Rattler Run and the Mud hole

We had some really nice weather this week, in the mid twenties (Celsius).  I had to use my air conditioning in the car, and I loved it.  Kali and I both wore shorts everyday.  I love this time of year, Kali can wear capris and shorts and I don't have to worry about her out growing them.  I had a real problem this year with her pants becoming too short, I bought her a few size 7's in January hoping that she may be able to wear them next year too. We'll see, she seems to be growing a few inches every year.

I had a busy week, I prepared for the Rattler Run and did it with a couple friends, we practiced it on Wednesday, which made me super sore for Friday and Saturday.  Saturday came, I took a few ibuprofens, had a good breakfast, and a Mars bar... it still wasn't good enough.  I ran alone trying to get my iPod to motivate me, I was tired and my feet fell asleep right before the hill.  It was weird, my feet were numb and tingling, I've never had that happen before.  I didn't do as well as I thought I would, I think 30 must be taking it's toll on me;  I remember when I could run a race without training and still do pretty good.

Our stake had a Women's Conference yesterday, I had fun.  We ate sweet pork Costa Vida salads and there was chocolate everywhere,  I brought "*** in a pan" and pounded it with some friends at my table.  The classes were good, I learned how to make my own laundry soap, I may try that someday.  One of my favorite parts was driving the scoot, I love it, I feel so free.

The highlight of my week was Thursday, it was definitely memorable.  My friend Erin called and invited us to come play in this mud hole with our gum boots.  It's actually a place where the city dumps snow in the winter and in the spring it melts into this muddy lake.  I was a little surprised to see Erin's kids in their swimsuits... well sort of.  They were swimming and loving it, Kali was a little freaked.  Trevor drove through the mud hole a couple times, splashed up a lot of water and after the 4th time, his car wouldn't run.  So, we drove them home in our truck.  Erin and I sat in the front, the four kids in the ext. cab, and Spence and Trevor laid under the kiddie pool in the bed of the truck.  We laughed a lot.   

Good times, Great memories made!!