Conversion (Law Dictionary Definition) Control over another person's personal property which is wrongfully exercised; control in a manner which violates the person's rights to the property.
Victim: Me (Mother of the Conversioner...is that a word?)
Conversioner: Jamie (son of Victim)
Property: Cookie Dough, Bacon and Butter
Value of Property: Priceless based on its yummy factor
Background: The day of the yard sale I took to my son's house some bacon, eggs, bread, butter and Monstor Cookie Dough. The plan was for me to make bacon and eggs for us for breakfast and later make some cookies. Instead breakfast was doughnuts and it got too hot later to even think about making cookies. The yard sale had come to an end and I went to pack up my stuff to take back home...I grabbed my bacon, my eggs, the bread and forget to grab the butter and cookie dough. My son (who has a life long love affair with bacon) looks in the fridge and says hey where did the bacon go I was gonna make BLTs for dinner. I told him I put it in his Dad's truck and I am taking it home. Next thing you know I see my son hot footing it out to his Dad's truck...and then he is jogging back in with MY bacon under his arm......I was tired and he is big and strong so I did not have any desire to tussle him over the bacon so I just glared at him. So off I go home..baconless....that is a sad sad thing to be baconless for the people in our family love our bacon.... However, Jamie had not ended his crime spree with just the conversion of my bacon...the next morning I get a phone call...."Mom are you missing anything?" I respond, "Besides my bacon?" He then goes in to detail about the yumminess of my cookie dough which I had left behind. He describes in detail how delicious it is with they tiny M&Ms. I DEMAND the return of my cookie dough. He laughs and says he also has my butter! I again DEMAND my cookie dough yet again (he can keep the butter). I hear laughter in the background. Tasha says they will bring me some cookies. Not only has my son committed the crime of conversion but he has drug his poor sweet fiance into his life of crime. In our family we would find him guilty of the crime of conversion and based on the items he converted would likely get the gallows. And just for the record Jamie has a criminal history....He cut the head off my rubber chicken.
Signed
Victim who will soon be seeking restitution
Exercise: Blah after Sunday 7 mile walk/run and then 3 mile evening bike ride and then Monday's Spinning and Boot Camp Class 2 mile walk on my lunch break yesterday afternoon (I might add it was over 98 degrees) I was kinda tired so today's workout was kinda blah. I walked for about 1/2 mile, then did 1/2 mile of jogging, then 1/2 mile of sprints, then 1/2 mile of jogging, then 1/2 mile walking then 1 1/4 mile of jogging. Just was not into it this morning. I lifted but not with my usual enthusiasm. That is why I like to do my long runs on Saturday because then I can rest on Sunday and feel all fresh for the new week. Tomorrow swimming and then Thursday 3 miles and then I may only do Spinning on Friday and then Saturday will be a 5k. I don't know why I keep doing the summer 5ks when they are NEVER successful but I guess if I don't get an "A" in running I definetley get an "A++++" in never giving up! I am so looking foward to my 30 degree weather!
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Sunday, July 30, 2006
People Actually Wanted our Junk
Family yard sale completed and quite successful for everyone but me. I only made $11.00 because I can not will not part with my stuff. My husband did well and made around $145.00 after he paid for his share of the ad. Jamie and Tasha made over $150.00 after ad, Kendra made about $30 after ad, Aunt Denise made $27 (she did not have to pay for the ad b/c she did the dougnut run) and Grandma Sue made $11.00. Not bad. If poor Kendra had not been pregnant she probably would have made many $$$$ on the yard sale as Lucas has all kinds of STUFF. But poor Kendra just does not have the energy to do a whole lot. Who can blame being her since she is 8 months pregnant during a heat wave. Which brings you to my first yard sale story. Lucas has a free standing mixer (every woman's desire) and had not used it ever! So Kendra (who is not all that fond of cooking) decides to sell it. She tells me about it and I said I WANT IT I WANT IT! She says okay but you will have to hide it when Lucas comes over because I am sure he does not want to sell it (she was selling it anyway because he has a serious "LOTS OF STUFF" problem). Well she drops off her stuff at Jamie's house the night before the yard sale. Lucas is helping her unload the stuff and he sees the mixer. He tells her "I am not getting rid of my mixer" She tells him, "But you have NEVER used it". That made no difference to him and in all fairness though he gave up his other treasures without complaint! Kendra assumes since she has told him that it would stay in the yard sale that that was the end of the conversation. However, the next morning when she arrives back to Jamie's to put her stuff out there is NO mixer. She looks high and low but no mixer amid the junk that is our yard sale. She calls and Lucas laughs and pleads innocent. I yelled out so he could hear me over the phone that he "STOLE MY MIXER". He had the nerve to say that if I wanted to borrow it I could. I told him I was not borrowing my own mixer. It is now Sunday and he still has my mixer and I guess when I want it I will have to borrow it...humph.
