saturday morning - such a wonderful time to be alive!

Brian left out a while ago to run his long run, 22 miles, if all goes well. the kids and i are slowly getting moving. we have two basketball games today, but they aren't until 11 and 12, so we can lounge around this morning.

i worked at the Maplewood library yesterday morning shelving books. i think i'm finally getting a handle on where each section is, and i don't have to rely so much on the Dewey decimal system to tell me which part of the library the books should go. the Maplewood library is a cozy place, especially on a drizzly morning like yesterday. i can see why Ms. Cobb loves her job. i would, too. usually the pre-K classes (there are two) come in for story time while i'm there. Keegan's little sister, Jules, is in that class. she always has to holler out, "hi, John's mom!" she is the cutest, tiniest little creature!

after i finished at the library, i came home and suited up, then drove down to the trail. i ran somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 miles, maybe a shade under, depending on whose map you're going by. i really felt good (i ran it slow and easy) and felt like i could have done 17 if i had had the time.

it's weird, despite all this running, i still haven't got the hollow cheeks that usually come during marathon season. as long as i'm not getting plain out fat, i welcome it. my face looks years younger now that it has a little more meat on it. i dont' keep a scale at home (for many reasons, foremost that i refuse to be a slave to it. i weigh myself maybe twice a year, if that often.), so i have to rely on the zipper test or the husband test to know if i'm getting fat. but the zipper test isn't so reliable, as all my jeans are stretchy, and when i run a lot my jeans get tight anyways from muscle build up. and the other, well i guess that isn't so reliable either since Brian seems to love it when i gain some weight.
for ever so long (since i lost my ATI training center chub) i have hovered in the 105 to 110 range. i tip the scale on the higher end of that range when i am vigorously exercising. so i suppose the moral of this story is that size and weight are not necessarily a good indication of fitness. but you all knew that anyways, eh?

sunday school starts back up tomorrow. i'll be teaching the 4 year old class again. they are a fun age and we have all manner of interesting conversations.

our church has had a couple of issues of discipline to confront this week, very serious ones that hit really close to home. when things like this happen it really shakes you up and makes you examine your heart. it is awfully humbling realizing where the thoughts we sometimes entertain will lead if not taken captive to the obedience of Christ. and seeing how little flirtations can quickly lead to full out adultery is pretty frightening. we cannot be too careful. though it is painful and ugly, i am so glad that Redeemer practices Biblical, public church discipline. it has led me to examine my heart and motives and realize that some of my own actions in various instances have been out of line.
I am confident that even these things will be used for His glory. Praise God!

Brian took the trailer down to Daddy's the other day. everyone on our street that had any boat or rv or extra car got cited for code violation last week. apparently someone is trying to sell a house and wants the street spruced up. i guess that's a good thing. we'd been planning to move the trailer anyways, and it's nice to have our driveway clear again. Daddy's neighborhood isn't so picky about such things

we went to Margaret's game last night. she played hard, but her team lost. they were playing a really good team , the team that the eastside superstar, Mark, plays on. if you keep up with my blog, you may remember me mentioning this amazing bball player that was on the team Brian coached last year. he's even better this year, though he's still a tiny little guy with a squeaky voice. so as long as he was in the game, the other team dominated. when he was on the bench, her team had a chance and caught up. but, alas, he was in for the fourth quarter, and they ended up winning by about ten points.

thanks for the thoughts about the field trip question. i still am not sure what's the right thing to do. after reading the permission form again, i realized that the class will be visiting all three places of worship. we might ask one of our elders at church to get their take on it.

well, i'm off to make chore check lists. happy soggy Saturday!