Race Recap: Natatorium 5k and Family Fun Run

In my world, I have plans. I have organized To-Do Lists that I complete each day. People do what I expect them to do, and nothing is a surprise.

In my world, the sky is velvet, the grass is purple, and unicorns exist.

In an attempt to intersect the world in my head and the real world, I signed up my husband and two children to run the Natatorium Family Fun Run (1 mile). I helped the kids choose their clothes the night before, and I got them to bed relatively early. I organized my own gear and got myself to bed at a decent hour, rising just before my alarm at 5:30 am so I could have a quiet breakfast before waking the family. The house was peaceful, quiet. All was well.

At 6:00 I woke up the kids, and the eight-year-old told me his stomach hurt and he couldn’t get out of bed. At 6:15 he ran to the bathroom and vomited. Sigh. I informed my still-sleeping husband (who should have been getting up by then) that he didn’t have to get up because he was staying home with Ben. My daughter, the thirteen-year-old, was a trooper. When I told her that she didn’t have to do the run and she could go back to bed, she replied, “No. I really want to do this. I’m going.” Did I mention that she is really motivated to get un-grounded?

Want to know how my daughter did? Want to know if she is finally un-grounded? Do you even care how I did? Click here to read the full post.

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