Change of Plans

The kids have been sick all week. Sam started with a cough on Sunday, which progressed to a fever on Tuesday complete with leaky eyes, runny nose, and - yesterday - vomitus. Athena seems mostly OK, but she did have a fever one night. So Sam had to miss the last two days of preschool, I cancelled my business trip yesterday, and our sleeping arrangements are all messed up. Not to mention the parties we missed.

Add to that the fact that it has been well below freezing most of the week, making it too icey for me to run in the morning. Today I went out just to see how it would be, and it was indeed too slick for me to feel safe running. So I walked at a good pace for 20 minutes and then came home. I have been sluggish and out of sorts since missing two runs this week. Steve says I am addicted. That's a pleasant thought. I was truly disappointed that I couldn't run this morning. I may have to change my running schedule this weekend and go after things warm up a bit. Surely there is an hour somewhere in the day when I can escape to get my "fix."