TWO OLD LADIES COME TO NEAR BLOWS OVER A BOX! Yes, in all the years I have had yard sales and been a yard saler I have NEVER seen a yard sale altercation. My husband was selling a wooden box with some odds and ends hunting stuff. He had it marked for $5.00 which was a real bargin. One of the ladies asked if he would $3.00 for it. My husband says "Hmmm I don't think so" The lady said for him to think about it and let her know if he will. In the meantime another lady (both of them being in their mid sixties) comes up to my husband and says "I'll give you $4.00". He accepts her offer and she carries her box up to the cash out table and sits it next to me and tells me she is going to look around for a little while. Next thing you know I have both of the woman standing in line in front of me. The one that had offered $4.00 for the box was first in line. She put her her purchases on the table and I start adding up and she reminds me to add in the box so I pick up the box and put it with her stuff. The lady behind her (who had offered $3) sees her pick up the box and says" Hey that is mine" The lady said "No it's not I brought it up her" The other lady says, "That man sold it to me" as she pointed to my husband. I am starting to feel very uncomfortable. So I call for my husband. He comes over and the ladies are both talking at the same time and telling him that he sold them the box. My husband tells the one lady that she had offered him $3.00 and had told him to think out it and in the meantime the other lady offered him $4.00 so he took it her offer. The $3.00 told him she WOULD have given him $4.00 if he gave her chance. He told her that since she told him to think about it and walked away that he assumed she was not interested in going up so he sold it to the highest offer. The lady was NOT pleased. By this time I am feeling beyond uncomfortable and blurt out, "Maybe we should be like Solomn and cut the box in half. Who loves the box more" They both stare at me. I look down and mutter I am staying out of this. My husband says, "Well she did offer $4.00" so the lady that offered $4.00 took the box. She looks back at the $3.00 lady says, "I am sorry", my husband says he is sorry, I tell her I am sorry. She looked icely at us and said, "No you're not" The lady says look if it is gonna be a big deal I will let you have the box. The lady says "This is not a big deal" The other lady says, "Well if there is going to be an argument..." The $3.00 lady says, "There is no argument". Which I can most assuredly say THERE WAS AN ARGUMENT.
The rest of the yard sale was uneventfull. I skipped out at noon to attend birthday party. They had a yummy cake and a some awesomely good pasta salad (which I am going to have to get the receipe for). The birthday girl turned one and was quite happy with all the birthday attention! She is a smiley smiley girl! After the birthday party back to the yard sale for final shutdown. We marked stuff down to 1/2 price at the very end but still did not sell much. Nobody bought the wedding dress... The one person that looked at it was told by me that my daughter (and I pointed to her) had never actually worn it. Then my daughter says Mom I look kinda pregnant (she is 8 months along) and that sounds kinda of wrong...so then I had to tell the man that, "Oh she did get married just not in that dress" He laughs and says it would not fit his girlfriend anyway because she is very SKINNY. I told him, "Yeah we don't have that problem in our family" and then he says, "You are full bodied woman" (I am sitting there, Tasha (who is in fact skinny), Kendra (who is 8 months pregnant) and my Mom). When he leaves Tasha says we should have hit him...I am just hoping he meant something else and the way it came out was just poor english speaking skills since he was Hispanic.
Final Thought: Yard sales are hard work! Multi families are the worst because you have to track different people's sale.
Oops off for my run...bloggin lost track of time...I am going to be late late late!
Back from the run...did walk, run for about 7 miles. Not gonna worry about walking and running because I am going to assume that just the fact that I am out there working is going to make a big improvement in my winter time. So no more complaining about the heat. I am just going to do what I can do and this winter if my time is not better THEN I will be upset.
