Free Doughnuts!!

Today we hit up Krispy Kremes for some free doughnuts.

We just had to show them Tallie's report card and WHALA! They were beyond excited and it's cute to see them play "Doughnut Shop" at home with their hats and box.

Today I had to get out of my "funk" and get out there and RUN. Somethings happens to a girl who wants to be pregnant and who is hanging out with pregnant people. I start to loose my energy and slow down like they do. I have not run nearly as far or as fast as I was just a couple months ago and I am so sad. I am not even pregnant and yet I am slowing down like I am! I had to get out there myself and not cater to anyone else. It's like I am at the bottom all over again and I have to work my way up. It is frustrating to me that not long ago running was fun and of course it was always hard (depending on how you push yourself) and running double digits was not a big deal and I felt good doing it.

4 miles is hard right now.

And It's a very slow 4 miles.

10 min miles hurt for 4 long miles.

I was doing 8 min miles for 13 miles.

It's only up from here right??

Today I started my tomato, basil, chive, and pepper seeds indoors. I don't have much faith when it comes to seeds so we will have to see if that works out. In a couple of days I will put broccoli, carrots, cauliflower and maybe potatoes in the ground. TJ also went and bought a new peach tree and a cherry tree. I am very stoked!

I have finished almost all of my spring cleaning: baseboards, blinds, grout, cabinets (inside and out), the garage, every ones closets (with spring clothes), the laundry room and detailing my car. I still have the dumb windows to do and the fridge. I made my very first Spaghetti Sauce from the garden tomatoes last year, I made 65 meatballs for the freezer and 150 chicken nuggets. I just ordered really cool Popsicle molds and silicone squeeze pops on Amazon.

Tallie is getting tons better at reading and at actually wanting to read. I have started working more with Chloe and beginning to read. She now knows about 10 sight words and can read them when we find them while reading. I just registered her for kindergarten and I CANNOT believe she is already going. Lexi is starting to recognize her name on paper and can help me say the letters in her name when I point to them. She also can count to ten. The girls have started getting an allowance. They each have 3 Manila envelopes on a metal ring: tithing, spending, saving. They get paid every Saturday. They get paid their age per month and we break that up weekly. We help with the tithing part and then they decide what to put in savings and spending. More often than not they put the most in savings. Good girls. They sure are motivated to do their jobs now.