Paul and I are back on the couch to 5K program. We have run weeks 1 and 2, except that week 2 was so. hard. Pathetic as it is, this week is a repeat of week 2. We will "run" Atlanta's Thanksgiving Day 5K in the interests of saying we are back in the exercise state of things. But, it is not going to be pretty ( Read more... )

We had such a good time in Seattle. I want to try to go every August if possible. Money's going to be tighter now, at least until the house sells, and there's been painfully little action on that front. But I think we can make it work with a little planning ( Read more... )

Penelope: I bet there won't be many kids here today because it is Happy Friday.
Me: No, it's Good Friday.
Penelope: Well, I call it Happy Friday.

Sabrina: You are going to make Penelope's breakfast foggy.
Me: Huh?
Sabrina: If you pour the milk before she gets here, her breakfast will get all foggy.

Overheard during breakfast.

Sabrina: My best friend is named Ciari. She starts with C. (pause) Only, sometimes she doesn't want to be my best friend. She doesn't want to play with me.

Penelope: (sighs) That's what best friends do sometimes.

Sabrina: (also sighs) Yeah.

Penelope: Did you get a new best friend?

Sabrina: No. It was clean up

We love you Gramma Peg. :(

A New York Times article today starts like this: "The giant amoeba-shaped storm...."

What does that mean?

Chattanooga got real snow yesterday, for the second time in three weeks, and it shut everything down completely. Today, the office opened late. School is still closed, and we suspect it'll be closed tomorrow too ( Read more... )

"This is Alabama. I move we adjourn."
(pause)
"Well, if Alabama moves we adjourn, we'd better adjourn."

For some reason, my company decided that today would be a better day for us to have off for the New Year holiday than Friday. On Friday that seemed like a raw deal, but today, I find I am free to entertain myself however I like. How exciting. Oh, there's stuff going on. There's a guy coming to install the washing machine; the shopping will need ( Read more... )

Last night the kids put on their pajamas inside out and did the snow dance before bedtime, and today we're looking at a true white Christmas. The order of events this morning has been very urgent. First was opening presents, of course. But after the presents were all open, it was immediately time to go outside. So far we have about three inches ( Read more... )