Sunscreen and water are always a good idea

I've gotten really bad at posting lately.  Blogger says I only posted 3 times in April, but I guess that's better than March when I only posted 2 times.  I am currently at day 191 in my run streak (after I run today). 

Last weekend I went to my Dad's house.  I wasn't really looking forward to it.  I planted flowers in my yard the weekend before and was eager to get going on my vegetable garden.

Then remembered I had told my Dad when he was at my house over Easter that I was going to his house this last weekend.  Thankfully I didn't have to go home to pick up Maddox and was able to go straight from work.  (I live about an hour north of work and in order to go to my Dad's house I have to go through the town I live in to get there because the east/west highway is south of where I work.) 

*Side note*  Chris's job is changing, it's a really long story, but to try to make it short, the company he works for is being "disbanded."  He currently works as admin there (he was a cable tech before his stroke) and was working Tuesday-Saturday.  Because of the change, his schedule changed to Mon-Fri until his job is done.  He's going to go to the new company as a tech again, which he doesn't want to do, but at least it's a job.  That's why I was able to go without Maddox, Chris could watch him, which I haven't had . . . ever (he's always worked at least one weekend day.

Anyway, I got to my Dad's house and he had just got back from the dr because he hurt his knee.  He was unable to do anything, which was fine.  I was there to visit him and not do stuff.  He did tell me that he bought some flowers and asked me to plant them.  I went for a run Saturday morning.

And saw some deer (they're in the
middle of the brown, right next to
the light brown).

After my run I worked in his yard.  My Mom always had a lot of flowers in her garden and she did a lot of work in her yard.  I planted flowers in my Dad's yard last year because he wanted them but I didn't do any of the spring cleaning up that my Mom would have done.  It was definitely noticeable this year.  Two years worth of debris in the yard is a lot.  I didn't take any pictures of the finished yard, but I was out there a long time.

I wasn't expected mid-70's weather, so I did yard work in my sports bra and was really glad I grabbed a pair of "lounging" shorts at the last min because sometimes his house is so hot.  My sunburn lines were kinda epic though.  =)

I posted this on Instagram with the caption "I found my Mom's broom...I'm not as good at using it yet, but I'm sure with practice I can get there.  Now if only I could find her hat!"  =) 

This week has been progressively getting hotter.  Today it's supposed to be in the mid-80's, which is lovely weather, but not great for after work runs.  On Wednesday I went for a hill run . . . I started running hills on Wednesday to train for the Ragnar.  I felt fine during my run, but when I got done my knees were shaky and I had to sit down.  I almost fell down, but I made it to my outside chair.  Eventually I made my way inside and drank some water, but still felt awful so I laid down on the floor for awhile.  It kinda scared me, but then I realized I hadn't drank much water that day and it was a warmer than usual run. 

I have prided myself on my water comsumption for the last several years, so it's weird that suddenly I'm not very good at it.  Even yesterday I didn't drink enough and had to chug a ton when I got home (after 5pm) so I wouldn't be dehydrated for my weigh in today.  I'm glad I did it, but I ended up having to get up 4 times last night to use the bathroom.  I've been much better today.  =) 

I'm not looking forward to my run this evening.  Right now, at home at 3:30, it's 81 degrees. =/