out in the rain

short night of sleep and out about 6:30am in the start of the "hannah" rainstorm. the drizzle stayed that way for awhile as i ran about a mile waiting for gail and then we ran north and did the east blvd loop. we had both done hard workouts yesterday so today was even slower than normal at first and i was tempted to call this day's blog, all junk miles, but didn't.

gail and i stayed out long enough for gail to run about an hour and i stayed out to get some more in. didn't make sense to stop now when i knew i would be tired tomorrow and figured i would keep plowing along as long as nothing unusual hurt. so back north i went and basically ran the same loop again and then threw in some southern trail run to make sure i had my 10-11 miles in. actually ran much better the second hour despite some muscle tightness and a really driving rain and a tougher wind. the storm was early as it wasn't due here until 10am. there were several people out after awhile as it is saturday and the dedicated have to get there long run in regardless of the rain. sounds like "Ike" will be the bad guy in the end.

but in the end i had my run in and could adjust tomorrow as necessary. maybe by then i would be dry again. at home i had to deal with some flooding areas and now have a good idea of what i need to do when this is over. the work crew showed up at 10:30 and it is now about 8pm and they are still here, far past their self imposed 4:30pm deadline. we will deal with the next part of this cleanup mess differently. another lost day as far as getting anything personally done, but we are getting closer i hope to recapturing our downstairs. i even called the carpet people and they just said they would be there monday if they were supposed to be. have to love that.

and so the rest of the day was spent in different little things- read some bookclub books; dumped 300 pounds of soil and mulch to deal with the rain; weeded for awhile while the dirt was soft; and hit some pitches and chips off of the wet ground just to not go crazy inside.

and so on we go. i am just so unmotivated to do anything in the house right now it is almost funny and i will get that under control later. a free day tomorrow i hope, but i guess it all depends on where the guys stop tonight. i hear the staple gun so i hope the trim is going in. ha!

ps-- typing this at 9:50pm and the tile guys just left-- is it dinner time now?