Alice

Not a bad day here, all things considered.

 

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Rainy and whatnot… I kinda like it. Ask me about it again later, though, if the damn sirens start going off like they do in the springs around here. Those tornado alerts really shake me up.

 

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Had a good run last night. You know, if I can’t have a GREAT run, like last Thursday when five miles seemed easy, then I’d like to have the kind I had last night. It wasn’t a total beatdown, but it was difficult. I was always tacking a mile onto my distance, extending it. Heck, you made it three miles… one more won’t kill you…

 

Then four, and finally five.

 

At four I was winded, thought I might puke. But I was happy to hear that voice in my head telling me, Fine—you stop to puke, then pick back up and knock out that last mile, Alice!

 

(I didn’t puke)

 

That little voice isn’t always so determined.

 

(Hmm… come to think of it, that may have been Whit’s voice. Odd.)

 

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Hey Nadine, what’s the rule on the iPod when one is only wearing shorts and shoes?

 

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Took THEBOY and THEGIRL to a kindergarten registration wingding last night. He’s starting in the fall! They rounded up all the kids and sent them off to the classrooms for a stretch while the parents did their thing. He lined up with the others, walked off into new surroundings…

 

Kelli actually did the parent stuff, as rambunctious THEGIRL was too loud. I took her out of the meeting and followed her as she trotted for—literally—about a mile through the halls of the school.

 

It gave me a good chance to check the place out though, and I must say I’m impressed. My memories of elementary school are of an outdated building, with extensions built on here and there, gummy/drab paint, bad lighting, funky smells…

 

I swear a big stretch of this place smelled like fresh-cut flowers. Kelli smelled it too. Wasn’t a spray—somebody had a stash of flowers somewhere. Everything was clean, well-lit, well-maintained… This was a warm and inviting place. We’ve heard decent things about the school itself too. Nice!

 

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One more final exam to do this week. Take-home exams aren’t necessarily a gift! Yes, the multi-cultural exam was manageable.

 

The stats exam, though, looks a bit intimidating.

 

Nadine, I may not be done throwing myself at your feet (even after the Sex Quiz IQ prank—bruja!)

 

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Happy Tuesday.

 

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Tick tick tick…