Tri Crazy?!?

Okay it is no secret that I am not quite back to my pre-baby body even after a year.  So I decided to sign up for a triathlon. What?  Say that again!  Yes I signed up for a triathlon- oh it doesn't matter that I can't even run a full mile, or that I weigh more then I ever have before.  What is even worse is that I signed up for the triathlon back in early March. Don't you love procrastination!  This week I decided to get in gear.  So I decided to blog about it to keep my self accountable to my goal.  So far I have worked out 3 times this week so that is a pretty good sign.  I have a schedule for the next 11 weeks and it says that at the end of the training that I will be ready.  I am really hoping that is true and that you all don't get a notification that I died on October 2nd 2011.  Tonight Jimmy tried to teach me how to change my bicycle tire in case I get a flat during the event.  What?  I have to change my own tires?  I quit.  No not really, but it didn't help that during my lesson in changing my tire that Jimmy blew the first tube he put in.  I heard a big pop and I asked uhhh was that what I heard?  I am scared.  I really hope I don't get a flat because I am probably more likely to walk my bike the rest of the way.  At this point it is really frustrating because regular work out places really don't carry great work out attire/ gear for overweight people who want to work out.  Sure I can fit into some of the bigger sized clothing- but I hate anything tight on me when I work out.  So that usually means that I don't have proper gear.  I am hoping running in 100 plus degree weather will help take off some of these pounds that have made a home on my body.
In other news being at home this summer has been great with Ellie.  I have been able to have fun with her watching her discover and explore her world around her.  It is amazing to me how much personality she has and how interested she is in learning.  She is growing up so fast.  We have been to the zoo, fort worth museum of science and history, amon carter museum, cowgirl museum and library story times as well as swimming lessons earlier this summer before we all went to Cozumel, Mexico.  We stayed at the Iberostar Resort All Inclusive and loved it.  I finally wrote a review about it on Trip advisor.  I love to travel and what I love to do as much if not even more then traveling is planning my travel and helping other people travel and giving them tips and advise that I have learned.  Sometimes people ask for help and get much more then they bargain for, perhaps too much, but oh well.
The only problem is that I think about school way too much- I have worked on some stuff, but I am avoiding it by reading whatever I can get my hands on. Unfortunately I read too quickly and therefore my amazon bills have been high.  I had to start going to the library, but I am horrible at returning library books on time and usually end up paying in fees what I might have gotten it for at amazon.  I am always open for suggestions.  I have also been busy reading other teachers blogs which has put me in the mood to write more and create my own stuff.   Perhaps I will try my hand at putting my stuff out there and creating more stuff to share for other kinder teachers.  For now I am back to reading and tri-ing hard.  Workouts I have done:
Tuesday:  30 minutes walk/ run alternating minutes. 25 min. bike ride, 300 meter swim
Thursday: run/ walk 30 min.
Saturday: 30 min. walk/ run 20 min. walk
Tomorrow the plan is bike 5 miles/ swim 300.
Jimmy tells me it is cooler to run in the morning but I am an evening person and I can't function.  Night exercise has always been my thing.  Night blogging is also my thing. So Buenos Noches.