat french fries.  I am getting excited about this.  I can't decide where to go though.  Nick's fries are awesome, but so are Uplands!   This is going to be a tough decision.

Next year's resolution is going to be a difficult one.  I'm resolving to not eat one chip for the entire year.  No chips of any kind.  No Doritos.  No nachos.  When I tell people this idea, they freak!  It's kind of funny to see their reactions.  I hope I survive the year.