Running Commentary

December 17 2008

So remember the sour kraut?

And my hate-hate relationship with him?

heh.

Anyway, his woman has been in the hospital lately with a cancerous lump in her leg. The radiated it and cut it out.

BUT yesterday sour kraut told Chris that they’d found spots on her lungs.

Yike.

She’s close to 7, diabetic and obese. Things don’t look well for her.

So clearly I have to feed them for xmas. The only decent thing to do.

I doubt they will be leaving thier house for xmas (2nd floor walk up) and I already have 10 people coming here for dinner so we cannot move the venue.

I’m thinking maybe we’ll make them something and send it over. (Of course they HATE turkey. And corn….they told me they didn’t have corn in germany….is that odd or what?)

so we’ll cook 2 meals and Chris can transport it over to the sour kraut and his ill woman.

then the sour kraut will complain about the food. Something he doesn’t like about it…not enough of it.

The fact that I left straight pins in his mashed potatoes.

Y’know…that sort of thing.

c-c-c-c-c-cold run December 16 2008

Leaving for a run now.

windchill is -20

ugh.

Well It’s Not For Lack of Trying. December 15 2008

GAH!

I tried to run this weekend…really. I did.

I headed out on Saturday for a run.

My road was fine (sidewalk actually), but as soon as I turned the corner I was running in ankle deep snow.

Ugh.

But I kept on going. It wouldn’t have been so bad if it was sidewalk under that snow…but no…it was more snow! None of it fluffy.

It was deep heavy snow on top of deep packed snow.

So it sucked.

But the roads were kind of worse in parts because your feet slip back as you run up hills.

THere was a lot of walking involved.

In the end I cut it short and took a short cut up two flights of stairs back to my road.

Does the fact I ran up those stairs make up for anything?

Or how about the TWO HOURS of driveway shoveling Chris and I did yesterday.

TWO HOURS!

And today?

RAIN.

IN.

MY.

BASEMENT.

grr

In Other News….Early Signs Point to Eternal Winter December 12 2008

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Originally uploaded by Pamalamadingdong.

Keep in mind it’s only December 12.

It will continue to snow until march (at least).

OUr first snowfall from November is still here.

STILL HERE!

this is my front yard today.
(i’ve already had to dig santa out at least once.

Hallelujah!

After two weeks(nearly?), I am finally home alone.

*heavy heavy sigh*

Chickenpox were a false alarm, but know one seems to know what they are exactly. His cough lingers a bit but he was SO stir crazy yesterday I think he needed to go to school.

There is only so much I can bake with that child!

And crafts up the wazoo!

Mama needs a morning alone.

Not really. He’s been fine at home with me. We’ve had fun.But he’s bored and restless.

Off to school! Skating tonight maybe if his cough is ok.

And yesterday I totally ran. Well it was in the evening. And the weather did NOT co-operate.

Slippery run and snowy run.

But i did it, and an hour later Feffie called me for our walk…so then I walked too.

Smell me!

Today..I feel ok. No sore legs…not yet anyway.

I work this evening so I might walk the 3 or 4k it is into town before hand.

OMG can I be anymore boring?

Chris is in school. Did I mention that? Yeah returning to college at 42.

Heh.

But y’know, I think it’s a good thing for the kids to see. Brendan saw me go to college in my late 20′s and Feffie in her mid-20′s, I think it’s a good example.  You are never to old to further your education.