Still hot, still humid. It's vacation, so all my runs have been at the hottest part of the day. We just can't get the whole household up and organized early enough to do otherwise.
Eight miles today in the Englewood Reserve. All either up or down... or very up or down. Kicked my butt. But awesome.
Wildlife seen during two days of running in the reserve: rabbits and squirrels, one chipmunk, two yearling bucks with fuzz still on their antlers, bluebirds, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and assorted beetles.
Wildlife seen in my son's hair after a morning of running around outside: one slug. Yuck!
Ripped up stuffed squirrels in the backyard look disconcertingly like real dead squirrels, especially early in the morning.
Moments to do a mother proud: toddler son running between me and Nana as we make dinner, begging for pieces of raw zucchini, yellow peppers, and green beans to eat.
Small boy hands are apparently impervious to thistles. But small boy faces --- excruciatingly sensitive to beagle whiskers. Go figure.
More moments to do a mama proud: enthusiastic (and unprompted) hugs of grandparents' knees upon all arrivals and departures from various grandparental dwellings.
We head home tomorrow, boo-hoo. But back again in September!
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