Running Commentary

Cast Off September 20 2005

Noah is gone right now to get his cast off. Let me tell you that little boy is soaking in a hot and soapy tub tonight until he’s wrinkley!! He’s getting a little wiffy, the “Stand up” baths I’ve been giving him just don’t seem to cut it. Sure his hair, arm and legs are nicely clean…but there is one area that needs a good soak every now and then if you know what I mean.

Last night (back to my TV rant)…I watched the last 15 minutes of Las Vegas…ummm…..yeah. What the hell happened to Lara Flynn Bimbo? Did someone punch her square in the kisser before filming? She’s now has a duck like quality that wasn’t there before. Also…is she pregnant? Cause she looks like she might weigh a little more than a crossiant now! It’s like suddenly….she ATE and actually digested!!!
So chris is home…but only for a very short while…he will be leaving tonight or tomorrow…not sure which. Poopy poop poop. That leaves me alone and runless again. I might get a run in today before he goes but I’m totally doubting it…we still have a trailer of crap to empty and he is making me help! IMAGINE! The nerve.

Look Ma! No Wheels! September 18 2005

I got on my little exercise bike tonight. Finally.
I rode for about an hour and did about 30km.
I rode while watching the cable we finally got installed.
WHY? WHY? WHY? Do we even bother. There really is NOTHING to watch.
In the words on of the great chocolate one….KILL YOUR TV BEFORE IT KILLS YOU.
Man alive…it’s a 2 month free trial..and you can bet I will not be paying for this shite. It’s going..I will however keep the local channels for news (and survivor)…but Discovery? what the hell happened to that channel? It’s all Decomposing dead people and Sex! Now…don’t get me wrong..I’m up for a little smut now and then..but EVERY FREAKING night? Snore. And the dead people? I can get those on CSI
The Learning Channel? Is all such fiction now…Computer generated dinosaurs that MAY have looked like this…and sounded like that…and possibly ate a little of this. DOUBLE snore.
I would rather smell my dogs ass than watch the History Channel…GOOD LORD IN HEAVEN ABOVE how much death and destruction can people watch? I know War is bad…I don’t need documentaries on it 24hrs a day.
Sports channels are lost one me…as is The Travel Channel. The Travel Channel? really? We need this?
Now…I could get into the food network…but only cause The Iron Chef tickles me so. I just wish they would cook something EDIBLE! mmmm salmon ice cream. Yum!
Anyway…I’m out of water…going to bed.
alone
again
I don’t do alone well
Have you noticed that I am a sucky baby lately?

sorry

DUH!!!

Ok..so last week while feeling mountains of sorry for myself, I realized that I cannot train for a half marathon in November by only running on the weekends when Chris is home from work.
So I whined and bitched and moaned…and yes…whined somemore.
THen I was over at Sean’s and he was talking about his stationary bike and it hit me like zuchinni bread. I have a FABULOUS stationary bike…it’s even fancy! So I can hop on that every night or even every afternoon…and then fit in as many runs as possible on the weekends….at definately my long ones.

What do you think? Possible? Impossible? OK…but now…you have to help figure out how many MILES on a stationary will equal 10 KM of running in Hilly northern ontario?
I figure 2 hours a ride on varying degrees of resistance and I should be ok..at least cardiovascularly (say that 5 times fast).
Also…I need to join a gym…not sure if any around here offer child care though…
Maybe my mom will lend me her treadmill.
Doubt it.

Help! September 16 2005

Ok..I’m done with the pity party…forget about it.
I have a new problem.
Brendan is having a trouble settling into his new school. I think it’s a bit of rougher school than his last one. And “all the kids hate me…nobody likes me” to the point where he was vomiting this morning…and I let him stay home.
I don’t know how to deal with this one. I feel badly and want to move back so he can go to his old school (which is rated the number one school in the province by the way).
I feel badly for him because normally he likes school and has loads of friends! The kids here are different and do not PLAY during recess…they listen to walkmen or play video games (not allowed at his old school). They don’t seem to be as active as Brendan or his old friends. I feel like even though we just left a much smaller town…there was a MUCH bigger population of children…and also..they seemed to be much much more tolerant children. Everyone was pretty much accepted. I forgot this town is closed minded.
Help me! I need to help him and get him back on track for school on Monday.

Would You Like Some Whine with That? September 15 2005

I am feeling sorry for myself today. And whiney (shut up Jon).
I gave in and agreed to move here, to be closer to family. To enjoy the beautiful landscape (I haven’t even shared that with you yet…I will today..I promise) and to enjoy the laid back life style far away from the cities.
So….here we are. I haven’t seen family in a week. I have NO ONE to watch my children while I go to my pathetic little job. I can’t peel them away from the TV in the basement. AND Chris is leaving on monday to work on Maniolin Island for 3 weeks! HELLO!!!
At least at the old house I would have my RUNNING group. I am bitter that my running is taking a back seat. With a capital B.
I want to train for a half in November…but how is that going to happen with Chris being away for 3 of those weeks and no one babysitting?? I am not buying a running stroller for a 3 year old.
No sir…no siree.

…..HOUSE FOR SALE!