Dingos sprint through the snow to the holidays! - Page 55

[Nickarolaberry]

It seems that it was an accident, thank goodness. News coverage

We know some of the injured. Several children are in very serious condition; one needs facial reconstruction, one has internal injuries, another with head injuries. Youngest is 18 months old

The father of two of the injured children is a rebbe (teacher) in my son's school.

The older man who was critically injured (pinned under the suv) is the dear friend of another friend of ours. He has small children at home.

Sigh. There were a lot of miracles, though.

Hope everyone's day was nice. Sorry to be such a downer.

[poppywise]

Originally Posted by 1jooj

And AGAIN, my mother attempted to give me alcohol (have not had a drink in more than 8 years). And AGAIN, Santa and Christmas-themed gifts for my kids. I mean, we have asked that they not load our kids with presents in the first place. Second, our kids are clear that Christmas is not one of OUR holidays. Yet, this is what we get for coming in an attempt to be respectful of their celebration.

oh jo, that just sucks. here, let me take over for a while...your head needs a break.




wow, nic that is a little too close to home. i will be keeping all of those families in my thoughts. so sad.

plady - yes that secret santa was great in a lot of ways. actually we did it online since we all live in different places, so there is a place where you put in your wishes. i don't think i would have gotten running stuff otherwise! www.secretsanta.com

mb- i'm on!

[tjsmama]

nic~ and some major : for all involved!

jo~ That sucks. I'm sorry, mama.

Originally Posted by babybugmama

Holy cow, Baxter is like not just in fast forward, but super dog sprint mode!

Maybe it's my super-fast laptop!

Currently Rock Band-ing with the fam. This game is a little ridiculously fun. It's the first time I've ever played...good thing H got it for xmas!

[Nickarolaberry]

in the realm of the absurd: i just sprayed my sore throat with cloraseptic, but somehow missed my throat and got my gums and mouth. they are numb but my throat still kills.

[Realrellim]

Sending prayers for those injured. How awful.

About the dead guy: the course runs along the Platte River trail, and a lot of homeless sleep under bridges along the trail near downtown Denver. Apparently a homeless man died overnight (natural causes, or as natural as it can be under the circumstances) and someone on the path found him that morning and called police. The race had already started further south, so the race organizers got there to put down the mile marker for mile 10 or 11 and found all the cop cars. So, they came up with a really fast detour but it was a wee bit too long. The worst part was that to get us to the finish line we had to run up a steep incline to a high bridge over the tracks and river, and we'd already run 13 miles at that point. I'd trained well for that race (a rarity!) so I was feeling strong and didn't have a problem with the hill, but a bunch of people just gave up and walked up instead. That was the 2006 race.

[Runningmommy]

real~nice name (Lisa ) I heard about that race. ick. poor homeless person!

loads to do today to celebrate with my side of the fam, then tomorrow it's dh's side. both sides asked me to bring extra food last minute for which I am not. Okay, I'll do it for dh's side since he did a great job getting things together for my fam today.

Yesterday dh was trying to tell me to go shopping at 6am today for running shoes on sale for my bd (in January), ha ha !! I asked him "so YOU would go shopping at 6am for my present???".....long silence (as I knew the answer was no and that he wanted ME to do my own shoppint). Nice try. So he is on the computer shopping for my shoes now.

my dad has invited his girlfriend today (totally fine) AND her family, half of which we have not met yet. It should be very interesting. I am looking forward to seeing my brother and SIL and my dear GM. This will be the last Christmas that she understands what is going on.

RR: my body fat really needs a run today (way out of control on candy and cookies this year ) but no time.

hours have past since starting this email.

Much love and appreciation for each and everyone of you.

Lisa

[HomeBirthMommy]

I did a zumba class slightly hung over this morning. It was the first time I didn't absolutely love zumba. I'm proud of myself for getting up and going though.

Christmas was one of the best we've had. Mamabeth and her family came over and it was just nice and relaxing. Then we went to my mom's and she was so glad to see us. I ate too much, drank a bit too much and played way too much Wii (um, my shoulder is actually sore this morning . Jojo found and ate more candy than the rest of the family combined. Nothing but kale and carrot juice for her today.

Nic-prayers for all involved in that tragedy.

Real-Wow, what a horrible thing to happen at a race.

Jo,

Lisa-Good luck today. You know my grandfather had dementia/Parkinson's/Alzheimer's and for several years before he died, but the Thanksgiving before he died, we had a bit of a miracle in that he was "there" for the entire evening. It was last time he really talked to any of us, but it was such a blessing to have that. Cherish this time with your grandmother.

[JayGee]

Real!

RM, I hope you get the shoes you want and have a good day with family.

