Dingos Dashing Through the Snow ~ December Running Mamas Thread - Page 3

[JayGee]

Nic ~ you're an awesome resource for these kids!  Just think, 20 years from now, they'll be telling their own kids about their awesome Jewish middle school teacher and how much they learned from her about Jewish tradition!

Can I just say that herding 3rd graders through the grocery and getting the most nutritious, yet least expensive non-perishable food for $35 was quite enlightening!  It was fun to do something with DS for school though.  As the oldest, he's gotten the short end of the Mama stick since I've always had his sisters to watch during the school day.  This morning we just lucked out in terms of everyone being in school.

The stress in my life is manifesting itself physically.  I have gotten a painful bump on the roof of my mouth.  Ouch.  No clue what it is, nor any time to visit a doctor to find out.  I'm sure it's some kind of stress reaction though.  I just want everything to magically be done ~ house moved, kids registered for school, biopsy normal, Dad out of the hospital, this house sold, everyone together again.  I'm not asking too much now, am I???

[Plady]

Originally Posted by Runningmommy 

Many kids can't or don't get this information from their parents who in turn may not have been educated in these matters themselves.
 

Or they may have some chip on their shoulder about other religions so they don't give straight answers if the kid even asks.

Hoping that the fire ignites ongoing cooperation.

:yeah that.  And :thumb to you for taking a trip!  You totally deserve the you time!

Originally Posted by modmom 
  We are huge Arthur fans here and in Arthur's perfect Christmas you learn about Hanukkah from Francine.  My girls learn more about other religions that I ever did.  The word ignorant seems so harsh but that's just me.  I was raised by immigrant parents who were limited in what they could expose us to but did their best to provide us with a good like.  I am grateful to have more resources to provide me girls with even more.

Me too, to loving Arthur and feeling ignorant.  My parents exposed us to other religions by taking us to the protestant services and all I got was "Wow!  The Congregational Church has cushioned seats and grape juice!"  None too deep. When I finally started making friends with Jewish kids who actually practiced I was totally blown away by all the cool ritual but I still feel like I could use a lot more education. 

How cute! A merganser is out on our pond sucking up to the duck decoy that's tethered out there.  Aww, a love that can never be.

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Originally Posted by JayGee 

The stress in my life is manifesting itself physically.  I have gotten a painful bump on the roof of my mouth.  Ouch.  No clue what it is, nor any time to visit a doctor to find out.  I'm sure it's some kind of stress reaction though.  I just want everything to magically be done ~ house moved, kids registered for school, biopsy normal, Dad out of the hospital, this house sold, everyone together again.  I'm not asking too much now, am I???

mama.  I've heard that one about God and not getting more than you can handle too, but sheesh, sometimes I wonder if there are some clerical errors happening, you know?  Sending out for you to have a buyer, get you and Dad back to normal health and have the elves move your household for you. Or at least that you find a way to relax in the midst of the swirling.

Once again I don't have enough time for real personals, I'm thinking of you all though and I miss a better connection with my Dingos! My legs feel back to normal today so I may try to fit in some TM time since dh is away and both kids will be home before I know it!

[Mel38]

Originally Posted by JayGee 

Mel ~ I'm not saying you will be running in 15 years, but I am still running 14 years post ACL reconstruction and menisectomy.  Yes, I have degenerative joint disease, but I will keep running 'til I can run no more!

I thought about this as I ran today. Thanks.

[Plady]

Okay, I'm taking the trash to the transfer station and then I'm going for a trail run.  That's my plan and I'm sticking to it.

[sparkletruck]

quadratic equations, scientific notation, perfect square trinomials, oh my Apparently I have to take a placement math test to verify that I can take general chem. Umm, I havent taken math since high school .... I was pretty proud that I remembered how to add fractions If only dh could wear a wig into the test .... and shave reeaaallly closely

[loftmama]

subbing, but it looks like i'm about 3 pages behind!  HI!

[mommajb]

as I cannot make the quoting work in this editor... Clerical errors indeed.

[bec]

Nic - I know it can be frustrating and wonderful at the same time to come into contact with total ignorance.  I know you are continuing to open eyes and spread information in a gentle and confident way! 

