Wed 1/4 - Is it Friday Yet?

<p><strong>Mindi</strong> - we went to the Lowry Park Zoo when we took the kids to FL last year.  It was a fantastic zoo - we had as much fun as the kids.</p>
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<p>Here's DS in one of the bird exhibits - look away <strong>Maria</strong>!</p>
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<p>And DD petting the stingrays.  This one would wave his flaps and splash you if you didn't pet him.</p>
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<p>howdy peeps.</p>
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<p>seriously distracted this morning and I've gotten nothing real done today.  Sigh.</p>
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<p>Got to see A last night for the first time since Christmas;  I haven't met his kids, and he had them all week between Christmas and NY's so the first chance we had to get together was last night.  Except that I totally goofed when I suggested he get off at a commuter rail station near the supermarket so we could get some groceries to cook...only I told him the stop BEFORE the market and then forgot my phone at home, so I couldn't even call him to let him know.  At least the market is only about .5 mi or so from the stop I told him to get off, and he knows the area well enough that he found the market on his own.  Still...I felt terrible and made supper that I knew he'd like to make it up to him. </p>
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<p>I did run a mile outside in the TOG wind and cold...brrrrrrr!  Felt good after though.  I can't run tonight, but will try again tomw night.</p>
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<p>QOD:  maybe about 5*?  I know that was the run when we got back and the stem on my eyeglasses broke when I took them off...I think the change in temp caused the break.</p>

<p>Welcome back, <strong>TimR</strong> and <strong>Beaker</strong>! </p>
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<p>You know the ASPCA commercials on tv that absolutely break your heart?  The ones that make you change the channel because otherwise you sit there with tears streaming down your face?  (Or at least I do.)  Well, last week after seeing one of them I sent myself a reminder and then went to the ASPCA website the following morning and joined.  A monthly donation will now be taken out of my Amex card.  Good so far, right?</p>
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<p>No!</p>
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<p>Now my PC tracking thingamajig keeps putting ASPCA ads on the sides of my pages when I have the Internet open and I have to see those heartbreaking little faces all freaking day.  GAAAAAAAAAAA!   I can't take it.  Those little faces.  So trusting and vulnerable!</p>
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<p>Egad I am a sucker for a critter.  Any critter, really.  I love them all.  It's people I'm not so crazy about.  LOL</p>
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<p>In other news, 4.25 on the treadmill this morning.  My class rule is that we go out unless it's (a) too icy to be safe or (b) below 20*.  (I had to make a cut-off, and 20 seemed as logical as anything else.)  It was 12* with a windchill of 2* this morning, so I texted a few of the regulars to say we'd be inside.  None of them showed up!  <span><img alt="smile.gif" id="user_yui_3_4_1_7_1325704113061_151" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span>  Can't really blame them. </p>

