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Location:

La,USA

Member Since:

Jul 09, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Short-Term Running Goals:

1. To run six days a week consistently

2. To run more than 40 miles a week.

3. To run from the stress of my work situation.

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I am back!

The past five weeks have been crazy, amazing, and just plain exhausting.

Where do I start? My husband (Honey) has had a health problem that seems to be continuing but we don't know exactly what it is -- but the docs think it is serious. Bubbles has had two ear infections. I wish they would put her on an allergy medicine like they keep talking about! My situation at work is in limbo. The stalker is supposed to be on leave but he still shows up. He will not longer be employed after February 29th! It is very stressful to have him still present. My allergies have been acting up, and two days before we returned from Christmas, I either got food poisoning or a very nasty bug. I expelled for 2 days and couldn't eat for another two as eating gave me a stomach ache. When we got home the back portion of our house seemed cold. We realized the heater (new in August -- remember the guys who stole our electronics?) didn't work at all. On New Year's Eve the tech came out and looked at it and said "Well, the good news is your house didn't burn down. And it should have from the amount of fire evident in your attic." The wires, heater coils, blower, circuit board in attic all burned and melted. When they came to fix it, it turns out that the controller in our hallway was burned as was the circuit board OUTSIDE on our air conditioner. We were without heat in the back portion of our house for a week where we had 22 degree lows one night. All three of us were snuggled in bed together. It was cute. Thank GOD I still have a house. He knows I have all I can handle right now.

About a week ago a guy rear-ended me (in a relatively new car -- 8000 miles) when I went to buy Honey some meds. Fortunately, I saw him coming and had left a ridiculous amount of room in front of me. So I excelerated and minimized the damage except my back and hips hurt.

I think that's about it. I simply couldn't read any blogs or work on mine with all the craziness going on. Thank you to those who sent me comments and private messages.

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Comments
From Kim on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 22:11:59

So glad you are back! What a crazy time in your life! Thankful your house was spared. Hope Honey gets well soon! Sometimes I don't know how we handle everything that goes on in life. I for one believe in God and his love for us that helps us through. Hope you are feeling better from the fender bender. Good luck! Hope you're back for good!

From Shauna on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 22:31:26

Sorry things haven't been going well. Glad you are back! I hope your husband gets better.

From Michelle on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 22:34:04

Wow, things have been crazy! Hope that things will slow down for your family and that they get to the bottom of your hubbies problems! Nice to see you back, that is a good sign!

From laura on Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 18:27:37

Lulu, it's good to see that you're back!! I was worried about your stalker and then you didn't post for so long! *shiver* Yuck. I can't believe they're still letting him work there for so long.

Take it easy on your accident injuries! I was in a small accident a couple years ago, and was amazed how long it took to feel normal again - even with chiropractic care.

Anyway, I'm glad you're back, and safe, and running. I hope things are fixed now with your house (what a miraculous thing it's still standing!). And I hope your husband is doing better too.

From sarah on Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 22:59:53

You're back! You're back! Can you tell I'm excited. I wish we could meet in person...someday we'll come run in Louisiana...I am a southern girl...from Texas and love the south.

I know sometimes it pours and pours and pours...for you I hope that your life stablilizes. Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers. Scary about the house....but also what I would call a tender mercy of the Lord. He does know when we've reached our limit...well...I think I go over if I don't reach out to him but he's there for us all the same. :)

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