The First Annual Shingle Mill Pioneer Day Run

Since it has been awhile since I added photos to this blog there are new things to learn. Last year you had to load them backwards to have them in order,but it appears that things shave changed so you will get the run backwards.(It was still great!)  I should say right up front that I had a goal to run a 5K but I needed to run one where I was surrounded by people who are supportive and love me. A big thank you to Nelson, my children, grandchildren, my good friends the Davidson's, Webster's, Corbridge's, and Eastly's. What a great group to run with.  The group picture was the prize for participating, plus David and Sherrie provided bottled water, this was a class run.

Here are Erin and Sherrie coming in the home stretch.

 Kirsten walked while I ran she improved my time by 8 minutes. Hmmmm!!

 Grandpa set up the course and picked up the water crew who were at the half way point,and anyone else who wasn't quite ready to finish a 5K.

 David came in first at 25 minutes.

 Erin and Sherrie helping a couple of little ones.

 We had some bikers, Isaac didn't want to be cold.

 Uncle David rode the the three 2/3 year old on the course.

 Our water crew were fabulous they refreshed us and cheered us on.

 Diana was in charge of the water crew, she did a great job.

 Nora waved the green flag to let the participants know they had reached the halfway mark.

 Our friend Hannah came even though she needed to be at girls camp by nine that morning.

 David, and Nathan already past the halfway point, Mel's on her way.

 Aunt Mel, and our friend Anders.

 Marian, Maren and Ashley.

 Jeanne and Kirsten.

 The start!

 More start!

The group!  Next year same time same place, the 2nd annual Shingle Mill Pioneer Run

5K

July 24th Tuesday we are having the first annual Shingle Mill, Pioneer 5K run, walk, ride self propelled whatever.  The group picture is at 6:45 a.m. the run starts promptly at 7 a.m.  There is no official shirt but if you have anything red, white or blue that would be a good choice or you can wear pioneer attire.  Bring some fruit to share at the end of the race if you would like.  In preparation this morning I ran my first 5K ever!!!!!  5.15. K, it took me 49:09 minutes.  Slow but sure.

Let the Rumpus Begin

 Three new grandsons while we were in China, here is baby William with Christian.

 Clara and William

 Olivia in the new playroom in the basement.  Nelson and I got all the remodeling done before we left for China except for the carpeting.  Five days home from China we left for Utah.  The carpet was installed while we were gone and we put the basement together with the help of family when we got back.  Michael, Melani, Marian and her family plus Aunt Di and Olivia.

 This summer we are divided into work teams.  This is my team for the week, Diana, Sage and Sarah.  We are over the kitchen and mudroom.  We have a great team.  Yesterday we divided the weeding in the garden into a half a foot for every year old you are.  The garden was done in record time.

 We finally got to meet Frank, he is so handsome and a good eater.

 Nelson was another grandson we needed to meet, three grandsons while we were gone to China.  My students in China were very impressed that I have so many grandchildren and three grandsons in one years is very impressive in their culture.

 The Fourth of July brought perfect weather.  The flag raising at homeand then the parade in Sandpoint. Everyone was able to be here except David's family and Michael who is doing a shoot at the Hill Cumorah.  Our good friends Hank and Stacy Toone with their daughter Lorali were also here.

 Aunt Mel is very popular.

With so many people in one house the bathtub became a community affair for the little ones.  Frankie, Nelson, and Olivia at the end of a long day.  We get very dirty on the farm.

We're Back

No pictures, I'm not that sophisticated yet, a year without blogging I have a lot to relearn.  All the family is here for the fourth accept for David and Sherrie's family, baby William needs to be a little older before his first car trip and Michael who is back at the Hill Cumorah Pageant doing a documentary for the church.

I love being home but do miss my Chinese students, they are amazing!

I have wanted to write about my expereince with exercise the last year and a half.  My good friend Kirsten gave a presentation at Relief Society about the importance of exercise for women as they age, it really got me thinking.  My friend Marcia shared her Zumba classes with me so a year and a half ago February 2011 I signed up and decide to see how things went.  I loved the Zumba and worried about what I would do to exercise in China.  We walked a lot in China but in February 2012 I read a book called Spark which talked about excerise and the brain, I was motivated to do something more than walk.  I have never been able to maintain motivation to exercise for weight loss but brain power really interested me.  My friend Cassie wrote about a program called from Couch to Five K on her blog and I mulled it over for a few days and decide I could at least try.  Running has never been my thing but it was a good option for China.  I worked up to a thirty minute run in China but had to stop six weeks ago because of some knee pain.  I was worried how I would do starting up again after six weeks of not running. Yesterday I finally ran a full 5K not in 30 minutes, closer to 40 but I was impressed that my endurance has build to the point hat I could go the distance and the time.  In April 2011 I took my measurements and have continued to take them over the last year and a half .  I have no idea how much weight I have lost (I refuse to buy a scale) but I have lost over 40 inches  oveer all and gone from a size 14 to a size 8.  I'm not sure how my brain is doing but it is still my motivation to run.