A few weeks *UPDATED*

May 19, 2008

Today we took advantage of some great weather and went to the park. We went to KFC for a picnic bucket and also got some yummy root bear floats.

Then we ended up in the ER for Kaily. It was her first time there. She fell on her nose while trying to climb up the slide. She was fine and they said to just keep an eye on her.

May 22,2008

So the day has finally arrived! We are moving on Saturday and this will be my last blog entry for a couple of weeks. After the move and the cleaning of the apt we are going to AZ to see Clint's family. We will be gone until June 2.

Conner is getting so big now and he is trying to roll over and sit up. He loves to be held all the time and hates it when I put him down, or when anyone else does either. He wants to be tall and walk. He loves to stand up and loves to watch TV. Kaily is our little mom. She thinks everything should be done her way and that Conner should do exactly what she tells him to. I wish I could say that it's not my fault that she is that way, but it is. He imagination is working overtime and she is in a constant state of make-believe. It's very cute, most of the time.

Well, that's all for now. I'll post again some time in June.

Running With Angels 5k (UPDATED)

I just got home from the 5k and thought I would let everyone know how it went. The course had a lot of hills and was much more difficult than the SLC 5k. If you're interested in the course here is the link http://www.runningwithangels.com/images/map3.jpg. The run was through the Gardens, SO Beautiful! They are having their Tulip festival right now and I saw some beautiful ones. I walked/ran most of the first mile, ran all the second and walked most of the third, due to the hills. I actually did this one in 44:30, or something like that. It was about 30 sec. slower than the SLC one and I feel good about that considering all the hills that were there and the fact that my asthma acted up. It was really fun though and Kaily ran with me the last 100 yds. She was really cute; she wanted to run the whole way with me. I ran this one alone; running with someone is SO much better than running by yourself. After the move I'll get my butt in gear and start working out again.

So I wanted to make sure not to repeat the same mistakes twice so the things I fixed for this run were: I fed Conner on both sides before I ran, I bought a new sports bra (one that actually fits), I put the keys in the diaper bag before locking the door, I put the camera in the stroller before we left (now if I can just remember to put extra batteries in it), I wore my ankle brace so my bad ankle wouldn't swell. The thing I need to remember about the next run is to TRAIN before I actually do it. You know (just a thought) if I actually trained for these things I might do a ton better than I have been doing. I have to admit though that part of me is afraid I might actually do worse. I know that sounds crazy, but sometimes that's how it seams to work. You do OK if you're not training and then you start to train and you do horrible and then after you have been training a while all of the sudden you are doing great. I know, I'm crazy. So as soon as we move I'll post the pictures of the event after I unpack the "thing". If someone knows what it's called feel free to make a comment about it and tell me. (=

So busy

Things have been so crazy around here. I would show you the pics, but I packed my thing away that puts the pictures on my computer so you'll have to wait for those. We move a week from Saturday and I am SO excited. There are so many times in a day that I think would just be easier if we were at the new house, for example, Kaily loves to be outside all the time. In our apartment I can't get things done if we are outside all the time because I have to be out there with her. At the new place I can send her outside and I can leave the door open and see her from the kitchen. The yard has a fence so I feel better about letting her go out there. She can play all she wants. I am tired of having my house in boxes. Seriously there is not a room, besides the bathroom that doesn't have a box in it. I will be happy when we are done with it all. I am also VERY excite to decorate my new home. I keep thinking of all these ideas on how I want things to look and where I want to put things, it's great. I don't know that Clint and I will agree on everything, but that's part of the fun (and the headache).

An up date on the kids... Conner is trying so hard to pull himself up to sitting all the time now, he hates laying down if he's awake. He loves to watch Barney with his sister and she loves to torture him while he does. He is eating all the time and is getting so big. He is in size 2 diapers and wears 3-6 month clothes. He gets board easily with things and he doesn't like to do the same thing for very long. He always wants to be entertained, in that way he is harder than Kaily was. Kaily loves to play pretend all the time, or go to the park. They are both doing great and they are both healthy.

I am running another 5k on Saturday at Thanksgiving Point. It's sponcered by the auther of the book, Running With Angels. I am very excited for it and hope to improve my time with this one; let you know how it goes.

On the Move

Yesterday we ventured up to Ogden to look for a place to live. All day Monday I was on the computer looking for places to check out and trying to figure out the price range we had. After looking at what was available I printed out 6 to look at and 3 to call on. Well...after searching all day we found a place, we actually ended up at the first place we looked at. It's great! 2 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 family rooms, and a great backyard for Kaily to play in that is fenced in and away from any roads. Our neighbors will be our landlords and they are a great young LDS couple with an 18 mon little boy. Allison, the girl next door, is SO cute and I can't wait to get to know her better. Her husband seems to be great too, he and Clint really hit it off. The ward we will be in is either really young or REALLY old. They said that it's mostly young couples who are going to school though, so we will fit right in. Their nursery is quite large also, Kaily will be in heaven. We are moving out the end of May and hopefully one of us will have a job by then. Kaily loves the house and I love the fact that we will have more room. The duplex is about 1300 sq ft. We were so blessed to find this place. It needs a little work, but it's a cute old little place. It has a basement and that's where we will probably be with the kids since the laundry room is down there and I don't want to cart clothes up and down the stairs. Oh, and another great thing, Clint passed Microbiology! We were a little nervous about it and now it looks like he wont have to take it again at Weber State. WAHOOO!

Conner is getting so big and he loves to eat! His favorite thing right now is blowing bubbles with he spit, this causes a lot of drool and seriously after I put a shirt on him he can soak it in about 2 min. He is learning to kick and roll over as well as giggle, SO CUTE! Kaily is out little Drama Queen. She will go on and on, if you let her, on just about any subject. She loves to play pretend, watch movies, boss us around, play dress-up, and smother her brother. She is trying to be a big helper, bless her heart, I just wish I had more patience for it.

Old friends R great

*Some of you may be wondering if I am ever going to write about the race, it's below The 10 things I learned.*

My best friend, Julie, came to visit us this week from Ohio. She is here for her sisters graduation from BYU. I was so excited to see her that I didn't get many pics of us, but the one I did get was at 3 am the morning b4 she left for SLC. We had so much fun shopping and talking and we even got to spend time with some of our other friends from HS, Daniel and Crystal Zank. It was so good to have her here; I had forgotten how much I love doing things with her and just being silly again. Clint was a good sport to have his wife around all the time while she was here.

Since the race Clint has finished his last finals at UVSC and we are starting to pack. In the next couple of weeks he will be moving lots of people out of the apts and we can't wait to be one of them. Hopefully we will find a place to live soon. I hate looking for new places to move to. I can't wait for a move to be more permanent than this one will be. I think we will be at the next place as long as we have been here. OH WELL...*SIGH* Just be happy it's happening at all, I know.

I have decided to do a Blog for my goals in weight loss. Thanx for the inspiration Sarah and Laurie. I need to kick my butt in gear! So if you are interested the link is http://karenschanges.blogspot.com/ Leave me notes telling me you have gone there so I know who's looking. I can use all the support I can get.