Oh, Sean!

So Sean just started coming down with a cold.  Yesterday he was enjoying his morning home from school by playing video games in the basement.  All of a sudden, he comes upstairs & says, "Mom, my nose is running & I am SICK of wiping it on my shirt!".  So I said, "Oh Sean, we do have Kleenexes.  In fact, there is a full box in that basement bedroom you were in".  So the problem is fixed & off he runs.  At lunch time I go downstairs to tell him to come up...  And this is what I find...

These Kleenex were scattered everywhere!

He had already gone through a FULL box of Kleenexes!  I am pretty sure that he was pulling out 15 at a time & using them for one little wipe.  I had to chuckle.  But since then, he has gone through another full box.  I think this child could use an etiquette lesson on Kleenex usage & toilet paper usage!?!? 

Since this cold, Sean has come up with some funny comments:

"I hate this cold.  I can't even breath out of my nose.  And I'm a NOSE BREATHER!  You do know what a nose breather is, right Mom?"

"Mom, the cold started in this side of my nose.  And now today it has moved to this side of my nose."

After only eating ONE cinnamon roll, Sean says, "I can't even taste these rolls"  (his FAVORITE breakfast food, where he can usually eat at least THREE!)

Lets hope he gets better soon!

Earth Day Half Marathon

I finally got to finish a race with my sister.  In fact, I ran with my sister, Cori and sister-in-law, Kelly.  It was wonderful to run a race with my sister since she had her whole health scare.  Cori was suppose to run the Minneapolis marathon last spring, but she was advised not to run.  This was the first race she has been able to do since getting the okay from her doctors.  So it was very meaningful to run it together! 

I was a little nervous when I woke up to snow falling Saturday that it was going to be a tough run.  But really, it was almost perfect running weather....  Not too cold, not too hot!  And the snow was gone quickly & we stayed dry.  And since I am in "training" again, it was wonderful to get a training run in while also accomplishing another race.

Here are some pictures of the run:

Cori, Kelly, & I coming in to the finish

Me, Kelly, & Cori

Carol, Dawn, Todd, Me, Kelly, & Cori