Going to make this quick, since it's late.
Group run last night was great. I ended up running with the same woman who I've done some Saturday morning runs with, as she and I run at a pretty similar pace. Also met a bunch more members of the club who I hadn't met yet, and it was nice to chat with some other people who had run the race in Providence last weekend. Even some of the really, really good runners (the guys who routinely win races) said that it was a wicked tough, very hilly course, so I know it wasn't just me being wimpy!
We ran a little over 5 miles, at about an 8:40 pace. That was enough for me. I'm not used to running at that time of day, and I can't say I like it all that much. I'm much more of a morning person. But the social aspect of it was fun, and I'm definitely going to try to do the Thursday night run once a month or so.
The boys and I had a good day. It was rainy and cold, so no outside time, but we made the best of it. Went to the gym this morning, as usual, and thank goodness, Dante is back to being Mr. Happy-go-lucky when I drop him off. It makes things soooo much easier.
Yesterday was rainy, too, so we did some shopping yesterday morning. They were so well-behaved, it was awesome. They usually are well-behaved when we shop, but I'm still always thankful for their good behavior, because it makes things much easier. We got Mother's Day gifts for the grandmothers, and picked up a few other things, and while we were in the Christmas Tree Shops, I got them each a book, and Gabe was so sweet - he thanked me several times for buying them books.
I took them to McDonald's for lunch, and after we finished eating and were walking out to the car, Gabe smiled at me and said 'Thanks for taking us to Old MacDonald's, Mommy. I love you when you take me to Old MacDonad's." And after we got home, Gabe saw that I had bought Dante some new pacifiers (we've lost several over the past few weeks - one down the toilet, one in the bushes at the park, and one or two others just MIA), and he said "thanks for buying some new buds for Dante." He has such nice manners : ) And he was sharing his snack with Dante so nicely today in the car. He just gets sweeter and sweeter every day.
Dante, on the other hand, is getting quite a little attitude. He's got the whole screaming-at-the-top-of-his-lungs thing going on, and he's also getting quite defiant. I actually find it all kind of funny - well, not the screaming; that I find incredibly irritating - but the defiant bit is pretty amusing, and I have a hard time not laughing at him getting all self-righteous and obstinate. I guess it's those terrible twos coming to fruition. He's still a sweetheart, too, of course. He's just - quite literally - finding his voice. Gabe did the same thing with the screaming, so I shouldn't be surprised, and I can take comfort in knowing that this too shall pass.
I felt kind of lost today without any Moms club activities to go to. I've gotten used to getting out and about and seeing people almost every day. But it ended up being nice having a quieter day at home with the boys.
While Dante was napping, Gabe and I did a spelling puzzle he has, and I also sat with him and we did some of his preschool 'workbooks' that I bought a while ago, and that he hadn't shown much interest in up to this point. They're good practice for him with drawing and writing, which is something he needs, because his fine motor skills definitely need some work. He just isn't terribly fond of sitting still for anything, so it's been tough to get him to focus on stuff like that. But I do want to make a little more of an effort with it.
And today we worked on our Mother's Day gifts - I can't reveal what they are here, since Grammy reads this, and that would ruin the surprise, but they did involve painting. And as Gabe and I were coming downstairs from him having quiet time in his room this afternoon, he told me excitedly, "But Mommy, we forgot to paint the Mother's Day presents!" I assured him that we hadn't forgotten, and we were actually going to go do that right now, and he said "Oh, well, I'm just curious about painting. I love painting."
Not sure what he meant by saying he was 'curious' about painting, but it sounded awfully cute.
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