Running Opener (or Closer, depending on who you ask)

This morning Charlie, Angie, and I participated in the Running Opener in Minneapolis. It was our second year, and once again we tore apart the course. Charlie brought home the gold medal as he whooped all the male participants, and Angie and I tied for first place out of all the women. It was fantastic! Who would've thunk. Oh wait, that was a dream I had last night.
Sorry!

But we really DID run the 8 mile fun run and I think I can safely say that all three of us actually did have "fun" -- in that weird, creepy runner sort of way. It was a gorgeous morning along the Mississippi River! I won't share all the details because I know Charlie will be blogging about this as well...and chances are good that Angie will be too. So I'll just stop there and let you enjoy some more photos (the one above is a pre-race photo). I can't get them to sit nicely on this page, nor can I get the captions to line up right. I'll learn some day.

It's finally official!

Woooot wooooooooot!

The only part I'm a little worried about is where it says I get my degree with all its privileges and "obligations"....uh oh. What do you suppose THAT means??

Switch flippin'

This clip art thingy reminded me of my dear husband. Tanner just finished another battle with the garbage disposal. This time he won! Thank God.
For the past I-don't-know-how-many nights, Tanner stood in front of the sink after dinner (water running of course) and flipped the disposal switch ON...then OFF...then ON...then OFF...(repeat for about 10 minutes) each time listening closely and looking puzzled over the "funny noise". He was sure that the teenie weenie slices of lemon and lime that I occasionally drop in the disposal were ruining the darn thing. Ugh. Whatever.
I thought the disposal sounded fine -- and if it DID sound funny, it was because its switch was being excessively flipped. I can relate; my switch has been flipped a few too many times this week, as well. Sigh. It's almost Friday.

On a brighter note, the Easter eggs have been hidden for the Potts/Grimmius family hunt on Saturday. I've checked to make sure the various chocolate candies all taste good. They do! And finally, the ham is chillin' in the fridge. We're set for a lovely weekend!