Let's Talk Weather

We can talk about it, because it's all the talk around Nashville. Will it snow? If it will, how much? Should we close schools? If so, when? And by all means, LET'S GO BUY ALL THE BREAD AND MILK AND EGGS (because apparently that is snow food).

The thing about Nashville is that we really have no idea of what is really going to happen - until it actually happens. One year when I was teaching, snow was predicted - sort of. We were all at school, watching the snow flakes drift down. Until they started cascading in blizzard (for Nashville) fashion. We waited and waited for the superintendent to close schools (have you ever tried to contain children who are fascinated with the snow falling because they so rarely see it). He finally decided to close schools, just as the snow was completely covering the interstates. I think my 15 minute ride home took about an hour.

So, here in Nashville, we just don't know what to do when on the weather map, it shows a big snow a'coming. We do preempt all regular schedule programming so we can track the snow, even if it's in Kansas. And we will cancel school if we (and by that I mean the weather people) think it really might happen. And often that means that all the school kids are at the mall because nothing happens.

So I would like to tell you that the big one is coming. But I can't tell you that, because it's not here yet. However, I do have milk and bread and eggs ...

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Thankful today for: weather people who are really trying to predict the weather 

Another Reason To Be Home

Or maybe another somebody who's glad to have me at home (we won't decide who that is) ...

Not sure if PawPaw is pointing out that there's one missing
because it was eaten before cooking,
or he's pointing out where the next one should go!

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Thankful today for: breakfast at Pancake Pantry with Lynnette and Maribeth; Everley time; clean sheets on my bed; electric mattress pad = nice cozy bed for napping!!

Home!

This is what home looks like after I've been gone awhile. Usually Minnie Cat is on one side and Maggie Cat is on the other, but today Minnie has decided to lay claim. And perhaps believes that a claw in my shirt will prevent me from leaving again!!

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Thankful today for: quiet day at home; unpacking the suitcases and boxes; catching up with household stuff and the cats

Half Marathon Day!

Somebody looks excited ...

 This morning started like yesterday - up and out the door by 5am, and into our corrals for the 5:30am start. After yesterday's stellar 10K, I wondered how today would go - would my tree trunk legs hold out for 13.1 miles? Would my ankles stage the same revolt as the last Disneyland half-marathon, when at the halfway mark, they turned and I went down to the ground? While I pondered these thoughts, I couldn't ponder for long. Soon it was time, and off we went!!

Again, we were all in the same corral. But I had absolutely no intention of keeping up with Molly today - I figured yesterday was a fluke, anyway. Once our corral took off, I let them head off on their merry ways.

I plodded along, watching as people pass me, and occasionally passing others - all two of them. Eventually the sun came up and I made my way to the finish line. Steve and Molly had already finished together, since Molly wasn't too far behind Steve, and he waited for her at the finish line.  I found them back in the room, and we packed up to go to the airport for our ride home.

The best part of the race? Celebrating at In-N-Out Burger, of course! The only time I get to eat here is when we're at Disneyland, and only then if somebody has a car. This time Steve had a car, and we stopped at one by LAX that has only been opened about a month. And it was worth every delicious bite!!





We checked our bags at the airport (and all three were right at the weight limit) and waited for our flight home. It's been a great Disney park to Disney cruise to Disney park vacation, but I'm ready to get home!!

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Thankful today for: finishing the half marathon faster than last week (but it's still slower than molasses); Molly and Steve finishing together; eating at the new In-N-Out Burger; chatting with the sweet I-N-O employee; safe, smooth ride home; Sam picking us up at the airport; sleeping in my own bed

10K Day!!

I haven't actually covered this, but we (that would be Molly, Steve, and me) are at Disneyland in order to participate in the Star Wars Half Marathon Weekend. I had not originally planned to do this race, but then RunDisney came out with the Star Wars Dark Side Half Marathon Weekend to be held in April, and if you do this weekend's races and the Dark Side races, then you get an extra medal. And so of course, I had to do it!!  So that's why I'm here.

Today was the 10K. I'm doing the 10K and the half-marathon tomorrow, because by doing both I get the Rebel Challenge medal (apparently I like medals). Disneyland races are the best because (a) even though they now have several half-marathons, each course is different, and (b) if the race starts at 5:30am, you can basically get out of bed and be out the door at 5am to get to the start, which is much better than getting on the bus at Disney World at 4:15am. So, Molly, Steve, and I get up, walk out the hotel door, and head to the start.

We're all in the same start corral, but of course, Steve will take off and leave us. I'm hoping to keep Molly in sight - at least for the first mile or so. Soon it was our turn to start and off we go!  I manage to keep Molly in sight - by either finding her socks or her bouncing ponytail. Because she decided to take this race slow, I was able to keep her in my sights for the entire race!  And I had enough gas to catch her at the finish! For once!! After getting our 10K medals and our post-race refreshments, we headed back to the room to meet up with Steve (who we actually saw as we were running through Downtown Disney - he was on the sidelines headed back to the hotel). Once we had all sufficiently recovered, we headed to The Original Pancake House - we didn't burn all those calories for nothing!!

Breakfast of Champions!!

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Thankful today for: beautiful race day; keeping sight of Molly and finishing together; breakfast at Pancake House; afternoon naps and shopping