TWO OLD LADIES COME TO NEAR BLOWS OVER A BOX! Yes, in all the years I have had yard sales and been a yard saler I have NEVER seen a yard sale altercation. My husband was selling a wooden box with some odds and ends hunting stuff. He had it marked for $5.00 which was a real bargin. One of the ladies asked if he would $3.00 for it. My husband says "Hmmm I don't think so" The lady said for him to think about it and let her know if he will. In the meantime another lady (both of them being in their mid sixties) comes up to my husband and says "I'll give you $4.00". He accepts her offer and she carries her box up to the cash out table and sits it next to me and tells me she is going to look around for a little while. Next thing you know I have both of the woman standing in line in front of me. The one that had offered $4.00 for the box was first in line. She put her her purchases on the table and I start adding up and she reminds me to add in the box so I pick up the box and put it with her stuff. The lady behind her (who had offered $3) sees her pick up the box and says" Hey that is mine" The lady said "No it's not I brought it up her" The other lady says, "That man sold it to me" as she pointed to my husband. I am starting to feel very uncomfortable. So I call for my husband. He comes over and the ladies are both talking at the same time and telling him that he sold them the box. My husband tells the one lady that she had offered him $3.00 and had told him to think out it and in the meantime the other lady offered him $4.00 so he took it her offer. The $3.00 told him she WOULD have given him $4.00 if he gave her chance. He told her that since she told him to think about it and walked away that he assumed she was not interested in going up so he sold it to the highest offer. The lady was NOT pleased. By this time I am feeling beyond uncomfortable and blurt out, "Maybe we should be like Solomn and cut the box in half. Who loves the box more" They both stare at me. I look down and mutter I am staying out of this. My husband says, "Well she did offer $4.00" so the lady that offered $4.00 took the box. She looks back at the $3.00 lady says, "I am sorry", my husband says he is sorry, I tell her I am sorry. She looked icely at us and said, "No you're not" The lady says look if it is gonna be a big deal I will let you have the box. The lady says "This is not a big deal" The other lady says, "Well if there is going to be an argument..." The $3.00 lady says, "There is no argument". Which I can most assuredly say THERE WAS AN ARGUMENT.
The rest of the yard sale was uneventfull. I skipped out at noon to attend birthday party. They had a yummy cake and a some awesomely good pasta salad (which I am going to have to get the receipe for). The birthday girl turned one and was quite happy with all the birthday attention! She is a smiley smiley girl! After the birthday party back to the yard sale for final shutdown. We marked stuff down to 1/2 price at the very end but still did not sell much. Nobody bought the wedding dress... The one person that looked at it was told by me that my daughter (and I pointed to her) had never actually worn it. Then my daughter says Mom I look kinda pregnant (she is 8 months along) and that sounds kinda of wrong...so then I had to tell the man that, "Oh she did get married just not in that dress" He laughs and says it would not fit his girlfriend anyway because she is very SKINNY. I told him, "Yeah we don't have that problem in our family" and then he says, "You are full bodied woman" (I am sitting there, Tasha (who is in fact skinny), Kendra (who is 8 months pregnant) and my Mom). When he leaves Tasha says we should have hit him...I am just hoping he meant something else and the way it came out was just poor english speaking skills since he was Hispanic.
Final Thought: Yard sales are hard work! Multi families are the worst because you have to track different people's sale.
Oops off for my run...bloggin lost track of time...I am going to be late late late!
Back from the run...did walk, run for about 7 miles. Not gonna worry about walking and running because I am going to assume that just the fact that I am out there working is going to make a big improvement in my winter time. So no more complaining about the heat. I am just going to do what I can do and this winter if my time is not better THEN I will be upset.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Food, Fairs, Birthdays and Hotness
Happy One Day Before their Birthdays to Grandma Casey and Tasha!
I am cooking Tasha her birthday dinner tonight which I hope she will enjoy!
Chicken and Noodles
Mashed Potatoes
GreenBeans
Broccoli/Carrots
Deviled Eggs
Apple Pie.
The Y is closed and I am having Y withdrawl. Monday morning a few of the diehard Y members met in the parking lot and we did a little bootcamp class. About 1 1/2 mile run..which I started out so strong and then just petered out...probably because I was still recovering from my totally crappy Sunday, my ears were plugged, my eyes were burning, could not stop coughing...sounds like an allergy things...anyway after that Mike attempted to lead us in a follow the leader run...however 3 of his 4 followers quit running and started walking , yes I was one of them, so he reevaluated and we did sprints. Which I did most we11! We then did a obstacle course run (5 times) which included run a small set of steps, run down a hill, go across the monkey bars and then do some chin ups (or try), run up the hill and start over with the steps...etc.... A good workout and thanks to Mike for leading us and to Jill for suggesting that we all get together to do this. Tuesday I was suppose to run which turned into a 1 1/2 mile run and a 1 1/2 mile walk. My left knee was bothering me...not that it hurt so much as just felt "used up" and kinds of creaky so that is why I started walking. Today was 6 1/2 mile bike ride, which I enjoyed tremendously! I would have rode longer but ran out of time. I did notice that my heart rate never gets up except if I hit some hills so probably need to pick a route with more hills. Tomorrow may be a 3 mile run if my knee feels good, Then Friday meeting back up at the Y and then Saturday morning going to try for three miles. Next week is the Jubiliee Run on Saturday so I am going to only do 3 miles on Tuesday and 3 on Thursday and then the run on Sunday and if I feel like it another 3-4 on Sunday...then it is back on track and have to get those long runs back in because the Pumpkin Push is right around the corner.
