The kids are busy with school, and I have been subbing a bit too much. I blocked out this week so that I could just hang out at home and do some things that need to be worked on. I have been painting, moving kids bedrooms, sewing, baking, cleaning, and organizing. It is fun to be in the high school, but it is more fun to be home. I love jobs on days where I am actually busy teaching English, math or French for a teacher who knows me and leaves actual plans for me. However, I had a couple of jobs recently where it was just babysitting and showing a video, and all I could think about was how much I could be getting done at home. Those days are usually torture for me. Some days like that are good because I can take my laptop and catch up on my accounting and get $160 for it, but most days like that I go crazy.
Yesterday I made Halloween pillowcases for my kids. I also mailed off packages to Abram and Aubrey. It was a fun day.
Plus, it was Monday, which means I get to read Abram's email. It's the day I live for all week long. I just love knowing that my kid is still alive and well way up in the mountains of Mexico, and I love it when we are both online at the same time and can go back and forth for a little bit.
We have also been busy running. Mark and I have a race coming up next weekend. Last week we ran a local 15k, and Savvy ran the 5k. It was a fun family event. We made the boys come be our cheerleaders.
I was so happy to finish. I wasn't super fast, but I kept my 9:30 pace steady the whole race.
Mark ran 11 miles before the race, and then the 15k to make a 20-mile long run. Crazy marathon man.
Savvy is the toughest girl I know. She doesn't ever give up.
She marched right up to the front of the starting line!
Zack ran a 1k kids run, and he was in heaven. He is always smiling, and everything is fun to him.
