Dingos chasing the March hare - Page 19

[memiles]

Ummmm...........thanks Etsy seller.  That was supposed to have a card with the SS reveal :)  And since I outed myself in a sleep deprived mailing accident with the first package, I'll just do it again.

I'm so, so, so glad you like it.  Slap those things on a chain and run FAST for all of us!
 

Originally Posted by Nickarolaberry 

Mamas, you all are amazing. I am

I received a beautiful gift today, anonymously -- and I'm guessing it's from one or more of you. Two lovely little silver charms, one that says 13.1, and the other that says 1:57. What an incredible gift -- I am so lucky to have you all. THANK YOU!!!!!

You made my day. My week, my month. Awesome.

[Nickarolaberry]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! I love it. I just love it. You are da' bomb as a secret sprinter!

[babybugmama]

Awww, that's an awesome one memiles! Yay Nic!!

Anyone hear from DrJen?  I'm still rumbling about the Columbus full.  I think there are several that want to do the 1/2, but only Jen wanted to do the full.  Hope all is well in your world Jen...

My hip has been giving me a lot of grief, and my knees, and my ankles.  I just seem to be falling apart.  But I got an easy 3 in tonight with Skeeter dog (aka moto moto) with the gentle leader.  Good grief, why I didn't get this thing a year ago I'll never know. It has made the difference between an amazing run and an awful, frustrating, and challenging run.

[Nemesis]

Memiles, how sweet.   :)  What a beautiful necklace, Nic!

Short bike ride with the dog.  Not nearly enough fm to offset the brownies I made (and mostly ate) today.  

[bec]

Awww, memiles, that is a fabulous gift!!!

I finally managed to get to the post office to ship out my last package.  Sorry Secret Sprintee that it is so late!  Can someone explain to me why getting to the post office is so difficult?  I've had everything assembled for days now!  All it needed was a box and a label.    It's been something of a rough day.  My Girlscout coleader is stepping down, and is just done with the whole thing, and I'm having a hard time not taking it personally (it isn't, I know that somewhere), and I am just feeling insecure and depressed.  I'm worried about my Katie and the struggles she has, am feeling burnt out, and just want warm weather.  I have 6 cases of girl scout cookies left to sell or the troop takes a loss on it.  I've also been out late 4 straight days in a row and am tired.  I know I'm over reacting, am over emotional and, apparently, am too hard on people.  I took a rest day because I was too tired, and too busy.  Hopefully, I will get 5 miles run tomorrow.  Running always makes me feel better.

[Geofizz]

Hello.  My name is Wendy and I'm addicted to running.

It'd been 7 days since my last run.  The first few days were ok, then it was hard and frustrating, and then all I could think about was running. 

I was just starting to get past it, but I would still see old running buddies online, on facebook, and on my street.  My own husband is the worst, constantly suggesting I head out for "just a quick one."

Tonight I gave in.  And it felt soooooo good.  I'm not even sorry I did it.

[Realrellim]

bec--hope tomorrow is better and brings lots of sun and warmth your way.

Geo--glad you got that run in!

1jooj, JenLove and everyone else who got tons of snow: send it this way please and we'll send some sun your way. Colorado would appreciate a snowstorm.

I did see snow today, but it lasted about 5 minutes and was just flurries. That's not enough to take care of either of the wildfires that were still going today. One was about 4 miles due west of my parents' house. They're on the eastern plains so the terrain is a lot easier to deal with than in than in the mountains, thankfully.

NRR: I volunteered at R's school this afternoon. As I was cleaning up afterward, I heard someone in the office ask "did you contact district security?" and a minute later the first grade class next door was returning to their classroom and the teacher asked them to leave the lights off and sit on the floor, which I thought was odd. I returned the supplies to R's teacher and started headed back to the office to sign out when the alarm went off. It was three short beeps, so I wasn't sure if it was a fire drill or a lockdown--and based on what I'd heard I was concerned about a real lockdown. At any rate, I figured I'd better keep going to the main office and would see what to do when I got there.

When I reached it, the door was closed and all the secretaries were gone, but the principal spotted me and opened the door. I asked him if I could just sign out and he said yes, but I just needed to follow his instructions. (To which I thought, well, why wouldn't I? I've known him for a decade, so it was just kind of funny.) Then I realized I should just ask what kind of a drill it was so I knew whether I was supposed to be outside or inside. Duh! He told me it was a fire drill so I headed on out to my car as planned, feeling rather stupid for being like "what should I do?" :P

Any fire alarm I've had in school or at the universities where I teach are one continuous alarm, so it's not like I'm a complete moron. An alarm with three beeps was a tornado drill, but they don't do those here. Plus, all the classrooms have doors that exit directly outside, so the hallway had absolutely no one in it besides me, which was disconcerting because my schools weren't set up that way so the hallway would have been packed during a fire drill, yk? However, it has left me thinking: what is the protocol for a (real) lockdown when parents are already arriving for pick-up? Do they notify the parents to lock their car doors or go somewhere else? We usually get to school 15-20 minutes before it lets out and just sit in parking lot, but it's not like my doors are locked or anything because there are plenty of other parents just reading in their cars too. Things to ponder....

