10 Things I Learned in 2019

 

I’ve been posting Firsts of each year for a few years, but I thought this year it would be fun to look at some of the things I learned, many of which resulted from some firsts!

1 - Toilet tanks really can freeze solid. 

      I learned this from the first time I experienced sub-zero high temps for 30-days straight.

2 - Sinovial fluid looks exactly like salad oil.

      Don’t ask how I learned this. The story is too long!

3 – A Toyota can take out a deer with its side mirror.

4 – A smaller deer can take out a Toyota.

      The drivers were not injured in the learning of these lessons. Can't say the same for the deer.

5 – Always park your car in the garage.

6 – How to assemble scaffolding.

7 – No matter how much paint you purchase, you will always need “one more gallon.”

8 – A North Central Montana hailstorm can teach you Lessons 5, 6, & 7.

      We don't take our weather lightly here!

9 – Running Buddies make superb first responders. 

     Okay, I already knew this, but this time I was the patient.

10 – Produce that is not individually wrapped and or marked with country of origin can and will be confiscated at the northern border. You are fortunate if the $500 per item fee is waived simply because you were too dumb to know better.

Really, I could go on, but we will stick with 10 this posting. Here’s wishing you all a fun-filled and informative 2020!

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Running Granny Green encourages women, especially grandmothers, to gain greater fitness by providing tips and inspiration to insure long years of joyful grand-parenting. The cookie recipes are a bonus!

Happy Running!
Carol - aka Running Granny Green

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Firsts of 2017

My amazing relay team!

It’s time once again to review my year and see what things I have experienced for the first time during the last twelve months. I’m a believer in lifelong learning. A look back helps me evaluate how I am doing in this lifelong quest. Here are a few of the things I learned from in 2017. Some were purposeful and one was a matter of survival!

• Spied my first snowshoe hare in Wyoming and drove over Cheyenne Pass in a blizzard!
• Discovered good Mexican food east of the Rockies in Stuart, Iowa.
• First Power Point presentation at the ICAN Spring Writers' Conference.
• Participated in my first Vale Fourth of July 5K. I'm going back.
• First Spokane to Sandpoint Relay.
• I splurged on my first gel manicure and I love it!
• Visited the California Redwoods for the first time! Wow!
• Saw a cranberry bog for the first time.
• I endured the Winter of 2017 complete with the crashing down of my patio cover at midnight! I also shoveled snow off my roof and did finish work on my new patio pergola as a result of Winter of 2017.

Tell me about your year. What did you do or learn how to do for the first time?

Running Granny Green encourages women, especially grandmothers, to gain greater fitness by providing tips and inspiration to insure long years of joyful grand-parenting. The cookie recipes are a bonus!

Happy Running!

- Carol aka Running Granny Green

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Firsts of 2016

Perplexus Rookie

It’s time once again to review my year and see what things I have experienced for the first time during the last twelve months. I’m a believer in lifelong learning. A look back helps me evaluate how I am doing in this lifelong quest. Here are a few of the things I experienced for the first time in 2016.

• I made Crème’ Brulee for the first time using this slow cooker recipe.

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  Brooks Ghost

  I owned my first pair of Brooks running shoes. I think I’m hooked!

• First visit to Detroit, Michigan. With that came my first road trip through the Midwest, first ice cream cone at Great America, and my first Michigan Left. (The latter was a hair-raising experience!)

• I published my first blog post from my iPhone.

•  I went on my first run Down Upper Targhee during Grand Teton Relay 2016 and sustained only one black toenail!

• I had my first paid cross country coaching gig. I’ve been volunteering for years. The pay was a nice perk!

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  Part of my team!

  Ran into a stranger while he was reading one of my books in the Costco food court!

• First Christmas Day without my youngest child. He was caught in a snowstorm and couldn’t make it home. We missed him!

• I also published with Power Point for the first time (sometimes I’m a slow learner), mowed a lawn with my grandson for the first time (he’s two), and solved a Perplexus puzzle for the first time!

I can’t wait to see what’s new in 2017!

Tell me about your year. What did you do or learn how to do for the first time?

Running Granny Green encourages women, especially grandmothers, to gain greater fitness by providing tips and inspiration to insure long years of joyful grand-parenting. The cookie recipes are a bonus!

Happy Running!

- Carol aka Running Granny Green

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