If March is Mad what is February?

Wow, has it really been that long? I almost gave this up but my cousin told me how much she enjoyed staying in touch with the blog. I guess I will give you what I have and if that isn't enough....well it rarely is. February has been a blur of colds and flu. We are all, knock on wood, doing okay for the moment. I have been training for a marathon again. Brandon and I are running the Salt Lake Half and the Ogden. After that how crazy we decide to get remains to be seen. I do feel good to be back in training, working towards a goal. Last weekend I had a a scrap and crap weekend with both Katies, my mom, Lynan, Nannette, Jinnene and Katie's mom Debbie. My favorite new quote from the weekend is, "I don't know Karate but I do know Crazy and I am not afraid to use it!" I know I will find a good moment to use that one.

The snow is melting outside and it would be really exciting if it wasn't coated with dirt and grime. I really can't even recognize my grass in the park strip and along the drive-way where the snow is starting to creep back. It is really disgusting and makes me all the more in awe of mother nature. I can't believe that all that grass and the plants are really going to come back and look decent again. This is always a hard time of year for me, I just want spring to hurry up. I do have one exciting event happening next week. I am going to Rome with Brandon for a few days. I am going to break out my passport for the first time and venture out on an international flight. I am most excited to spend some time with my hubby.

Tonite I got to attend the maturation program with Abby and it made me feel really old. I swear I am not old enough to have a child in fifth grade. It wasn't how I remembered it when I was in grade-school. It has either changed or I am remembering something very wrong. They really don't get into details and I wonder why they even offer the program at all. I would seriously consider not attending next time. I had already covered everything with Abby and the only thing we really got from the program was a couple of free panti-liners.

I spend alot of time just me and the kids and I am constantly trying to decide if I am a good mother. The visiting teaching message in Feb. was about the divine calling of women. It points out that we fought for the opportunity to be mother's. I am going to try and remember that when I have those desperate moments. I wanted to come to earth and be a mother and I better enjoy and treasure these moments. Check out my new slide show...I figured it out again! (whew) I hope all is well with anyone who reads this. I will blog again when I get back from Europe.