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<p>Where is everybody this morning? </p>
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<p>Here's something from the Kids Say The Darndest Things file:</p>
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<p>This morning at breakfast, I was talking about how in two weeks I was going to fly to Tennessee and then drive to Arkansas to run a race. My daughter has probably never heard of Tennessee or Arkansas before, so I tried explaining that they were states. Just like we like in New Jersey and Grandma & Grandpa live in Connecticut. Well, she mentioned her cousin who lives in the only other state she is aware of. She said "Claire lives in New York, where there are lots of elevators". </p>
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<p>So there's a new one for the tourism board: New York, home to lots of elevators. <span><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span></p>
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<p>Here's something from the Kids Say The Darndest Things file:</p>
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<p>This morning at breakfast, I was talking about how in two weeks I was going to fly to Tennessee and then drive to Arkansas to run a race. My daughter has probably never heard of Tennessee or Arkansas before, so I tried explaining that they were states. Just like we like in New Jersey and Grandma & Grandpa live in Connecticut. Well, she mentioned her cousin who lives in the only other state she is aware of. She said "Claire lives in New York, where there are lots of elevators". </p>
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<p>So there's a new one for the tourism board: New York, home to lots of elevators. <span><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span></p>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>GatorBob</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/72689/weenken-fun-2-19-20#post_1984691"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a>She said "Claire lives in New York, where there are lots of elevators".</div>
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Jillian is wicked schmart! <span><img alt="read2.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/read2.gif"></span></p>
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<p>Maybe Jillian could get a gig as the spokeschild for Otis Elevators!</p>
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<p>Fun: Globetrotters last night. We could only for one half, but that was enough. Court-side seats thanks to my boss. </p>
<p>More fun: Civil War basketball today. Packed house for our rivalry game. </p>
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<p>Fun: Globetrotters last night. We could only for one half, but that was enough. Court-side seats thanks to my boss. </p>
<p>More fun: Civil War basketball today. Packed house for our rivalry game. </p>
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<p>Good morning!</p>
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<p>I adore Jillian! That cracked me up. Little kids perceptions on things consistently amaze me.</p>
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<p>I downloaded a Runners World desktop wallpaper and every time I look at it I think of Duck.</p>
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<p>Fun: Great strength workout at the gym this morning, and delicious pre-workout and post-workout breakfastes. Pre-workout was oatmeal with dried cherries and almonds. Postworkout was an egg white omelette with spinach, nutmeg, onion powder and parmesan cheese and on the side, a grapefruit cut into pith free sections. I really like food. A lot.</p>
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<p>Oh and C brought over some chocolate chip mint cookies last night, and we are not big fans of chocolate mint here but these were good, just the slightest hint of mint. So I had a cookie for breakfast dessert. <span><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"></span></p>
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<p><span>I have absolutely nothing on my agenda this weekend. I love it!</span></p>
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<p><span>What's everyone else doing? Besides awaiting a new clothes dryer?</span> <span><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"></span></p>
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<p>I adore Jillian! That cracked me up. Little kids perceptions on things consistently amaze me.</p>
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<p>I downloaded a Runners World desktop wallpaper and every time I look at it I think of Duck.</p>
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<p>Fun: Great strength workout at the gym this morning, and delicious pre-workout and post-workout breakfastes. Pre-workout was oatmeal with dried cherries and almonds. Postworkout was an egg white omelette with spinach, nutmeg, onion powder and parmesan cheese and on the side, a grapefruit cut into pith free sections. I really like food. A lot.</p>
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<p>Oh and C brought over some chocolate chip mint cookies last night, and we are not big fans of chocolate mint here but these were good, just the slightest hint of mint. So I had a cookie for breakfast dessert. <span><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"></span></p>
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<p><span>I have absolutely nothing on my agenda this weekend. I love it!</span></p>
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<p><span>What's everyone else doing? Besides awaiting a new clothes dryer?</span> <span><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"></span></p>
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Hey all. trying to work on taxes but turbo tax is not cooperating. going to dinner with some friends later, and trying to build a coffee table for Mrs. LH as a birthday gift for her.
