I had three miles planned for this afternoon, but I really wasn’t feeling it. I have real issues with getting into my running clothes when I’m already cold. I was tired from all the bickering that the kids had been doing all day (CAN NOT wait for school to start back up). I put in…
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Merry Christmas from small-town Wisconsin
Merry Christmas to all! It’s a beautiful day here in Wisconsin. Cold, but sunny. It’s so nice to look outside and see the sun shining off of all the snow, instead of seeing more snow come down. And now, for your amusement: How you know you are in a small town in the midwest for…
I should have bought a lottery ticket
Yesterday was apparently my lucky day. Despite Milwaukee airport being closed for most of the day due to 12 inches of snow, we got to WI last night. We flew out on the ONLY direct flight from DC to MKE that made it out yesterday. Woot! It was 1 am EST by the time we…
To pack or not to pack?
I’m trying to decide whether or not to take my “cold” weather running clothes. I say “cold” because I don’t run if it’s much under freezing. I have running tights, but they aren’t super warm and I have some long sleeve technical tees and some Old Navy fleeces (hey, they’re cheap and they work around…
Need to work on my endurance
I’ve been feeling the urge to do another marathon. Shoo has preschool every Tuesday, so I could do my long run while he’s at school. I’ve even picked one I want to do : Madison, Wisconsin. It’s near a huge percent of my extended family, including my parents. It’s on Memorial Day weekend, so I…
Celebrating the end of Prohibition
75 years ago, prohibition ended. To celebrate, I bought 5 six packs of beer and went out to dinner at a brew pub. Fitting, no? I did 3.5 of the most boring miles ever on the treadmill. I tried to do it really slowly, since I’m running a race in the morning, but I was…
Everyone loves a good fartlek
When Beer Geek walked in the door today, I walked out LOL. The boys have been fighting a ton lately and I just needed a break. I still needed to get my 3 miles in for the day, so I made sure I was ready when he got home. I hadn’t planned speed work, but…
Fish antics and G.O.T.R.
Jones and Shoo got new fish tanks for their birthdays in October. Shoo’s tank is doing well and the fish seem happy. Jones’ tank seems to be having a bit of a problem. The neons are doing fine, but we’ve lost two guppies so far. Today, I noticed his algae eater was upside down in…
To do list hell
I realized today that there are less than 3 weeks until we leave for my parents’ house. ACK! We’ve decided to celebrate our Christmas here with the boys on December 14th, after Jones’ Christmas pageant at church, so that we don’t have to drag stuff to and from Wisconsin. That means I have exactly 2…
Odd Distances
I have 93.4 miles to go to hit 1000 miles for the year. If I hit all of my planned runs for the distances I currently have planned, I will be about 15 miles short of my goal. I’m going to try to manage an extra run or two, but that’s going to be a…
A trip to suburbia
I needed a few groceries this morning. I also needed some beer that will be our contribution to Thanksgiving with our friends. Despite the fact that I can walk to Giant, Harris Teeter, and Whole Foods and drive in less than 10 minutes to Safeway and Trader Joe’s, I decided a trip to Wegman’s was…
Something else I’m thankful for: my parents
My parents arrived Thursday evening and promptly relieved me of all responsibilities. Ok, not really, but pretty darn close. Mom got the boys showered and ready for bed. Dad laid down with Shoo, Mom laid down with Jones, I got to go write an article I needed to write. Friday, Dad replaced my kitchen faucet…