http://www.runlucyrun.com A girl, her dog and their blog Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:08:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lucy has been having a bit of a rough time this summer.  First a bladder infection, now it appears she has ringworm and requires medicated baths twice a week AND a medication that will likely make her barf that I can't even track down yet.  But most of all, she ... http://www.runlucyrun.com/2008/08/14/walk-lucy-walk/ Since we are going to be spending buckets of money on our house in the next few months (see category: Remodel Hell), we decide to pack Brian's birthday (7/18), our 5th wedding anniversary (7/26) and my birthday (9/10-I'm going to be out of the country, so why not live it ... http://www.runlucyrun.com/2008/07/28/a-night-out/ Our backyard is a challenge. The previous owners installed a pool, which considering we don't have a/c right now is not something I'm going to complain about, is something that requires an awful lot of cement. They also built cinder block walls around the entire yard, another hard ... http://www.runlucyrun.com/2008/07/19/the-backyard/ In order to jump-start my running again, I've signed up for the Nike Human Race on August 31st. The race is taking place in 25 cities all over the world and benefits your choice of 3 different charities.  I chose to donate to the World Wildlife Fund because ... http://www.runlucyrun.com/2008/07/17/human-race/ No, not a baby, or another dog.... Brian's car was on its last legs (wheels?) so we traded it in for something that sucks down a little less gas. Brian is totally in love, I think I've dropped to #3 on his list. Speaking of gas, we've been trying to offset ... http://www.runlucyrun.com/2008/07/14/our-newest-family-member/ This whole 4th of July on a Friday thing is a really fine idea, I recommend we do this every year.  Having a couple of days to recover from the 4th is great-we still get a whole weekend of lazing about after yesterday's festivities. I have been on a bit of ... http://www.runlucyrun.com/2008/07/05/happy-5th-of-july/ http://www.runlucyrun.com/2008/06/15/summer-fun/ Yes, it has been forever...and I really want to write a real post one of these days. But for now, I had to do this meme that I found on Courtney's blog. Here;s what you do: a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search. b. ... http://www.runlucyrun.com/2008/06/09/mosaic/ It has been scorching hot here for the last few days.  Somehow we went from two gloomy weeks of overcast skies, highs in the mid 60's and chilly evenings directly to highs of 98 and little flowers that had just started to bloom being burnt to a crisp.  Can I ... http://www.runlucyrun.com/2008/05/19/melting/ Thanks for all the well wishes in comments on the last post.  It took a few days of clutching onto the walls every time I moved around, but the vertigo finally subsided.  Once I was finally feeling better, I managed to get sick again so now I'm recovering from a ... http://www.runlucyrun.com/2008/05/15/328/