Happy Valentine's Day for yesterday to you all.
We don't do much Valentine stuff because it falls in between my birthday and our wedding anniversary next week, but we did plan to get Noddie settled early and watch a Fred and Ginger movie. This was scuppered by Noddie announcing that she was going to sleep outside in her tent and would we put it up for her as she'd already built a campfire. Now, while I have every respect for Noddie's capabilities, I confess I was nonplussed by this statement until I was led out to inspect and admire a small pile of leaves.
Who am I to squelch such a spirit of adventure?
So I sat out on the verandah with my book, responding appropriately to the piping calls of my offspring
I'm very brave you know
You don't have to check on me 'cause I'm not scared
Are you still there Mummy?
You don't have to check on me 'cause I'm in my tent with Teddy and we're very brave
etc etc etc
until she declared that it was getting a bit dark and she was going to sleep in her own bed. By then it was too late to start a movie, but we made some nachos and ate some birthday chocolate and declared the evening a success.
It's been a stupid training week. I have not got up early enough often enough, lunchtime swims didn't happen 'cause tiresome people keep ringing me up and emailing me, the nerve.... and after work never works. I don't know why I think it will. J and Noddie would be perfectly fine but it seems mean to just prance in the door and then sail blithely out again when both of them are tired and we haven't seen each other all day. Priorities, you see. I just have to Suck It Up and Get Up, especially since J starts at a new store soon and his shifts will be changing, not in a way that suits me. My friend IronWil has a saying for these times
Get Up. It sucks, then it doesn't
Go and train. It sucks, then it doesn't.
Always.
As usual she is spot on - and she gets up way earlier than I'll have to! I just have to remember that I always feel worse if I don't get up than if I do.
In other news - I lost 1.5 kg and 12 cm in January. Woot.
The fabulous Iron GeekGirl's charming husband SB (is this sounding like a translation exercise?) mentors an online beginner triathlon group. One of the group lives in Melbourne and is planning the last Gatorade tri as her maiden event. SB recalled that I too reside in that great metropolis, and now, thanks to the wonders of the internet, we (the beginner - heck, why not just call her Maree? since that's her name - and I) will be meeting on Sunday morning so she can have a squiz at how a big triathlon works. Meeting in Elwood, with some help from New Mexico! How cool is that?
More anon, true romantics
Friday, February 15, 2008
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7 much-appreciated comments:
Sounds like me camping :D
Working the little one into your valentines is awesome :-)
Very cool that you are going to help out a new triathlete! You ROCK!!
Now, don't make me come over there and get you up every morning :-)
Hello, this is your early morning wake-up call...hello...are you up yet.
OK, hearing that would suck, then it wouldn't.
It sounds like your spirit is willing but the timeing is just off. You'll get it together.
we don't do much for V-day either with 2 Bdays close by and an anniversary in March.
Neat that you're hooking up with a newbie triathlete. YAY!!
I love backyard sleep outs- until the raccoons come:-) training in the morning is hard- keep at it
Sounds like a lovely evening, even without the movie. Noddie is so lucky to have you for a mum.
Just been catching up on your blog. Congratulations on your recent tri - loved the race report. Good luck for your next one. Oh, and more importantly - happy birthday!
Awwwww how did you not laugh/cry at noddies little declarations of courage. That is just too gorgeous.
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