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<p><strong>Mindi</strong> - that guy looks cute and like an interior designers pick for a sweet living room bit of flair<br>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>NCRG71</strong> <a href="/t/76070/wed-1-4-is-it-friday-yet#post_2024588"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style=""></a><br><br><p><strong>Mindi</strong> - we went to the Lowry Park Zoo when we took the kids to FL last year.  It was a fantastic zoo - we had as much fun as the kids.</p>
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<p>Here's DS in one of the bird exhibits - look away <strong>Maria</strong>!</p>
<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/116750/width/213/height/159/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="jakezoo.png" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="23684" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/23684/width/213/height/159" style="; width: 213px; height: 159px"></a></p>
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<p>And DD petting the stingrays.  This one would wave his flaps and splash you if you didn't pet him.</p>
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DS is so lucky his face didn't get pecked off!!!   <img alt="biggrin.gif" id="user_yui_3_4_1_7_1325706592822_163" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"></p>
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<p>Welcome back <strong>Tim</strong>!   When are heading down to Houston?  I think I arrive around 1:30 or so on Friday afternoon... wanna hit up the expo?  <br>
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<p><strong>Maria</strong> - any Dillon updates?  <strong>Brandy</strong> - how is your mom?  Hope everyone is hanging in there + some.   </p>
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Dillon has had 2 chemo treatments thus far and is doing well + we found that by lacing his food with tuna juices he'll eat it.  When I went to pick him up on Monday after his treatment he'd gained a few ounces ... this is big!    We have to jam his daily pills down his throat, well jam is probably harsh but we do have to force them down but other than that he's a very compliant patient.  As for my pops, he starts chemo again tomorrow under the care of his new oncologist; this will be a new drug and we're all very hopeful including dad.  He continues to be in great spirits although sorely missing any exercise or sustained activity.</p>
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Good news on Dillon and good thoughts for your pops!!<br>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>runningINnyc</strong> <a href="/t/76070/wed-1-4-is-it-friday-yet/25#post_2024605"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style=""></a><br><br><p>Welcome back <strong>Tim</strong>!   When are heading down to Houston?  I think I arrive around 1:30 or so on Friday afternoon... wanna hit up the expo?  <br>
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Dillon has had 2 chemo treatments thus far and is doing well + we found that by lacing his food with tuna juices he'll eat it.  When I went to pick him up on Monday after his treatment he'd gained a few ounces ... this is big!    We have to jam his daily pills down his throat, well jam is probably harsh but we do have to force them down but other than that he's a very compliant patient.  As for my pops, he starts chemo again tomorrow under the care of his new oncologist; this will be a new drug and we're all very hopeful including dad.  He continues to be in great spirits although sorely missing any exercise or sustained activity.</p>
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As long as you're sharing 30s mojo, I'd like to borrow some for my co-worker Colleen.  She is the girl who has been fighting breast cancer for the last 4 years.  It was diagnosed while she was pregnant and recurred 2 years ago in her lungs.  Well, the latest is that they have found some brain mets.  She had a gamma knife treatment about a month ago that was supposed to get it all, but she has just told us that they found 6-7 more spots this week.  So now she has to have daily brain radiation for a while.  She's fighting as hard as she can, but it's getting harder.  Sometimes I just wonder how this can be part of life's plan.</p>
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<p>loving all the furry friend and <strong>moon/bard</strong> pics! glad to hear the transition is going well!</p>
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<p><strong>brandy</strong>, wow. thats a lot to take in even for me, from a distance. cont ((( ))), love, and prayers for you and your family. i bet your running has been therapeutic in dealing with this all. nothing like hammering out some super fast intervals in frustration.</p>
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<p>((( <strong>NCRG</strong>'s coworker)))</p>
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<p>welcome back, <strong>timR</strong>.</p>
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<p>contd love to dilllllllon.</p>
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<p>yay for return to running for <strong>kp, amy</strong>, and <strong>duck</strong>!</p>
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<p>qod: back in wisco, i ran in -10 or so. my only condition was that it not be icy out. i also ran out in white out blizzards. it was fun </p>
<p>qod2: nothing too crazy, maybe 100 or so? one of the hottest days i ran was with maria on the anniv of voo's passing.. it was like, 95F or so out but i was also like, 38 weeks pregs or so. we walked a lot </p>
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<p>i have been doing some reflecting as i clean out my inbox and it was 1 year ago when i was struggling with severe postpartum depression. in fact, right around this time is when i hit rock bottom and came up with a plan to (this might be hard to read and sure is difficult to write) drown AK so i could go to jail because in jail, there was designated time to sleep and a lifetime in jail with designated time to sleep sounded better than what i was going through.</p>
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<p>i was rereading some of the emails that my 30s family sent me. the support and encouragement i received here was tremendous and helped me know that i wasn't alone in the battle. help and encouragement came in the form of brownies, adorable figurines, PMs, texts,cards, visits, and aid with transportation so i could get back home to CA for "rehab". i can't begin to say how grateful i am to you all. thank you. from the bottom of my heart.</p>
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