Work will win when wishy washy wishing won't

I miss St. George!  Snow is lovely and all.  And we do need the moisture!  But I loved my weekend in the sun!  Tom and I and our kids had such a great weekend!  We have to give a big thanks to our 17 year old son who really helped out with the kids while we were off running races and having a quick nap a little later!  He took them to breakfast and the Fiesta Fun Center while we did our thing!  

Today the snow is falling all around us again!  Luckily, because of the holiday, Tom called me and invited me into the work gym since not many were in at work today.  I did 5 miles on the treadmill and it was not a dreadmill at all!  I thoroughly enjoyed every step of it!  Legs are feeling good after the race and a day of rest.  It's fun to set our eyes on the next goal!  I can see it's important to keep the goals coming or you could really have some kind of a let down after all the hype and excitement of race day.  

After the run today I had to go get new tires on the van.  Yesterday on our way home from St. George we realized how bad they are.  I'm glad they brought us home safely!  

And now...off to shovel the driveway!  (Did I mention I miss St. George?) 

Six miles on Kuhni Road with Tom.  

I just read pthomas' report for today and have to agree with him about the snow and ice.  It was nice to be down in St. George and have clear roads to run on.  The temps are bearable with the right gear, but snow and ice all around is getting a bit old! 

A song that has been on my mind lately is "Open Up Your Heart and let the Sunshine in."  Have any of you heard of that song?  It's an old children's song that came back to my mind the other day and is staying with me.  Tom had never heard of it before.  It's a cute song with some good words to get you through hard times. (and no sun times!)  It kind of gets stuck in your mind and gives you something to think about in case you get tired of singing B-I-N-G-O while you are running.
 

A fun 6 mile fog run this morning with Tom.  Lots to do today.  Nice to get the run out of the way.

Two mornings in a row I've had to do the early morning run to make sure it would not get pushed aside by other things.  Tom went out first for 5 or 6 and then came back to pick me up for 5.  No fog today, wind instead.  I think the fog is funner to run in, but then I don't have asthma or anything.   Happy Friday everyone!

Tom and I went to SLC yesterday and didn't come home till today! We had tickets to the Jazz game so we decided to make an overnighter out of it. The kids were great to cooperate! Seventeen year olds can be so helpful!

We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Murray which is right next to the Jordan River Trail. So we slept in a bit and then headed out. The sun was having a hard time getting over the top of Mt. Olympus for awhile, but once it appeared we were able to enjoy sunshine on our shoulders the whole way! What a feeling! Even though the sun felt great, the run seemed a little difficult. I felt quite sluggish. Tom doubled up and back every so often so he could get 10 miles to my 8.

It was fun to see many different kinds of birds along the trail. We noticed 2 hawks, a cute family of quail, ducks and geese galore and many unknown varieties. It was fun to see their footprints in the snow and hear the different sounds of each of them. The geese make it sound like there is a traffic jam with all of their honking. Some bird sounded like he was laughing at us, (like the laugh of the Penquin in Batman). We just laughed back at him...laughing is heart healthy, we all need to do much more of it in our lives!

A great run and a great little get away! And 8 miles when I was really just planning on 5 for today.