My Week In Pictures

I had a super busy but fun week. Of course, that meant that I neglected my blog but it's not like I ever talk about anything really interesting so somehow I imagine everyone has survived my absence.

TUESDAY:

My sisters and I signed up to run a holiday series of 5K virtual runs. The idea is to keep motivated and active during the holidays - this is especially good for me because I'm the worst at getting in exercise and eating poorly. I do that most the time, not just around holidays.
My husband kept calling it my "fake run" because it's a virtual race. There isn't a run location, you pick your own and you have 3 days to run and enter your time on-line. Yes, people can cheat. I'm sure some probably do. But I didn't and there wasn't anything fake about my running. Trust me; my body was fully aware that there was no faking.

Before the run...

After the run...now I'm red.



This is what happens when you run too fast. Or when your BIL is a cop.


WEDNESDAY:
Halloween – my second favorite holiday. I don’t usually dress up at work but our student organization put on a Halloween party and I couldn’t not participate. Plus, every good Halloween party needs a witch and I am the perfect person to fill the role.

THURSDAY:
Dance night. Love watching my little ballerinas. Even if it does get hectic trying to fit dinner and homework in before bedtime.

FRIDAY:
School field trip for M. It was so much fun getting to spend the day with her. We spent some time on a farm. Not a real functioning farm - although they did have a few live animals - but a commercialized one for kids. It was neat though and I even had a chance to experience what milking a cow would be like...not a real cow but it's as close as I'll probably ever get.

Milking the "cow". Fun times!



M snapped this picture while we were on a train ride.
She loves taking pictures almost as much as I do.

SATURDAY:

Then it was off to work on a new rental. You probably couldn’t tell it but this one is actually not too bad. There isn’t a whole lot of work that needs to be done and I think, just maybe, we may be able to get it finished and rented by December. That’s the hope, anyway. And yes, the houses we usually get need much more work than this. Seriously.

This is where the toilet used to be. Oh, there was a floor there too.

The rest of the weekend was spent hanging out with some good friends for a little football and then celebrating my grandmother's birthday. Perfect way to end the week and start a new one!