Meanwhile, I have misplaced my menorah, missed the first night of hannukah with my MIL, and have had to deal with my neighbor making her apparent "knowledge" based on a "girl" she knows from her divorce group that is Jewish, but has come to believe in Jesus too.  There's no point in having this dialogue with her, but she makes a point to talk about it every year around this time.  I don't think she realizes there are other Jewish holidays.  I also don't think she realizes that I am not particularly Jewish.  We light the menorah for the kids, and because my MIL likes to sing to them.  But, we also have a Christmas tree and do that whole thing.  I would say that we celebrate a secular Christmas, as I would absolutely not claim being Christian, either.  In order to make everyone happy, I bought some votive candles and little glass candle holders, and we are making a make-shift menorah. 

I did some strength training at home today.  Only about 15-20 minutes worth, but it was pretty intense.

[sparkletruck]

In the midst of this talk about who is *ignorant* (lacking knowledge) and who isent, I am marveling at how this group of women, who are all so devoted to their faiths, or non faith, can still praise each others' and be curious and open

I am having a crap-ola day. My leg hurts a lot, from nothing, I have passed the threshold of out of shape to unfit blob. Im feeling defeated, and coming to see that chocolate is actually making things worse! Do I actually have to eat healthy while Im depressed!? That may be too much to bear!

Unlike Jaygee, who really has nothing on her plate

[JayGee]

Originally Posted by sparkletruck 

I am having a crap-ola day. My leg hurts a lot, from nothing, I have passed the threshold of out of shape to unfit blob. Im feeling defeated, and coming to see that chocolate is actually making things worse! Do I actually have to eat healthy while Im depressed!? That may be too much to bear!

Unlike Jaygee, who really has nothing on her plate

Thanks for the laugh, sparkle!  I too am feeling blobular and eating like crap.  Why is it that my brain is manufacturing other things to stress about in addition to the "real" stressors in my life???  I've moved from needing a run to needing a beer... or 3.

 

[Mel38]

mmmm chocolate

mmmm beer

[1jooj]

A week in ABQ. Tickets booked. Out of town for Christmas. You might all recall this is a dream of mine. Sparkle, email forthcoming. I leave in about 2 weeks. Parents are in SFO right now, so I'll break it to Mom when I pick her up from the airport.

35 min running and chatting on the track with my sister after 1.3mi on the tm (half a mile at an under-ten pace!) and lifting and crunches. Then got to see my brother, SIL and super-cute niece, then another visit from a friend who took dd for a sleepover, and ds and I are going to have dinner with friends while dh gets snowblowers ready and paints the entrance.

And I wish I could tell yall about work. Just for the sheer intrigue of it. But alas.

[OceansEve]

JayGee - hope the biopsy goes well and everything is fine.

Nic - :rotflmao on the questions. So glad they had someone like you to enlighten them!

sparkle - I'm right there with you. Lots of family junk going on, the cold makes me not want to go do anything, and my sweets consumption has gotten out of control over the last month. I've gained 15 lbs, it's ridiculous.

I cannot hope to keep up with you ladies, but I am going to try to get on MDC more again, children permitting :p . I'm so glad some of you post the same things here and on FB so I can attempt to piece together who is who!

[mommajb]

sparkle, so many times you post and I think we are living very similar lives. I am sorry you are feeling low. FWIW, I think you should go where your path is leading you no matter your current calender age. Time marches on whether or not you... I lost my train of thought and it is too hard to find it again amidst all that is going on around me. I did not overeat today but I did make room for a sizeable chunk of chocolate. And added the word to dd3's spelling list. If I am going to be recorded in her journal for not sharing it shoud be spelled correctly.

Nic, and thank you for sharing your knowledge with anyone willing to listen.

JG, Hang in there!

Jo, gone for Christmas? I hope your mom understands and acts like a grown up when you tell her.

[kerc]

Originally Posted by bec 
Meanwhile, I have misplaced my menorah, missed the first night of hannukah with my MIL, and have had to deal with my neighbor making her apparent "knowledge" based on a "girl" she knows from her divorce group that is Jewish, but has come to believe in Jesus too. 

Ok so technically wasn't Jesus Jewish too?
 Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Nickarolaberry]

Hey BEC! The only requirement for a menorah is that the candles representing the 'nights' be on the same level surface in a row, and the 'shamash' (lighter/guard) candle be slightly higher. We have used votive candles, tea lights lined up, etc.

So....light away. Happy Chanukah! And may the light bring blessing into your home and those around you.

Well tonight's gifts were big hits. Dd1 got her subscription to Stone Soup magazine. If you haven't seen this mag and have a child 8-13 years old, check it out; it's fantastic. www.stonesoup.com The kids submit articles, poems, illustrations, drawings, etc. It's all kid-authored. Awesome.

