{on my Friday mind}

As a new runner (for the second or third time), I love this post about learning to love running. I actually look forward to my Couch to 5K runs... sometimes!

Love these rules.

With Cinco de Mayo coming up, I might have to splurge and try this. Also, this is a great article about how Cinco de Mayo is more celebrated here than in Mexico. My wedding anniversary is actually on Mexico's independence day. My husband loves to say it's the day Mexico got its independence and the day he lost his! I then remind him that his independence was way gone by that time. :)

Tonight for dinner I think I'll make these. Something I actually have all the ingredients for? And that my kids will love? Perfect for a Friday.

For now, I must go. Gymnastics is almost over and next we're heading out to buy the twins their first real bicycles!! Bye bye trikes!

Don't forget you can still get Mother's Day gifts for 15% off with MOM15 at checkout! You can even use it to get a treat for yourself!

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{rainy day}

Today is a yucky rainy day in Houston. It makes me want to stop at the store on my way back from the gym later to get the ingredients for this.

In the mean time, I've been thinking about chores lately. My twins turn 4 this summer and will *hopefully* be starting Pre-K 4 at a new school. We've always considered where they are now more of a daycare. They'll have to be there by 7:30 am! Eek! Lately I've been dropping them off closer to 8:30... or 8:45.

Speaking of late drop-offs, today was really bad because my son was up all night throwing up, but no fever. So I kept them later this morning to make sure he kept his breakfast down. I can't believe I still woke up to do Yoga X this morning! I might have to do these this afternoon to make it through the day!!

I have been doing good with my New Year's resolution to get in shape, workout-wise, but the eating has been a struggle. Down 2 lbs since New Years, but it's been slow. If I can get out in this rain, I plan on heading to the gym for some treadmill time this afternoon. I LOVE this blog on slow runners. I am very slow. Very.

I hope you have better weather wherever you are! Any tips on chore charts for the preschool crowd?

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