first there were cookies . . . .
for the postponed February birthday class celebration. For the past few weeks I've seen this recipe for Oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies circling around the blogosphere. Finally gave them a try and the kids love them. They are quite the cookie . . . basically 3 in 1. I like them best straight out of the oven when the oreo cream is all melty.
(uh, and my fingers are still just a bit frozen after spending 2 hours in the unheated gym. Brrr. Trying. to. type.)
then there were runners . . .
(most of these were taken during the cool-down portion of the fun run, as I was too busy marking laps.)
. . . . the kind that train for a week ahead of time and make sure that every lunch is healthy. No chips, no pudding. Yesterday it was a turkey sandwich with grapes, carrots, and apples. And today he said no to Domino's for lunch (gasp!) -- until he realized that lunch would happen after his class' turn at the fun run.
. . . the kind that give it their full speed effort throughout and are ready to collapse at the end. Or they just like to be really dramatic. I think it's more likely the second one. Payton's strategy included running at full force, then taking a short walking break which lasted until a 5-4-3-2-1 countdown on his fingers, signaling blast-off.
. . . and the kind that don't have to run, but feel compelled too. She ran for a combined 60 minutes around the volunteer table inside the caution tape. She convinced a couple other little girls to run with her and when they pooped out she kept going and going and going. (She is now taking a much welcomed nap.)
Wouldn't it be nice to have that kind of energy?
