Summer Runfessions

Okay I haven't done one of these in a while, but I need to get some stuff out so here it is.  Diving right in now to get this stuff off of my chest!

I runfess I am so fed up with the house we live in.  We were SUCH naive new homeowners and we really didn't look past the pretty-ness of the house or the enclosed privacy fenced back yard.  Since living here we have taken out one leaky skylight completely and put a patch in, repaired two more multiple times, re roofed the house, replaced three skylights totally, replaced the plumbing from the downstairs bathroom all the way to the back alley (80 feet of pipe to dig out and replace plus a second mortgage to pay for it all), completely replaced two floors, re-finished one (and all three need to be refinished again),  am needing to replace two sections of dry wall now due to leaks (not excited to see what is behind said dry wall), put in a new furnace,  new bigger AC unit, and two water heaters, and are constantly pumping water out of the basement.  I have had it and don't know what to do.  I feel like we have put WAY more money into this house than what it is worth or will sell for, so do we just stay and let more and more things fall apart or run away screaming?  Next up after we take dry wall out and re install and paint will be fixing the crumbling foundation that leaks ground water in our basement and settle our house making giant cracks in our dry wall.  Fun right?  I do runfess I love the location, within walking distance of the K-2 school (and shuttle bus to the other schools) and the high school, plus a couple of blocks from the city aquatic center, our cute Oz themed down town, and all of the festivals our little town has to offer in city park.  Sigh. I am done adulting for a while okay? 

totally enjoying our city's new aquatic center

I runfess we have had a great summer and I am NOT ready for it to end.  There is something so nice about knowing that we can do whatever the heck we want if we really want to for the day.  Yes, we still had a schedule as I do work, but we played hooky a few times and we had fun doing so!  Plus, Andrew had a ton of fun doing a variety of camps this summer.  I was really worried about him making friends with new subsets of kiddos but thus far he has really enjoyed everything we have thrown at him!  I also runfess that we haven't done much in the way of schooling and it shows.  We have just enjoyed our summer and not put a ton of effort into his work sheets and reading.  Most nights I collapse into bed exhausted and we don't even get one book read :(  He has had fun at Boys and Girls club as his reading teacher during the normal school year taught Kid's lit this year, and they did do a lot with the library, so there is that.  He did finally started tutoring post baseball and my parents being here the first week of July, and while it isn't the tutoring he had last year (x2 a week for 2 hours a session), it's something and more than most get.  I still feel a ton of mom guilt especially when I look over and see all of the work books we were suppose to do this summer still sitting on the shelf un-opened. 

Last runfession, I runfess I am pretty scared about my upcoming 22 /24/26 mile runs in this heat.  I have been quizzing my distance friends and basically short loops is the answer.  If I short loop from my house and use my house as an aid station and use lots of ice, that might work, but I might loose my mind as it would be all out and backs on road and gravel or all road.  Trails would be ideal, but my typical 3ish mile loop at Clinton is underwater, and not sure about Fancy Creek.  The distance doesn't bother me at all, but this heat is kicking my ass.  I want to stay safe because heat exhaustion is real and not to be played with and high heat makes me generally sick for more than just a few hours post run, but I need to get this mileage done!!!! 

And there you have it, good to let it all go.  You should totally runfess, it's kind of fun!