tadpole time

i took the younger three out to the greenway today. it's so hard to not go there on such gorgeous days. plus i just ♥ running on a lot of boardwalk! the kids call it "gym class!" i ran 5 miles and was very hungry towards the end. trying so hard to eat better these days but wonder if i'm getting enough of everything i need - especially carbs. i haven't had diet coke in 2 weeks. it just happened on it's own. i hear all sorts of back and forth on whether it's good or bad. i just lost the taste for it. that's all. i don't feel different, then again, i didn't drink a lot of it on a daily basis.
so back to running... i can tell my shoes are getting old. time to really, seriously, start saving for another pair. why cant' shoes grow on trees? today, i have 3 small blisters on the tips of my toes - two on the right, one on the left. very odd.
so, last week i noticed a few tadpoles here and there in some water that was left from the creek's overflow. we haven't had rain but once in the past two weeks so the puddles are very low, muddy and stale looking. but this week, the tadpoles multiplied by the thousands! i let the kids bring a few home to they can watch the metamorphosis of tadpole to frog. did i mention we have that going on with some caterpillars too? good times! (gross picture, i know!)