Brrrrrrrrrr
We skipped running after work last night because we wanted to get home while there was still daylight to cover whatever plants we could. Ali bundled up like we were going out into the arctic. We used weedblock, empty pots and bed sheets to wrap up the delicate plants and trees. We finished up just as it was getting pitch dark. This morning the one outdoor thermometer read 37 degrees (the one on a house wall) while the weather station read 27 degrees, I guess the actual temperature was somwhere in the middle. Everything was covered by frost. Hopefully this is the end of the deep freeze, it is supposed to get to the mid 60’s today and then back into the 70’s for the forseeable future. I think I have finally been in Florida long enough that my tolerance to cold is dropping. The cold seems to sting more than I remember.
Nicki likes to flop on our bed in the morning while we get ready for work, I took a cute picture of her this morning.
A while back Ali made up a cleanup schedule. It basically listed one area of the house that we would thoroughly clean each month. It was a way to keep things in order. However we have not really paid attention to it. This past weekend I told her I wanted to start sticking to it. February was garage month. I haven’t thoroughly cleaned the garage since we moved in. We pulled every thing out of it, swept it out, sucked out the spider webs, threw out shit we didn’t need, organized and put everything back. It was probably the biggest of all the cleanup jobs we would have. The entire process took about 3 and a half hours. Doing so enabled me to rediscover things I forgot I had, we had a shit load of junk in there. It looks 100% better and after rearranging the shelves and the fridge we have much more room.
Because of the cold, (Ali hates running in cold), we haven’t run since our 5 miler last Thursday. This Saturday we have our first race in over a month. It is another 5k but this one is big. It is run right before a huge parade along the parade route. The parade typically draws between 100,000 and 200,000 spectators, so the race will be lined with parade viewers cheering us on. I heard from others that it is one of the best 5k’s around to run in. I can’t wait.