So What if I Look Ridiculous, At Least I'm Doing Something!

WARNING - This post contains nothing of value. It's all mindless ramblings.

It was warm here today. 55 degrees! That's warm for the end of Feb. in New England. It was windy and rainy (oh, and dark) when I ran tonight, but it was still warm. I ran with a smile on my face the whole way. Not the usual grimace of pain from legs giving out on me or lungs not getting enough air. This was a real smile. A grin, even.

Oh, and since it's Friday, our little downtown was busy. Lots of people coming home from work, doing errands, stopping at the store, picking up take out, etc. Our downtown is small and quaint, but we have a few things here - during my runs I pass by three pizza places, one Chinese restaurant, a video store, a gas station, a Rite-Aid pharmacy and a small grocery store.

Near the end of my run, I went by the gas station and there was a woman getting gas. I ran to the end of the block and then walked back to cool down. I swear this woman kept looking at me. I didn't recognize her, but that doesn't mean much - I'm not so great at recognizing people from afar. This got me thinking - although I don't see a lot of people when I'm out running, I know a lot of people see me.

I'm pretty oblivious when I run. I'm concentrating on not having a heart attack, trying not to step in every puddle or slip on every ice patch. I'm just trying to make it through the run. I know a lot of people see me because friends and acquaintances tell me they see me. But, I like not seeing them. It's easier than trying to wave at cars that pass or acknowledge the folks that call out the car window as they drive by. Ignorance is Bliss.

I don't normally give much thought to what people are thinking about me when they see me. I don't much care. I have friends who won't run, ride a bike or even walk out in public because they're afraid of what people think. I so don't care. I'm out doing something, which is more than many other people are out doing. So what if I look Ridiculous. At least I'm doing something!

It's Still Winter

It hadn't snowed here in 3 weeks! I told Matt that I had kind of forgotten what fresh snow looked like LOL! But, the last two days certainly refreshed my memory - 6+ inches on Wednesday night and another 4+ lastnight. Winter is alive and well in central New Hampshire. So, I thought I'd finally post those pix I've been rambling about lately.

This one is from the ice storm we had in December. Not much snow then, but lots of ice (oh, and no power for almost 4 days).



Another one from the ice storm. Pretty to look at, sucky to deal with when it was happening (did I mention we had no power for almost 4 days?!?).

Not quite "purple mountains majesty", but it's home. View of our backyard.

Winter Isn't All Bad

I just downloaded a whole slew of pix onto the computer from our cameras and came across one that I took yesterday while we were out snow shoeing. This one is my favorite of all the pix I took yesterday. I love it because it's beautiful, and even moreso because until just now, I couldn't see the image I was shooting. I was staring into the sun and wanted a picture of the snow shoe tracks going up our field. Well, this is what I got.

Have Pix to Post

It's a busy Tuesday here. Work is still busy and the kids have a few more basketball games this week.

Matt and I spent the day together yesterday and we had such a relaxing day! I have pix to post from yesterday - Matt and I went snowshoeing for nearly an hour and a half! And then Alie and I ran lastnight. That equals tired legs this morning.

I hope to get some pretty winter pix posted tonight. The weather was so nice yesterday!

Sometimes It's Warm Here

Earlier this week, my dear friend Sarah sent some wonderful pix of her daughter at a park. Her daughter looked beautiful, the park was so nice - green, warm, so colorful with flowers in bloom.

The problem: it was green, warm, so colorful with flowers in bloom. In February.

I just can't imagine that flowers could be blooming, people could be wearing shortsleeves and playing at a park this time of year.

So, instead of looking out my window at one of the snowiest winters on record, I decided to search my pc for some warm weather of my own.

So, I won't feel sad that it's winter (I'm not. I live in New England. We have winter every year at about this same time - funny how that works), I will enjoy this season and all it has to offer (skiing, snowshoeing, running, beautiful snowy scenery), but look forward to some green grass, flowers, warm sunshine and the joys of summer. It'll get here - probably in about 4 months.

Super Party

We aren't really social. The kids are, but we aren't (especially Matt). So, as a tease, we told the kids we were having a Super Bowl party and all our friends would be there. We joked about it throughout the week - we wouldn't have room for all the cars to park, we needed to bring all the folding chairs upstairs for people to sit, etc. I think the kids might have believed us for a while, but they caught on. Finally, during one of our conversations, the kids told us they didn't believe us.

Alie said that "Dad doesn't like people and all of mom's friends are pretend except for Lauren and Amanda." Colby said that "Dad doesn't have any friends except for Ray." I have smart kids. Well, Ray came over - for a drink even - but alas, there was no Super Bowl Party.

The kids were spot on. We're lame.

I shouldn't be doing this . . .

I've wanted to start a blog for a while - wanted a place to ramble, post pix (mostly of the kids) and, in some way, document a bit of my life. Mostly for me, but for my children as well. I have little desire for people to visit, comment or read what I'm posting here. But, I figured I'd jump on the blogging bandwagon and do a little something for me. This is it, I guess.