Janey's no running ramblings

Well today was my first day of not training. And it sucks! My morning was lovely, a little surreal, but nice (as Julia Roberts said to Hugh Grant in Nottinghill). I was over at the primary school and the whole school were celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee. All of the classes sang songs from an old radio program called "Children's favourites"? Never heard of it but it consisted of songs like "You're a pink toothbrush, I'm a blue toothbrush", "Valderee, Valdera" and "When you get to the end of a lollipop". The kids were all dressed in red, white and blue and the parents all came to see. Then we all headed out to the playground with crowns on and Union Jacks to wave. One of the boys asked the teacher, "why are we doing this?" which was a little odd given they have spent a week talking about the queen!!! Eventually we got to a point in the playground where the headteacher was standing and then a child from the nursery (the youngest in the school) and a child from primary 7 (the oldest) planted an oak tree. When the headteacher lifted it up to show everyone first there was a roar of laughter from the parents and the kids as it just looked like a bit of stick. The teacher that I help and I giggled thinking that on the way back into the school the kids will probably run over it and that would be that!!! I love history and I did get a kick out of the fact that this tree sapling was from Sandringham and that it would grow into a huge oak tree to be in the playground for ever (if it didn't get stood on later that day). Once planted the two kids (and the Queen obviously) got a three cheers and there was lots of flag waving. Seeing that many flags waving against a blue sky was kinda cool but did make the teacher and I start talking about independence and whether we would feel more patriotic seeing a sea of Saltires. It wasn't in anyway a political thought just a curious thought about what the future might hold for Scotland. Anyway, then we had to walk back through the cheering parents, which I have to say we both felt was the surreal bit, I just waved my flag and got on with it.

So then in an effort to avoid thinking about not running I hung out my washing and then my Mum phoned to say they had visitors. My two cousins Julie and Wilma, who I have not seen in absolutely years, it was brilliant seeing them again and although we are all older it just seemed the same with them as if the years didn't matter. Great to see them.

So back home, now I am sitting with an ice pack at my side enjoying yet another cup of tea to wash down my Brufen. We are going out the the High School tonight where Andrew is making his debut solo singing performance at a charity concert for Marie Curie. So that should be fun if a little nerve racking (for him and us).

My race details for the Rock and Roll Half have pinged into my mail box and now I am all excited despite my sore side - it will be fixed by then! Even if I have to walk half the way. It looks way too exciting to miss. Mum has convinced me that a swim tomorrow would help my sore side so I might just take her up on it and go for that swim.

Anyway, that was my day without running, much more positive today.

don't worry, be happy :)