The good, the bad, and the workout

Some good stuff: Took kids to IKEA to get replacement bins for Michelle’s toy chest (which I purchased at a garage sale for $10, and one bin was missing ($3 to replace today) and one bin was damaged ($5 to replace)). That is a cool place where one could spend a fortune. If I had the $ I’d totally re-do our house there :). I also got bins to fit under Calvin’s bed to get some toys out of the way. I tossed some old useless toys and put a bunch of baby toys out in the garage for the church rummage sale. Loren was complaining about surplus toys, so I took action.

Some bad stuff: Calvin had a nasty poop in his underwear (the potty training is going OK - hit and miss, but we are not going back to diapers. He's just going to have to figure it out!). Then, when we got home from IKEA and REI (where I bought myself a pair of decent weatherproof gloves for racewalking – was using ski gloves and they were OK but got sweaty and icky because they don’t have a wicking liner, plus they’re bulky) and got Calvin on the potty (yes he was dry that whole time - this was good) and when he flushed, the toilet overflowed horribly. UGH! Of course I was in the middle of changing a poopy Michelle diaper so couldn’t do a thing except yell to him to pick up the rug (which he actually did!) and throw it in the hall. What a mess. I put Michelle down once I got her wiped and she toddled right in and stepped in the water, soaking her pants and socks. Keep in mind that it is 1 pm and we are all starving. It was pretty awful.

Naptime has been divine today. I caught up on e-mail and my online buddy groups, and read my RSS feeds. I read the newspaper. I ate a grapefruit and a WW one point fudge ice cream bar. I put some apples in the crock pot with splenda & cinnamon for a treat on light ice cream tonight. Now I'm blogging.

Oh, the workout! I did 5 x 1 mile at 1/2 marathon pace (10:15 mile) with 2 min rest. I felt tired this morning with heavy legs, but got it done. I was +/- 5 seconds of my goal pace for each of the 5 miles. Not too bad! I took BOTH dogs with me, and miracle of miracles, Sahara actually kept up! I think they both had a great time, and I appreciate the company and the safety of racewalking with 2 large Labrador Retrievers.