As I sit here icing my knee, I can't help but think about my relationship with ice. First there is the ice that is my nemesis. It shows up on roads and discourages me from running.

Second, there is the ice that helps prevent swelling and injury. (This is my knee, right now.)

Last, there was the ice I bought at a gas station and packed my 4 year old in. We were travelling home from Indiana on Monday and she ran a fever that reached 105.8 degrees. Here she is in all her ice-free, fever-free glory......a few pounds lighter and heavily medicated with antibiotics. (I will never think of ice the same way again.)

As far as the running goes, I'm struggling a bit this week. My daughter was still fevering yesterday and had to go to the ER. I skipped my morning run to stay with her. By late morning we were getting a storm and the roads were too crummy for a run. Being the first of the year, the gym was closed........I assumed (didn't check). The roads weren't that great this morning either, again skipping my run. I can't take the kids to the gym day-care because they are sick. I have GOT to squeeze my run in. I will have to go to the gym or the dome tonight. My husband won't like it when I tell him I'm heading out when he gets home.

The good news: I'm still on program....just need to juggle my running schedule a bit.

Happy New Year! Forward march!