Windex

Today, I finished three days of training teaching me how to handle chemicals when the are spilled or set on fire. Mostly this training had to do with emergency procedures. I learned some stuff that transfers into everyday life.

All chemicals that we use around the house are really really really bad. Windex and 409 are terrible. This isn't limited to cleaners. Everything we use will hurt us. It might not hurt you today but with prolonged use it will effect you, it all adds up.

Wearing gloves is about the best thing that can be done, because all these chemicals are absorbed through the skin. I guess I can thank my company for scarring me into protecting myself.

Duke City 5K Results

The results are in and I did ok. I finished the race in 26:12. I'm pretty happy with that but I would love to get my time under 24 minutes. I'm fine with that time because I didn't run really hard. I kept a nice steady pace, and I never really got tired. I'm gonna keep running and maybe try 10k next. I think that will be fun.

Grandma's Hard Work

Last Christmas my grandma gave me a quilt. I didn't use it last winter but with the changing weather I intend to this year.


Here's my grandma's hard work, thanks grandma!! It's one of the best gifts I've ever received.

First Freeze

It frosted for the first time Sunday night. Soon it will be snowing.

High Winds

For the last couple of days we have had some strong winds in town. The fence around the yard was falling over so our landlords solution was to tie it off with a rope. More than likely this is not a temporary solution. There's always entertainment around this house.

Autumn Has Arrived

When I was running tonight I was reminded how spectacular nature is and why I love the outdoors. I'll let someone else describe how I feel, it will be easier that way.

"Autumn is the eternal corrective. It is ripeness and color and a time of maturity; but it is also breadth, and depth, and distance. What man can stand with autumn on a hilltop and fail to see the span of his world and the meaning of the rolling hills that reach to the far horizon?"
- Hal Borland

Settling the Dust

We had a nice fall rain yesterday. This was different from when it normally rains here because it rained all afternoon and most of the night. Usually we get spotty thunderstorms that roll through and don't last long. It was beautiful! I miss the rain.