Not a lot of big news here. Feeling sort of blah. Fighting a cold/sore throat and getting ready to leave for Chicago to do the Rock & Roll Half Marathon this weekend. I've done a lot of work on research-y publication stuff this week. Mostly stuff I've put off all summer. It's amazing how much you can put off stuff when you tell yourself you have "all summer." Before you know it, it's August. Although I have taught two courses and worked summer orientation, I have to say this is one of the least productive summers I've had recently when it comes to working on research projects. I'm a little disappointed in myself. I'd be less disappointed if I had been doing incredibly fun stuff instead of working on research, but that's not really the case.
I am tapering this week, so I am not running too much, which works well since I am also not feeling too well. I did do over 9 miles on Sunday and about 4 miles Monday, but I took yesterday off. I will probably do 4-5 miles tonight when it cools off a bit. I will probably run 3-5 miles a day tomorrow and Friday, and then take Saturday off. I've added some new music to the Zune, which gives me a little more motivation to get out there and run. I wish I could take Murphy on some runs, but it's been warm, so I'm a little nervous....When it cools off, I'll get him back out there. I know I've said this before, but I'd really like to enter us into a doggie dash or something like that. Perhaps something longer than a 5K.
I tried the apple butter again on Sunday and am getting the recipe down. We used just a little less nutmeg and actually made a bigger batch this time. I left it just a bit chunkier, too. Maybe by Christmas I will be ready to can some and give it for gifts. I think the canning process might be a challenge, but I'm sure I can get it done. I think this apple butter is far superior to the stuff you buy at the grocery story. I have also been making an apple crisp that Bill loves. Of course he loves it. It has tons of butter. Who wouldn't love it? We had it for dinner on Sunday.
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