Yes, I’m playing catch up by combining two weeks. Honestly, weeks 32 and 33 were pretty uneventful here since I was down for the count with some kind of respiratory bug.

Week 32 was when I started to take a downward slide. It all started with a little tickle in my throat and progressed from there.

Monday.

This was the last day I was feeling really well. I had an amazing run and was loving on my new shoes. I ran just short of 8 miles with a 8:34 average mile and I felt GREAT!

Tuesday.

Things started to take a turn on Tuesday. I was fine all day and by the time I got my hands on this glass of wine after work my throat was starting to bother me. I chalked it up to fumes at work…Little did I know that in a few days time I’d be in bad shape.

Wednesday.

The best part of my day was finding this bracelet in the mailbox. I had to have it so I would always have a little reminder that if I want something bad enough I can do it. It’s sitting on top of a hair elastic.

Thursday.

By Thursday I was feeling like walking death. I had stopped sleeping since I was up hacking up a lung every night.

I’d been meaning to make homemade granola for ages and for some reason I picked Thursday night to do it. I guess it was the fever that made me do it. The granola was yummy and the guys finished it in no time.

Coming soon see how I made it.

Friday.

Yeah, I’ve got nothing. I was knocking on death’s door by Friday.

Saturday.

Armed with cough drops, tissues and cold medicine we took the boys to see Planes. It. Was. AWESOME!

Sunday.

In case you don’t already know it, this is the most disgusting medicine on the face of the planet. I’m not sure it really even worked either.

Now when week 33 rolled around I was still feeling pretty low but I was forcing myself to try and be up and mobile.

Monday.

On Monday I was virtually begging for death.

Tuesday.

Since I finished my bottle of Tylenol I moved on to the Mucinex with an Airborne chaser. Still feeling like death though.

Wednesday.

Proof that I cannot get sick or even leave the house. THIS is what I came home to.

That is Logan in an old carseat sitting on the lawnmower. Super safe!

Thursday.

I’m still not feeling too hot but I’ve wasted enough time in bed. It’s almost time to go back to school and I have to get a move on.

The boys each got new Sketchers and they came in these really cool little backpacks. Logan could not wait to carry his new shoes around with him.

Friday.

I got my first run in in over a week. It was only two miles on a treadmill but since I’ve challenged myself to run 100 miles this month, every mile counts. Yeah, remember that 100 mile challenge? I certainly have not forgotten about it and now I’ve fallen WAY behind!

What do you do when you have the kids with you and need to relax with a Starbucks? Get them a Starbucks treat too. To reward myself for running we stopped for a quick little pick me up.

Saturday.

What do you do when Bill is away and you need an escape? Take the kids to the Y to shoot some hoops.

They were both excited to try out their new basketballs. Cameron is actually pretty good, he kicked my ass in PIG. Look at that form. Like father like son I guess.

Sunday.

Why yes, I am still using my Vitamix. I’ve come up with an amazingly delicious strawberry shake that fills me up enough to be a meal and is under 400 calories. YUM!

So there you have it, I spent almost two weeks pretty sick, fell behind in my 100 mile challenge, got a few things accomplished and even had a little fun.

How have YOU been?

This was a pretty tasty week here in Mommyland. I was able to have a lot of fun both with and without my guys and it was the best week we’ve had for a little while.

Monday.

Bill was away so I took the day off of work so I didn’t need to burden my parents with the boys. So we weren’t sitting around the house all day I took us to the Herr’s Factory Tour. I swear, no matter how many times I go there, it never gets old. Even the boys really enjoy it every time.

After the tour we were given a bag of regular kettle chips and a bag of gluten free chips…I enjoyed both.

It’s kind of become tradition to get the grab bag of funky flavors from the gift shop. I had Firemen’s BBQ Chicken flavor first and it was AWESOME!!!

If you’re thinking about visiting the Herr’s Factory…DO IT!!!! It’s a fun, FREE tour.

Tuesday.

Tuesday my Mom and I went on our yearly pilgrimage to Lancaster for some outlet shopping. I saw this sign in one of the stores and thought it was perfect, especially for the way Cameron has been acting lately.

My Mom and I enjoyed a fun day of shopping while my Dad had the boys for the day, I’m so lucky to have such amazing parents!

The downfall to Tuesday was that I had to go to work after all that shopping.

Wednesday.

I tried to get out early to beat all the mothers with their obnoxious children to Target (yes, I know I am one of them too) and this is what I get, a train STOPPED across the highway. I would usually be doing 60+ here and instead I’m dead stopped.

The highlight, I was considered a cool mom for turning the radio off and putting down the window (in the blazing heat) so the boys could hear the train.

Thursday.

We did two tasty tours in one week! The Turkey Hill Experience was YUMMY! Picture this…all the ice cream (and iced tea) samples you can eat.

Of course the ice cream wasn’t the only cool part…Get it? COOL? There are a ton of cool (I did it again), interactive things to explore. You learn about the process of making ice cream and the different kinds of tea. We were able to make our own virtual ice cream flavor, container and even record a commercial for our flavor. I named mine Hot Mama Crunch.

After the tour we wandered through the gift shop and picked up a few bottles of iced tea and lemonade for the car ride home. I think we’ll be doing this one again!

Friday.

We decided to enjoy a little wine with our Pizza Friday this week. This paint can holds four and a half bottles of delicious Paradocx Cabernet.

It was another week of supporting businesses local to Kennett Square because with our Paradocx wine we had pizza from State Street Pizza which just opened in The Market at Liberty Place. Let me tell you, their pizza was amazing! Six of us (two of them children) killed three large pizzas and we couldn’t get over how good they were. We have a new favorite pizza place!

If feels good to support our local businesses. Even if you don’t live here in Kennett Square be sure to support the locally owned businesses in your community.

Saturday.

We had a fun day at the pool together. Logan is becoming quite the water bug, he started the summer not wanting to get his face wet to jumping in the pool and diving for toys. He’s got a long way to go but he’s on his way.

Even my day at the pool had a little excitement. While I was standing in thigh deep water I was stung by a bee and it hurt like a bitch. I never even saw it coming. Afterwards I joked with Bill that the last time something stung me I was in the hospital the next day needing surgery and a month later I was pregnant…He didn’t laugh.

After dinner we hit Yo’r So Sweet for some crepes and ice cream and then went to the local high school for a carnival. No rides but we dumped a ton on stupid games. Logan lost yet another pair of sunglasses and I vowed to never buy him another pair.

Our family time together has become so much better without the constant worrying about the golf course.

Sunday.

Remember when I mentioned getting stung by a bee? The left was the sting on Saturday and the right is the rash I woke up with Sunday morning. Right leg gets stung, right arm gets a rash? I don’t know if the two are related or not but it sure seems coincidental. The rash is the worst on my right arm but is also on the left arm and both my legs. Of course there’s never any Benadryl when I need it.

Another fun day at the pool was followed by another delicious Pasta Sunday with my parents and then home for bed. After this fun week I’m beat!

How was your week? Did you have any fun adventures?