today was full of surprises. as usual i had trouble getting up, and was running around and was going to be late for the kingdom hall. i came in from walking the dog and peter pointed out that we had a huge infestation of ants overnight in our kitchen. we did a quick clean up, got rid of food that had ants on them, but i ended up running out and getting some ant spray, staying home, and cleaning the kitchen from top to bottom. it only took a couple of hours to clean everything after it was sprayed, and the ants have not returned. i think i sprayed the point of entry pretty well, and i think we are going to have it treated. i will have a better idea tomorrow. in the mean time, there is nothing left out. i saw three ants in the master bath, so i guess i will be doing the same there tomorrow.


the other surprises, it that the cleaning did not sap me of all energy. i had enough left over to go to the gym. i ran five miles on the treadmill. i slowed it down, and did 12:20 miles, but i was consistent, and felt well. i even had enough energy when i got home to go for a walk with peter and the dog. we went up to bear branch, and walk some of the trails. the pedometer wasn't working properly, but i think we did about three miles. we would have done more, but the dog got tired. we saw deer, a red fox caring something in its mouth, and a duck with about ten chicks. they also have some cages with injured birds. there is a bald eagle among them. they were impressive. lori has started jogging those trails, and someday i hope to join her. trail running is a different experience than road running. one must be very careful, and the scenery is very different.


i had hoped to get my last real run before the half in on tuesday, but i forgot, i'm working all day on tuesday. i think i'm working a half day on wednesday, so i'll put in three of four miles then. thursday i have that track race, but that is only two miles, and i don't intend to push too hard. last place still counts as finishing.

just got done talking with peter about when his family comes to visit. i love his family, all but the one sister. she is so difficult. bud and vina are coming up and will be staying with us for a week, that much we know. we were told that ann and dave were going to stay with up because winnie and john were trying to sell there house and didn't want the clutter around. now i hear that the house is not really ready to sell, even though we have been told it has been on the market for ablout a year. apparently, since the house is not sold, and ann and dave's visit is so close, they have decided they want to host them. winnie is a controlling witch who cannot be trusted with anything. i am tired of her lying to me and changing every ones plans at the last minute. when they announced they were moving to kenya, i said to peter, that it would never happen. it looks like i'm right. they are staying close to irritate me. i was really looking forward to the family being together, it looks like winnie is going to ruin another family gathering.