Random Julie Thoughts

Seven more days until I am a mother of a second grader and I am kinda freakin' out. I have already informed Cole that, come August 1 of this year, I will be 29. Then on August 1 of 2009 I will be 29. then on August 1 of 2010---well you get the picture! I do not like this growing older bit at all. So my question is, how do I keep Leif in first grade for the next 10 years? Maybe I should have Cole be on the prowl for a new BFF who happens to be a plastic surgeon. He could offer him some trade work. I do have to admit that I like that part of Cole's chosen career path. We know someone personally in so many areas of medicine that we should be set - except plastic surgery.
Cole has been in Alabama the last few days and will be there until Friday so I got a true mother's day this year. I get to practice being mom 24/7 for the week without help from the dad-how lucky am I? He did take me to Chili's and a movie before he left. We saw Baby Mama and I really think that is the funniest thing I have seen in a long while. Not to mention that Cole had to see what I wanted because it was my mother's day date. The kids have been good. They have always been good when it is just me. Like when Cole is on call, or hunting, or on call, or hunting, or... I think they know that mom is walking a thin line and any tip in either direction will send them to their rooms for a long, long time. I am very lucky to have such intuitive kids.
We did get a special present on Sunday though. Cole's parents got a baby horse and she is the cutest thing I have ever seen. I will get pictures when I can find a camera. She looks like a gumdrop on toothpicks. The mom is having nothing to do with her but we're trying hard to force her to like her baby. She'll come around we think. But, I will tell you, I could sit at the window all day and watch her. The kids love her. I will watch Macy and Gage out back playing around and then see them run across the pasture to the corral and climb up the fence and then just stand there on the fence watching and talking to them. It's been fun and if the weather keeps up being nice it will be even better.
Lastly, I have to say what has been freaking me out lately, and yet I do nothing about it. Cole and I are hiking the Grand Canyon in two weeks with his parents. We are going from the North rim to the South rim (whatever that means!) and I have not started getting in shape yet. I am being warned by various people what a killer it is on the old body but here I sit eating ice cream and Costa Vida. Last year at this time I ran a half marathon in SLC so I tried to run last month and I went 3/4 of a mile before I had to stop because my lungs were going to explode. That scared me off and I haven't been since-so Caty if you're reading this then you can laugh because I said it would be so easy to get back to running. Anyway that's all, if you want to say your good-byes to me in the next couple of weeks it may be wise!