5 For Friday

1. Not one, but TWO, snow days this week for a storm that for the most part was a dud in St. Louis. Kids were awesome though. Very well behaved and only at the end of the 2nd day did they start to pick on each other.

2. Emily had a basketball game last Sunday. She played awesome! She scored quite a bit (at least for her), had some rebounds, and even a blocked shot. We're proud of that girl! The team looked great and that game reinforced our decision to stick with Coach Julie and not play in the Kirkwood Junior Basketball League with Emily's previous team.






3. Today, Adam and I, along with our neighbor friend, went to the Science Center for a quick visit. The kids enjoyed the overpass over Hwy 40/I-64 more than anything but building the Arch a close second.





4. Relaxing weekend for the Kreidlers - no activities other than the Kids Lego Club at the County Library and our long runs. Both Paul and I have longish runs tomorrow (7 and 8 miles, respectively).

5. Registration opened for the Chicago Marathon this week. The Kreidlers are taking a pass on Chicago this year in favor of the St. Louis Rock and Roll full marathon and possibly the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon.

That's all for now! Happy Weekend!

A Baby Picture

Emily's school is requesting parents send a baby picture of their 5th grader for use in a yearbook spread. Back when Emily was born (2000), digital cameras weren't really all the rage. We had one, but since everyone had dial up modems, we cropped all digital pictures so so our relatives and friends could could actually download the pictures. So, when the call went out for a baby picture, I wasn't sure what to submit since the picture quality of the cropped pictures is pretty much crap. (Can't think of a nicer way to say it other than "crap"!)

So, I went back in our picture files, starting when Emily was born. I found this picture - from Emily's baptism when she was almost 4 months old. And guess what? We actually had it in the original BIG file.

Enjoy Emily from July 2, 2000!

And it continues...

Looks like we'll escape the brunt of the ice and will settle for sleet and snow. So far, it's just been sleeting. Some pictures:

Emily checking out the coating on the bushes:






On Manchester Road, on the way to the gym. This is NOT snow, this is just sleet accumulation.



Since we'll be at home the rest of the day, we'll be eating well! Cinnamon Rolls, cupcakes, chili and cornbread. yum!!

Ice-mageddon!

And so, it starts. Not sure if we'll be able to update via our blog or FB if the worse case senerio happens and we lose power for a few days. Our phone will also be out, but we have fully gassed cars and are prepared to go sit in them occassionally to recharge our cell phones, iPods and the like!

Here's a picture from just a few minutes ago.



These are the power and cable lines that feed into our house. Because we live in an older neighborhood, all the powerlines are above the ground so there's a good chance we'll lose power. The ice you see on our lines is just from the rain we had today. Tomorrow is when "Phase Two" hits, which is supposed to be the really bad weather -massive amounts of ice and snow.

Be Safe Everyone!

Five For Friday

I called it "Four Things Friday" last week, but I'm changing it up and calling my Friday posts "Five For Friday" - reminds me of Five for Fighting, one of my favorite bands from the last year.

Anyways, hold on because HERE. WE. GO! Five For Friday:

1. Emily had 5th grade trivia night at school yesterday. She wore a dress of Aunt Lisa's. Emily looked MUCH older than her 10 years. Their table's theme - Prom - meant that the girls were dressed to the 9s!










2. Adam just told me that someone on Bus 5 found a pair of undies on the bus floor that had SKID marks. GROSS!!! When asked if they were his undies, his reaction "NO! They were not my underwear. Do you think I'm joking?"

3. I have a confession. Paul had a meeting in North County at 9, so after he took Emily to band at 7:10, he came back home and took Adam to the bus stop. After he left for his meeting, I crawled back into bed, jammies and all. I read a book and took a nap. Well, I tried to nap. Chester (the dog next door), along with the 3 dogs two houses over, conspired to keep me awake with their incessant barking.

Anyway, I digress. I finally got back out of bed at 11:40, took a shower, and was presentable by the time Adam came home at 12:10.

I talked about crawling back into bed since the kids started school in August. This is the FIRST time I actually did just that. I chose today because I'm incredibly sore from yesterday's run and personal training session.

Well guess what? As it turns out, I didn't get a good nap and wished I had just sucked it up and went to the gym. Bah! Oh well. Lesson learned. Next time I will go to the gym since it's obvious that I can't get a good nap at my own house.

4. I'm planning on running 3 Half Marathons this Spring. The first, the Abe Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon, is the race where I'm going to try to get my personal record for the half (2:17:24). Paul is going to pace me at that race. The other two races I'm planning on running with some friends. The 3rd half, I'm planning on running with my college roommate Lisa. I can't wait!




5. My mom is coming in 12 days for a visit. Fun times ahead!

Prom and Cake Pops!

Today is Emily's last Trivia Night at North Glendale. Her table's theme is "Prom". She has a swanky dress to wear tonight, thanks to Aunt Lisa.

Per tradition, every girl brings a snack to share with her table on Trivia Night. Tonight, Emily is bringing Cake Pops.


In progress:



Finished!



More later when I post pictures of what my almost 11 year looked like on Prom Night!

Adam

I had some help yesterday shoveling slushy snow off the back driveway!

!