I made breakfast for the little boys today.
Apple muffins. mmmm
Fish helped me make them, lots of fun.
We stuck them in our big muffin tin and then into the oven, waiting for them to be done.
Five minutes before it is time to go, "Ding! done! I open it up and take the muffins out of the tin, I put one on a plate for Fish and Dabbo then go to get one for myself, when what would you know! They are raw in the middle! I get the muffins back from the boys and stick them back in the pan, and back in the oven.
I felt so bad! so instead of having muffins for breakfast, the boys got ham and cheese.... not a sandwich, just a piece of ham and a cheese stick. How horrible.
But I am saving them some muffins for after school when they get to watch How to Train Your Dragon. It may be a good day after all!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
New Blog!
OH! I nearly forgot!
http://ellebennett.fastrunningblog.com/
New blog all about Running! YAY!
Just to log my miles and keep track of everything, maybe even talk to some more runners about how they do things. I feel kinda alone in running out here at home.
http://ellebennett.fastrunningblog.com/
New blog all about Running! YAY!
Just to log my miles and keep track of everything, maybe even talk to some more runners about how they do things. I feel kinda alone in running out here at home.
Adventures of Cooper and Eaven
I ran 4.95 miles today. It felt so good! I wanted to die when I started, but I kept going. Then felt just fine in the middle and towards the end did not want to stop!
But that is not the most exciting thing that happened today.
I run with my dog, Cooper. He... does better with a choke collar but I couldn't find it today. So We are just running along and then I see this dog up the street from us. I rolled my eyes, I could tell he was going to follow us, I just knew it. But I didn't pay any attention to him until he tried to sneak up on Cooper. So I turned around and told him to sit in my most commanding voice. He didn't, but Copper did, so I must have done something right. The dog just kept coming forward so I walked up to it and put my hand out, seeing as it didn't bite it off like Renee's dog tried to, I think he must have liked me. So Then I pushed him away.
I forgot one of the most important details of my story.... Cooper is a huge dog, coming up to my hip, but he is also the biggest coward I have ever met. He is scared of the broom, for goodness sake!
So, as you can imagine, Cooper is hiding behind my legs this whole time, nearly tripping me in the process. After a few minutes of fending the dog off he backs off a few feet and I decide it is time to start running again. Cooper and I run, but the dog gets closer and closer, zig zagging as if that will throw me off. He seriously looked like he was a bad spy.
I tell Cooper to sit and stay as i turn and start walking towards the other dog, who is still coming at me, hiding behind the 2 inch grass. Cooper does an excellent job of staying... until I start running toward the other dog. cooper must have thought that he was going to get left behind or something because he starts running toward me.
Luckily, this is what scared the dog off and I was able to finish my run in peace.
Well mostly peaceful.
On the way back to my house we ran into three more dogs, but they were all tied up so all they could do was bark and growl at us.
But as I said before, Cooper is a coward and he started pushing against my legs, trying to knock me over, or maybe he was trying to protect himself with me. huh... I wonder which it was?
any way it got bad enough that I stopped him and scolded him for a moment. Yes, I scolded my dog.
Dogs are like children, they need to be scolded. If they are just comforted and loved every time they do something wrong, they will end up disobedient and full of themselves.
But that is not the most exciting thing that happened today.
I run with my dog, Cooper. He... does better with a choke collar but I couldn't find it today. So We are just running along and then I see this dog up the street from us. I rolled my eyes, I could tell he was going to follow us, I just knew it. But I didn't pay any attention to him until he tried to sneak up on Cooper. So I turned around and told him to sit in my most commanding voice. He didn't, but Copper did, so I must have done something right. The dog just kept coming forward so I walked up to it and put my hand out, seeing as it didn't bite it off like Renee's dog tried to, I think he must have liked me. So Then I pushed him away.
I forgot one of the most important details of my story.... Cooper is a huge dog, coming up to my hip, but he is also the biggest coward I have ever met. He is scared of the broom, for goodness sake!
So, as you can imagine, Cooper is hiding behind my legs this whole time, nearly tripping me in the process. After a few minutes of fending the dog off he backs off a few feet and I decide it is time to start running again. Cooper and I run, but the dog gets closer and closer, zig zagging as if that will throw me off. He seriously looked like he was a bad spy.
I tell Cooper to sit and stay as i turn and start walking towards the other dog, who is still coming at me, hiding behind the 2 inch grass. Cooper does an excellent job of staying... until I start running toward the other dog. cooper must have thought that he was going to get left behind or something because he starts running toward me.
Luckily, this is what scared the dog off and I was able to finish my run in peace.
Well mostly peaceful.
On the way back to my house we ran into three more dogs, but they were all tied up so all they could do was bark and growl at us.
But as I said before, Cooper is a coward and he started pushing against my legs, trying to knock me over, or maybe he was trying to protect himself with me. huh... I wonder which it was?
any way it got bad enough that I stopped him and scolded him for a moment. Yes, I scolded my dog.
