1. On Saturday I ran a local race in Bidwell Park. It was a 1/2 marathon, 2 laps around the park that I just can’t get enough of! This is my 4th time I’ve ran this race. I wanted to do it one more time before we left Chico. I didn’t train much and didn’t have much expectations going into the race. I even told Brian to stay home with the kids. BUT….I had a great race…my best time! I had fun and enjoyed the race. I truly embraced the word we are attempting to live by these last few months in Chico…SAVOR!

2. This weekend we purchased a juicer. It’s something we’ve been thinking about for awhile. Wow! What fun it has been. Each morning we are having some crazy healthy concoctions. Carrots, broccoli, beets, apples, oranges and pears are some of the foods we’ve been juicing. I feel I have more energy throughout the day and I’m not as hungry as quickly for lunch. Also, the juicer catches all the “pulp” from the fruits and veggies. It’s great for compost or adding to meals. I made a great meatloaf this week with all kinds of goodies in it!

3.The sun has been out this week more than we have seen in awhile. Today Mase and I spent some time in the backyard soaking up the goodness and getting some Vitamin D. Here is a pic of Mase getting some sun with his beloved night-night. Cuteness.

4. We survived 3 dentist appointments this week. Thankfully we have an awesome dentist who also happens to be friends of ours. He is awesome at what he does. The entire office makes the experience so enjoyable and even fun for the kids. It was the girls first time. And to my surprise the girls acted opposite of what I expected. Usually Theia is our cautious one, especially in any new situations. Kaia is normally one to jump in without much fear. For whatever reason Kaia didn’t want to have anything to do with the dentist. Except making sure the hygienist was doing her job with her sister. Theia was the most compliant, as easy going as I have ever seen her in such a situation. Mason is always a rock star at the dentist and asks a million and one questions of what and why is happening. This time though he left with a return slip because of 3 cavities. Bummer.

5. Brian is gone for the next week. He is at the SXSW conference in Austin, TX. I’ve always wanted to go to Austin. From what I’ve heard it sounds like such a cool place.  Anyways, it’s me and the kiddos for the next week. Any prayers of patience and strength gladly accepted.