Congrats to OM, CR, LMRS and Nono!!!

I'm sooooo happy for you, Esther!  Can't wait for the RR.

Mari.... you asked yesterday about the garden porn.... yup, I'm starting to look at the catalogs longingly, but likely won't be ordering this year.  I stocked up on tomato seeds last year, and that's about all I do from seed these days anyway.  My coleus and geranium cuttings under the lights in the basement are doing their bit to keep the gardening obsession fed, while much of today was spent dealing with an overgrown burro-tail succulent... and dealing with the mess of the aftermath!

 

 

Here is my "race" "report."  Both words are in separate quotes for good reason.  Race is in quotes because I did not really race. 

I'm glad you didn't put your finishing time, because I know it would be faster than I could go...

Mike - love the pics!

Mike, Happy Birthday to Eric!  With so many kids and grandkids, you must have a lot of birthdays to remember. Or do you leave that up to your DW?

Holly, nice wave run.  Speed is all relative - if you can run that well on what's a cold day for you, you'll do better when it's IRC.

We went for another hike in Cahuita National Park today, which is just a mile from where we're staying.  Yesterday we only went to the 1st river crossing, but we weren't dressed for wading so we turned back.  Today we all wore nylon shorts, and waded across and kept hiking.   (Guess they haven't heard of bridges here.)  Anyway, after about 3 miles, DH and DD were tired and hungry and wanted to turn around.  So total about 8 miles hiking today.  In addition to seeing more monkeys and sloths like yesterday, today we saw an iguana, a poison dart frog, and a long green snake. And I have mosquito bites on my mosquito bites. 

I stopped to swim in the ocean a couple of times - the trail is right next to the beach the whole way.  DD and DH didn't want to swim.  I feel like DD is the adult and I'm the kid now - she always used to love the water!  But she says she doesn't anymore.   And DH was never a water person.

When we got back to our house, I went for a 5 mile run, which made DD and DH roll their eyes, since we'd been hiking for hours.   But I know you guys understand.  Thanks for getting it!

A hugh congrats to OM, Norm, Nono, and LilMissRocketScientist for well-run marathons!

Very cool Little Miss Rocket Scientist

Yeah OM!!!!Yeah!

Sister Rosa! Whoot Whoot!!

Holy Carp C - R..You goffeyed off and still had 3:32. WOW

Good for you Tom.

Nice Denise

Fun fun Nancy

Hang in there Dave59. The pay off is sweeter than any old candy bar. Like Tom said, get a really big book. The pages taste nasty. Especially library books. But I digest.

Holly, I think the moon thingy is mentioned in the Aztec calender. If everything is going to pieces this year, I'm glad it's before the holiday stress really kicks in. 

It sounds like Two Cat had fun. Some races I race, some I participate in. 97% of them are very fun.

Happy Birthday Eric. 

Leslie, your avatar kinda scares me.

Heme, when a seed catalog comes in, I tell DW she has porn.

I'm very envious Wildchild. Tag and I both loved the pictures.

The last few days we've all gotten out. I've spent more time tweaking a resume than social interaction. We've had Honey all weekend. Yesterday, DW, Avenger Doggie, Honey and I went to get  Noah for a run, that turned into a two hour exploration of a cedar swamp. As cold as it is, the bugs are tolerable. With the ground being frozen, we got into areas where we normally can't. This is the time I did not bring a camera. . Noah was scared but he kept on going. There were a few spots that had muck, and sure enough, Noah got stuck and scared. We saw several dinosaurs, a gooey alien and a cement monster. Crud, I'd be scared too. When we got him home, Noah thanked me for saving him from the quicksand. 

Before Church today, DW the dogs and I went for a mile and a half loop. Honey is so small and light, we put bells on her so we can keep track and not step on her. 

This afternoon, the dogs and I went out for another 40 min or so. Avenger Doggie likes it when I have to keep tabs on Honey. He can sneak off more often. When I get close to catching up to either of the dogs, I say, "I'm gonna get your tail". And then I grab it. It helps with them stopping right in front of us and it quickly becomes a game. We were on a narrow path along a steep hill. Tag was well ahead then Honey. Then me. Honey started dogging it. When I told her I was gonna get her tail, she bolted! All ears and elbows. She goes to push past Tag and knocked herself down the hill. Finally, they're out of gas and behaving.

 

Leslie, your avatar kinda scares me.

 

I like it. It looks like my older sister after she's had too much caffeine.

Congrats to all the Disney participants and all of our other racers. Glad that CR got to meet OM and MrOM and had a beer for the rest of us.

4 miles this morning, then 30 minutes of laps and pool running. Did I mention that the weather here has been unbelievable?

Some surprising ends to the playoff games today....

I like it. It looks like my older sister after she's had too much caffeine.

 

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