WOW. I had quite the weekend. Where to begin… the kids went camping in the motorhome with Grandpa and Grandma Keene, and that’s pretty much what made most of this possible.
Friday was movie night for Book Club. (That’s a long story. Anyway.) We watched Temple Grandin, a fabulous HBO movie with Claire Danes that I first watched with the Cole girls over a year ago. Everyone loved it!
Then on Saturday we went car shopping. I have been hoping for a vehicle with a third row since we traded in the Explorer three years ago. Then we bought the Volvo S60 two years ago and were introduced to the world of Volvo, which we like very much. We loooooove our car. But it was really time to get something that fit our family better. JT’s growing feet kept getting smashed behind the driver’s side seat, and when we went away overnight we had stuff crammed everywhere. Plus, I am the field trip coordinator for preschool. Clearly we need more room. 🙂 We said we’d wait until we paid off the car to buy something else, so…
Saturday we went to three dealers and looked at six different Volvo XC90s in different years and colors. I have been dreaming of a white one and was hoping for a 2009. We came home with a 2010 and it is absolutely my dream car. (Jim says I should shoot higher for “dream car.” I told him I want to hug this one.) It is so nice to drive! It’s quiet and smooth and solid, but it handles like the car. I honestly wake up and think, guess what I get to drive today? And already I’ve put the capacity to use: at church Wednesday night I was able to help out a friend by taking three of her kids home. Love it!
We did our car shopping on the Harley and had a nice breakfast out before we started, but even so Jim was very happy to relax on the couch and watch Alabama crush Arkansas when we got home. Roll Tide.
And then Sunday, I ran a half-marathon. I’ve been training since June when I ran the Antioch Adoptions 10k. Special thanks to my friends Elisa and Michelle, who told me I could do it, and to God, who made it happen. (Psalm 73:26) I finished five minutes under my first-timer goal time of 2 hours 10 minutes, which puts me at a 9:33/mile average. That is a full minute under my normal time for a long run, so I am very happy with that. I finished 55/80 but 8/14 in my age group. I finished well and passed quite a few tired runners in the last three miles. It felt great!
Then we packed up and went to pick up the kids, followed by dinner and boating with our friends, the Bonnells. Katie wanted to get one more ski in before winter, and we are always happy to give someone a tow.
Somewhere in there I managed to clean, do laundry, and cook meals. I think we’ll slow down a little this weekend…
The Keene Family 