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October 31, 2005
The Jeopordy Theme Song...
... Has been running through my head since mid-afternoon yesterday. That's because I've been waiting patiently for the WATER to be turned back on at my house. I don't know what's worse, hearing the Jeopordy theme song recycle through my brain or not having any water. Something happened yesterday afternoon and it broke the water main for the neighborhood. The neighbor across the street has a huge pond in his backyard and about 8 inches of water in his basement as a result. Oops! Hence, no water for the whole neighborhood. No showers, no water to cook, no water for hot tea, nuthin', nada. However, it seems as if little progress has been made so far today. I see lots of trucks and backhoes and people working, though. Oh, and the pond of water in the neighbor's backyard is now frozen. I hope we get water soon!
I ran 4 hilly miles in 32:30 around my neighborhood yesterday. When I moved here, I thought I was going to die when I saw all the hills. And for a while, it felt like I actually was dying while trying to run on them. Now I'm used to them, and I feel so much stronger out there.
I, of course, also did core exercises, too. Oh, and then my dreadful hip and adductor strengthening exercises that the PT gave me because these muscles are apparently weak and he thinks strengthening them will improve my gait. We'll see, I've been diligently doing them for 6 weeks, and on my last visit, he wrote on my chart, "unremarkable improvement in strength." Which is PT code for, "Holy cow, she's still so weak!" Alas, I'll keep working on it!
Today's schedule (as long as I can shower somewhere afterwards): 3 easy miles running, 45 minutes or so of spinning on the trainer, lifting, and core exercises.
The snow is really flying today, and though that's exciting and all, I wish it would stop just for a few days. A friend and I are scheduled for an overnight backpacking trip either Tuesday-Wednesday or Wednesday-Thursday. Neither of us have snowshoes (yet), and we're not going to posthole for 20 miles, so we're hoping the weather holds for just a couple more days.
It's Halloween! Is anyone out there doing anything fun? I'm excited to pass out the Halloween candy that has been tempting me for the last 4 days. Amazingly, I haven't opened any of it yet! I'm proud of my willpower, and I think the neighborhood kids will thank me for it tonight. Happy Halloween, all!
Thank you all for the warm welcome back, I'm happy to be here!
Posted by Meghan at October 31, 2005 10:31 AM
Comments
"lost texan in wyoming costume"------>made me laugh pretty hard there!
Posted by: lizzy at October 31, 2005 3:13 PM
coming from texas, i'm guessing that 'postholling' is a term you just recently picked up. =)
Posted by: jeff at November 2, 2005 8:13 AM