The Ray's Days: like sands through the hourglass

Thursday, May 2, 2013

like sands through the hourglass

can't believe it's may already!

(hey lana, look who we ran into at bruesters!)

we hit up bruesters last night, mostly because i wanted chris to drop off an application, partly because i had a coupon, and partly because i'm taking a mourning break (dumb foot) from my diet and wanted ice cream.

some kids i know where super excited for ice cream.

addie and frankie were too.

best laid plans... i wanted to get ice cream before weds night church, but life happens and we didn't have time, so we went after, it was cold and late. and chris couldn't find the application he had filled out.

c'est la vie.

the kitchen looked like a bomb went off in it. i've been tired and seriously lacking motivation lately, and the house was showing it. so after the big kids and matt left for seminary i hit the deck and got 'er done. i usually like to make that a family job, but i couldn't handle it one more day. life just runs so much more smoothly in a (semi) clean house.

tonight we got to watch the yankees lose their 4th game in a row. :(

we were on top of things until the last inning and then all you-know-what broke lose.

chris had his first strike out of the season. it was looking like his 3rd at bat was gonna be a strike out also, but he took one for the team, right in his hand. our poor boys lost 12-6. the good news is that we play again on saturday, another chance to do moh-bettah.

before the games we play at the park.

i forgot to write here, but last week i drove chris up past dc for an interview to be a lifeguard at our neighborhood pool. we had a great looong drive (up and back), we talked and it was really nice. the interview went great... until they realized that christian is only 15... yes, i thought we had that little fact covered.

big deep breath.

christian was apologetic and i know that kids make mistakes, so i wasn't mad. it is sooooo much easier to be calm about things like that when the offender doesn't have a bad attitude. i know it probably shouldn't matter so much, but it really does.

today we spent all morning at gymnastics, dropped addie off at school, and then i had about an hour before my mri for my foot. it's gotten worse (more painful and swollen) and i just want to make sure it's okay before i run on it and potentially make it worse. i went to the orthopedic dr yesterday and he thinks it's probably a stress fracture. i had no idea what a stress fracture even was, but apparently you can get them when you increase your distance (check) and your intensity (double check). i just thought i was being pretty wimpy and that i really should be running 10 minute miles. so i did it and felt good. then i thought that since the furthest i'd ever run was 5 miles that i really should start going 6. so i did and felt good. for a few hours.

the dr put me in a boot and it feels great, i mean there's no pain walking anymore. the boot is huge and itchy and hot. but here's what i'm hoping: no stress fracture, just a sore foot needing to be babied and walking in a boot for a week is just the babying it needs and then i can get back to normal. either way i can't run the scout 5k on saturday. :((((( it's not that i love to run, it's just that i love to eat more than i hate to run. and i've worked really hard to get to where i can run 6-10 minute miles. so now when we're traveling i buckle the girls in and then take off my boot (right foot injury) and then when we stop i put the boot back on and unbuckle little girls. this little inconvenience is actually a good reminder about what a good and easy life i have.

lexi has been working at applesbees m, w, and sat nights. last night she went in at 4 (we have to go into addie's school to pick her up a little early) and didn't get off until 10. they were super busy and super unprepared. of course this morning she didn't want to go to seminary, she wanted to stay home and "help" me, you know with my foot and all. i took her up on it (she seemed a little surprised) and let her keep d while we were at gymnastics. i figured it would be a little difficult to have a squirmy 1-year-old in a front pack and a giant boot on my foot. doable, but difficult.

you know what this is?

that's 4 years of gymnastics paying off.

(and a mom shadow standing like a trucker. it's the boot, you know)

laura and i are busy, busy, busy planning our north carolina mothers day lighthouse adventure.

it's gonna be sooooooo fun!

our days have been nice and our mornings and nights cool.

loooooove no heater/no ac weather.

delaney had her 15 month check up yesterday.

she looks great, has met every milestone and finally gained a little. she weighs 18.14! yay, almost 19lbs! skinny lady is in the 5th %, 50th for head, and i can't remember her length, but she's on the longish side. tall and skinny. everything to eat or drink she calls juice.

she must be frankie's sister.

on monday night (this post is all over the place) matt and i went with the missionaries to visit meka. she reminds me of myself - single mama, living in a cute little apartment, working, going to school, and raising her babes. it was a good visit.

that's chris out there guarding 3rd.

i know, it's a great picture. i just thought i should document us all f-f-freezing out there tonight.

i love his team - the boys, the coaches, the mama cheerleaders, it really is so fun.