ER visit...Sea Level is for Sissies...new job...etc.

Well, it has been one long and crazy week. To fill in up to current events, in February I decided to sign up with a group of people from our chiropractors office to participate in the Bolder Boulder 10K race. I say participate and not run because at that time I did not know if I could run. I mean I am sure that I have run sometime in my life. I am pretty sure I did in Jr. High but as an adult? No way! Those people are crazy. I guess I just wanted to see if I could do it. I found a podcast called podrunner http://www.djsteveboy.com/intervals.html that starts you off with day 1 of running and it is a training program that helps you prepare for a 5k, then 8k then 10k as well as other types of programs as well. This podcast was the best tool for me for training. I actually started training late and it was pretty cold when I started so I was not very consistent. In April and May I trained about 4 or 5 days a week. I was really determined to run this race. I have never done anything like this in my life.

Now to switch gears. Keith is training for a few bicycle races this summer. Last Saturday morning, two days before my race he rides up some mountain with his friends as part of his training. He comes home unusually tired. At 11:00 pm that night he tells me that his heart still will not slow down. Apparently though out the day he had been aware of an erratic heart rate. I had him go get his heart monitor that he wears for exercise and his resting heart rate was over 160 bpm. So, we call the nurse, call a neighbor and head to the ER. Long story not so short they could not get his heart into a regular rhythm so they admitted him. The next day it clicked back into a good rhythm and they discharged him with a diagnosis of atrial flutter. That evening we ended up going back in to urgent care because the veins in his arms had become inflamed from the medication (poison) they are administering him through his IV. Home again at 10pm. We are seriously running on no sleep for 24 hours and now I am supposed to get up at 4am to drive to Boulder to RUN in a race! I decided that I worked too hard to miss this race and I got up and went.

By race day I had only run a total of about 5.25 miles and I was planning to run 6.2 miles. Well I did it. I ran the whole way, no stopping no walking. I did it in 72 minutes and 13 seconds I think. http://raceday.onlineraceresults.com/individual.php?bib=JB221 My goal was 72 minutes so I was really happy with that. I chugged a beer at the finish line (because they handed me a free beer) and then we went into the expo to get more free stuff. About an hour later I felt like I was going to faint and had to sit down for a minute but other than that I was fine.

Keith is fine too. We have an appointment to meet with his electro-pathologist in a few weeks. Until then it is business as usual. Keith rode up his mountain again this weekend and is riding in a race on Sunday http://www.elephantrockride.com/.

I also started a part-time job this week. I am working for our church, 2 weekends a month and about 6 hours a week from home. I had a good time doing it this weekend and I am really excited about it.

That is about all the news I can think of right now. We are finally ready to plant in our garden, the past few weekends have kept us pretty busy. I hope this finds all of you well.

Jane

Locks of Love

Well, we (they) did it. Madison has been begging me to cut her hair shorter. We talked about donating it and she was so excited about that. Victoria decided then that she also wanted to donate her hair. So, we checked out some books about childhood diseases and cancer that were geared toward children, studied up and went to a the salon for a cut. Monday we will mail their braids to locks of love. I put all the pictures on our photo site, see the link on the right. Here are a few.

Sew Crafty

Well I did it! I actually sewed dresses for the girls. It was fun and not too hard. Alot of learning and thank God for Youtube. I also made little purses and headbands to match with the scraps. Here are a couple pix.

More Soccer Fun

Well, once again we ended up with horrible weather for soccer this Saturday. Unfortunately, our game was not cancelled this week. It was crazy windy and about 34 degrees. It was also picture day. We decided not to buy pictures this season but the girls still need to be a part of the team picture. Tori was first at 8:20, they were already running behind and the children standing there, some even crying, because of the wind and cold. It was miserable. Madison's coach said, how about if we do our own pictures on a nice day? Brilliant!!! They both warmed up during their games and we froze. Madison spent some time in goal and Tori scored twice. Hooray!

Frozen Fog

Once in a while we have an interesting weather pattern come through our neighborhood. It gets really foggy in the late evening and then the fog freezes all over the trees. The look is amazing. Unfortunately the sun came out well before my camera did but I still got a few shots. I will post a few here and the rest on our photo site. Have a great day!!

It's Soccer Time

Well, something interesting about Colorado. Apparently people here do not care about the weather because they start soccer the first week of March. Which happens to be the snowiest month of the year on average. So, Saturday we were at the fields at 8:30am and it was a brisk 29 degrees. Are you kidding me? Our children had on so many layers they could not put their arms down! Victoria is playing on a preschool team so she can play with her friend Kallan, they do not play with goalies and her team dominated the field. Madison's team is playing together for the first time and they played a team that had been together for 4 years so they did not fair quite as well, but they had a really fun time. Next week I am bringing my thermos of cocoa for sure!!!

Busy, Busy, Busy

OK. It has been way too long since my last post. Nothing major is happening. Our weather has been very mild and we have been enjoying 1 or 2 days a week outside lately!! Keith 's travel has been cut significantly and we are adjusting to a new routine. His job is going well, there are just alot of changes being made which is pretty stressful. As you can see Madison is playing basketball this season. She is having a great time and has a big playoff game this weekend! Victoria was too young to play but she will be able to play soccer in the spring and she is looking forward to it. I am currently training to run a 10k at the end of May. My non running body is really resisting this idea but I am pressing on! Keith is riding his bike when the weather lets him and he also played dodgeball with a group from work last weekend. I have a ton of picutres to download and I will hopefully post them soon. Take care everone!!!