My Child Is Strange

Most children want to go outside and play in the snow; mine wants to go out and shovel.  He shovels tunnels and random paths in the snow. I should be happy his shoveling habit will come in handy some day, but for now it is just strange. 

Winter Farmer's Market: Try It, You'll Like It

This week, Andy learned an important lesson; sometimes the things you don't like in one form taste great made another way.  Hmmmmm, maybe there is still hope for the brussel sprouts?  Anyway, we did our typical trip to the Samosa Man and then sat down to eat, while listening to the band of the week (the upright bass player was amazing, she was playing the kazoo and the bass at the same time).  While we were sitting there, Little Man kept asking for the drink I had last time.  The response of course was, if we have money left over at the end we will go and get a drink for you.  The last time we went one of the syrup vendors was selling hot cider with ginger; it was really good.  This week in place of the ginger syrup they had elderberry ginger syrup.  Andy of course turned up his nose at this and while I was buying our baked goods snuck a sip of mine.  By the time I joined back up with the boys, Andy immediately told me that I needed to go buy some of the syrup and later in the day picked up cider at the grocery store.  Sometimes my taste buds are better than his, he is just not willing to admit it yet.

(Sorry for the delay we were having some picture issues with the blog)

First Run

At 17 degrees outside, I managed to rouse my running partner out of bed, trek into Burlington and run a 5K. While I will admit, last night as we sat sipping wine and telling stories, there was a part of me that thought for sure we would both bail, I am glad we did not for a variety of reasons.  First of all, just spending the first day of the year with other runners who are out having a great time is an amazing thing.  Secondly, even with an injury I managed to finish, with a time I was happy with.  Then of course there is the big one; I actually won a prize in the raffle this year (two lift tickets to one of the local ski areas)!.  Top all that off with a dip in the hot tub at my friend's house and it makes for a wonderful day. 

 

As for my running goal for 2012:  I did not manage to run a race all 12 months out of the year; I only managed to race 9 out of 12 months.  However, in 90% of the races I did run, my times were faster, I ran more races and one of the races I would have never thought I could possibly run had you asked me a year ago (Race to the Top of Vermont). So, no I did not meet my actual goal, but I exceeded so many other running goals for the year.  Here's to 2013!