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<p>FUN: I donated a yarn bowl to a knitting retreat held at the inn on the campus where Dh works. I sent a business card with it, but Debbie (the organizer) asked for more that they could put in the goodie bags. So I left an envelope with bcards with Dh's phone last night so he could take them in. The bin I transport yarn bowls happened to be in the kitchen too, and since I hadn't given Dh any directions he took the bin to work. This morning when Debbie got the b-cards from Dh's office, she found the 4 yarn bowls in the bin, and called and said the wimmins were fighting over the door-prize yarn bowl, and could she take those 4 bowls over and offer them for sale?</p>
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<p>Well sure!</p>
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<p>So she did, and they all sold. I'm rather surprised about 3 of them, because the 3 were new-color-tests, and <em>ugly</em>. There weren't any glaze issues, just the color combination was not great. I had just brought them home this week from the yarn shop, swapped them out for colors that sell better, because they hadn't sold in 5 months. I'd planned to dip them in another glaze and re-fire them to see if that would help them be less ugly. But they sold! She said if she'd had more she could have sold them, and that a bunch of the wimmins said they were going to contact me about them. </p>
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<p>I'm sort of <img alt="confused.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/confused.gif"> that they liked the color, but mostly <img alt="lol.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/lol.gif"> and <img alt="headbang.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/headbang.gif"></p>
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<p>Guess they just need to be in front of the right person.</p>
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<p>Well sure!</p>
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<p>So she did, and they all sold. I'm rather surprised about 3 of them, because the 3 were new-color-tests, and <em>ugly</em>. There weren't any glaze issues, just the color combination was not great. I had just brought them home this week from the yarn shop, swapped them out for colors that sell better, because they hadn't sold in 5 months. I'd planned to dip them in another glaze and re-fire them to see if that would help them be less ugly. But they sold! She said if she'd had more she could have sold them, and that a bunch of the wimmins said they were going to contact me about them. </p>
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<p>I'm sort of <img alt="confused.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/confused.gif"> that they liked the color, but mostly <img alt="lol.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/lol.gif"> and <img alt="headbang.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/headbang.gif"></p>
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<p>Guess they just need to be in front of the right person.</p>
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<p>Jillian is a smartie and cutie patootie! btw, <strong>boB</strong> -- how is Maggie liking her new job?</p>
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<p>hahaha, rock on <strong>Kath</strong>! </p>
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<p>Not too much excitement going on here today, errands and some puttering around and then a run. Jason is down in FL playing in a kickball tourney, sounded like they were doing well coming out of pool play but met their nemesis team in the first round and got beat down. At least they have warmth and the beach and cocktails to keep them feeling good. <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"></p>
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<p>hahaha, rock on <strong>Kath</strong>! </p>
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<p>Not too much excitement going on here today, errands and some puttering around and then a run. Jason is down in FL playing in a kickball tourney, sounded like they were doing well coming out of pool play but met their nemesis team in the first round and got beat down. At least they have warmth and the beach and cocktails to keep them feeling good. <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"></p>
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<p>Love the "Buddy Christ" <strong>boB</strong>!</p>
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<p>Last Saturday I have to work for at least a month!!!!!!! Dinner out tonight with <strong>Tonya</strong> and one of her colleagues followed by many beers since I only have 5 miles to run tomorrow!</p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(0,128,0);"><strong>Maria</strong></span> - any idea if the kickball tournaments need medical coverage? I'd kill for some warmth, beach, and cocktails!</p>
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<p>Last Saturday I have to work for at least a month!!!!!!! Dinner out tonight with <strong>Tonya</strong> and one of her colleagues followed by many beers since I only have 5 miles to run tomorrow!</p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(0,128,0);"><strong>Maria</strong></span> - any idea if the kickball tournaments need medical coverage? I'd kill for some warmth, beach, and cocktails!</p>