Dd2 got a double stroller for her bitty twins. She is so unbelievably into her dollies, her stuffed animals, her little people, etc...she is a little 'mommy' and just loves all this stuff. And plays with ALL of it, no matter how much junk she has. Now she can walk her bitty twins and wear her bitty baby all at the same time (she seems to remember me doing this when ds was an infant and I pushed her and her older sister in the double jogger while wearing ds to take a walk).

Ds got his yearly Hess truck. He adores these things. He has whole kingdoms with trucks, jets, race cars, helicopters, etc...

Okay. Off to bed. I have ... gulp ... a 20 miler on for the morning. I am actually quite nervous and scared about this.

[sparkletruck]

Its not the age thing that bugs so much as the hoops. When you're young, you have all the time in the world (and naivete/starry-eyed optimism) to jump through hoops. I dont need to know trig. to take chemistry, but I have to know it to score high enough on this math test which tells them I am qualified to take this chemistry class. And then there's dh who cites at least half of his med-school classes as being full of content he NEVER needs. So Im going to spend my 40's in classes that will get me somewhere but that I will have to constantly remind myself are worthwhile in and of themselves when my family is doing something else and I am studying .....

More later, I am actually in the middle of dinner (well, ds is on the floor building legos and jamming to Nirvana Smells like teen spirit while he waits for the next course )

[tjsmama]

sparkle~I hadn't taken math since high school (other than a grad school stats class that we didn't do any actual math in, all computer) when I took stats last summer as a pre-req. There was a pre-test, and if you didn't get at least an 85, it was highly recommended that you retake a general math class before taking the stats class. I was petrified. Fortunately, it was an online class, so when I drew a blank on solving quadratic equations, I had google on my side. I was actually pretty surprised at how much of it I remembered, and how quickly it came back. There were quite a few things that I looked at and was like...that looks familiar, and I should really know what to do with it. A quick refresher, and I had it. I bet if you spend a few days to a week working on some refresher stuff, you'll be a-ok!


So much for my life of leisure after clinical finished up. I *still* haven't done my care plan for this week. I'm supposed to give it to one of my classmates tomorrow who is going to drop them all off at the hospital, but I think I may drop my own off on Monday. I'm going to go anyway, since I volunteered to go get the group gift for our instructor and drop it off. Of course, had I not spent 2 hours IMing with a friend instead of studying for my pharm exam so I could get done and work on my care plan...


In fun news, I bought tickets to take DS to see the Nutcracker on Sunday! I'm so excited! I've never been, and I think he's really going to like it. The tickets are kind of nosebleed, so I hope we can see it! I'm trying to decide whether to keep it a surprise or not, and whether I should do anything (like show him ballet, prep him on the story, etc.) to prepare him or not. I think he'll be fine sitting through it, he was fine when I took him to see Toy Story 3 this summer. What do you guys think?

No fm again today. Sigh. And I had a giant piece of tres leches cake at the student council meeting. I had to, we were congratulating the graduating officers! Tomorrow, I REALLY need to run.

[Mel38]

Gaye: If it were me, I'd talk to him about it in advance. This is just from my experience with my own kids, that the anticipation is a lot of the fun for them. You could read up on the story, maybe, if you can find it. Oh, here is a version by storynory, which is where I download all kinds of stories for the ipod. And I bet there will be lots of kids there, and if you are sitting far away, it won't matter if he wants to talk through it! My DS can't watch a movie without a running commentary.  

Nick, I love the look of Stone Soup! I wonder if my 8 year old would still be too young for that. I think she would love to read things that other kids write, and it would encourage her creative side. There is a poem on their website by a 9-year-old that gave me goosebumps!

FM yesterday was c25k, wk4/day2. Back at my desk today. The only FM I see for today is a trip to the grocery store. I absolutely have to finish this job because I have cooking and cleaning to do and then company comes tomorrow. But that's exactly the kind of pressure I need to get off MDC and get to work!

[sparkletruck]

Thanks Gaye - yeah, that's what Im doing; studying this weekend, etc. I do remember a lot, and the test is made to be passed, so Im not really worried (its free, you can take it as many times as you want, and there are tutors in the tutoring center to go over tests you did poorly on) I figure Ill take it monday and see how bad I do and go from there.

There's a Nutcracker posse on the board this weekend; La4, Gaye, and Me I was actually IN the Oakland Nutcracker for 6 years when I was a kid. Go figure

Jo - omgolly, if you come here while Im gone I will be apoplectic