Layers

I had to run, didn't want to, but I had to.  If your not a runner you won't understand that statement.  I will try to explain.  It means I have an addiction, my body needs the endorphins, my mind needs clearing, my training schedule must be followed.  So I put on the layers, grabbed my handwarmers, and started the 10 miler with my running buddie Amy.  We were both pleasantly surprised that we weren't as cold as we anticipated.   We ran alone, no other crazies out today.  At the end Amy sprinted, I don't know where that came from, I had nothing left.  A fun fact... we're calling this one the  "chill your cheeks" run, it's taken us to the next level.

So many crazy happenings so little time.  The day began with my sister texting me at 6:15 with the name of her favorite flower.   Random.  Thanks for the wake up call Dolphin.  After church today a young friend of mine approached me with a twinkle in his eye and a smile on his face.  "Mrs. Poole, remember when you told me I would soon be taller than you?"  "Yes, Andrew, what grade are you in now?"  "I'm a fifth grader, can we measure?"  I am always happy to oblige but I usually make the challenger take his/her shoes off.  So we stood back to back with our heads held high (and shoes on because I was feeling generous)  mine to try to win, his out of sheer pride.  The result was not surprising, as most fifth graders, he was taller.  Later in the day I snapped at the teenage boy checker at Wal-Mart.  Have I lost my mind?  I said "can we speed this up a little".  He was chatting it up with his replacement, a teenage girl of course, and not paying a bit of attention to his task at hand.  I did apologize.  I have cookies in the oven, piles of laundry to fold, ironing to finish, and still haven't eaten dinner.   I've got to shut this down and have a bowl of cereal before I pass out.