[JayGee]

Real ~ that does sound weird for a fire drill, and disconcerting.

Geo ~ yippie for a run!!!!!

bec ~ I'm sorry you had an emotionally tough day.  Hope a run makes it all better.

Nic ~ what a wonderful, wonderful gift!  Great job, memiles!

Okay, my final SS package will go out today.  Promise.  I just couldn't leave the house yesterday.  After getting home from the Y, Kirsten and I spent the entire afternoon, in front of the fire playing games, reading together and playing Legos.  No way was I about to leave that kind of fun to go to the post office!  It's snowing here this morning  but I have a ton of errands plus gymnastics with DD2, so no more lazy, snowy days here.  Longer swim planned for this evening.

[1jooj]

Real, you can HAVE the snow! They said last night that Green Bay got 18 inches and this is now the 6th snowiest winter on record. Even though these last 18 inches were in spring. 

Geo, I am 2 weeks runless today.  Totally aware that it's feeding into my growing anxiety, but so overwhelmed by expectations of those around me that I just have not been able to get it together and run. Honestly, the back probably could not take the pounding yet, but I have been doing yoga daily. Even got a headstand in yesterday. Feels so good to do the headstand.

We sold our Civic yesterday. The car we bought 6.5 years ago for $2500. My dh was the primary driver, and he put 65k miles on the car. I posted it on CL for $1500 and got a call within 5 minutes. We got our asking price, and others were offering to pay $300 more just to get in front of the guy who called first.  More than 15 calls over the course of the day, and the buyer came up from the Milwaukee area to buy the car. Anyway, it was a good car, and I hope it works for the buyer, and now we are a 2-car family. The bug goes next, in 3-4 weeks, and then the kids and I will live out of the minivan. 

Running will begin again Monday. It has to.

[bec]

Jo - I love hearing about everything you are selling.  It is, somehow, very satisfying.  And a good price!  I hope you get your run in soon!

Geo - Personally, I don't have a problem.  I'm sure I could stop any time.  It's not like I spend my every waking moment thinking about when I'm going to get my fix..I mean, run.  Oh, wait.

Speaking of which, I am hoping to get 5 miles in today. 

[Runningmommy]

RR: did LR of 10 miles, right knee a little sore now, but icing it and taking tomorrow off. 

cool news?  I can do straight leg raises for my lower abs (over 50!) and, and!, full body tricep dips (yes, with complete body suspended in air).  I've also been able to start doing push ups in almost handstand position (legs up on pull up bar).  So fun!!  Now to get back to working on awesome arms.  Looking at my wieght lifting magazines for some great work outs. 

[mommajb]

to my Secret Sprinter I loved every piece of the food and the pampering of the giant reveal package. You really packed it in that box. My hungry granola eaters are helping me out on the yummy homemade granola. Every year the SS is fun, heartwarming, and makes me glad I participated.

I did participate but some of memiles luck must have rubbed off on me. I went to the post office yesterday but forgot my package so it was mailed today. When I got home I found the note I meant to include. I'll give it a few days to get there and then out myself via pm. and but I can still at myself.

[bec]

RR: 5 miles on the treadmill!  I pushed the pace and did most of the run at 5.4mph, and pushed up to 6.0 for the last half mile, giving me a sub 11:00 average pace overall.  This is progress for me.  Especially on the treadmill!

[Nickarolaberry]

So it turns out I came in 6th out of 20 in my age group at last week's 5K....woot!

Awful week at work. Came home today, made dinner (chicken shwarma, salad, rice, humus) and put it in to warm for everyone, then took myself out for a 6 miler. The end wasn't pretty as I just lost my mojo, but it was nice to walk the last half mile anyway. I feel better.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

[Realrellim]

bec--WTG!

1jooj--glad to hear you got such a great price on the car.

RM--that is cool news indeed. You must look fabulous these days!

Nick--6th--I can only imagine! Nice!

JayGee--did you fit the swim in?

