Yummy Treat!!

Back to school means treats for the classroom!  This one was a big hit on Tuesday--and easy to make!!!  I used the Rice Krispie marshmallow recipe, but instead of adding Rice Krispies, I used a combination of Fruit Loops, and plain Cheerios.  Next time, I might try Lucky Charms, along with Alphabets.  I think the kids liked it because it was a switch from RK, and included some fun cereals!!!  I rolled them into small balls (4-5 bites for little mouths), and put them into cupcake cups.  This makes for easy distrubition. 

Disneyland Half Marathon Follow-up

I finished the race....a little slower than I had hoped, but not terrible (yes, I am slightly disappointed with myself).  My time was 2:05:03.  I had hoped to finish it in under 2:00 hrs, but it wasn't my day..... 
We flew into LA on Friday, and my ear was bugging me after landing.  About 4 hours after landing, it finally equalized.  On Saturday, I woke up with a headache, and I couldn't get rid of it through out the day--even after drinking lots of water, and resorting to taking Tylenol.  I went to bed early that night, as we had to be up at 3:15 am, to get to the starting area by 4:15 am.  Needless to say, I didn't feel great that morning, but thought it was due to the early start (and maybe that was all it was).
I ran a pretty decent 10 km (about 55:40), but then I started to feel pretty yuck!!!  I finished the race, thinking maybe it was just an off running day.  After the race, we went for a quick massage, and then had a nap.  I hadn't eaten much of anything all day, but didn't feel up for it either.  Woke up from my nap, and my ear was blocked again (just as though I had been flying, and it hadn't equalized).  I thought nothing of it, and carried on.  We went out for supper, and my ear really started to bug me.  I headed back to the hotel early, and the pain only got worse.... I suffered through one of my worst nights ever.  I would rather have been in labour.....
In the morning, around 6 am, I finally asked my roomate to go find out where the nearest hospital was (there was a small amount of fluid on my pillow from my ear, and I didn't think that was good!!!).  She came back up to say a doctor was available to come to the the hotel.  Just before he arrived, my ear drum burst ( a tiny microscopic hole), and the pressure was relieved. I have never felt such relief!!!!  Anyways, he looked in my ear, declared it "Nasty", and prescribed antibiotics and pain killers.  I also wasn't allowed to fly home that day, and ended up staying until Wednesday.  Once the ear drum burst, I was feeling pretty good, but couldn't hear great, and had a Kleenex to my ear constantly.  On Tuesday morning, I awoke early again, due to my lip feeling funny.  I looked in the mirror, and saw that it was quite swollen.  I took some Benadryl, and hoped that would help.  In the next hour though, the swelling spread to the left side of my face.  I would post a picture here, but that is not one that I want spreaded around the internet.  Yes, it was that bad, and worse!!!!  I put ice on it, and the swelling finally went down to something manageable by noon (I just looked a little puffy then!).  Anyways, I was allergic to the pain killers.
All in all, 2 weeks later, I am relatively healed.  I still have minimal pain in my ear occasionally, and I can't hear great out of my ear either.  I am told it can take 2-3 months before I can normally again.  My doctor here did say it was healing beautifully, and I shouldn't have any problems.  Of course, since the kids are back to school, I now have a cold on top of all this!!! 
I am looking forward to my Disneyworld Half Marathon, January 8, 2011.  Maybe I can break 2 hours then!!!  I will hopefully do a 10km in October. 

A spare moment....

It has been forever since I posted---must be back to school time!!!  Once again, I may have signed us up for too many activities!!  Skating for the 3 younger boys, Tae Kwon-do for the 3 older boys, swimming for the 3 younger boys, Beavers for the older 2 boys, Time for Twos for Goob, and then preschool for Na-Na, Kindergarten for Tree, and Grade 2 for Cob.  I, of course, like to also volunteer at the school, so I have signed up to help with Hot Lunches on Fridays, as well as get into all the kids classrooms (every other week, hopefully!).  In all honesty though, I love it all!!!  I enjoy seeing the kids out doing stuff, getting a little taste of everything.  I don't enjoy the hassle of getting everyone out the door, and all the seatbelts, etc, but it is worth it!! 
Cob has been loving lego lately, especially the kits.  He just finished building a chomping T-Rex, and then took that apart to build a snapping alligator.  The kid amazes me.  He can have one of these creatures built in under 2 hours.  He simply just follows the directions!!!