ernie/jen - the picture was showing gooey, browned orange chicken like you get at the fake Chinese places at the mall food court.  It didn't taste bad, aside from the smooshy peppers, and even the runny sauce wasn't terrible, I just fished the pieces out of the sauce..I really hated the overcooked peppers the most.

cx2 - yep, same weather here.

rg - you have to wash down ibuprofen with the first sip of coffee.

mrszm - I was going to scare the eff out of Sam this morning and wear SHORTS but it turned out to be too cold.

mer - excellent run!

CA - omg on the baby powder!

spike - I would do the ST Sunday if you think you will be up to it.  Use your SRD as a true SRD.  And I will actually be headed to the mountains Friday to meet up with everyone.  I can't be away from my baby for more than a few days...just yet

RR: just got back from 7m with my running group and I ran with a new RP the whole way. We kept under 9min/miles averaging 8.45 and had our last of about 8.15. She is really strong and fit and I so so so enjoyed running with her. We were a good match. She introduced her mom to me. It was really nice to have sisterhood camaraderie  Of course I was pushing a stroller the whole time but that will stop soon. The group do a mile trial after the fm and I am stoked that I will get to try out at that. We both live about a mile from a track and we are planning on some speedwork sessions. She has 4 daughters.

NRR: meeting nashville supermom later today for playdate. Am buying another mattress for a second spare room.

BR: got him some shorts last night at children's place - they are blue with orange sharks on and I love them so much. Has sttn the past two nights and i am in heaven and so thankful.

FR: chicken breasts, broccoli and brown rice. Super healthy and gets job done.

spike - I bought Sam this tank in raspberry.  Marmalade sounds like a good idea.

stroller - good luck with your big exam!

bermy - so when you say no more stroller, is that because of the nanny?

Mer - Yay for a run outside and great job on the speedy last mile! Is a dreamsicle orange flavoured?

Mrszm - Sounds like it's raining everywhere today! It cleared up here, so hopefully it does the same for you. So cute about DDs and their belts. So you are surrounded by baby-obsessed people AND actual babies...might lead to you getting baby fever 

CA - Good luck with the cruise intervals! Yikes, baby powder would be SUCH a mess...I hope she learned her lesson after having to help clean up!

Jen - I taught for The Princeton Review - I started out as an LSAT instructor but cross-trained and was teaching prep classes for SAT, GRE, etc. by the end. You don't have to be certified beforehand - they hire based on your own standardized test scores, teaching experience and an "audition" and then they'll train you. I started working there when I was in law school, but continued doing a bit of part-time teaching/tutoring for them up until I was 7 mos pregnant with S because I loved the job and the pay was good.

Spike - If you are sore, I would hold off on the ST for another day. That really sucks that she closed daycare on you just because there were only two kids and her grandkids are in town. Makes such a scramble for you to find alternate care! Thinly sliced flank steak will be fine - it should be nice and tender if you have it marinading from lunch until dinner time.

Stroller - I don't blame you for losing your running mojo after that blast of winter you just got. I felt that way last week when we were having winter weather. Sounds like an ideal night for H to be away - you need some time to yourself and will be so busy you won't have time to miss him (well, at least not too much!) Good luck on your big exam! The messy class was as messy as promised - coffee grinds, applesauce, feathers, water and sponges, flour, goop made out of cornstarch, water and food colouring...they got to run around and play in the different stuff.

Bermy - Sounds like you have a great new RP! Yay for STTN again. Kids' summer clothes are sooo cute. Another reason I am happy it finally seems to be warming up here!

re: daycare closing- I had told her in the past that if she wanted to close for that reason to let me know, but I didn't find out about it until pickup on Wednesday, and there was no "will that work for you?" Normally backup is pretty easy to come by but this week was just that odd exception to the rule.

spike - I like that a lot.  Do you think it will fit over my belly?  I need to be more adventerous with my running clothes and break out of the shorts and a t-shirt rut I am in!

Zorbs – hope the storm passed and your run was event free. Some of my recipes are epic fails too. I am impressed you tried. I laugh and learn from my fails more than when they go right. Yes on help – I am not sure what to call her as some of the time she will be there with me, just focusing on DS. I guess she will be a baby sitter or mother’s help. I plan to use her just as people use family. But obviously it’s not free for me. I have a whole pile of stroller-free running planned – track workouts and all sorts. Freedom from the stroller is in my future.

Ernie – yay for rest day – enjoy it. Funny on being so worn out she was too tired to feed herself. Ha ha on applesauce t-shirt being appropriate for your class. You do such fun things together. Good for you. And did she run around this one screaming “Gooooooo gooooo gooooey”?

Jen – hope your DH realizes his insensitive comment. Yay on feeding strategy – nice going mama. I just use a blanket from target – a snuggly big gray one. DS loves it. And so do I when I curl up with him in the middle of the night when he wakes up and we’re going back to sleep. Sorry about your job – Hope the source is wrong, if that’s what you’re leaning towards.

Cx2 – I can’t wait to tell you – I saw another snake today (huge with RP, she was scared, I was not)and a opossum thing. I think my runs are more like your critter spots now. You must live in a peaceful neighbourhood as I only see the crazy wildlife on the far rural part of the trail. Good luck staying awake for that meeting. I hated some of my meetings.

Rg – is there anything else I could try to get for you for running yummy fuel? Zorbs sent me the recipe for Brandon Braziers all natural gels which you make in little bags and bite the corners off. Not even some of those? I hear you on the whines. I just open the door and point him the way outside as it cures the whines right there.

Mer – fab pace mer  - great job. When do you find the time to read? I love your posts as they make me more considerate to my DH. Often he would like a nap too but feels like it would be rude to ask/take one as I am with DS the whole time. That’s why I like to run with DS as it gives my DH the time to himself that he just never gets after working so hard. I have worked hard on meeting people. It does take a deep breath and a lot of courage.

Mrszm – your girls crack me up. They sound hilariously entertaining. We are also on random crying, gnawing on everything (today it was anything he could find – his shirt collar). Our boys sound so similar. Is your DS blonde?

CA – that run sounds fantastic. I wish I could run it with you. I was laughing at your “thanks the gods” comments yesterday and thought you are the only person I know who says that about their MIL. Hope she can help with the kids so you can go to grocery store. That’s how I plan to use my help. I need suggestions – what else do you do when you have help?

Stroller – take a break if you don’t feel like running – it is ok. You seem to have exams every other day – what a nightmare. Good luck. Thinking of you. I love that you post from class – hilarious.

Spike – yay for being a photojournalist. Sounds great. And I bet you take interesting shots too. My DS goes to bed at 8.30 at night, sometimes later. It helps a lot as DH doesn’t finish until 7 or later so he gets to spend some time with him. Last night we were all still at the mall at 8.