This And That

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I think when last I left you, I had been in Hawaii then sadly came home to the freezing cold.  I did post a picture of some snow, but here… I have a better one.  My first day back at work, I got stuck, even with studded snow tires.  I’m the blue SUV.  I didn’t feel half as bad as the yellow JEEP who also got just as stuck.  (Okay, so we both only have front-wheel drive.)  No one got up the driveway that day.  Eventually when it was time to go home, we who were stuck had to dig ourselves out.  Gotta say, I have some really great co-workers as everyone helped (which basically consisted of 3 other women, but damn, we killed it with the snow shovels… boys, take note, 😀 ).

It’s the beginning of March and with all the snow and cold weather, we’ve yet to see any babies at the wildlife rescue center, for which I’m extremely grateful.  History dictates that first up will be the baby cottontails or the baby raptors.  But while we don’t have wild baby bunnies yet, I do have have one big baby that I care for and hug on daily… the clinic manager’s bunny that hangs out with me and guilts me into feeding him treats.  Daryl got himself a nice polar bear knitted cap which he doesn’t really like wearing, but it doesn’t matter, he’s too freaking cute.  (Just FYI… I do not cuddle on the wild baby bunnies… wildlife remains wild.)

This weekend was the Seattle Allstate Hot Chocolate 15k that James and I both signed up for to represent BibRave.  It was the first race of 2018 for both of us.  As this is a partnered event with Bibrave, I’ll cover the legalities now:

Disclaimer: I received free entry to the Allstate Hot Chocolate Seattle race as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review find and write race reviews!”

Saturday had us going to the race expo and practicing travel logistics for the race on Sunday.  But, I have to say, this race support has been great from the very start.  Once I signed up, I was emailed a 10-week training plan based on my pace.  They then emailed me every week to remind me which week I was supposed to be on for training.  Fabulous support throughout the training.  Kudos to them.

If you want to know how I did, you’ll have to stay tuned.  Spoiler alert:  I did not have a good day.

 

 

Lastly, today would have been my mother’s 81st birthday AND my brother’s 60th birthday.  Yes, my mother’s first child was born on her 21st birthday… what a fabulous gift.  For those who are new to my blog, my brother died in 2015 from cancer and my mother died several months later in 2016 of complications from a GI bleed.

Today, on their special day, this song is for them:

Lyrics:

Sorry I never told you
All I wanted to say
Now it’s too late to hold you
‘Cause you’ve flown away
So far away
Never had I imagined
Living without your smile
Feeling and knowing you hear me
It keeps me alive
Alive
And I know you’re shining down on me from heaven
Like so many friends we’ve lost along the way
And I know eventually we’ll be together
One sweet day
Darling I never showed you
Assumed you’d always be there
I, I took your presence for granted
But I always cared
And I miss the love we shared
And I know you’re shining down on me from heaven
Like so many friends we’ve lost along the way
And I know eventually we’ll be together
One sweet day
Although the sun will never shine the same
I’ll always look to a brighter day
Lord I know when I lay me down to sleep
You will always listen as I pray
And I know you’re shining down on me from heaven
Like so many friends we’ve lost along the way
And I know eventually we’ll be together
One sweet day
Sorry I never told you
All I wanted to say

25 thoughts on “This And That”

  4. Janet wilson

    Birthdays of our departed loved ones is always sad & something you never get used to. Remember the happy times. On another note oh loved the pic of Daryl oh so cute. Jx

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    1. Paula Post author

      Thanks bunches Judy.

      Yes, based on pace so far as I can tell! I don’t actually know what the algorithms are, but I know James and I got very different plans. So I thought that was really cool and appreciate they don’t treat everyone the same, 😁

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      1. Chocolaterunsjudy

        That is so totally awesome, a training plan tailored to different paces.

        I definitely wouldn’t have been in shape to tackle a 15k last weekend, but since there isn’t one of them in our area, I still want to get out there and do it!

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  7. Dorothea

    Oh man Paula, you warm us up with girl power and fluffy bunny pictures and then give us the reminders that life is short, and we should say “I love you” to the people who matter to us whenever we can. I wonder if the emotional thoughts of the day may have also attributed to the not so great health? Body and mind are connected in ways we don’t always realize. But I’m sure your mom and brother are in your thoughts and this is a beautiful song to commemorate their birthday.

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    1. Paula Post author

      I was wondering that too, about my mom and brother, but that would sound too much like a cop-out excuse to me, so I can’t go there in my mind. I just have to look at my failure as something to learn from. As I said, if I knock out a half this weekend and I have no issues, then it was purely mental sabotage, ❤. And thank you, 🤗

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