Look at my guys! Halloween was good to us.
2.8 with Christine. I would've thought that I was going sub 10 pace, but actually we went fairly slow today despite moderate effort. Probably related to the yucky night of sleep from all the *coughing* chocolate I ate last night. I've been off of my no-sugar diet since my 2nd son's b-day party, btw. Time to get back on, though! How can I gain that much in one stinkin' week?!
2.5 Running my son to and from school. I broke the law today. Well, I break the law everyday, but today was different because I did it about 6 feet away from a policeman (NOBODY TELL SCOTT ZINCONE!). Let me explain...
Unfortunately, I am forced to J-walk across a 5 lane road everyday to and from school with my 3 kids in tow. I would love to cross at the light, but there is some kind of nasty construction complication on the other side that renders it impassable. Luckily, it is not a busy road at the times when I have to cross (and I always wait until there are practically NO cars in sight!)
I have always been a little uncomfortable about this situation--especially because there are jillions of parents in a huge traffic jam in the school parking lot who are bored, and stare at me when I do it. I've been a little concerned that someone would object. So today when I saw the policeman sitting there on the sidewalk with his mototcycle right where I cross, I feared the worst. As soon as I was within blubbering range, I immediately launched into an explanation/plea bargain of why I have to cross there. His eyes glazed over after a few seconds, and he starting talking on his phone without even waiting for me to stop. He never even said a word to me. I still wonder if he was there to apprehend me, or was just having bike trouble or something. Anyways, since he seemed preoccupied, I just crossed the road as usual. So this is why we pay taxes, people. Just think about it. | 