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Crayon

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 9:00pm

Sasha bought crayons for Nora and yesterday we went to try them out.

Nora didn't need any explanation and loved drawing on the street. We brought two chairs and sat in front of our house and had coffee while Nora was playing.

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Two runs in a row

Sun, 10/20/2013 - 1:33pm

It's been a long time since I ran on two consecutive days. I try not to do it, in order to prevent injuries, but it was a beautiful Sunday morning and I wanted to take Nora out. We had a great run together, the first in almost two weeks. Ran slowly, felt good.

Distance: 
4 miles
Duration: 
45 minutes
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First run after a cold

Sat, 10/19/2013 - 2:22pm

Last Saturday I ran 6 miles, and the next day I had a cold. The long run might have lower my immune system's strength a little bit. Anyway, thankfully it was a pretty mild cold (Nora had it a day before me) and I'm pretty much over it. I ran my usual route today, 4 miles, without Nora. I took it slowly and completed it in 44 miles. Feels great to be running again.

Distance: 
4 miles
Duration: 
44 minutes
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Nora 20 months

Fri, 10/18/2013 - 9:26pm

Nora is 20 months today. We went for a long walk tonight and she walked hand-in-hand with us.

Back home she enjoyed the present that mommy gave her.

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Found Giraffe

Fri, 10/18/2013 - 9:07pm

We lost Giraffe the other day. First we didn't think much about it -- Nora has the tendency to put her toys in random places so we figured we'd find it soon. But today we realized it really wasn't in the house, so it might have gotten lost in the playground.

Anyway, we went for a walk to the same playground and as usual we would stop to look at the "house with the owl" on the way. And look and behold! Giraffe was there!

It must have fallen off the stroller and somebody put it on the fence where it was visible. Nora yelled: "giraf!" and we are all very happy that we found it back. It was a present from Ilana on Sasha's baby shower.

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A mushroom!

Tue, 10/15/2013 - 9:05pm

Halloween is only two weeks away and many houses are decorated with frightening themes. One of the recurring features is the "skeleton crawling out the ground", with white bones and a skull, suggesting that the skeleton is digging itself up in the front yard.

Sasha and Nora went to the park yesterday and they passed by one of those houses. All of a sudden Nora says, confidently: гъбга! (a mushroom!) -- she saw the white bones and figured those were mushrooms.

At the next house, which had a similar display, she confirmed what she was thinking and said again, with certainty: "гъбга" (a mushroom).

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Lynnbrook block party

Mon, 10/14/2013 - 12:41pm

This afternoon was the annual block party of Lynnbrook, the street that we live in. The party was a lot of fun.

We talked with many neighbors we hadn't met before, especially from a little further down the street. During the summer we've met many of the neighbors in our corner and it's a great feeling to live in a place where people know each other. There were quite a lot of kids at the party also.

Sasha brought two salads to the party and especially the mlechna salad was a big hit.

We learned that for Halloween there is a "pre-party" at Haynes Park that might be fun to attend.

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6.2 miles

Sat, 10/12/2013 - 2:04pm

For the first time in a while I ran 6 miles again. Last long run was 6 months ago, the Cherry Blossom 10 miler. Nora is sleeping now and I took the opportunity to go for a longer run. I did our usual route but extended it. I crossed 66 near Henderson over a dedicated trail bridge.

I love the trails here in Arlington, and they are in great shape. The path along the Ballston Pond is a little bumpy though... but during this run I quickly read their brochure their about the renewal plans and it said they'll fix the trail also. Great county to run in.

Running this makes me want to go further and further. Why not to East Falls Church? What's beyond? Ha. Hope Nora doesn't get jealous... but a next time she can join me for this run, only takes about an hour and the hills are not steeper than normal.

Distance: 
6 miles
Duration: 
66 minutes
Temperature: 
66
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3 minutes faster

Tue, 10/08/2013 - 8:54pm

We ran the same distance as on Sunday and were three minutes faster. It was much cooler today. It's not a bad route. It avoids having to cross the 66 exit, although it still requires us to cross Washington Blvd which is an unpleasant crossing.

Distance: 
5 miles
Duration: 
48 minutes
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Nee, Bo!

Mon, 10/07/2013 - 8:15am

Juan's dog Bo made a big impression on Nora this Saturday.

When Nora wakes up she often talks to herself. This morning I heard this monologue:

hondje... thuis...
hondje.... куче
Nee Bo! Nee!
hondje.... Bo

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