Dogs are like children, they need to be scolded. If they are just comforted and loved every time they do something wrong, they will end up disobedient and full of themselves.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
A Wasted Expenditure
So I finally tried my Soft Star shoes... and they are a no go.
They are to big, but I measured my feet the way they said to... Anyway, never running in those again!
Joe says I should go to a running store. I think it is a good idea.
My mom says I should try real mocasins! I think it is a good idea... an amazing idea actually.
Oh and she was talking about some tire shoes she had when she was little... I want some. I think I want to try those.
Running shoes are EXPEN$IVE!
I am going to go broke if I keep buying shoes!
So I will have to stop soon. Good think I have a job!
Blisters.. don't feel good.
especially when they are on the bottoms of your feet where walking takes place
Going to run again tomorrow, hopefully my feet don't hurt as much as they did.
Maybe I will try running in my Crocs like Joe's friend.... maybe not.
They are to big, but I measured my feet the way they said to... Anyway, never running in those again!
Joe says I should go to a running store. I think it is a good idea.
My mom says I should try real mocasins! I think it is a good idea... an amazing idea actually.
Oh and she was talking about some tire shoes she had when she was little... I want some. I think I want to try those.
Running shoes are EXPEN$IVE!
I am going to go broke if I keep buying shoes!
So I will have to stop soon. Good think I have a job!
Blisters.. don't feel good.
especially when they are on the bottoms of your feet where walking takes place
Going to run again tomorrow, hopefully my feet don't hurt as much as they did.
Maybe I will try running in my Crocs like Joe's friend.... maybe not.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Things that Happen
My shoes came today!
I am very excited to try them out, but, unfortunately, I will not be able to until Monday.
I did wear them just as I went to get my cousin. i found a spot that may rub when I run, and I don't know if they are to floppy or not. It seems like they may make me trip on rocks and such, but if I got them any smaller I think my feet would have been squished. I guess I will find out if they are going to work on Monday when I run.
I love conference.
It makes me feel so happy, even if I really want to sleep. But I am going to have to miss the last fifteen ish minutes of today's afternoon session because I have to go to work.
Well I am not paying attention, I will have to write some more later, maybe when I get home from work EXTREMELY late.
I am very excited to try them out, but, unfortunately, I will not be able to until Monday.
I did wear them just as I went to get my cousin. i found a spot that may rub when I run, and I don't know if they are to floppy or not. It seems like they may make me trip on rocks and such, but if I got them any smaller I think my feet would have been squished. I guess I will find out if they are going to work on Monday when I run.
I love conference.
It makes me feel so happy, even if I really want to sleep. But I am going to have to miss the last fifteen ish minutes of today's afternoon session because I have to go to work.
Well I am not paying attention, I will have to write some more later, maybe when I get home from work EXTREMELY late.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Promise
So remember how running is contagious? or just a love of running.
Anyway, I showed my dad the right way to run, and he tried it out on his own. He decided he was just going to go a 1/4 of a mile, but before he knew it, he had gone for 1/2 a mile, all while running. He hasn't been able to do that before!
Then today I got my mom to run around the block with me, and even though her throat hurt when we were done she couldn't seem to stop running.
Maybe they don't love it yet, but hopefully a love will grow. Maybe I will be able to run with my family!
But then I also wonder.... What if they develop the love of running that I am working so hard to forge? I want to love running. When I am not running I love it. But when I run, I can't seem to find the place when I can run comfortably, when I can just go and not have to think about anything until 10 miles later when I need a drink of water.
I don't want to run with anyone, I want to figure out how I run on my own with out having to worry about how fast I am going when I will be home if someone wants to talk or if I am talking to much. I can't seem to find a way to do this.
I should just go one day. Just go. I wish it would rain. I wish my shoes would come. I wish I wish I wish. I will do this. I don't care how long it takes, I will run 42 miles consecutively.
Anyway, I showed my dad the right way to run, and he tried it out on his own. He decided he was just going to go a 1/4 of a mile, but before he knew it, he had gone for 1/2 a mile, all while running. He hasn't been able to do that before!
Then today I got my mom to run around the block with me, and even though her throat hurt when we were done she couldn't seem to stop running.
Maybe they don't love it yet, but hopefully a love will grow. Maybe I will be able to run with my family!
But then I also wonder.... What if they develop the love of running that I am working so hard to forge? I want to love running. When I am not running I love it. But when I run, I can't seem to find the place when I can run comfortably, when I can just go and not have to think about anything until 10 miles later when I need a drink of water.
I don't want to run with anyone, I want to figure out how I run on my own with out having to worry about how fast I am going when I will be home if someone wants to talk or if I am talking to much. I can't seem to find a way to do this.
I should just go one day. Just go. I wish it would rain. I wish my shoes would come. I wish I wish I wish. I will do this. I don't care how long it takes, I will run 42 miles consecutively.
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