Thanks to the fact that my kids are obsessed with catching
crawfish in the creek, I feel like I’m in the movie Groundhog Day. It seems
like I’m writing the same things over and over again. I may end up taking a
break from blogging this week (especially since I’m taking a running break) so
that it doesn’t seem so monotonous.
That said, I bet you can’t guess what the boys and I did
today...
This time I let them bring a friend. They asked if they
could bring Brendan, and I said sure, but let me take a shower first. When I
got out of the shower, Noah told me that he called and talked to Brendan’s mom,
and told her that we’d pick Brendan up in a few minutes. I didn’t even know
that he knew their phone number! Hahaha, so I threw on some clothes and we headed out.
I brought the boys to the creek and Listening to the boys talk was cracking me up. I was sitting in a lawn chair watching them play, and they were having conversations with each other. At one point, Brendan (7) said to Eli, "I know what you mean, I feel your pain, Eli, I feel your pain." Bahahaha! A couple of times, I heard Noah say, "O-M-G!" I know for a fact that he didn't learn that from me!
I wished I had a book to
read or something. All I had with me was my iPhone, and I got bored with that
quickly. However, I AM getting caught up on my Google Reader. I’ve been about a
month behind on everyone’s blogs, and even though I was reading a little every
day, it wasn’t enough to catch up.
Right now, I am only about a week behind. I hope to get it all cleared out within another week or so. I’m kind of bummed that I missed so many cool giveaways! By the time I read about each giveaway, it was over—by about 3 weeks, lol.
Tonight we are going out in the boat with my parents to watch the fireworks show put on at the Metropark. Every year, for as long as I can remember, we've gone on the boat for the fourth of July fireworks show. I can't say I enjoy it, but I know that the kids love it, so that's why we go. I am just not an outdoors-person in the slightest. My brothers sucked up every last ounce of that gene.
I really need to come up with plans to keep myself busy all week. I know that I don't run for hours on end each day, but it takes up a good chunk of my morning--between dressing to run, then actually doing it, and following it with a shower and getting dressed, it takes 2-3 hours. Since I'm taking the week off of running, in the hopes of healing my knee, my days are going to seem very long. Especially if they only consist of taking the kids to the creek!
I supposed I could be productive and get my house uber clean... but that's no fun! I really want a good book to read, but I'm at a loss. I've started and stopped dozens of books this year, and haven't gotten interested in any. Yes, that includes the 50 Shades series... I'm probably the only person on the planet who thought it was lame and didn't even finish the first book. It's not that I'm a prude, either--I love a good smut book! ;)
I have a couple of books on request at the library, but I'm third in line, so it will be a while. Any suggestions? I like easy-to-read fiction novels, as well as memoirs. On second thought, maybe I should just give up on books and work on clearing out my Google Reader first!