Life Without Limits

My half-marathon is coming up on October 30th. I have been working really hard to train for this race....have overcome some obstacles (believe me you do not want to know details!).... but now I have a big obstacle that I am really struggling with. I have hip bursitis. Basically the bursa (fluid filled sac) is inflamed and is causing me a lot of discomfort! It started about a week and a half ago when I was doing a short run. It just kinda felt like I had a catch in my hip. Then a couple of days later (last weekend) I did a 10 mile run. It did not hurt at all during the run but after I cooled down and rested it was horrible! I could barely put any pressure on my left leg. The next morning I went bto the chiropractor. He explained to me the problem...stretched me out real good...showed me some stretches... told me to ice it....told me to rest it and he would see me in a couple of days. I did all these things and it started to improve. I went back thursday and had same treatment and he said to do a short run this weekend and then come back Monday. So, last night I ran 5 miles. Around mile 4 it started hurting pretty bad. After the run I experienced the same thing-could barely put weight on it. This morning I went back to the chiro. So, here is the deal. I have to make a choice. I can continue to rest it for a couple of weeks (which will put me WAY behind my training schedule-I only have 5 weeks before race) OR I can just push through the pain and just continue to ice and stretch.

It is just so frusturating to have such a passion for something and work so hard and then something like this happen! Poo on my old worn out body!

end of summer fun

I look back at this picture of John Evan and I on his first day of preschool and I am so excited about his progress! His teachers are real proud of his progress too. They said he is slowly starting to interact with the other kids and he even answered a question outloud the other day in circle time. (he got two skittles for doing that!) Friday night he said "Mommy I had the best day of school ever because everyone stayed on green and we had compter time and we finally got to play outside!" They have been having to play in the gym because of the heat. It was so good to hear him say that! It makes it way easier for me to drop him off in the mornings! Sydney's little friend Beth moved this summer so we got together for one last playdate. The girls were in preschool together and her mom and I were able to form a great friendship too! We'll miss you Robyn and Beth!

Colin's birthday party at CHOM

LOVE the cake!

Sydney will be on the competition dance team again this year. They had a party so they could meet their new "big sisters".

Savannah's birthday party at the pool

We did a lot of pool hopping this summer-it was too hot to do much more! I love John Evan peaking in through the back!

Took the girls to get nails and toes painted and to Logan's for lunch for back to school.

Dance friends got together to paint pottery and celebrate the new year of dance.

bowling

chuck e cheese

We had a family day at my house. It was so good to beable to get everybody together (minus Elizabeth and her family cause Kaitlyn was sick) We set up a slip n slide, baby pool, and sprinkler. The kids had a blast!

Pappy even joined in on the fun!

I can't believe Chandler started highschool!

Love Colt sporting his sunglasses!

Evan was SO funny going down the slide!

packing in the fun

This summer we tried to pack in as much fun as we could because we knew it would fly by!
We had Anna and Luke spend the night ( I love how JE never cooperates for pictures) We attended Pioneer Day at church complete with a pot luck dinner and games

Drew turned FIVE and had a fun pool party. It cracks me up how much he LOVES his goggles.

Birthday party at Bower's Park for friend, Shelby

had fun playing with underwear

Had Drew spend the night

played at CHOM a lot with family and friends

Enjoyed the fireworks at Sokol with lots of friends!

hung out at mom and dad's for the 4th

went to Jasper for Sydney's teacher's wedding

We also had fun bowling...going to Chuck E Cheese and did lots of pool hopping! So sad it's over...sure wish the heat would go too!

John Evan had a better week at school. We started a sticker chart and that has seemed to help. I am so proud of him! SK had made 100 on both her spelling tests so far!

I am training for another 1/2 marathon in October. Chris decided to run it too. So...it will be me, Chris, Yvette, and Roz. Yvette and I are up to 8 miles so far. Chris and I got to run together this week since the kids were in school and that was really nice....look forward to it cooling off so we can enjoy the runs a little more.

I still work in the Primary at church and really enjoy that calling. Chris is still Young Men's President. We fed the missionaried last week and it made me realize how much I have missed having them in the home. When they walked in (there were 4 of them ) John Evan asked "Is that a bunch of bishops?" Too funny!

summer fun with friends and family

Sydney's sweet friend, Anna, turned 7 in July. She had an Alice in Wonderland party. My sweet friend, Tammy, (her mom) is amazing! She MADE everything for the party...from the tissue flowers all the way to the cake. It was all really really neat! birthday girl with SK

the set-up looked so cute

My 19 year old cousin, Christen, came to stay with us for a week from South Carolina. I'm so glad she was here! We had so much fun and laughed a lot and she really made me feel younger and the kids loved having her here!

We met Ashley, Bri, and Collin for dinner one night

My mom got everybody together to go to Alabama Adventure. Thanks mom!

Christen and JE

I could not believe JE rode this crazy ride!

so cute!

It was SO hot ! SK ended up getting really sick and had heat stroke symptoms...it was scary! But we still had fun!

Kim, Heidi, and I decided to get together in birmingham before Heidi MOVED! Shame on her for teasing me that way! We just hung out at heidi's (sk was nice enough to over flow her toilet) and took the kids to McDonalds.
Madison and SK

with Kate and Scarlett

I love my girls! Kim is expecting baby #4

Jack and JE

So excited to see Heidi again in October when we go to SC for a family reunion and to see Kim next month when I go to Huntsvile with Ashley!