SANT JOAN!

Happy Saintday Jan! Today is Saint John, a big "thing" over here... lots of people celebrated last night with fireworks and firecrackers, lots more today... I hate them... too noisy! Still St. Peter and St. Paul left on Tuesday... more crackers... oh well... hopefully that's it!

So today is Jan's saintday... we got up and headed to moms. All the cousins were there. On the photos, Daniel, Harry, Pol, Paula and Jan. Only 5 pics allowed... Marc's missing. I'll *post* him some other time! The kids had a ball! We had lunch together and then the kids had a swim in the pool... they loved it! Paula's a little fish, she *remembered* how to swim and just had a grea time. Jan was extremely brave jumping in from all ends, awesome! Pol loved it too although he got cold early. Still he threw a fit when we said swimming was over! He's still a handful... just into everything... has calmed down a lot but boy... did he touch things at my sister's... oh my... danger!

Headed back, fed dinners and it's bedtime for me. Wanted to go running but I thought I was getting a tummy bug a while ago. It seems to be gone (fingers crossed!). We might be going to PortAventura, a huge and great amusement park (2 hours drive) on Saturday. The kids will be sooooooooooo happy!

Summer is here!!!

Bad girl

Yes... I still haven't gone for a run... it's been a week today since my last run and to top it off... I've got plantar fascitis... I'm so sick of not being well and even worse, having lost my motivation and not knowing where to find it although I have more than good reasons to find it... oh my... hopefully my appointment on Monday gives me some answers!

On the other hand, lots of Summer School work done today, all of it I'd say so... that's good!

Feeling very tired but great now that school is over... no more work until Monday as it is Saint John tomorrow (big holiday here!) and a bank holiday on Friday... those are always welcome!

Hoping to go running one of these days... over to mom's tomorrow for the day. Swimming in the pool. The kids can't wait! It is the town's fair too but I don't think we'll be going... too expensive! Going swimming is a fair on its own :) Dad was dismissed from hospital yesterday and mom only just told me -sigh- oh well... we'll all be there tomorrow so at least it will be more "festive". Hoping Pol likes the water and has a great time!

Ok... need to run, might bring my running gear tomorrow and sneak out for a run while at moms... the problem is the weather... it'll be really hot!

Saturday

And I haven't run since Weds... there are "good" reasons for it... on Thrusday, when the plan was to go running I just happenned to have a sleepless Weds night... I don't know it was exercising late after 3 weeks not doing so or my insomnia from my hypothyroidism or anything else. Also, DH was snoring and Pol woke up... Needless to say, I was pooped on Thrusday so I opted out although I know running would have done me good. Last night it was the kids end of term show... but... the sky fell open and it was pouring, it rained all night so I couldn't go. I am going tonight, I hope. Rain is forecasted for the evening but so far... the sky is perfectly blue and the temperature is lovely! The show was cancelled until Tuesday, the last day of school!!!

So, school term is over on Tuesday and I'm realizing I will be missing some of my groups... my 1's... there's a little boy that cried and says "no, no, no" everytime the class is over... too cute! My 2's for sure... they're so bright and so "participative"... always singing and speaking lots of English! My 3's... they're a nice group too... my 4's... they've made me sweat big time all year round... there are a few "problematic" children, one diagnosed with HA and AD, he's a little boy adopted in Russia... a handful too, but lovely when he's "ok". Then there's another one who's highly agressive, that's 99% of the time, the other 1% he's extremely caring... he shouts all the time... another handful. There are other "disturbing" elements in that class and a lot of inmature children (23 kids in that class) but I will miss them dearly... because they've made me work so hard... also I have seen a change in that group and some of the girls have grown to love singing and get good responses from them! And then my 5's... not quite sure I will be missing them much... maybe 2-3 children... then again... one who's a true pain (very rude, loud, "I know it all" kind of kid, always getting away with murder at home, uneducated...) told me he had a headache yesterday and he started crying. He had a high temperature... and although it's been really hard for me to "like" him, I felt so sorry for him and I just couldn't leave him alone and I sat with him and kept him company while mom wasn't picking him up... goes to show!

I am doing Summer School in July. I have the 4's. The week with most children I'll have 25, some weeks only 18, woot!

Kids are doing good. Jan's teacher told me how happy she is with Jan, how he's improved, how bright he is... I thought I'd cry... Paula's teacher also said she's improved a lot, learning to wait her turn to talk, LOL! No feedback from Pol's daycare... but will have some next year :)

Off to Girona to collect some photos and maybe buy the kids some summer shoes... would be about time too!

Woot!

I did it... I went out for a run! And boy did it feel good! :)

I was very tired, as usual but somehow I managed to put all excuses apart and head out. Now, how come I was able to do it today but can't do it always? Anyway... out I went and had an almost 7k workout including warmup and cooldown. Such a great feeling... could have gone for longer but didn't want to push it. The plan is to go again tomorrow!

