So close to Minneapolis

Last week Tuesday I ran with Tracy about 4 miles. On Tuesday it was also our anniversary and we did dinner & a movie at home.  I didn't really want to get up super early.  Instead I went swimming at 9 PM which is such a weird time to go to the gym.  And they were interesting people there too.  I did nothing on Thursday.  Wednesday was such a full busy day and Thursday was not much better.  On Friday morning I ran about 5 miles.  I had every intention to run last weekend at least once at Camp Tadmor.  The following happened 1)  Rob got sick at camp.  He woke up Sunday feeling "yucky" and it got progressively worse as the day went on.  He ended up hitching a ride home with someone Sunday night.  I am pretty sure he had what I had in St. Louis.  I did get breaks from the kids because they don't need to be watched as closely.  However, going running was not possible.  2)  I didn't realize how "hilly" Tadmor is.  I should have realized that...it's in the foothills after all.  The ground is uneven and there are roots everywhere...I feared falling.  I'd have to run on Mc Dowell Creek Road which has no shoulder and cars flying by at high speeds.  I did get plenty of uphill walking.  Jerry put us in the second to the top cabin in the mountain cabins.  I of course had to load the van and go up and down with kids all day long.  I was active walking around the whole weekend--just not running.

Kara got sick Monday afternoon after we got home.  Hailey got sick Tuesday morning mildly with same symptoms.  We chose to keep her home because we assumed it would get worse.  She was slightly feverish but not near as bad as Kara was.  Derek has had no sign of it.  I keep hoping I already had it and it is indeed what I had.  Because I fly to Minneapolis in less than 48 hours.  It is so dangerously close.  The girls have been fine as or Wednesday morning.  It was short lived.

Today is kind of another crappy day.  It's been a hard week in a lot of ways.  I don't know this spring to summer transition always brings this.  You think we would all be happy happy joy joy because it's so close to summer.  But's more like stress, irritability, and frustration.

I am excited to run this marathon.  I really just want to be in Minneapolis and take off and run.  The "waiting" and "counting down days" and "hours" is making me a little crazy.