Emma lost her 4th tooth. Unfortunately, when tooth #3 fell out the tooth fairy had no cash but a 5 dollar bill, so that is the expectation now. Although, she did give her tooth #3 money to help Haiti and tooth #4 money went to buying a new book. So I can't complain totally, she is making good choices with her money. Here is a picture of her with Olivia...now they both look alike!
I ran in a 15K race the last weekend in March. Right now my goal is to finish the races I enter...later on I will work on running a little faster. (O: This race was at Mendon Ponds in Rochester and it was ALL HILLS! Ugh! Just as I got to the top of one hill and was looking forward to an opportunity to recover, I found myself at the bottom, looking up, at the next hill! But, no walking, only to get some water, so I was pleased.
This is the start of the race...all ready to run! I always stand at the back of the pack. Don't want to get into anyone's way! At this particular race, I was standing at the back, and the announcement came on that there was 2 minutes left...all of a sudden all the runner's turned to face me! I was standing at the FRONT OF THE PACK about to get trampled by all those runners who run faster than I can bike! I quickly made my way to the back where I belong.
Here is mile 5 and yet another hill! I am on the right and that is Tina on the left. We hooked up within the first mile of the race and had a good time running together for the entire race.
And the finish line! I was thankful to have made it...the weekend before I ran a 10 mile run with Johanna and my left knee was in pain the last 2 miles of the run. I couldn't run on it at all! And that really worried me that I wouldn't be able to finish this race and that I would be stuck out there somewhere and have to hobble to the finish line. I went to the chiropractor on Friday so he could prep my knee before the 9 miles and it must have worked because it didn't bother me at all! Not the best time...wanted to photoshop the time before posting but decided I would never get these picts up if I waited any longer.
Started working on updating Emma's room for her...here is a pict of the cool light I got from target, her new desk and her bedspread that I LOVE! She is thrilled to be back in her own room and to have a desk to do work at.
Here is Olivia putting the final touches on an April Fools Day joke that we played on Emma. We baked a chocolate cake (meatloaf) and frosted it with vanilla frosting (mashed potatoes) and decorated it. We told Emma that we were going to eat dessert first and we were having chocolate cake! She was delighted! And a little confused when I asked Olivia if she wanted the ketchup to go on her chocolate cake. Once we cut the "cake" she knew it was a joke. Olivia thought it was hysterical that we played a joke on her big sister.
Last weekend we had weather in the 80's! It was amazing!!! Out came the flip flops and the toenail polish. We are soooo ready for summer weather all the time.
Maybe tomorrow I will be able to get the easter pics up...
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