Good morning!!
Nancy-Lol, I'm sure the bus will be fine as long as you have the bus driver stop at a pub so you can have a pint or two.

I guessed you were joking, but if not, like Rose said, a cab would definitely be better. Being a mother of 2 small children, they should give you a little extra sedative just out of sympathy. Glad you got to pee before the funeral.

Sounds like a long, draining day. It's so tough. My friend Karen, who I run with's mom was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer on thursday. So heartbreaking. She and Karen are just in shock. I just think how hard and overwhelming the days and weeks ahead are going to be. ugh. Back to a positive note. A race in central park!! How exciting. Is it your first one there? There was a race going on the time we were in central park. Such a beautiful place to run. Good luck!!
Rose-



So proud of you and how hard you work to run. That Lisah is a wise woman, and you definitely should follow her advice. I wonder if via telepathy she told me not to run and I haven't been lately.

I'm sure everything will work out with the grad school. And who knows, maybe if he does come home to live again, it will be different since it will be a choice he made, and I am sure he has matured over the past 4 years too.
Maria-Glad you've been able to run a bit, but it sounds like a good idea to take a few more days off to rest. I think I had read before to rest an injury for 3 days, try to run, if it still hurts, rest another 3 days, and then if it's still a problem to get to the doctor. Be careful. I am so excited for you and Dennis for the january races, and for your august trip. I had such a great time when ds and i went in august. It was 2 years ago, after that really hot summer here, so the heat was very tolerable. And the lines were short, we did the water parks, and had lots of swim breaks, and free dining was the best. So excited to see how the new hotel is. I"m glad Dennis isn't running monday. It's sounding scary with the heat. Poko's friends mom is running her monday, her first marathon. Funny, I'm meeting lots of new people through Poko.

I hope she is careful. Enjoy your weekend, sounds fun.
LisaR-Yikes, I just saw 24 inches of snow for s-w colorado?! Is that what you are expecting? I hope it's not that bad, and dh is able to do his race ok.

Ah, I"m still twinkle-thinking for january. If we do go, it will probably just be me and ds, so I we might do the 5k, and cheer for the others. You never know though. I like your plan to wait on the full. It will be hard to be active after a full, for sure, and if the family is going, the half might be a better idea.
Lindsay -Enjoy opening day today!! It is exciting for them, and for us since the sun is shining and it is warm today. Michael has a scrimmage at 11 today, so Poko and I will watch. Have fun!!
LisaH-Hope you have a good run this weekend, and are sceduling in some down time, and adult beverages to relax after your busy week.
Buffy- So good to see you here!! Do share what your race plans are. I think I saw maybe TOT, or january half? I've been slacking on keeping up on the bl thread.
Karen-It's great to see you here too!! And for what it's worth, I haven't been doing much running either, and that's ok. We'd love to see you posting here anytime. Thanks for the encouragement.
Hello to Jen, Liz, Dottie, Pamela, Dona, and any other lurkers out there!!!
Well, I'm practically on vacation this week!! I was scheduled to just work mon and tues, but mon is very quiet, so I took it off. And my name is still up to get cancelled on tuesday too, and I was debating if I would, but decided that I will. I had to tally up the PTO time, and make sure I'll have enough for summer vacation, and I'm in good shape.
So I vacuumed last night, and started laundry which is still going on, and I'm going to clean out my car now before I hop in the shower. I'm picking up michael's friend for baseball at 1030, and I'll drop them and then come home and get the dog to walk back to the park for his scrimmage. This afternoon I plan to get some yard work done.
What color pillows and accessories did you get
Maria? I have the new dark brown couches, and was thinking of changing to red/burgundy/tan curtains/rug and pillows. I saw some cute pillows at Kmart but they didn't have the curtains. Maybe that can be my ONE-derland reward, and I'll finally get there.
Have a great day everyone! Good luck to all those running this weekend, esp, LisaR/s dh!!
