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Good morning Judy!  Heading to run in a minute.

Carol hard wood.  They didn't finish so It will be done today.  Good thing I'm thin so I could squeeze into the master bath to get our things we would need since we couldn't stay in our room.  At least the dressers are in the living room so I could get cloths.  It took them longer than expected to prep the floor.

Good morning!  I should have stayed in the lowlands-I think I lied about spring being on the way.  It looked sunny and bright and was high 30's-40 outside yesterday, so I dressed to run at the park in town and planned to do core at the gym. When I got there, the wind was really blowing and it just felt bitter.  I wimped out and ran on TM.  I had shorts in the car, but the outfit was mismatched, I didn't have lotion for legs and I did speedwork/intervals. Just as I was finishing them and looking red and terrible, a friend who is into looking good came in!     I never see anyone I know there.   Oh well... I did 5.5 with 8 intervals. Felt good about that part!

Marjorie, in having so much work done here, I've learned to double the estimated time they tell me work will take.  I've decided contractors are an optimistic group.  : )  Funny your bro lives so close to your dad and had not a clue what was going on.

Laura, sorry about the meeting.  How did the weekend work turn out?

Carol, sounds like you may have figured out a solution to feeling run down. Hope the protein works.

Cindy, I'm a big fan of small schools. I wish you good luck with the charter.  We put DD in a small Catholic school (we aren't Catholic) when she was going into Jr High, mainly to avoid the big public high school.  She ended up with a great peer group and they could be involved in any sport or activity due to less competition.

Ginny, MCM would be a great choice! Hope you do it! I also hope your mouth is better. You're right to make them see you.  I had a sinus fistula after a wisdom tooth extraction. I had to call them 3 times before they "got it" and was sick by then. I don't see him anymore.

Julie, I understand about the posting issue.  I had similar issues the last 2 days, but I just quit and had to rewrite. At least it took yours!

Sue, how are you storing your fabric?  That's my mess.  My sewing room is in the loft and I use the low closets on the sides for storage. The fabric is in tubs by color, so I am crawling around or pulling  out tubs and end up with fabric all over.  I've been looking at organizers/dressers/bookcases, but none seem quite right. I have a kitchen table for cutting/sewing. Do you have a sewing table?

Karen, the other strap doesn't work. I'll prob try the bandaide or wrapping the transmitter in a little fabric for cushioning.  How many maniac stars are you?  I rejoined this week and my one star looks pretty lonely, though I suspect it'll stay that way.  I looked thru the site and was amazed at how many some have!  Can't imagine how they do so many!  I'd forgotten it's a good place to find races.

Tessa, I also meant to comment on your speed. You've really gotten fast. On the wedding, I did mean food, flowers, tents, tables...  The farmhouses and converted barns : ) are furnished with the rustic log type furniture.  There are foam mattresses for people who want to sleep in the meeting room on the cheap, but I doubt most people will do that.

It's a day off for me and I'm ready for it.  Have to go to my mom's.  She has urinary symptoms again and has an appt today.

Have a great day!

So woke up this morning and felt pretty good, but starting to hurt again , not as bad though.  Now I am afraid to eat, cause then I have to irrigate and then I have pain.  Made a protein drink this morning, but am getting hungry.  Oh well.....

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So posting pic of my GD in her softball duds.....this makes me happy..

Karen, amen to that. I'm 5 stars and figure that will likely be all I get. And with the 50 states, I agree, the goal isn't just to cover the distance with minimum effort/time -- I want to see at least a bit of the country in each state. This Dust Bowl thing is not for me. (And I'm not saying that just because I have a couple of those states already.)

Camille, no worries about outfits being matchy matchy. You were on the TM and running, that's what counts.

Marjorie, hope your floors are finished today! Is twin not happy because he has been getting free storage of all the stuff he doesn't have room for but doesn't want to get rid of and is now going to have to sort through it and make decisions?

Laura, Friday meetings, ugh. One guy on runango was complaining and he has good reason, his boss scheduled a recurring meeting at 4:30 every Friday afternoon. I gather he wanted to make sure that people weren't sneaking out early, though the given reason was "weekly wrap up and debrief".

One conference call down, one training session to go.

Lisa and anyone else racing this weekend, good luck!

Ginny, this has gone on long enough, I hope you can get some answers and a treatment plan for the tooth (or the space where the tooth was) today.

Judy, good workouts, and enjoy the grocery run.

Busy weekend planned -- some mileage before I have to get DS to school, then more once I drop him off to do makeup economics work, go by the bank to get his birth certificate out of the safe deposit box, mail a package to DD, and choir concert tonight and tomorrow night. Then Palm Sunday and then the craziness that is Holy Week. We have a chocolate and champagne reception after the Great Vigil on Easter Saturday night, we are definitely going to have earned it!

Ugh - total tempo run fail. Started slow, even had to walk a little because of a cramp in my side. After 2 miles I picked up the pace. It was hard. By three miles at tempo I felt like I was going to be sick, so I cut it short and ran home. I'm hoping it's the big bowl of granola I ate right before running, and I'm not getting sick. 6 total and I need a nap! Was supposed to be 12 total with 9 at tempo.

Hi there, Ladies!

WOW... where did this day go??  Woke up to a pretty sick doggie, had to arrange schedules for "mommy and daddy" to do doggie duty.   She has a hemorrhagic gastroenteritis.  Bless her little poodle heart!   So, three x-rays, one antibiotic shot, an anti diarrheal, and an office visit later she's resting at home with no food or water.  I have to go pick up skinless chicken breasts and rice to boil for her when she goes back on solids tomorrow... 1/4 cup at a time.  This goes into the category of "something your grandmother would have never done"

This afternoon, I spent my hour of power with Sir Core-Meister.  He did not disappoint.    Tomorrow, I'm hoping for 5.5 miles on the indoor track.  That's 44 laps.  I hope something is good on the radio app.

So... done with work now... gotta run to the store and then put chicken and rice in the crock pot.   I hope to get back later for personals!

Be well,