Nose Wax

Running

Saturday
I woke up and looked outside. Sunny. The weather was supposed to turn colder and snow, later in the day. I felt a little tired for some reason and thought it might be better to do my long run on Sunday. A and N were going to my in-laws for lunch, so I pulled a Pam Reed and said, I'll run and meet you there.

10.6 miles - 1:37 (9:14 pace)

Sunday
Woke up with a sore throat again. I don't know if it is from running in the cold air or whether , I am really just on the verge of getting sick, with each long run, being the knock-out blow. Whatever the case, I did not run today. Instead, I didour taxes and went to a 3 year old's birthday party at Gymboree. If you have never been to one of these parties, it's worth it for the entertainment value alone. The kids running, jumping off things, throwing things at each other. The politics between the moms. (A telling me who she doesn't like, etc).

There is one mom, who has a child in N's class and an infant. The process of picking up kids at N's school is very structured. The parents walk in, one by one, from the front door, pick up their child, and walk out the back door. The mom that A dislikes, always tries cutting in line and makes a big stink about how she can't wait, since she has an infant in the car. A thinks she should just wait until the line is shorter and then come in, rather than cut in front of 5-6 parents, or not leave an infant, unattended in a car in the parking lot.

My mother-in-law happens to run the school that N goes to and teaches the 3-6 year olds. N is in the under 3 class now, but will be in his grandmother's class next year. We haven't gotten our application in yet, and a lot of N's classmate's parents were telling me they were going to enroll their children in her class. There are only 8 slots. My wife got panicked and went home and filled out all the papers.

I did the taxes- REFUND. I also watched the Olympics. I really like short track speed skating and was pissed that Apollo Anton Ohno got greedy in the qualifying race and ended up 4th. (Only the top 3 advance to the gold medal round)

I think I'll let my body recover fully from whatever it is trying to fight before resuming working out. I have built up my fitness to a reasonable level. While I do not have my speed yet, I can run 15 miles and that is about where I feel I need to be during the winter season.

If you made it this far, I'll clue you into the title. I was getting N ready for bed and cleaning him up. I told him I was cleaning his nose since he had some Buggers in there. He kept calling it "wax" I kept telling him wax was in his ears. After a few days, I gave in and told him it was "nose wax". Now, he calls them "biggers". Now he giggles and says "Nose wax, biggers".

Overheard at school tomorrow, by some parents

"Yes, that is the doctor's son. Pity, isn't it?"