SUN-day

A second day of sunshine! Yes!

I expected to wake up feeling like I'd been run over by a train, but I felt okay. I managed to convince Jim (didn't take much) to go out to Mineola Nature Preserve where I could run on the trail. I didn't do a "long run" but did some speedwork, which Gina advised me to do. I don't know if what I did qualified, but I did my best. I ran the entire trail in a little less than 40 minutes, but my goal was 45 minutes, so I ran around the parking lot for another 5 minutes.

Jim and I then actually at lunch together! Sitting down, at a table, face to face. So it was at McDonald's.... We had healthy salads, and it was a nice experience, and I was grateful. Then we went to Wal Mart--not my favorite place, but it's the only place we can find certain items, like 40-pound bags of Beneful Healthy Weight formula, Equate Vitamins, and family-size bottles of shampoo and conditioner. (Jim is very picky about what he puts on his hair.)

Back home I considered going out for yet another bike ride but just had other things to do. I had to finish up with Chapter 18 so I could finish out my Power Point slides tonight. I did laundry; choppped peppers and onions and sauted them; made pasta; texted with Kami throughout all the previous.... Finished now and next on the agenda is: make the Power Point slides and try and read ahead on Chapter 20. Oh, and somewhere in there, check my Internet courses. (Not enthusiastic about the latter. Over half my American history students have yet to do their first assessment after three weeks, and their first exam starts tomorrow. Oy....)

Glad to hear Carolyn did so well in the Mardi Gras Marathon! That lady is going to do so well in the triathlon it's not even funny. I just hope I'll make the cut-off time and not collapse before hand. :-/