Saturday, October 11, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Run like the devil's chasing you
This Sunday is the big day. The Half Marathon. I will be running non-stop for two hours and 10 minutes through the streets of Evansville. I would love to have some people on the side to look forward to. Friends make the best mile markers. So if you are free and the weather is good, please find a place on the course and say hi.
I start on Reitz Hill at 7am. (I know, that's early for me too.)
We work our way to north on Barker to cross the Lloyd and head towards Harmony Way. We run along the south side of Golfmoor 
and along Maryland and Columbia to Fulton. We go north along Fulton to Ulhorn and over to Garvin park. We run along the Pigeon Greenway and through Bosse Field. 
Then we run south on Main street 
all the way to downtown. It gets a little complicated after that. We are on MLKJ, Bellemeade, Powell, Kentucky and so on. We run through the park on Bayard 
and around a park near Kentucky (Akin Park). Those are both good, shady spots. Eventually we get on Riverside (not the pretty part) and work our way towards the river. We finish right on the sidewalk by the river downtown.
13.1 miles of fun.
Here's a good map with vague directions: http://evansvillehalfmarathon.org/course/CourseMap.pdf
I wouldn't recommend being at the starting line. It's very crowded. But I thought it was fun last year to drive to a spot, wait for Jason to go by, pack up and drive a little farther ahead and wait for Jason and so on...until it reached 95 degrees. Then it lost it's fun. This Sunday is supposed to be around 70. Come and say hi.
If you are running too, leave a comment.
I start on Reitz Hill at 7am. (I know, that's early for me too.)
We work our way to north on Barker to cross the Lloyd and head towards Harmony Way. We run along the south side of Golfmoor 
and along Maryland and Columbia to Fulton. We go north along Fulton to Ulhorn and over to Garvin park. We run along the Pigeon Greenway and through Bosse Field. 
Then we run south on Main street 
all the way to downtown. It gets a little complicated after that. We are on MLKJ, Bellemeade, Powell, Kentucky and so on. We run through the park on Bayard 
and around a park near Kentucky (Akin Park). Those are both good, shady spots. Eventually we get on Riverside (not the pretty part) and work our way towards the river. We finish right on the sidewalk by the river downtown.
13.1 miles of fun.Here's a good map with vague directions: http://evansvillehalfmarathon.org/course/CourseMap.pdf
I wouldn't recommend being at the starting line. It's very crowded. But I thought it was fun last year to drive to a spot, wait for Jason to go by, pack up and drive a little farther ahead and wait for Jason and so on...until it reached 95 degrees. Then it lost it's fun. This Sunday is supposed to be around 70. Come and say hi.
If you are running too, leave a comment.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Everyone Deserves a Big Breakfast
I have great memories of big breakfasts with my parents. If we went to church on Saturday night, my mom would make us a big breakfast on Sunday morning with eggs, biscuits and gravy, sausage or bacon, toast...you name it. It was like a buffet only we ate everything.
I woke up Sunday morning thinking about that since we had gone to church the night before. I wondered why I never made big breakfasts for my family. Then I realized it's because I'm tired in the morning. I just want a cup of coffee. I felt bad.
Everyone deserves a big breakfast every once in awhile. But it doesn't have to be in the morning.
So later we we went to the store and got sausage and biscuits. I made milk and sausage gravy from scratch just like my moms. I thought it was delicious, if I do say so myself. Luke and Willow also loved it. Abby and Jason, not so much. I also made sausage patties and links and fried eggs. It was very filling and worth it for the memories. I doubt it meant anything to the others, but it was special for me.
I woke up Sunday morning thinking about that since we had gone to church the night before. I wondered why I never made big breakfasts for my family. Then I realized it's because I'm tired in the morning. I just want a cup of coffee. I felt bad.
Everyone deserves a big breakfast every once in awhile. But it doesn't have to be in the morning.
So later we we went to the store and got sausage and biscuits. I made milk and sausage gravy from scratch just like my moms. I thought it was delicious, if I do say so myself. Luke and Willow also loved it. Abby and Jason, not so much. I also made sausage patties and links and fried eggs. It was very filling and worth it for the memories. I doubt it meant anything to the others, but it was special for me.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
What's up with September
Abby and Luke are back in swimming lessons at the Y. They love them, especially Abby. I'm hoping she will get to the point where she swims on a team and eventually gets a scholarship from a division 1 school. No pressure. Luke likes it too, but he's a bit terrified of the diving board. I'll let you know if he ever gets up the nerve to jump off.
I have spent my free time this week cleaning up after the hurricane. It feels so weird to say that so I keep saying it when I can. A hurricane hit Indiana. I can't imagine what it's like on the coast. We lost 2 large limbs and several medium and small limbs out of one tree (that tree will have to be put down), 1 large limb out of another tree and 2 medium limbs out of another tree. Amazingly, nothing was damaged but the trees and my newly planted grass seed.
I have spent my free time this week cleaning up after the hurricane. It feels so weird to say that so I keep saying it when I can. A hurricane hit Indiana. I can't imagine what it's like on the coast. We lost 2 large limbs and several medium and small limbs out of one tree (that tree will have to be put down), 1 large limb out of another tree and 2 medium limbs out of another tree. Amazingly, nothing was damaged but the trees and my newly planted grass seed.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
A Little Behind
I've gotten a little behind on the posting. Here are some August pictures to get us caught up.
Willow moved to a forward facing car seat and loves it.
Luke had his first day of pre-school. I forgot to pick him up the first day. I guess I won't be winning mom of the year now.
We finally got around to working on the backyard. We bought 26 tons of dirt and my dad spread it all out with a tractor. We then bought and spread grass seed and straw and commenced with the watering.
And just for laughs:
Willow moved to a forward facing car seat and loves it.
Luke had his first day of pre-school. I forgot to pick him up the first day. I guess I won't be winning mom of the year now.
We finally got around to working on the backyard. We bought 26 tons of dirt and my dad spread it all out with a tractor. We then bought and spread grass seed and straw and commenced with the watering.
And just for laughs:
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
To my friends and family:
Thank you to everyone who has donated to Race for the Cure so far. In just 9 days, you have given $215 out of my $300 goal. I have two and half more weeks to get the rest. That sounds doable. Thanks again everybody!
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