It's been a while, how are we

Time has been flying by with very little time for me to do many things, including updating this blog. Things have been good and very busy for me, never really allowing me to spend time on any projects. This brutal winter has not been playing fair though for both my outside activities and hobbies. I have been taking the little angel on runs every Sunday though so she can take a good nap and I get get fresh air with getting miles in. I run for about an hour to an hour and half around the community we live in for a 8 to 10 mile run. We both love being out there together spending awesome bonding time while I push her in the stroller. She is getting so big already and walks around the house likes she owns the place. She loves being around her big brother who has a blast making her laugh at his antics all the time. The two of them really have a special bond already that keeps growing, hopefully will always be strong with them as well.

Work has been absolutely crazy for me since October with no time to even take any deep breathes. I am enjoying being busy though so I am working hard on getting fresh air daily and walking around outside for a short time.

I hope everyone has been doing well and keep moving, doing something that makes them happy and feeling good.

Love and hug your loved ones every chance you get. Live everyday to the fullest.

keeps going and going

I haven't had 2 minutes to post all week, crazy busy. I had a massage last week that I told the masseuse to go hard and focus on my foot pain. She did an amazing job to the whole body as well as the legs and feet. My foot was bothering me for the next couple of days but wasn't worried. I took the baby angel for a walk sunday morning which she was not happy with starting at a walk, so I ran. And ran, and ran. I ran until she woke up an hour later at 7 miles. I felt awesome with so much energy and strength. Was so nice to just go and go, not worried about time or distance. Just to be out with the sleeping baby angel. She wanted to go for a walk later the same day so I took her again and walked about 3 or 4 miles. I was exhausted at that point with no energy or strength left. Poor little angel is fighting some kind of sickness and having a rough week. Looking forward to our runs this weekend. Fall weather is here for sure.

Love and hug your loved ones every chance you get. Live everyday to the fullest.

sun valley elementary 5k

Crazy week here for me, but a good busy. The wife and I ran the 5k at the big boys school last saturday with baby angel in her stroller. As soon as the run started, little angel was out and slept the whole race. The beautiful angel wife and I had a great run and everything was great. There was only like 75 people so it is very small and low key. We finished in 37:15 I think which is really good considering she started running 8 weeks before this. I think and hope she has caught the bug and we have more times together like this. I take the baby angel on runs every chance I get which is now once during the week and both days of the weekend. We love it.

The foot hurts still but now I just stretch it and massage the achilles which seems to work pretty well now. The good thing is that it is making me focus on running mostly on the forefoot. Sometimes it hurts real bad but is not criplling me any more. It is really bad though when I first stand up after sitting or laying for a while.

The weather has been perfect lately and making me want to get out more and more. The beautifule wife angel runs 3 early mornings a week and is looking for a boot camp that she can go to that is near our house. There is one real close but it is very expensive. We will find something for her to enjoy;)

Love and hug your loved ones every chance you get. Live everyday to the fullest.

Steady as you go

I feel so good to say that I have been able to go for wonderful runs with the baby angel every weekend. This past weekend was an amazing 6 mile run/walk on sunday in absolute perfect weather. I can feel the pain and tightness in the foot during the run but focus on running mostly on the ball of the foot ( as we should). I am very excited as the wife and I are running the local race this weekend at our big boys school. I ran this race last year which goes along our regular route. This is going to be the first race ever for the wife and I will be taking the baby angel along so it will be almost a family affair. I would like th ebig boy to come along as well but not sure yet how that will work.

The big boy has started cub scouts and is very excited for all that is will be bringing. I have volunteered as his den leader so we have been very busy with all of that. I am looking forward to helping the scouts "Do their best" as well as remember the time when I was a scout. Good times.

Love and hug your loved ones every chance you get. Live everyday to the fullest.

Could it be possible?

Believe it or not, I was able to go for another run on saturday with the baby angel in her stroller. The weather has been perfect and the foot has been very tolerable. Both the baby angel and I love the time and energy while we are out taking in everything the world has to offer us in our little world. She usually nods off at the halfway point so I take it easy going in and out of the sidewalk entryways. I think I may start to make plans for more regular runs now, still not pushing it. I had big plans to do lots of races this fall in honor of my dad and family but the injury killed those plans. We shall see what happens now.

The house was filled with sickies all weekend so I was the only one getting things done with both kiddos in tow. Was awesome though to spend the whole weekend with the family and was really a great bonding time for all. The little angel is starting to crawl more and more with a strong urge to be free and like her big brother, which is so cute and loving.

Love and hug your loved ones every chance you get. Live everyday to the fullest.

light at the end of the tunnel

I can only begin to describe the feeling I had when I ran some on saturday morning while taking the little angel for a walk. We went for a 3 mile walk/run that was so great and wonderful that I almost sang and danced on the way home. Luckily for people driving by I didn't but I was doing the jig on the inside. The little angel really enjoys her walks outside and then slept the half way home. The foot hurt some later that day but I did some icing and stretching that made it tolerable. I am so excited about running again but need to take it very easy and I am not going to push it at all. To make matters even better, the beautiful angel wife went for a run the next morning which I have never seen or thought of as possible. She is really enjoying losing weight and getting back in shape as she has been going to a boot camp at the Y three morning a week while I get everyone up and going for the day. She has three more weeks left I think and we shall see where she goes from there.

The big boy had outpatient surgery on friday that went very well and he is getting back to normal which is very nice. We relaxed at home all weekend to let him heel while we spend some much needed family time. Nothing like a long weekend at home doing nothing but spending time together to fuel the soul. The weather was absolutely perfect all weekend especially in the mornings when I am up and getting the small things done around the house. Little angel is starting to explore all around her and will crawl some if her big brothers toys are within view. Time to start baby proofing! Still no teeth for her though but she is as cute as can be and has me wrapped around her fingers.

Lots of prayers and thoughts for my cousin Tracy fighting her cancer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RURY02H495w Love you.

Love and hug your loved ones every chance you get. Live everyday to the fullest!

missing summer

I miss running!! My foot is still hurting even after stretching, icing, anti-flamatory meds, and time off. The doctor checked it out, pressed against my achilles (it was very tender) and gave me a prescription for anti-flammatory and a stretching sheet to follow. I bought insoles that have helped some but the pain is still there. I am thinking about justing going for a run this weekend on the beach and say to hell with it. I really miss running!

This summer has been very busy for us though with very little windows of opportunity to go for runs. My sister visited us for a week and we all had a blast. A short weekend trip to Charleston was wonderful, exactly what we (I) needed. We actually rode bikes all weekend and walked the Ravenel bridge together one morning. The beautiful angel wife has shingles now but hasn't let that stop her from doing a bootcamp at the local Y. I am very happy she is doing all of this and wish I could join her some.

I have big plans for the near future in the works that will require an uninjured me to fulfill them. I will let the plans known soon.

Love and hug your loved ones every chance you get. Live everyday to the fullest.