Life Stuff
SIGH. We are going through an INTERNET TRAGEDY. We realized we had no internet on Thursday night, called AT&T and they came out promptly (?) on Saturday morning. There was an altercation with the neighbor who wouldn’t let them into her yard, then something about a tree, and finally they said they would come back on MONDAY. On Monday, we got this message: Wait. What? Did they say 5-10 hours? NO. It’s DAYS, 5-10 days. Seriously??? Keep in mind that without internet, we can’t watch TV. Also, for whatever reason, we’re not able to use our phones as a hotspot. As a result, I’ve been spending waaaay too much time at Starbucks, drinking tea and using their wifi. “That poor woman!” (the baristas are probably thinking). “Her house must have burned down.” Nope – house is still there, it’s just useless without wifi. I’m kidding- actually the house is kind of peaceful, and I’m getting a lot of reading done. But I DO need wifi for at least some hours of the day. Let’s move on from this aggravating situation and talk about the race I’ve been vaguely alluding to. To set the stage: Next year, on March 21st to be exact, I will be turning 60. I’ve had it in my mind for a while that it would be “fun” to run 60 miles on or around my 60th birthday. When I searched for ultra races in Florida next year, I found this. LOOK AT THE DATE. It’s on my actual birthday! There’s a 100 mile option, or a 33 hour option, where you run as many loops as you can/want to in 33 hours. And it’s right here IN MY COUNTY. I could do the timed option, with the goal of completing 60 miles. It was meant to be. Since it’s almost a year away, this wouldn’t be my “next” race. I’m sure I’ll find some other fun things between now and then. But this will be the big thing I’m aiming for. I’m excited! Turning our attention back to the present… May is looking like a nice month for us. We have a couple big things, but for the most part all the school concerts are over. School goes until the end of the month, but testing has already started. This week the kids have AICE tests (AICE is kind of like AP, but different. We also have AP classes). They only had to go if they had a test, so today (Tuesday) my daughter only had to go in the afternoon, and tomorrow she doesn’t have to go at all. This is also my day off from work, and I think it goes without saying that I will be enjoying a good hurkle durkle (ha ha… thanks, Elisabeth!) How is your month shaping up? Do you have any wifi horror stories?