We’ve reached the part of summer where I must get my head wet at water fountains… Nothing cools me down faster than doing this besides stuffing a bag of ice in my sports bra, which I have done during 95% of every marathon I have ever done.
8 miles @ 8:21 average!
And then we got the pups out for their walk before the sidewalks/roads were too hot for their paws. The Foggy Dog sent this leash and collar combo for our sweet Beretta. The red looks so good on her.
14.5 yo and her walks are still her favorite part of her day.
My sister told me about a Groupon deal for a place called Little Beakers, and so we happily went and tried it out.
I cannot recommend this place enough. My kids LOVED it, especially Beck.
He told me it was cooler than an arcade, which is saying A LOT as far as recommendations go from Beck.
Andrew got off work much earlier than planned, so he met us there for a bit, too.
A very good friend of ours had her 40th birthday night, and we all went to Rockwell to celebrate!
Now to get into tangents.
*My nephew saw me at the race on Saturday and asked how it was already energy drink o’clock… I don’t find a problem with one any time before noon for an energy drink. After noon, and I would be awake all night, but as long as it is ingested before noon, I have no restraint.
*These two came up with games to play with each other during the last mile of the race… A new race tactic I might incorporate to distract me from the pain.
*Brooke’s birthday is coming up in a few weeks, and because I’m the way I am, that means we are already shopping and preparing for her FOURTEENTH birthday. Life just keeps getting better and better with her. I always freaked out thinking about her growing up, but now I wonder why I freaked out when her growing up has turned into getting a built-in best friend to hang out with all day.
*I win my kid’s hearts each time I make sheet-pan pancakes, but this time I had to get a bit more creative with chocolate shavings due to the fact that I melted my bags of chocolate chips in the car by accident. I put them in the fridge to harden up again because I can’t waste an ounce of these bags when they feel like they are $100 a bag these days.
*We’ve been LOVING this card game over here. It’s quick, and even Beck can play!
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Question from Brooke: If you had to choose just one of Taylor Swift’s albums to listen to for the rest of your life, which would it be?
Prepare early or last second?
-I am a WEEKS in advance person, but it is something I should probably learn to chill with…
Any tips you have to cool down on summer runs?
Anything that is shocking you by the drastic increase in price?
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