HBM, Zumba with a hangover is more than I could handle. We also had a very Wii Christmas ~ DS and DH must have played Mario Kart and Indiana Jones for 8+ hours ! No limits on Christmas though .

DH is at the Y now, and I'll do a run/swim later this evening. I'm braving the mall today to take both DDs to Build-a-Bear to spend their gift cards from Santa .

Jo, I'm so sorry your family doesn't "get it". Maybe opting out for a few years is the best way for them to understand what you want and don't want for your family regarding Christian holidays . Go for a run. Feed the animals. Enjoy your family.

[HomeBirthMommy]

Jaygee-We got Mario Kart too. I have to admit it's pretty addictive.

[HomeBirthMommy]

OMG-Dh got me some Dark Chocolate Covered Peppermint Joe Joe's from Trader Joes. They are quite simply one of the best things I've ever put in my mouth.

[Nickarolaberry]

Morning, mamas!
Looks like all involved will, with G-d's help, live and recover. They have a long road ahead of them and still need lots of prayers, but no fatalities. It could easily have been so, so much worse (the SUV plowed right over the ball pit filled with kids).

No FM today I don't think. It's a short day (Shabbat comes in at 4:13pm) and it's day 1 of AF. My cycle is so screwed up since that weird event last month.

On the up side, cramps + finance stress + life stress + strep = no appetite; 3 lbs. lost this week

Dd1 did such an awesome thing today...she had grown her (long, thick, auburn, gorgeous) hair for almost two years to donate to Chai Lifeline (cancer support for kids, includes making wigs). She had her haircut today (10 inches!) and it was rather traumatic for her. She was sobbing in the chair b/c she didn't like that it poofed out a little by her ears (she has a bob now). I will post some pics later. She looks adorable and gorgeous! (and oh, man, am I so happy not to have to comb/wash/condition/blowdry all that hair anymore!).

At 8 years old, she has such a shining soul.

[JenLove]

Nick ~ I am glad to hear there were no fatalities at that accident.
Wow, your dd is brave. I am 25 and still can't part with my long hair.

HBM ~ Don't know what those chocolates are, but man they sound good. :

tjsmama ~ I love rockband! Have fun!

Jo ~ I hope today is better for you. Get a good run in, enjoy some coffee, go out in the barn and have a good chat with your animals (they are the best to vent to you know ), and cuddle your kiddos.

My Christmas has been... eventful. My brother was battling a kidney stone all Christmas Eve at my parent's and we didn't know what was wrong. We managed through a quick supper, mad dash through gifts, and then he went to the ER. James and I stayed at my parent's to help take care of Alexa and Abilene while mommy and daddy were at the hospital. If anything, I loved the moments of cuddling baby Abby on the couch and watching DH play cars with Lexi on the floor. I guess the stone has still not passed, so my bro was not at the festivities yesterday.

I did have one good laugh yesterday - my mom was riding my nephew's little motorcycle in the house and tipped over into the Christmas tree. It was the funniest thing I've ever seen. Luckily, I have it on my camera and can play it over and over again.

If you need a good laugh too - I could put it on YouTube. Hahaha!

[1jooj]

Dingos

nick, I hate chloraseptic. Yuck. I always hit my tongue. Blech.

I had planned to go snowshoeing with a friend today, but we bailed since the sun never really came out, and it snowed even more (!) overnight. So dh and I spent a couple hours cleaning out the yard, working on the snowthrower, shoveling, feeding animals, etc. I let Pumpkin Pie out, and she basically decided she doesn't like walking through snow, and turned around and went back to her room. fwiw, in spite of the lack of sunshine, it is really nice out. If I could have convinced my friend to go without her kids (the only way I'd be willing to go at this point), we should have gone. But they only rent shoes until 2PM. Maybe tomorrow, if the sun comes out. Of course, I took a rest day from running, though, and I want to get a good run in tomorrow.

I also called to check on Mr. Picante. He's doing well and has apparently been very well-behaved. I'm so proud of my good boy--and I miss him so much.

Might change my mind and hit the TM this afternoon. Or might not. Hm. Meantime, I'm roasting potatoes and chicken and squash for lunch. Yum.

[doctorjen]

Nick - I'm glad everyone will be okay eventually. How scary and sad. And also, how sad that the thought that this could be a terrorist type event even has to be entertained - we live in a scary world that way.

I'm glad everyone's holidays were either lovely, or at least now over. Jo, it makes me angry on your behalf that your wishes aren't respected. How unfair and manipulative for your family to persistently act that way.