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<p>hahaha, rock on <strong>Kath</strong>! </p>
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<p>Jason is down in FL playing in a kickball tourney...</p>
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<br><br><p>1) I know right? They were ugly!</p>
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<p>2) I would like to see this. Not just because of the florida deal. I'd like to watch a bunch of adults play.</p>
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<p>hahaha, rock on <strong>Kath</strong>! </p>
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<p>Jason is down in FL playing in a kickball tourney...</p>
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<br><br><p>1) I know right? They were ugly!</p>
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<p>2) I would like to see this. Not just because of the florida deal. I'd like to watch a bunch of adults play.</p>
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<p>My day has been pretty fun so far. We went to Books and Chocolate Milk on campus this morning - crafts, book readings, and snacks organized by the Student Union Board. My brother and nieces joined us and we saw several friends. Then we took my brother's family out for lunch to celebrate his birthday. It was nap time for M when we got home, and I fell asleep trying to get him asleep. I had a three hour nap! It was interrupted a few times, but it was still awesome! Now I have to play catch up on the to do list a bit...</p>
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<p>Hey, all! I spent my day at an indoor all-comers track meet. Our youngest competitor was around 4 and the oldest was in his mid-50s. Most of the athletes were in high school though. I got to be a lap counter in addition to a clerk today, and that was ok. It was more fun to follow the leader and ring the last lap bell, but then I had to help another clerk keep track of how many laps kids who got lapped had to run. We finally figured out a good strategy with only two long races left to run. Oh, well. Hopefully we remember for the crazy outdoor meet. I still don't understand why anyone would be interested in running 25 laps on a 200m indoor track. Painful! Also, I got a little sick of the whole thing during the 15 heats of 200m boys high school. There were 33 total 200 heats between men and women. Crazy! With 817 participants at $20/head and I think the University made out today. I was there from 7:50 - 6:45 and my feet were killing me and my throat hurt from all the yelling. I did have two grouchy old men fall under my spell and had a yummy free lunch so the day wasn't a total loss.</p>
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<p>Sunday I get to get up really early, hit the early Mass and then the coffee shop in a vain attempt to get tons of stuff done. I did get a new bread slicer, though, so I have to find time to bake a loaf. The oatmeal has been going down very well, so I guess I'll make a loaf of that. Off to bed!</p>
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<p>Sunday I get to get up really early, hit the early Mass and then the coffee shop in a vain attempt to get tons of stuff done. I did get a new bread slicer, though, so I have to find time to bake a loaf. The oatmeal has been going down very well, so I guess I'll make a loaf of that. Off to bed!</p>
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<p>2nd try at posting this morning.</p>
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<p>It's after 8:30 and the rest of the fam is still knocked out from yesterday's fun. I should use the time to run, but my legs are beat from climbing the stairs to all of the fun water slides. One more day of fun until we go back to reality. I do have an appointment tomorrow with the grad school I am hoping to attend in the fall. However, there has been some relocation talk, so it might be better for me to go the online route. We'll see.</p>
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<p>What a busy day, Prae!</p>
<p>What a basketball-filled weekend, Duck! Have fun!</p>
<p>Glad you are feeling better, Maria.</p>
<p>Jillian is so adorable Bob! She's one smart cookie!</p>
<p>Congrats Beaker!!</p>
<p>Woohoo Kath! Your pottery is beautiful!</p>
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<p>It's after 8:30 and the rest of the fam is still knocked out from yesterday's fun. I should use the time to run, but my legs are beat from climbing the stairs to all of the fun water slides. One more day of fun until we go back to reality. I do have an appointment tomorrow with the grad school I am hoping to attend in the fall. However, there has been some relocation talk, so it might be better for me to go the online route. We'll see.</p>
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<p>What a busy day, Prae!</p>
<p>What a basketball-filled weekend, Duck! Have fun!</p>
<p>Glad you are feeling better, Maria.</p>
<p>Jillian is so adorable Bob! She's one smart cookie!</p>
<p>Congrats Beaker!!</p>
<p>Woohoo Kath! Your pottery is beautiful!</p>
