1. The day after the marathon, I almost fell over when I woke up, tried to stand, and realized just how stiff and sore my legs were. I could walk...but I couldn't walk fast. And I don't think I could have run a step if you paid me. Over the next few days, things improved, until yesterday I thought my legs were totally back to normal. This morning I decided to go for a short run, and...oh. my. goodness. It was the hardest, slowest "easy run" I've had in awhile. Eventually, eventually my muscles will recover. But not today.

2. Since this is a question several people have asked me, I'll go ahead and say it: yes, I would run a marathon again. I'm not definitively committing to running 26.2 each year or anything like that. But yes, it really was a great experience, and I'd love to do it again sometime. But faster.

3. Other updates: Evie's non-pacifier sleep situation is continuing to work great at bedtime. Naptime...not so much. I am not getting my guaranteed hour (or two) without the kids bothering me, that's for sure. But she's relentlessly marching down the path to big-girl status, and if that means only sporadic naps, then that's what we'll deal with. Next stop: Potty Training Take II!

4. Lucy told me yesterday that she has a boyfriend at school. Beth quickly added that she does too. I told them that while they are too young for boyfriends, they are welcome to have lots of boys that are friends. When I told Eric, he said that it's too bad there are going to be so many little boys with broken legs limping around Albany. Aaah, the joys of having three girls.

5. A couple weeks ago Eric took me out for breakfast at The Original Breakfast, which is here in Albany, on Highway 20 right where it hits I-5. Now, this restaurant has been here for several years, and I've never been there. For some reason--maybe its truck-stop-like location, maybe its exterior, which is not the most beautiful in the world--I had assumed it was a greasy-spoon/diner type breakfast joint. Not so!

I had a fantastic veggie omelette, and Eric had corned beef hash. I have to say, I've never had corned beef hash. Corned beef? Hash? The name does not sound appealing. But I had a bite of Eric's and it was delicious too. According to the menu, everything is made from scratch with fresh, whole ingredients. It tasted like it was true. Check out the extremely positive reviews on Google and Urban Spoon--definitely a spot to try out if you're in Albany or making a trip down the freeway.

6. I finally watched the movie "Babies." Love it! Watching these honest looks into the lives of families in such different parts of the world was so fascinating. Things were so very different--in Namibia, for instance, where the baby never wears diapers (or any clothes other than a loin cloth thing) and the mother shaves the wiggly little baby's head with giant, sharp, knife; or Mongolia, where the mother gives birth in a hospital, then climbs onto the back of her husband's motorcycle and bumps along all the way home, balancing on the back and holding the baby in her arms. Also watching out for the 2-year-old brother riding up front. And then the next day goes out to milk the goats. She's super-woman, in my opinion. But other things about all the families were so very, very, similar. The expressions on the babies' and parents' faces. The little milestones each of the babies reach--crawling, sitting, feeding themselves. There is zero dialog or commentary--just babies, babies, babies. Highly recommended, even if you're not a parent. I think it would be interesting to anyone.

7. The weather has been gorgeous here all week--sunny skies, crisp mornings, warm afternoons. Perfect! The kind of weather that makes you fall in love with fall every day. And all I can think is, where you were on Sunday when I needed you, good weather??

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