well, barely! I have not been doing a good job with updating my blog and I'm sorry for all my readers out there. I hope you were not too worried about me. J/k. There is always one more thing to do when you are a teacher. I'm just trying to stay one step ahead of the kids and that takes time! No really, I couldn't have asked for a better kindergarten class. I truly look forward to every day and enjoy working with all of them. I'm just so worn out at the end of the day that the last thing I want to do is get on the computer. It kind of feels like homework and I was not being a good student by putting it off. However, I still have been keeping up to date with my training so no worries there. Recently I haven't gotten all my short runs in, but I definitely don't avoid my long runs. Today I was supposed to run 10 miles, but I decided to go above and beyond and run 12! I know....what's another 2 miles? I actually spent the night at my sister's house and she lives in Montrose, MN. I ran from her house to the next town, Buffalo which when you mention that to people from around here they really think it was a long way. It actually wasn't that bad. I couldn't believe that I was out in the middle of nowhere, basically all farmland, and there was a gravel trail almost the entire way. It was great!! I don't think the people around that area are too happy though, especially the farmers, because there were several big signs that said "condemned farmland" and "this trail represents hunger". I really don't understand their madness since the trail takes up so little space of their 20+ acres. Oh well....I'm not even going to try to understand. Anyway, it was a good run and perfect weather as well. I was a little worried about me knee, because on Wednesday when I ran 5 miles it hurt so bad but God answered my prayers and it really didn't bug me that bad.
The run was actually the easy part of the day, because after my sister and I headed off to my dad's house to meet the family and clean out his garage. I haven't been to my dad's house in quite awhile and when we pulled up the driveway and saw all of his stuff displayed like for a garage sale, I just couldn't hold back the tears....it took my breath away. That was just another hit in the face that my dad is really not here and thinking about getting rid of his things gives me a feeling of abandonment from him. It was a very emotional and difficult day for all of us. The question of the day was "why did he keep this?" or "I wonder what he used this for". My dad basically kept everything and accumulated a lot because he loved to go to auctions. What I don't understand is that he always lectured me about having too much junk, especially when he'd help to move me in during my college years. I never heard the end of it. However, he definitely didn't practice what he preached and I can see him just laughing at all of us now. We basically took all the stuff out of the garage, sorted it and organized it back into the garage. By the time we were done, we were full of dust from head to toe and it was getting dark. My sister and I didn't leave with much since were not big fans of tools, fishing stuff, snowmobiles, car parts, and other man stuff. I know that things are just things and my dad would tell me not to be attached to them, but it helps to fill up a void inside when they are close.
Anyway, so it was a VERY long day! Now it is time for bed and I'm definitely going to sleep like a baby!
Take care,
Lacy
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