Plumps When You Cook 'Em

I am less than two weeks away from my marathon in Chicago. I'm a little nervous, but I've stuck with the training program and am about as ready to run 26 miles as I will ever be. I'm looking forward to 4 days away with my Doug. After that, I look forward to sleeping past 5 a.m. Who knows, I may even burn my running shoes once it is all over. The past two weeks I've been put up against a lot. The least of which was finding out that some bone-head surgeon left some foreign object in my body during surgery over 20 years ago. The best part was how the technician informed me... she thought it best to let me know in case I ever had a need to have an MRI. Apparently, as she so eloquently put it, I would "blow up like a hot dog in a microwave". I had to chuckle.

Several years ago, Doug was walking by something that had been left on the floor for about a week. He looked down at it, glanced at me, then hesitated walking over it for the 100th time. "Is this a test?" he asked me nervously. I smiled back and replied "Everything is a test".

Bring it on.

Wedding Day

For Julie and Phillip....

Treat each other well, always.
Congratulations on this special day. Thank-you for allowing my family to be part of it.

L.
xoxo

This Is You....

It is pretty much what I felt like this morning when my alarm went off at 5 a.m. I could not drag myself out of bed for my daily run. I opted to take one day to sleep in until 7:30 and ran at lunch instead. I am tired from the weekend. I went to a party on Friday night (however had to be in bed by 10:00). Ran 30K Saturday morning and spent the rest of my time preparing for a friends baby shower at my house. It was a fun, social weekend but I am totally burned out. Piano lessons start up again this week, so hopefully it will shift my focus a bit, or at least give me some.

Oh, I did not draw this picture. I think it is Bobo's portrait of his big sister. I found it crumpeled on the floor of the cottage this summer and it just made me smile.... I was considering posting a photo of myself with my new hairdo, until my neighbour told me I looked like a lesbian. Not that there is anything wrong with that but.... my neighbour IS a lesbian. I asked her if she was considering coming on to me, but apparently I look to butch for her. Let's just say there will be no picture forthcoming.

Best. Summer. Ever.

These are my babies preparing for their first day back to school. Mr. Bobo was dressed with his knapsack on at 7:45. Princess had to be dragged out of bed. There was no kicking or screaming, but tomorrow is another day. I am also officially back to work today. I am ready for it.... I had a great summer and feel refreshed. We had so much special time together as a family, as well as with many good friends. Doug probably took more time off this summer then ever before. We ended our summer with a nice anniversary dinner (14 years and counting!), just the two of us, downtown... and a nice glass of wine with about a dozen neighbours. Best part of the summer was discovering that some friends are expecting their first baby...... Congratulation J & M.