Holy Stressball Day

I did not sleep well Wednesday night. I fell asleep around 11:00 and woke up at 2:30 and could not go back to sleep. I eventually decided to get up at 4:15 and did my swim workout at the rec center at 5:45 when the pool opened (after a quick stop at Kings to pick up some Advil PM for future reference). My 1600 yard workout only took half an hour, then I was home by 6:30. I sent the boys to school for 2 hours so I could get in my 30 minute bike ride and shower in peace.

I picked the boys up at 10:00 and we headed over to temple for services with my Dad. We ducked out a bit early to be home by noon, then I did my last minute packing. I got on the shuttle bus to the airport at 12:55 and got on my 3:05 flight without a hitch.

My grandmother picked me up at the airport in Madison. I've debated putting in this next bit for the sake of family harmony, but it did happen and I'm over it. On the way home from the airport, my grandmother asked what I thought about my sisters' crazy plan to run a half marathon in Chicago the morning of my race. This was news to me - no one in my family had breathed a word of it. And while I thought it was pretty crappy of my sisters to tell me they were coming to my race and then duck out for half of it and not even tell me, the part that made me livid was that they expected my dad to drive to Milwaukee Saturday afternoon to pick up Ariel at the airport, for whom we would be responsible for until my sisters arrived Sunday afternoon. I made it known to everyone - especially my dad - that there was no way in heck Jeremy would be in charge of 3 kids while supporting me at my race. My dad had his own plans of riding out to the bike course during the race, and how could he do that with a 4 year old? And my grandmother couldn't watch Ariel, she cannot hear the frequency that kids talk at. After a bit of going around we worked out a babysitter for Ariel in Madison until my sisters could come and take responsibility. And in the interest of family harmony, as soon as we had a solution I was over it (and was probably more upset then I would normally be because I so much nervous energy and no where to put it) but in the future, I appreciate being told the truth.