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<p>Hi all - <strong>Kris</strong> and I have been having a nice weekend together. Friday we got together with various friends, including <strong>Mandy</strong> and her DH at a bar where one of <strong>Kris'</strong> best friends was banging out some funky tunes with their R&B covers band. Didn't realize that almost everyone there would be about 50 years or older in age LOL, nor did we expect the frisky three-way between some people who seemed to be belong in one of the OSU-student oriented bars age-wise.</p>
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<p>Saturday we went hiking around one of the parks, wandered around a cool bookstore in the German Village section of town, and watched a lot of "An Idiot Abroad" (thanks for the recommendation <strong>Lori!)</strong></p>
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<p>Found out this morning that my flight was cancelled into MSP tonight. Not fun is waking up early to catch a 6 AM flight tomorrow morning. Fun is spending a little more time here with <strong>Kris</strong> and also getting booked onto first class from ATL to SFO.</p>
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<p>Saturday we went hiking around one of the parks, wandered around a cool bookstore in the German Village section of town, and watched a lot of "An Idiot Abroad" (thanks for the recommendation <strong>Lori!)</strong></p>
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<p>Found out this morning that my flight was cancelled into MSP tonight. Not fun is waking up early to catch a 6 AM flight tomorrow morning. Fun is spending a little more time here with <strong>Kris</strong> and also getting booked onto first class from ATL to SFO.</p>
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Sounds like you all are having some fun weekends - hope Sunday is equally as fun for all of ya!</p>
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<p>Looks like fun <strong>Bex</strong>!!!</p>
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<p>Another studio day here. Waiting for stuff to be equally dry (firm) so I can attach handles to bodies without distorting them. And I wedged 5 gal of recycled clay. Oof. And weighed/balled enough for 11 yarn bowls. And and and.</p>
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<p>It's starting to snow here. Pffththt.</p>
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<p>Dh made some YUMMY squash/parmesan soup. Looks like that will be my lunch this week. <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"> </p>
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<p>Another studio day here. Waiting for stuff to be equally dry (firm) so I can attach handles to bodies without distorting them. And I wedged 5 gal of recycled clay. Oof. And weighed/balled enough for 11 yarn bowls. And and and.</p>
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<p>It's starting to snow here. Pffththt.</p>
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<p>Dh made some YUMMY squash/parmesan soup. Looks like that will be my lunch this week. <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"> </p>
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<p>morning all... well afternoon anyway. </p>
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<p>Headed up to Marshfield on Fri night to hang with my nephew and his family and then attend 10 hours of basketball tourney's yesterday boooorrrrinnnggg but oh well the kids had a fantastic time they came out 50/50 but they were playing all 5th grade teams and they were the 4th grade team. One kid from a fifth grade team came out and holy crap that kid was growing a 'stache already! not really but he was a moose! He was a full head taller than my nephew who is the tallest on the team. I drove home last night so I wouldn't have to drive in the "weather" we are going to have.... so far it's rained. </p>
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<p>today I've made roasted baby reds, a loaf of nanner bread and some white chocolate chip, cranberry oat meal cookies. I'm a baking machine!!</p>
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<p>Headed up to Marshfield on Fri night to hang with my nephew and his family and then attend 10 hours of basketball tourney's yesterday boooorrrrinnnggg but oh well the kids had a fantastic time they came out 50/50 but they were playing all 5th grade teams and they were the 4th grade team. One kid from a fifth grade team came out and holy crap that kid was growing a 'stache already! not really but he was a moose! He was a full head taller than my nephew who is the tallest on the team. I drove home last night so I wouldn't have to drive in the "weather" we are going to have.... so far it's rained. </p>
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<p>today I've made roasted baby reds, a loaf of nanner bread and some white chocolate chip, cranberry oat meal cookies. I'm a baking machine!!</p>
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<p>Hey, all. Can't seem to shake the tiredness from all the activity yesterday. I've read two chapters of stuff for next week's classes, but I have two more chapters to go and then I need to start writing up notes. All I want to do is sleep. It doesn't help that the cat is all snuggly today which just invites napping. I did put the oatmeal bread in the machine first thing this morning but I fell sleep a couple of hours later and missed the signal that it was done. It's a little browner than I prefer but it didn't burn so that should be fine.</p>
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