Also other good news are that I finally have an appointment with the doctor that I think can help me. It had to be Weds next week but it's St. John on Thursday and bank holiday on Friday. St. John is a major event here, lots of celebration the night before and I would be held in traffic for hours for sure so I changed it to Monday, June 28 at 4pm... great... I'll leave work at around 2:30 and hope to have some kind of answers... I wonder if I can have answers the same day... a diagnose/idea of what the problem is would be smashing!

Dad's in hospital again. Went back home after 5 weeks in hospital, last Weds, was back on Sunday with pneumonia... amazing!

My brother, whom I love to death, is not going through a great time either... he might separate. Such a shame. I get along great with my SIL and there are 2 little boys involved... I just hope the kids don't suffer.

Work is good, my kids are great.... and I love running! :)

Wanted to go to a 10K on Sunday but we have Paula's end of term lunch and it was a bit too tight. Registration closed today so nothing to do about it now!

Midnight on the dot... time for bed!

XXI Cursa a l'Alba. Memorial Àngel Velázquez

Finally a run... after another trainless week... it was a 9K race in Salt, a town next to Girona, actually start and finish was right at Paula's gym :) I started off early since I worried about not being back in the amount of time given by the organization. So I run solo for 2K and then they passed me... lots of them... most of them I'd say... but it was good. A very hot morning but a very nice atmosphere as usual and a great route. Loved it... discovered a new place to run in!

I managed the 9k in 1:00:38 wich is very good for me, LOL... that slow is good... oh my! In any case, very happy about having it done. Feeling great now... feels like it's going to be a great day. I need to get my runs in, I really do!

Hoping I'm going back up... think I can't sink anymore... it's been 2 months now... it's time to rise, isn't it?

Sporty morning

Paula had a sports morning. With the sports group at school they played 2 basketball games and a football game. It was the last sport morning of the season so we gave the coach a little token and he gave each kid a basketball... wow... the kids were happier than happy!

A lovely morning for us all where we all got to move!

Not with it...

As sad as it sounds I've lost ALL motivation for everything and anything... my eating is sooooooo out of control. I've gained weight again... argh... not a good time for me. Will be seing a specialist on addictions... I am sure I have a problem, basically compulsive eating/behaviour. I just hope I get it sorted out soon and can get on with life...

I want to run during the day and when the time comes at night I'm soooooooo tired I just can't do anything... plus I'm not at all motivated...

I need control, I really do!

CHAMPION!

No, not me... my Paula... today she competed in the final and... she placed SECOND! She got a silver medal which she earnt after all her hard work... we're soooooooooo proud! And she's sooooooooo happy! She made it to the final and she won... couldn't have it any better!

On the photos: Paula and Jan, Paula with her coaches, warming up on the beam, on the podium and on the uneven bars exercise! :)

And I raced in the am. A 10K in 1:04:38... very happy since I wasn't 100%, I hadn't trained all week and I hadn't slept well all week either. A very well organized race with a better atmosphere. Good thing the sun didn't show up but it was hot and humid anyway!

Pol's on the mend... a perfect day all in all!

A light in sight!

So... there's light at the end of the tunnel! After 5 horrible days of throwing up and diarrhea (sp?), we seem to be on the mend. Little Pol's only "dirtied" 2 diapers today wereas it was 15 yesterday and 18 on Thursday! Plus, he's keps the little he's eaten in... it was about time too! He's in great spirits, has been all week, amazingly enough! He's a champ! A well learnt lesson from him!

Tomorrow's a big "puzzly" day... I have a race at 9am in Pineda, about 40 minutes drive from here. It's a 10K and I better do it fast. Paula's made it to the "gran final" in gymnastics and she's competing in Barcelona at 1:15pm. She's to be there at 12:30pm. So, I'm meeting hubby half way so at least we're on the road already... I'll shower after the race and then head to the "meeting point", which will be 10-15 minutes for hubby and about 20-25 for me, but it works out great! My brother and sister are supposed to be coming to the event to cheer Paula on. Out of about 180 gymnasts, only 12 have made it to the final and Paula's one of them... we're sooooooooo proud! I'm dedicating my run to her tomorrow. Haven't run since my race last Sunday, I did my back in on Thursday, I'm not 100% at all but I'm going for it. We're getting 3 pairs of running socks as a gift from the race, woohoo!

Got mostly everything ready. It's 9pm, the kids stuff is ready for tomorrow now I need to get my running gear ready and go to bed... easy peasy!

Stomach bug

Ugh... poor little Pol... he's got a tummy bug and hasn't kept anything down since yesterday am. He's in such good spirits though... he's a champ! I'll really worry the day he's still and quiet, LOL! Hope he's better soon! He was up at 1am and then again at 5:50 with a huge mess in his bed poor soul. Hopefully he can get rid of it tomorrow!

So... after a sleepless night, no run for me today although it would have been very much needed. Tomorrow will be a better day for sure!