Food went better last weekend then it has in the past but still need to get much more control. Friday night I did awesome though! (Did I mention that my weekends start on Friday after I get off work?) I even did good at the fair when I went last night (for me that is, because fair food brings out the gluttonous side of Kim). I had a ribeye sandwhich and yes I ate the grease soaked bun!! Ymmmmy. Also had a milkshake and a small back of popcorn (no butter though). I finished off my evening with a salad so I could get my vegatables. I was so going to get an elephant ear but the line was LONG. I decided it was not worth a 30 minute wait to get something I should not be eating in the first place...and I passed on the foot dog corn dog ( I do so love corndogs) because it cost $5.00. I can't believe it but Frugal Kim actually beat out Gluttenous Kim! Kim at the fair is very much like Templeton at the fair (Charlotte's Web). If you don't remember the scene where he is at the fair I encourage you to watch Charlotte's Webb and picture my head on Templeton's body!!!!
Time to go suffer and eat my cauliflower...it is very hard to enjoy raw vegatable when you know there are noodles, mashed potatoes and pie awaiting me at home. I suffer...oh how I suffer and all this suffering and I DON'T EVEN LOOK HOT I JUST LOOK AVERAGE.....surely as hard as I work I should look like Jessica Simpson...perhaps I really do I am just seeing a distorted image in my mirror at home??? Hmmm I will go home tonight and ask my darling if he thinks I am as hot as Jessica Simpson? Do you think he will say yes??? Hmmmm I am thinking if he does not want baked chicken every night for the next six months he better say, "Oh baby you are much hotter then Jessica Simpson" Sigh....its a good thing I like chicken......sigh
I am cooking Tasha her birthday dinner tonight which I hope she will enjoy!
Chicken and Noodles
Mashed Potatoes
GreenBeans
Broccoli/Carrots
Deviled Eggs
Apple Pie.
The Y is closed and I am having Y withdrawl. Monday morning a few of the diehard Y members met in the parking lot and we did a little bootcamp class. About 1 1/2 mile run..which I started out so strong and then just petered out...probably because I was still recovering from my totally crappy Sunday, my ears were plugged, my eyes were burning, could not stop coughing...sounds like an allergy things...anyway after that Mike attempted to lead us in a follow the leader run...however 3 of his 4 followers quit running and started walking , yes I was one of them, so he reevaluated and we did sprints. Which I did most we11! We then did a obstacle course run (5 times) which included run a small set of steps, run down a hill, go across the monkey bars and then do some chin ups (or try), run up the hill and start over with the steps...etc.... A good workout and thanks to Mike for leading us and to Jill for suggesting that we all get together to do this. Tuesday I was suppose to run which turned into a 1 1/2 mile run and a 1 1/2 mile walk. My left knee was bothering me...not that it hurt so much as just felt "used up" and kinds of creaky so that is why I started walking. Today was 6 1/2 mile bike ride, which I enjoyed tremendously! I would have rode longer but ran out of time. I did notice that my heart rate never gets up except if I hit some hills so probably need to pick a route with more hills. Tomorrow may be a 3 mile run if my knee feels good, Then Friday meeting back up at the Y and then Saturday morning going to try for three miles. Next week is the Jubiliee Run on Saturday so I am going to only do 3 miles on Tuesday and 3 on Thursday and then the run on Sunday and if I feel like it another 3-4 on Sunday...then it is back on track and have to get those long runs back in because the Pumpkin Push is right around the corner.
Food went better last weekend then it has in the past but still need to get much more control. Friday night I did awesome though! (Did I mention that my weekends start on Friday after I get off work?) I even did good at the fair when I went last night (for me that is, because fair food brings out the gluttonous side of Kim). I had a ribeye sandwhich and yes I ate the grease soaked bun!! Ymmmmy. Also had a milkshake and a small back of popcorn (no butter though). I finished off my evening with a salad so I could get my vegatables. I was so going to get an elephant ear but the line was LONG. I decided it was not worth a 30 minute wait to get something I should not be eating in the first place...and I passed on the foot dog corn dog ( I do so love corndogs) because it cost $5.00. I can't believe it but Frugal Kim actually beat out Gluttenous Kim! Kim at the fair is very much like Templeton at the fair (Charlotte's Web). If you don't remember the scene where he is at the fair I encourage you to watch Charlotte's Webb and picture my head on Templeton's body!!!!
