http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main (Showing off my bad love since 1999.) Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:50:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I hate looking out over the week and realizing that the days are evaporating faster than you want them to. Just ran two days in a row, really shouldn't run today, but tomorrow is a MOPS Thursday, which means I have to run before Eric leaves for work in ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2008/12/03/restless-again/ I went to the gym yesterday and ran on the treadmill for ten long...very long...miles. It was pretty much just as I expected: tame, safe, non-slippery or freezing, absolutely predictable to the point where I wanted to fall asleep while running. :roll: There's some sort of time ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2008/12/02/the-treadmill-vs-the-snow/ So Thanksgiving came and went, and Black Friday arrived to let Eric and me sleep in for an extra day. I actually did the "door-busting" thing last year, just to experience it, and I didn't buy anything; it was surreal enough to simply witness the massive lines and chaos ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2008/12/01/well-well-well-2/ Went out this morning to run with the club down by the lakeshore. I got there about 45 minutes before we were to start, thinking to get in some extra miles, but as I was pulling up to the street where we had arranged to park, I saw a ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2008/11/29/runners-open-thread-19/ It should be noted that we chose to serve ham as our primary protein due to our kids' usual reluctance to eat roasted bird, and it should be noted also that both boys decided to turn their noses up at the ham yesterday and instead eat from the small Rock ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2008/11/28/the-post-script/ It's a good day to be thankful - for all the major things, of course, like health, family, God's providence, freedom, and chocolate. Today I'm especially thankful for opportunities to laugh, as they just make the rest of life so much easier. It's hard to feel sober when ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2008/11/27/happy-thanksgiving-and-a-turkey-day-race-report/ Oh, the places to go today! 1. The music store, to have Sam's violin fixed. (He dropped it last night, and the bridge popped out.) This is in the town to the north. 2. The college, to return my borrowed music. This is between us and the town to ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2008/11/26/more-errands-and-driving/ I swear, he catches me when I'm too tired to process. Last night, when I was trying to get the boys to bed, Gabe got very angry when I insisted that Sam be in his own bed, not playing with Gabe in the lower bunk. Gabe howled, "I ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2008/11/26/oh-gabe/ Had to run in the pitch dark this morning, slipping over the many ice patches and the crusty snow in the freezing wind.Gabe has already thrown a huge tantrum about having to go to school, even though today is their Thanksgiving feast party, with pie and everything.Eric may not be ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2008/11/25/reasons-why-today-can-bite-me/ I hate running in the evenings. Runs of identical lengths feel completely different to me based on the time of day - or so I thought, but it might be even more arbitrary than that. Daylight Savings Time means that the sun sets around here at around 4:30 ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2008/11/23/runners-open-thread-18/