I had a lovely day yesterday. We got up early (Justin set his alarm for before sunrise ) and opened gifts. My kids were so excited and pleased with their gifts - and that is the most fun for me. My son's gf was with us, and I did a stocking for her this year and she was pleased to be included. We got the kids a lot of things that are more projects - rock supplies for older dd to help with jewelry making, magnetix for Justin, and some crafting supplies for little dd and her big gift was playmobile stuff - she already has the castle and a carriage and horses, and dh picked out the dragon's castle for her this year, and a pirate ship to carry the people from one castle to another. Dh spent the whole day playing with one kid or another, rotating from one to the other. He polished rocks with Catherine and used her new rock saw to cut some rocks, he built magnetix with Justin and played a new game with him, and he played pretend with Caroline and her playmobile stuff for hours and hours. In between, I knit with Catherine, and played games with Justin, and did paper crafts with Caroline. We ate good food, and no one got dressed the whole day, we just stayed in our jammies and played and enjoyed each other.

My dh managed to come up with another really thoughtful gift. I've been so stressed and anxious lately, which is not lost on him. So, he got me a group of things with the goal for me to pick at least 1 day a month to be pampered. So I got new tea light holders and tea lights that burn for 4-6 hours, and lots of bubble bath, and a new bottle of wine for each month (he picked all sorts of kinds - champagne for our anniversary month, etc.) His promise is to do whatever I want for the 4-6 hours the candles burn - a massage, or brushing my hair (which I love) or even just to do the dishes, or several suggestions I won't reprint here.

I worked half a day today and am still posting from work, but am on my way out the door. I hope the day after is good for all of you who celebrated!

[mothercat]

doctorjen: We ate good food, and no one got dressed the whole day, we just stayed in our jammies and played and enjoyed each other.

It sounds like such a nice day. I'm glad that you have finally had a few days in the last few weeks where you can recharge and just enjoy the family.

ljooj: IMHO your mom's behavior sounds like bullying. Taking yourself out of the situation takes away her ability to control you and / or make you miserable if you don't comply. Bullies hate it when they lose their power. For your peace of mind confrontation or avoidance would be good choices. I so much prefer the feeling of peace with avoiding being there vs. feeling disrespected and manipulated while being a "good child".

nic: prayers for those families. I hope everyone heals quickly and with few lasting effects. How has you Chanakuh been? And what is the preferred spelling? MDC spellcheck just keeps telling me I've got it wrong.

fmr: swim today with serious progress on distance. Tues. I started doing 2-3 100 yd repeats, then Weds. I tried for a 200. I managed that just fine and was going to make that my new goal for today's distance. Instead I ended up doing 300 yds w/o needing to stop. Felt a little warm but everything else was fine. Felt like I could just keep doing that forever, just ran out of time. So swim, check; cycling, check; time to start work on Chi running.

Hope that boxing day is quiet and restful for all.

[cornflake girl]

nick - Such a relief that there were no fatalities. You must be so proud of your DD.

doctorjen - wow! your DH got you the best gift EVER!

We had a good day yesterday at MIL's. MIL spends way too much $$$ on gifts, so it's a bit consumeristic for my taste (American Girl everything for the kids, Burberry clothing and Coach bags for the adults just to name a very small % of it all). I guess I've gotten used to it over the years because it doesn't bother me as much as it used to. If I could only get her to respect my wishes to not buy any more pj's with flame retardant in them I'd be ecstatic. I feel like such a meanie when I won't let them wear the pj's to match their AG dolls.

I even got a 7 mile run in yesterday made faster than usual by my sadness w/ my family. Cliff note version: patriarchal family - I'm "only" a girl and I "only" have DDs = chopped liver.

[Penelope]

Nick, I'm so glad that folks injured in that accident will recover. They're in my prayers.

We're well here - the temperature outside went up 35 degrees, it was almost 60, so we went to the zoo, which was fun. I ran on the treadmill before realizing I could have gone outside (hello!) and had a good 6.7 miles and then got such bad cramps I had to stop, but I'd only been planning 7 so it was ok.

Exchanged a gift from MIL and found work pants and jeans that fit my behind, which is always nice!

It's so nice having the kids home from school.

[cornflake girl]

Dailymile looks cool. Just signed up and trying to find you all to add as friends. I found Poppy and it's kind of funny to see that she has an actual first name that isn't Poppy.

[Geofizz]

HOME.

Mostly smooth trip home, except DS is so terrified of airport bathrooms, we broke down and bought him pullups. No upchuck for 36 hours since we saw the rerun of his Christmas breakfast. It's been three long weeks. Current theories are sudden return of infant reflux, recurring virus, or a sensitivity to eggs.

DH is out getting take out. The treadmill has my name on it.

I signed up for the daily mile as well. I have the same user name there.

[Penelope]

Ditto Geo, on daily mile.