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i am a little fuzzy right now.
i took a heavy duty pain.killer about an hour ago.
my feet feel like they are going to explode. for real.

so here is the story.
on the 4th of july i went for a big run. i have a race next weekend in bryce. remember? well on that run, at about mile 8 i thought i had a rock in the back of my shoe. i stopped a few times to get it out it really quick. i noticed a small blister forming but i was still about 3 miles from home so i just ran through it. no biggie. at about mile 9.5 my other foot started to burn up by my toes. i have calloused nasty feet and knew that there was just another blister forming by my callous. again, no biggie. i was almost home so i just kept going. i got home kicked my shoes off and immediately felt the burning pain of two new blisters.

we hung out the whole day at the park with the kids. my feet/legs/back/hips all were achy but that is totally normal for me. especially after a big run. overall i felt pretty good.

the next morning i wanted to freaking die. die, i tell you. my feet hurt so bad. my parents were in town for the day and we shopped/walked a lot that day. i wore flip-flops because the blister on my right foot was oozing all.day.long. i was limping pretty good by the end of the day. i also noticed my left ankle was swollen. {before my mom left town she told me i should go see a doctor....i sort of agreed with her!}

friday morning i woke up and thought i was going to have to cut my feet off. my left ankle looked like i had sprained it. i had have a serious cankle going on. i had slept with my feet elevated and to put pressure on them to get out of bed almost had me in tears. paul was at work and there was no way i was going to drag three kids with me to the doctors office. the second he got home i ran hobbled over to see a doc. he took one look at the open-weeping-sores and then left to get a wound nurse to check me out.

after some numbing medicine, rubbing it clean with soap, scraping some of the dead skin, and then CUTTING THE DEAD SKIN OFF MY FREAKING-SWOLLEN-HURTY-OOZING BLISTER. she wrapped my feet up, gave me a shot in the butt and sent me out the door with 3 prescriptions to fill. basically i have blisters and they got infected. just like that. BAM. no running until the skin is completely healed. haha. i can't even walk. in fact as i was hobbling out the door she offered me some crutches. yes it's that bad. no i didn't take any crutches. i have blisters, not a damn broken bone.

so that is where i am at. no running. no bryce 1/2 marathon. heck i can't even walk. i held it together pretty good, even while she was cutting my foot apart, until i got in the car with all my prescriptions. then i lost it. the tears just came and there was no stopping them until i got home and finished telling paul all about it.

so no running for me. screw my asics. those damn shoes will be the death of me.
and now a few pics: 

i have to soak, apply cream, and wrap my feet three times a day for the next 3-5 days. oh, and elevate as much as possible. are you jealous? ha!

summer so far

{does this post have pictures of my adorable kids? no. is it full of "fun stuff we did this summer?" yes. 
ok so I added a few pics of the kids!}

We have been having so much fun this summer. The boys were both in soccer this year. Connor was on an iddy biddy soccer team. It was 30 minutes of soccer camp and then a 30 minute game. It was so fun watching the kids run like a little huddled up ball to get the ball. The last few weeks of soccer he was not feeling well so he didn't run too much--little did i know he had double ear infections. He ended the season getting his tonsils and adenoids taken out. Good thing we did that surgery before the real summer fun started. He is currently in his last week of iddy biddy baseball. It is basically the same thing as soccer. They practice for a bit and then play a game. We have so much fun watching him swing the bat, hit the ball, and then take off running--while watching his shadow! He is starting to understand the game though, so that is fun. He has two more games this week and then baseball is over. It's getting super hot! We are glad to be finishing up. Connor also did swimming lessons. My neighbor told us about a lady in our neighborhood who does swimming lessons and she is awesome! Connor went from sort of floating to actually moving his arms and learning to swim and move in the water. He is no longer afraid of the water so that makes me so happy!

Dylan was in baseball camp this year. To say he loved it would be an understatement. Every Saturday morning he couldn't wait for his turn to play. He was always so excited to tell his coach something new. His cousin Brayden taught him how to pitch and he gets his whole body--and face-- into it when he pitches the ball. It is so fun to watch him. He is pretty good too. He always tells me he learned how to play baseball from the Wii. Great! {Just hand me that Mother of the Year award right now!} Dylan also did swimming lessons with Connor. I put them in the same class which was so nice for Dylan. He was able to watch Connor do stuff and then he was brave enough to do it too. He is still a little hesitant in the water but at least he will get in wearing a life jacket so I don't have to hold him the whole time. We took the kids swimming last weekend and he wanted to take off the life jacket and practice swimming. It was awesome. I am so proud of him!

Samantha is just turning into my big girl. She LOVES the water. She wants to play in the sprinkler, hose, pool, slip-n-slide....whatever involves water, she is in! She loves to blow bubbles in the water and lay on her back. She loves the boys and wants to do everything they are doing. Some days the boys think she is a bully because she teases them, pokes them, and takes their toys! She reminds me a lot of how Connor was at this age. She has her world and everything is hers and don't make her mad! We just put her in her own room this week. {yes, mother her crib has been in my room for almost 17 months!} She loves playing in her own room, and I am trying to convince her that sleeping in there is awesome too!

Paul is super busy with work. He has been out of the office and "on site" for jobs this summer. He is getting quite the tan...think farmers tan! haha. I am so thankful that he is staying busy and working hard. He loves his job and loves getting out of the office a little bit so things are good. He is staying busy with his church calling in elders quorum and so that adds to the craziness of our lives.

I am training for my first 1/2 marathon. It is July 14th. I have always been able to run but this is my first 1/2 and I am totally excited to do it. I have NEVER ran 13 miles so we will see how it all goes. Other than that, I am just busy with taking care of kids, trying to stay motivated to clean the house, and playing! I also have my church calling in the young women's so that keeps me busy as well.

So there you have it, our summer in a nutshell...or rather a really long entry. oops! The boys will do another set of swimming lessons after the 4th of July. I will have girls camp and then my 1/2 marathon. After that, we hope to get in a few trips to see family and then school starts the middle of August! what? We are so blessed. Our kids are healthy, Paul is working, and the kids are staying busy. What more could we ask for?

Swimming at the townsquare

Sam's hair is long enough for piggy-tails!

 Connor riding Thomas the Train

Dylan, being Dylan!

ps...I don't think I blogged about Dylan's MRI scan. It was clear. He is good. That blasted tumor is stable and he is doing awesome. As we were getting ready to leave the oncology clinic his oncologist {Dr. Bruggers} said, "Did you think three years ago that you would be where you are today?" I was so overcome with emotion and the reality of what a blessing and miracle Dylan is that I just smiled and shook my head. I LOVE Primary Children's and the doctors there!