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You are Batman

Batman 65% Hulk 65% Green Lantern 65% Spider-Man 65% Catwoman 60% The Flash 60% Wonder Woman 59% Supergirl 59% Superman 50% Robin 49% Iron Man 35%

You are dark, love gadgets and have vowed to help the innocent not suffer the pain you have endured.

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Baby steps! Setting manageable goals for losing weight!

The first week:
Count calories and just watch portions, not necessarily going for a calorie goal yet.

Try to work in 20 minutes of exercise a day. Find the time and place and build the habit.
A quick walk with the kids, put on a CD and dance with the kid(s) or some yoga on the floor. If we miss a day, okay, I’m just trying to find out the best time and place to do it. I can make up for it the next day and do 40.

I haven’t run since Christmas – it’s been almost a week. This weather is killing me.

It’s a good thing that I’ve got the new year to motivate me starting on Monday.

We did go sledding today on 30th street, where that school and pool are.  That was fun!     We need another sled, though, so we can get more runs in

This is in response to a hot topic discussion among West Side Moms members, initially sparked by the execution of Saddam Hussein by hanging, the death penalty and trying Bush for war crimes…

As a former rape victim myself, I am wholeheartedly for the cutting off the penises of serial and violent rapists.  And keeping them in solitary after that.  For the others, you can put a subcutaneous drug that will not allow them to get erect. 

As for the death penalty, if someone deliberately killed my child or husband, I have to say that I would be open to the death penalty.  I think hanging or electrocution is barbaric – lethal injection is fine with me.

Our criminal justice system is a joke.  Workout time, tv, conjugal visits, computers?  C’mon!     Four walls, a toilet and a cot.  Basic sustenance.  Throw in some books and some life lessons (how to get a job, how to keep a job, how to keep a budget…).  It should be 3 strikes and we send you to a Mexican jail.

Bush?    He’s an idiot, plain and simple.  His poor leadership and decision-making (I’m the decider) lead to the death of many innocent civilians and soliders.  I truly hope that he can’t sleep at night for what he’s done.  He can’t even admit that he was wrong.

I lived here 91-97 and since 99 and I don’t remember it ever being one after the other like this.  Usually it’s 4-5 blizzards per winter, and 2 or 3 of those don’t happen until March/April.  I don’t remember December ever being so snowy.

I am SO tired of snow right now.  I’m tired of shoveling.  I’m tired of being snowbound.  I’m tired of the cold.  I’m tired of not being able to see my friends because of it.  I am tired of not being able to run because of it. 

   I just came in from finishing up our driveway with the snowblower.     I slipped once and landed hard on my butt.   

I *am* getting out today.  Somehow.  Someway.   I love to get Christmas lights, wrapping paper and holiday stuff on clearance for next year.  So I’m going to try and get to KMart.

Doug had the worst morning yesterday.  We have a flat tire on the Subaru.  While he was taking it off yesterday, he slipped on the driveway, and he grabbed the door to catch his fall.  The car door slammed his two fingers and then the window shattered!   I kid you not.  I felt so bad for him, and there was nothing I could do.    He did get the tire off and got it fixed and back on.  But now the driver’s window is missing – not great for this weather at all.  We’re already in a bind because the Eclipse needs a new water pump and we can’t afford to fix it. 

But, I digress.  I need a shower to wash off this crabbiness. 

Okay, yes, now I will admit that I am CRAZY 

So, I’m participating in a bunch of Nike challenges to keep motivated.  One of them is The 12 Days of Christmas run, where we had to run 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12 = 78 miles from Dec 1 until Christmas day.  I usually run 20 miles a week, so it should have been a piece of cake.  Well, due to the weather and some motivational difficulties, I missed a few runs, and found myself 15 miles short 3 days before Christmas.

So…  I ran 6 miles on Saturday, 5 miles on Sunday and I ran twice today – a 2 mile run and 1 1/4 mile hike in GOG and a 2 mile run after lunch and a long nap. 

I’m feelin it…  but I did it!  I’m supposed to do a long run tomorrow, but I think I might change that to Thursday instead and rest for 2 days.

Oh, here are my runs since Dec 16

2 in one day…

It’s so cool how kids can just make you appreciate the holidays so much.  Their excitement and enthusiasm knows no bounds.
   

I love that Christmas day is just us.  We just got back from Garden of the Gods.  We hiked up to the Siamese Twins, then I took off for 2 miles of running before we hiked back down.  I still need to get in 2 more miles today…maybe this afternoon.  Zander is a hiker and climber…it’s so awesome how much more surefooted and adventurous he is.    We were hoping to get some sledding in today, but most of the snow has melted that’s close by to us.   Well, next time!  Zander crashed within 10 minutes of getting home.