treadmills are not my friend

i don't like them and i don't think they like me either, but the weather just isn't cooperating so i had to give in and run inside. it was the longest five miles of my life! blinking lights, thump, thump, thump... and on and on it goes...i personally think they are a medieval torture device not a training apparatus.

(this is a completely random picture of my boys bowling the other night because my post needed a picture.)

i suppose they do have their good points:

i can choose to run with no hills

i can maintain a more consistent pace throughout my run

it has to help the "mind" aspect of racing because it takes every ounce of my willpower to keep running on it

i didn't have to run with a windchill in the 20s

redneck sledding: don't try this at home!

the redneck impulses could no longer be suppressed...

yes, that is a ski tube and tow rope tied to the back of a four-wheeler...

yes, the motorcycle helmet ended up being a really good idea for several reasons...

yes, the children's sled was probably more dangerous than the tube...

yes, those silly boys ended the day with a snowball fight...

it's true, they never grow up...

snow, and some snow, oh, and snow

we have had LOTS of snow. we are in the midst of major snow #3 (in my neck of the woods 2 or three inches is a major snow) we have about 8 inches on the ground now. have i mentioned it's not quite february and we have had 3 big snows? have i mentioned that we usually don't get the majority of our snow until the end of february or march? have i mentioned that i am planning the staff pot luck lunch for the fourth of july because i'm pretty sure we will still be making up snow days?

but it's worth it cause i get snow days at home with boy, i craft during naps, and we get to play in the snow. boy likes him some snow! he managed to sneak out the door (because momma forgot to deadbolt it) and was playing in said snow wearing nothing but cowboy boots and his pj top. it's a good thing he just made it out when i caught him.