Ginny, our weather has to improve (even if it gets to be Fall)

Arimathea, the estrangement is something I've experienced in our family. Others here in our area have experienced the same thing. Someone gets sick and some family members isolate that person. Sometimes you don't even know what ever happened. Your situation was NOT of your doing. I would tell the family that DH was requiring you to not contact them. It was not your idea.

Thursday was a 35 minute run at the gym. It’s a little hard to do the whole time since the stupid influenza, but I am toughing it out! I refuse to give in. Next week will be the 6^th week and I’ve read that it takes at least that long to really feel strong again. Cough is very much better.

Track run today at the gym, then groceries, etc.

Happy runs, All! 

Just 2 miles this morning.  Day off since I work tomorrow.  Have a lot of errands to run and 2 grandchildren have ball games tonight, but rain is forecasted, so we shall see.

ginny

It is FRIDAY....woohoo!

Judy - Hope you are finally shaking that flu!

Tessa - Agree totally with the sentiments expressed here about contacting the family....you then can rest knowing you have tried.  And to let them know that it was DH's wishes NOT to contact them.  If they respond and your children can have any type of relationship with him that would be a positive.  Good luck on your race tomorrow!!!

LCruns - Good luck on the Covenant Half this week-end!!!  Weather is looking pretty decent for it!!

Ginny - Sometimes days off are so busy with errands!  Enjoy the games.

Crazysue - Have fun on the Tri!!!

Day off here, packed full of errands, but will make it to my work out class.  Must get things around for trail half tomorrow.  Have to leave at 5 am....so need to be ready to roll before I get to bed.

Carol

10.1 for me.

Neighbor told me I run too much and should sit down. He was serious. Sigh. He doesn't understand.

40 degrees?  No thanks Laura. I like our heat.

Ginny we we have rain in the forecast but it is crystal blue skies right now.

Gatsby by any races coming up?

Although I am still not sure I should run the Hartford and Newport Marathons in October, I just booked hotel rooms for that Friday night in Hartford and Saturday night in Newport. And put myself down as on vacation on that Friday on the calendar. Both rooms have 2 beds for those (Tessa, anyone else dumb enough?) inclined to join me.

Edited to add: Not implying Tessa is dumb, just me.

Back in Michigan...

Tessa-just speak your heart.  conflicted and somewhat embarrassed by the distance dh kept them at but wanting to make the difficult call and do what you feel is the right thing to do. (if that is what you feel) What happens happens but you will know you've done what you felt was right.

Those darn girls have been on my mind with their PCT hike.  Especially after talking to my cousin who lives in San Diego and a man on the plane earlier today. My hope is that there are experienced hikers that were at the start with them and gave them strong advice.  On Thursday a 19 year old boy died on the trail right where they were starting. These girls didn't know about using electrolyte replacements and the one was worried about drinking too much water so didn't have a hose for her hydration bladder.  I'm such a mom, but starting near the border of Mexico... they weren't as worried about snakes or mountain lions as they were about their map reading ability.  My cousin told me that people who do this have crews come out to them because on this end there aren't towns, there isn't access to water and there sure as heck isn't cell service most of the time. Say a prayer for these 2 young women.