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Today was a great day!  Spencer didn't have preschool so we went to the Arctic Oasis.  I ran on the treadmill and I kicked ass!!  I ran 4 miles.  I have never ran more than 3 miles before.  Wait I take that back I ran 3.5 miles last week, but that was my first time ever doing more than a 5k.  Anyway, I was running slow since I've been fighting a cold.  And by the time I had 3.5 miles done I felt good really I felt like I hadn't ran that far.  So I decided to go for the extra bit.  And it went great.

I give most of the credit to my new fab shoes!  I love them!!!!!  They are like putting a cloud on your feet.  I have sort of wide feet, but not wide enough to buy size wide shoes.  A lot of reviews complain that they are too wide, but they are perfect for me.  When I get new shoes I usually have to tie them loose, but these I was able to cinch up.  I really was focusing on my form.  And in these shoes I had no problem landing on my mid-foot.  I tried to land on my heel and see the difference in how I naturally run and heel strike.  I also was focused on my stride, where my foot lands and getting my heels up.  Let me tell you running with "correct" form is H-A-R-D!  It is supposed to make you more efficient of a runner, but when you are trying to change how you run, it is hard.  I assume it gets easier.  I am not going to worry about speed for now and just focus on form and see how that goes for me.

The new kicks and the old trusty Asics pouting in the corner

Kayleigh also had open house at her school.  I got to meet her new teacher.  She is really nice.    She dragged me around the entire school and showed me her different classes; music, art and library.  She also showed me the gym where we played basketball.  I took a couple of pictures.  Kayleigh actually made a couple of baskets!  I was proud of her.  The gym teachers put hula hoops around the hoops to make smaller hoops for the little ones.  Spencer LOVED that!  He made a few of those baskets!

She didn't make this one, but I liked it anyway

Spencer trying to make it in the hula hoop

 Nate told me that he shot 9mil yesterday and made marksman.  He is so good at shooting.  It sort of makes me jealous.  Whenever I had to qualify I was always nervous that I wouldn't.  But he just goes in and gets in the middle of the target every time!  And acts like it's the easiest thing in the world.  I guess we all have to be naturals at something.  I'm good at nerdy things like math and he's a friggin sniper!  I guess the guys who run the range said that he was the best they've ever seen!  I am super proud of him and everything he had done this year.  He is such a good man.  I am proud to call him my husband.