Last week I was down with the flu. It's possible that it was the swine flu, but we don't know for sure. Nearly half of our little town has had it, so there probably is a good chance that is what I had, but frankly I just didn't feel the need to pay for a test to tell me that I was sick. I already knew that I didn't feel well, so I didn't really feel the need to know what it was that made me feel so yucky.
By the grace of God, I was feeling somewhat better by Saturday. It was a good thing too, because we had quite a weekend planned. First we had a chance to attend a college soccer game. One of the interns that worked at Seth's company over the summer is the captain of the team, and she got us free tickets. It was beautiful weather, the game was intense, and we had a fabulous time. Juliette got a little antsy after about an hour or so, so we just let her crawl around in the grass at the base of the stands. She quickly worked her magic with the security guard, and made a new friend.
After the game we hurried down to the neighboring state capital, where my friend and I were going to run a 1/2 marathon the next morning. I was still feeling pretty lousy, but God was gracious, and by the time the race started I felt better. Here is a picture my friend and I at the race start - with the capital building in the background.
Of course the early race start meant that Seth and Juliette had to also get up early to drop me off. Here we are leaving the hotel room. I'm not totally sure Seth is awake.
So my friend was gracious enough to run most of the race with me. I'm not sure if I could have finished it without her, but together we enjoyed a lot of good talking and fellowship as the miles passed by. I can't believe how resilient God makes our bodies. Every time I finish a race I am amazed at how adaptable our bodies are - truly we are wonderfully and fearfully made! Here we are at the race finish.
We also were able to meet up with my dad in The Big City, and he was kind enough to do a photo shoot for us. Of course, he was giving me a hard time for wanting to get our Christmas photos done so early, but being the cheap skate that I am, I was itching to take advantage of Shutterfly's early bird specials. Though this isn't the photo I chose for our card, particularly because Jewel's hand is in her face, here is a little sample of the shoot.
Jewel, poor girl, was pretty wiped from the busy weekend and getting up so early to drop me off at the race, so she wasn't that thrilled about posing for pictures. See?
Speaking of Jewel, she has started taking steps on her own. I wouldn't say that she is walking yet, but from time to time she'll take a step or two - or four. She is also really into climbing things. She keeps attempting to climb up the couch, climb on any available boxes or baskets, or even climb into the fridge. Yikes!
I guess that is what happens when you have a mountain-climbing, all-Colorado-14er-conquering, practically half-mountain-goat man for a grandpa. I'm talking about Seth's dad of course. Seth's parents are actually coming tomorrow for a visit. We're looking forward to having them here, of course. And I'm excited for them to see Juliette's new-found skills.Juliette's sheep costume is finished. Anticipate pics soon!
Last but not least (at least not in Seth's book), we finally broke down and got Dish TV this week. Seth just couldn't stand the fact that his football team has won 6 games in a row, and he hasn't seen a single one of them. So we now have television, after not having it for a year. I have mixed feelings about it, but I have to confess that it will be nice to get to watch something without being constricted to waiting for it to download.
So I guess that pretty much catches us up. Just in time for the weekend - whew!
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