Less than Expected

There was a LOT less snow than was forecast.  Lincoln is officially reporting 4 inches, but I think we might be closer to six at our house.  Brian used the snow blower at our house twice and his parents once and I shoveled at my mom's once early this morning - so it wasn't near as much exercise as I was anticipating.  I'm hoping that a little sun this weekend will improve the trails so I can get a few runs outside and so that Erik can get home safely for spring break.

This weekend is packed - tonight I'll try my hand at Bunco, Saturday is Presbytery at Church, Sunday bells ring for two services and it's finals weekend so we have to wrap up our projects and papers.  Hopefully all goes as planned! 

Root's Toenail

I know - what an odd name for a post!  Last night when I got home it was still only 20 degrees - so I thought about bundling up and taking the dogs on the short walk around the neighborhood, except that poor Roo Roo was limping a little bit.  We checked over his leg and back and found that he has a cracked toenail on his left rear foot.  We are going to see the vet Monday to see if there is anything they can do for it - but it looks like he may have to tough it out.  A few weeks ago he got it caught in the vent in the kitchen and we thought it was fine, but he's pretty uncomfortable at the moment.  So there was no walk.

It's supposed to start snowing in Lincoln around noon.  This evening we'll take care of snow removal and I'm looking forward to a massage at 7.  I have been working on a commercial assignment to go along with one of my papers so I finished selecting photographs last night and tonight we'll add the music.... hopefully it will come out the way that I am imagining it.

A Baker's Dozen

After a nice long weekend away in Twin Cities and a new car battery for Erik on the way home we are safely back in Lincoln.  I got a LOT of new shoes this year including new cycling shoes (this is my VERY FIRST pair) and new snow boots (which it sounds like I will use a lot in the next few days).  The forecast is calling for 6-14 inches of snow so we'll see what we end up with.

It is the last two weeks for this round of classes so our weekend will likely be spent on homework.  I am hoping to get a walk in with the dogs this evening and tomorrow my workout will be done with a snow shovel =) Hopefully it will all melt fast! 

And That's Final =)

Grad school is hard work - which shouldn't be surprising to anyone =)  Brian is heading up to Bellevue this morning to take a final and he spent every waking moment yesterday studying.  When I got home the dogs were tired of their kennels and ready to burn off some energy so we walked for 45 minutes in the cemetery.  My incision site is sore this morning, and when I woke up I had a terrible leg cramp but it was a nice way to unwind for all of us!

I had the funniest dream overnight, full of people from my past, illegal drugs, Simpson College, indoor football and a strong expression of love for my husband, to a guy I haven't thought about in years.  Maybe I shouldn't have had that second serving of asparagus!

Make a List - Check it Twice

There was no formal exercise last night, we helped with a funeral at church, took my mom's harp home and put it away, let the dogs out, went to bell practice, picked up a few things on the way home, did homework, delivered a birthday gift, showered and slipped off to bed. 

Today I'm working at least 11 hours and hoping to squeeze in a walk with the dogs before it gets too dark.  This is supposed to be the last REALLY nice day for the week so we'll need to get out and enjoy it while we can.

Out and Moving

The temperatures in Lincoln have been up and down quite a bit the last few weeks and I've still been somewhat limited by what I can do.  Friday was the end of the 8 weeks of surgical restrictions so I am able to do anything I would like.  Friday afternoon Brian and I took the dogs for a walk, Saturday I went for a short walk with my friend Susan and Monday night I took both dogs out by myself for 45 minutes.  Before surgery all that tugging was a VERY painful adventure.  Last night, even though I was tired I didn't have any suspicious pain.  The rest of this week will be walking and then spending a weekend away shopping and playing in Minneapolis.

When we get home I'm planning to resume triathlon training.  I'm planning to journal all my training using this blog, much the way that I did when I was training for my 50 mile ride.  While that may be boring for all of you, it does help me to look back and see improvements and know where I need more work =)

So the bottom line is that I will be updating regularly again, but it might not be very interesting =)

And then it was 2013

What a whirlwind year!  Erik had a great football season.  We had a houseful for Thanksgiving as always.  We had a very Merry Christmas and a very quiet New Year - I think we were in bed at 10:30.  I had hernia surgery December 14.  We thought that there were 3 hernias and were surprised to learn there were 7.  I'm still recovering.  No lifting over 10 pounds and very limited work outs.  I am going to try water aerobics for the first time since December and it's almost February.

Classes are going well for all three of us and Erik is testing the waters at a small Presbyterian church in Indianola. 

We added a second dog in November - his name is Root (he prefers to be called Roo Roo) and he is all puppy still.  The best part about being released by the surgeon on February 8th is that I will be able to run with Cache and walk with Root and wear them both out a little bit.

Hopefully I can get back to regular posting - it can be hard to keep things interesting on a personal blog when it feels like many of the changes in our life are gradual.