Cancelled

I love doing laundry. It’s almost instant gratification to go from empty drawers and a smelly laundry basket to having neatly folded, clean smelling clothes to wear again. We are actually drawing up plans to build a clothesline outside that folds up and down from the fence posts. I’m so excited! Spending more time at home this year has really made me appreciate simple things and finishing projects I’ve put off for far too long.

Bummer for Andrew! But I give him all the kudos that he had actually started and kept up his training plan. I was/am signed up for the Richmond Marathon in November, but inside I was almost certain it would eventually be cancelled, so while I have still been running, I never started my more structured plan. And then yesterday the notice I knew would be coming showed up in my inbox. Honestly, I was not in the head space for marathon training, so I am not too bummed.

I actually do still have one race left on the calendar – end of this month in Sioux Falls, SD. They downsized their event to just the half marathon and limited the registrants even more, but as of now, it is still on. Should be very interesting!

I vote for never doing dishes again! Have a great Thursday and hope the family really enjoyed Yellowstone.

Have you looked into Joy School? https://valuesparenting.com/joy-school/

You could do with just Skye this year and then do co-op style with friends next year?

Me: Ross, did you bear the St George Marathon Got cancelled? I bet Andrew is bummed. He was doing so awesome at training!

Ross: Duh, Megan. I already knew.

Me: How would YOU know?!

Ross: because Andrew texted me and said “It’s Mountain biking time from here on out!”

Hahahah. I laughed so hard. Way to look at the bright side of things. That’s why they are friends.

I would pick laundry over dishes any day. But I would pick laundry and dishes over dusting. Why do I hate dusting so much?

CIM is the only big race I know of that’s acting like it’s still happening this year. I think it will be canceled by the end of the month though. Hopefully Andrew’s entry was deferred to 2021.

‘No time for flashcards’ was always my favorite blog/website for ideas when my kids were little. They have a lot of homeschool preschool ideas there too.

I don’t mind when my races are cancelled–except I don’t the chance to hang out with my friends before/after;-). I love not having to worry about being injured, over-training/under-training, logistics of who is going to watch the kids, am I faster/slower than last year (do I even care?)
I do have 2 triathlons that have/are happening and that is something new to focus on aside from running. It has been fun to get a little competitive and see what I can do in a different sport.

Sometimes for preschool, simple things are the best. A bin full of blank notecards/stationary, index cards, envelopes with stickers stamps(including letter stamps)/ink pads are great along with different washable markers, colored pencils, crayons, etc. Ask family members if they have old Christmas cards or leftover envelopes. My daughter got a bin of leftover cards and envelopes and she LOVED it. They were shiny and sparkly since some were from Christmas. She loved “writing” everyone cards. There are preschool workbooks on Amazon that kids love because it is “worksheets” like the older kids do. Teachers pay Teachers have wonderful worksheets–some you have to pay for, but just narrow your search to “free” and “preK” Also, look for sensory bin/table ideas. It can be things you have around your house like rice or beans (I suggest doing that outside or put down a tablecloth), water w/bubbles and she can “wash” plastic animals, leaves in the fall, feathers, etc. Throw in some cups, spoons, scoops and let her explore.

Enjoy your Thursday Janae!

Busy Toddler Playing Preschool is what I am going to be using… Or at least will start the year attempting to follow!!

How is that Curly??????? ??‍♀️ Where has the time gone?

My guess fifteen loads of laundry ?

Oh that cupcake looks yummy! Can’t wait to see Brooke’s cake ? I don’t know how you find the energy to do all the things you do!

Oh no Andrew .. that’s a total bummer about the marathon but IT IS okay! All that hard work you put In has made you stronger! ?‍♀️ Better days are coming… I don’t know when but they definitely are! ☀️

Oh my goodness no I’ve never seen anyone peel the breading off chicken nuggets ? That reminded me of Joey saying “I’m only eating the skin so the chicken is up for grabs “ ?

I’m using a new email now .. how do I sign up to get you posts emailed to me? 8 can’t figure this out! ?

Take care and have a wonderful day.. ?

Hello! So many cancelled races :( The one race I was looking forward to the most was cancelled, a 220 mile relay in upstate New York. My spring half was rescheduled to the last weekend in August and so far, is still going forward! They had to change EVERYTHING about it, new location, new course, etc. and have been super creative about packet pickup, pre-race staging, and post-race stuff. It’s all touchless and they are starting the race in staggered, socially distanced groups based on your zip code so you are limiting exposure to people in your close geographic location.
I am still training for a fall marathon and my A race was cancelled so I found another one, and if that is cancelled I will just run the distance in my neighborhood. I had really hoped to run my first ultra this year too, and that was cancelled so I am planning to do a 50k in my neighborhood depending on how my marathon distance goes.
It’s a crazy year for sure but running is still there for us!

What A Bummer! It’s been quite a year So happy you were able to get away and enjoy a beautiful and memorable Vaca! I loved your photos!

well rats that St.G was cancelled-Seems like all the races get cancelled just when everyone is in the middle of the training block! I was registered for Chicago but as soon as Boston and London cancelled I knew Chicago would. It took them a long time to decide (I’d hate to be on that committee!!). I was not comfortable travelling there so was actually relieved it was cancelled. I spent the summer mountain biking, strength training, running less often but having fun mixing things up.

Knox and Brooke look so much older in the photo with the legos! my goodness!!!

I love that Andrew takes Brooke and Knox mountain biking-when we see kids at the trail park it’s so cool to see them zizzing around. I mean, I feel extra lame and all trying to keep up with those fearless kids!

Dishes are faster than laundry, but you can procrastinate laundry without it being gross (relatively speaking). Dishes are inconvenient times of the day whereas laundry can be done sitting on a couch watching a show. This is a toss up.

Sorry to hear Andrews marathon got cancelled! It’s such a bummer when you’ve been training and looking forward to it! My half ironman got cancelled and I was sad for a while but then decided to just embrace this weird time we’re in and just do whatever I feel like. So I’ve been doing lots of fun gym classes, runs with my dog, intervals on the way home from work, nothing structured just exercising for the joy of it!
ps. Definitely no more laundry over no more dishes.

I did some preschool at home with my daughter last year. We really loved the books from Abeka . They have different simple books for 2 yr olds and 3 yr olds. I loved that they were so simple and didn’t require planning or extra materials on my part. I’m 13 weeks pregnant and I can’t believe the mileage you’re keeping up! Started my pregnancy in peak marathon shape… Now I can run 2-3 miles . :/ Oh well!!