RR: 5 miles, with a 3-mile tempo pushing the double jogger at an 8:36 pace. Before that sounds too awesome, I will note my grateful thanks to the blessedly long stoplights that I kept hitting along the way. Also, I only had J in the stroller for the first two miles of the tempo, which was definitely easier than the last tempo mile with both kids. The first two hills after the tempo nearly killed me--my legs were just shot. Then we stopped at the park and played, despite the fact that it had gone from being sunny and near 60 to overcast, windy and 50, and that did wonders for the last two hills in the last mile home.

NRR: J's party is tomorrow. I'm hoping to fit a short ride in, but we'll see if it happens between cleaning and cooking and such. Maybe if I can haul myself out of bed a little early, though it's so hard to get up when a warm baby is snuggled up next to me....

[tjsmama]

I cannot believe it's Friday already. Where, oh where did my spring break go?! Oh yeah...something about Grandma and my niece visiting.

We have had such a fantastic time, I'm really sad that they're leaving tomorrow. Not to mention that DS is flying out with XH, too, so I'll go from lots of company to zero company. Yesterday we went and toured Dinosaur Ridge (dinosaur fossil site, basically), which I've run up and over (glancingly longingly at the signs I wanted to read but couldn't stop for ). It was really cool, and I can't believe I've lived here nearly 10 years and never done it. Super cheap, and really interesting! Then we went for a drive through Red Rocks amphitheater, since my mom had never seen it. To top it all off, we ended up taking the kids to Casa Bonita for dinner. Holy moley. Some of you may have heard of it (it was immortalized in a South Park episode!)...it's an absolutely crazy restaurant. They have cliff divers, pirates, mariachi bands, an arcade, and on and on. The kids LOVED it. The food is pretty bad (although actually not as bad as I had been led to believe), but it was made up for by the spectacle of the place. We will be returning, for sure. Today was slightly more low-key, mostly because we had to wait around for delivery of DS's new mattress set. We went out for breakfast to a place that I've been dying to try since it opened about a year ago (YUM ), back to clean out/reorganize DS's room and wait for the mattress, out shopping for new bedding, then a Costco run, back to the hotel to take the kids swimming, and then finally back to my place. DS and his cousin are asleep in his new big boy bed, and grandma took my car back to her hotel so I don't have to go get her in the morning. What a crazy week it's been! SO awesome, though. Grandma pretty much rocked the house...she paid for everything, but especially DS's mattress and the Costco stock-up.

No fm today, but I kind of feel like chasing after two four year olds had to have burned SOME calories, right? I'll have to get out for something tomorrow after I get back from delivering everyone to the airport...

[JenLove]

Just jumping in for a real quick NRR update on the midwife/birthing center.  We finally got to go see it Friday after rescheduling TWICE.  And OMG, am I in love!  The midwife is so understanding, encouraging, and following our lead through this.  The center itself is like walking into a home... a vacation home.  They have big tubs for water births and a hospital across the road for transfers (to make my mom feel safer ugh).  She has a 1% C-Section rate.  She was even kind enough to let me listen to baby "AJ's" heartbeat yesterday during our free consultation.  What a blessing!  

Count me in!  This baby will be born in a supportive environment, with my loving family around me, the natural way.  I can do this!

[bec]

That is so awesome, Jen!!!  I'm so excited for you! 

[memiles]

Originally Posted by JenLove 

Just jumping in for a real quick NRR update on the midwife/birthing center.  We finally got to go see it Friday after rescheduling TWICE.  And OMG, am I in love!  The midwife is so understanding, encouraging, and following our lead through this.  The center itself is like walking into a home... a vacation home.  They have big tubs for water births and a hospital across the road for transfers (to make my mom feel safer ugh).  She has a 1% C-Section rate.  She was even kind enough to let me listen to baby "AJ's" heartbeat yesterday during our free consultation.  What a blessing!  

Count me in!  This baby will be born in a supportive environment, with my loving family around me, the natural way.  I can do this!

You not only can do this, you will do it and you are doing it.  Doing the happy dance for you!
 

[memiles]

Serial posting:

FM:  6 miles (my first 6 since last summer) done and done. I didn't die.  I did, however, change my mind on my route 3 miles in and get myself into a situation where I had to call dh to come pick me up.  I realized I need to do some work on flat surfaces (my weekday runs in the neighborhood are all hills), but to do that I needed to be in town rather than go home.  So I did, then finished at a coffee shop and called him for a rescue rather than walk the 2 miles home.  Leg is feeling better (although it's still not feeling like the left) and I've resigned myself to doing the half in run/walk intervals at the strong suggestion of the miracle chiro.  I trust his judgement, and he says it's doable without making things worse if I Galloway it, so I shall.  That's not wimping out, right?

Non-FM:  State cup game today.  Go Legacy, go Courtney.  Find that mojo and kick some booty!