I’m starting to think about MdS as a restful vacation with a bit running thrown in. I’m not underestimating the desert...
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Weekend in Austin
I’m running around like a nut getting my things together to teach up in Austin this weekend. Another Wilderness First Aid course, but this time for high school students. Should be good fun. I’ll be solo instructing, so I’ll be darn sick of my own voice by the end of the weekend. Hopefully the students won’t [...]
Liza
To Houston
We’re headed to Houston for the weekend to give the grandparents an Asa fix. Eliot’s making dinner and I’m hiding out in the bedroom thinking about packing. I have not entirely unpacked from my last trip and I’m not excited to do it now. Perhaps a small nap would help. Trips to Houston are a lot more fun now [...]
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Steroid shots for plantar fasciitis
I’ve decided I’m going to give steroid shots a try for my PF. It’s been almost six months that I’ve been dealing with it and my mental health can’t stand to have another run cut short by foot pain. I am grumpy. And impatient. I’m doing all the stretching and icing that a mother can reasonably expected [...]
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Coral snake hopping
C. danced around a nice-sized coral snake yesterday morning at Friedrich Park. Three of us were running along talking about the terrain out at Bandera when C. broke into a high-stepping jig. I get to teach a bit about snakes, so I’m always interested to see exactly what’s slithered by. We reviewed the rhyme “Red on [...]
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