It's a good thing Linda got out on Sunday to run, because the Polar Vortex cold is supposed to be coming back this week. Yep, light snow predicted for Wednesday. Sadness.
Sunday used to be her push-as-hard-as-you-can running day, but not anymore. It was just too stressful and there is absolutely no reason why Linda should even do that. There is nothing but pride on the line to beat her last time (and we know how that goes!) Running fast makes it hard for her to teach her 3-4 classes each day without getting injured. For awhile, she is just going to run for fun. Sunday mornings run was just that, super fun! She got up at 5:15 a.m., but since she was going to run in the woods on the trail, it was smarter to wait until it got light. (You know...Lions and Tigers and Bears..OH MY!)
Instead, she had some great quite time and devotions, did laundry and read until it was light enough. The weather was still chilly starting out, but she was soaked through when she got back. She still had time after the run to shower, change into nice clothes, meet Tierney for breakfast and be at church by 9:30 a.m.
A few of the stream crossings were tricky since the water was flowing over the top of some of the stepping stones. She has slipped off more than once, and even landed on her butt! Chimi has fallen in a bunch of times because not all of the stones are equally spread. He gets going and sometimes misses a step. You would think that would scare him, but he doesn't seem to mind getting wet. So far today, he has displayed just about every one of these scared signs while Linda cleaned the house. He hates the vacuum, mop and when she empties all the smaller trash cans into a large garbage bag. (The plastic bag monster is one of his worse fears.)
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