Update...

I'm still here, really...
The kids started back to school this week, and I've been working a lot! (Praise the Lord!!!) So I simply haven't had time to get on here and update ya'll on the happenings.
for my birthday my mom got me the Wii Personal Trainer program. It's never the same thing twice, which I like. I do the high intensity version, and it definitely gets me sweating, and the workouts are only about 30 minutes, which I love! They are full of lunges, squats, jumps, weight training, dance, tennis, etc. It's really fun, and I'm enjoying it. It's a nice change, and it is also giving my knee a much needed break from running.
My half-marathon is supposed to be at the end of September, but if my knee doesn't heal up in time, I may just have to pass on this one. I've been so looking forward to it, but it isn't worth ruining my knee over...and at this point, it really needs the time to heal. Then I can start back out slowly with my training, and build back up.
Okay, gotta go. Later!

Wednesday

My knee has been giving me fits. After running last week, I could barely walk or move without pain the next day. So yesterday, instead of running, I decided to do CardioX. Just the little bit of jumping involved in that, had my knee aching a little bit, but not as bad as when I run long distance...and at least I got a workout in.
Today I mowed, for forever it seemed. I'm zapped from all that time out in the sun/heat. But I'm still planning on doing some form of exercise tonight. Whether it is run (a short distance; a few miles), or do a workout DVD, I'm definitely going to do something (to ward off PMS symptoms...I'm feeling the irritability creeping on....so I need to nip it now with some good ole fashioned exercise, to pump up those "happy" endorphins! :-)
I hope you are all having a wonderful, active summer.
Later!

I'm baaaaaaaack!!!!

Sorry it's been so long, and I've been neglecting my blogs. However, we have been enjoying life, summer, and our kids. It's been great to have a "break" from the computer. I do a lot of my work on the computer, so if I don't' like to be sitting in front of it, more than necessary.

Our boys were out of town, visiting my parents, and then Stephen's parents, during July. They were gone for 3 full weeks! During which we enjoyed going on dates with each other, and accomplishing things here around the house that we've been wanting to clean/organize/etc. It was a great month of July!

I didn't do any P90X while the boys were gone, and haven't done any since they have been back either. It seems like we have just been go, go, go, lately. I have been running though. However the week we took the boys to Six Flags (during the few days they were home, between getting back from my parents house, and then going to visit Stephen's parents), my left knee started hurting while I was running, and it's been hurting during/after every run since. I did get a knee brace for it, and it helps it feel better when I'm running, but it still aches a lot. Especially going down hill, or down stairs....or when I wake up in the middle of the night, and try to move my leg, sometimes I cant because its way to painful to move that knee. I'm trying to take it easy and cut back on my runs...but I have a half-marathon coming up in Sept!

In July Stephen and I also celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary also. It's hard to believe we've been married 13 years already. Wow! Time flies when you're having fun.