I'm there in spirit if not in body!

I've been absent so far this year but am reading all you guys' blogs and with you in spirit, any way! Got some laughs thinking about poor Mark trying to teach not one but two little girls to drive at the same time--brought back memories for me having to ride in the driver's seat and teach my daughter who had even been afraid of the bumper cars at the fair! Her dad taught the boys but she was stuck with me but has done well ever since, thank goodness. And remembered the age lineup maneuver from two years ago when only one person was in front of me, the nice Preacher Man, but I was proud to be healthy enough to attempt to run any distance much less 26 miles! I did run yesterday--6 miles which was the first time I've gone that far since October 22 in Chicago in the cold drizzle. I felt fine while I did it but exhausted when I finished but am restored to vigor today after a "good" night's sleep. I say "good" because I had to get up five times with my three beloved, adorable, precious doggies. Good thing I love them because I noticed during the night that they had made a BIG mess on my screened in porch with a pretty pot and plant. Then, this morning, I saw one of them on the porch and wondered how in the world she got in there--ahah, she and her partner in crime have torn a sizeable hole in the screen and now have free access to plunder in a new area. Digging holes to China in the back yard has evidently gotten boring for them and all the outdoor pots are now scattered and emptied of their dirt so I should have known they needed a new venue. Dog toys and bones don't seem to hold too much interest for them--sort of like kids preferring pots and pans and boxes and wrapping paper to the "real" gifts and toys we used to abundantly provide for them, huh?