Vancouver Half

Well it is that time of year again for the Vancouver Marathon. It was a cold and wet day for the race but we had fun. Once again, I only ran the half as did Andrea, and my friend Alexis. This was the first year that Katie and Isabella did the Marafun. They were so excited and they did a great job. This time Andrea and I didn't have to share our medals, the girls got their own and it was fun to be able to share this with them. They ran 25.2miles over 6 weeks (minus a few, Katie didn't get all of it done) and then they ran the last mile the day of the race. All in all, it was a fun morning!

I need to clean!

I am sitting here trying to figure out how to clean my house. As many of you know, I can sometimes lean towards the fanatical side of keeping the house tidy (not neccesarily clean, but at least tidy). Right now, I have piles of laundry, toys, more toys, bathroom reno stuff and just a lot of junk laying around. I have 1 child who is terrified of vacumes, and another who is so enthralled with them, he is almost under it. Is it too much to ask for a clean, tidy house? I know some of you would tell me that in the overall scheme it doesn't matter, and that my time with my kids is short, but I am the type who won't relax if the house is a mess, and I am grouchy if they even think of making it messier. Trust me, I am not a pleasant person when my house is messy! How can we do it? How can I clean when kids are digging things out as quickly as they get put away? I need my house clean!