Time to go suffer and eat my cauliflower...it is very hard to enjoy raw vegatable when you know there are noodles, mashed potatoes and pie awaiting me at home. I suffer...oh how I suffer and all this suffering and I DON'T EVEN LOOK HOT I JUST LOOK AVERAGE.....surely as hard as I work I should look like Jessica Simpson...perhaps I really do I am just seeing a distorted image in my mirror at home??? Hmmm I will go home tonight and ask my darling if he thinks I am as hot as Jessica Simpson? Do you think he will say yes??? Hmmmm I am thinking if he does not want baked chicken every night for the next six months he better say, "Oh baby you are much hotter then Jessica Simpson" Sigh....its a good thing I like chicken......sigh
Saturday, July 22, 2006
IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER
I can't believe it but my time was 33 seconds slower then in the burning heat I endured for the Zoo Run! 34:55. Why? I directly attribute that time to my workout for the week
Monday: Spinning and 1 1/2 mile jog
Tuesday: 6 mile walk/Jog and Lifting
Wednesday: 45 minutes elitical going from resistance 8-12 in 10 minute segments
Thursday: SUCCESSFUL 5 miles in 88% humidity and Lifting
Friday: 1 Hour Spinning class/ and Power Hour which had us doing light jogging then pairing up to sprint and then assorted other boot camp tortures (including many many squats and many many lunges)
Saturday: 5k
I was so MAD at myself! My first mile time was pretty good 11:02 at 1 mile, 22:03 at 2nd mile and from there I slowed down and walked/jogged/sprinted....However when I came in the chute I came in ON FIRE! I could not even slow down!
I was talking to my son and he said I should have not done so many miles on Thursday and should have rested on Friday. I think at the very least I should have just done the spinning class and then went home. When I got up Saturday morning my legs were sore (not a bad sore just a "boy I really used my legs sore" the "take an aspirin and get up and move around sore". ) The next 5k is scheduled for August 5, that week I will do my long run on Tuesday, Wednesday do swimming and Thursday do just 2-3 miles and then Friday just do ONE class...probably spinning. Then hopefully I will have a better time on the 5k. Just my luck I will probably have a great get ready week and then it will be like 100 degrees the day of the race. I know that sounds like alot of excuses for my not improving my time but I really feel that is the case and not just that I did not push hard. BONUS: I found another lady about my age, my size and my speed and got her name and number and hope to hook up with her to do some training! I have been looking for someone along time and I hope this pans out!
Grandchildren: I stopped by to say hey to my dear sweet children today. We drove by my son's house because we were on our way to a garage sale and what should we see but the most adorable baby in her saucer looking out the window. My daughter says, "Mom that was Carissa in the window we gotta stop" So I put the car in reverse and popped into say hello! My daughter in law is looking FABULOUS. She has lost all her baby weight and then some. I don't know how she did it so fast! Tyson was all geared up because his Grandma Debbie was picking him up to take him to a festival. He came out to see me and gave me a big hug! He is such a good boy and I love him dearly. Today I bought him a little suprise, nothing big, just a little something I think a boy would like. I HAVE to make time soon to keep him overnight!!!! Baby Carissa was a happy smiling baby and she reached out with BOTH arms to me and stretched toward me so I would pick her up! She claps and can sorta of wave Bye Bye. Her mother was holding her and she nestles her face into her mother's shoulder and it looks so sweet it makes you want to cry! Oh and soon soon Baby Adam will be here! I can't wait to see my baby grandson!
Okay I am off to the bowling alley. I am not sure I will bowl as my body is quite sore but maybe I will just go up and hang out with some family.
Upcoming: Birthdays July 27: Tasha and Grandma Casey
Family Yard Sale: July 29
26 Wedding Anniversary and 5k: August 5
Monday: Spinning and 1 1/2 mile jog
Tuesday: 6 mile walk/Jog and Lifting
Wednesday: 45 minutes elitical going from resistance 8-12 in 10 minute segments
Thursday: SUCCESSFUL 5 miles in 88% humidity and Lifting
Friday: 1 Hour Spinning class/ and Power Hour which had us doing light jogging then pairing up to sprint and then assorted other boot camp tortures (including many many squats and many many lunges)
Saturday: 5k
I was so MAD at myself! My first mile time was pretty good 11:02 at 1 mile, 22:03 at 2nd mile and from there I slowed down and walked/jogged/sprinted....However when I came in the chute I came in ON FIRE! I could not even slow down!
I was talking to my son and he said I should have not done so many miles on Thursday and should have rested on Friday. I think at the very least I should have just done the spinning class and then went home. When I got up Saturday morning my legs were sore (not a bad sore just a "boy I really used my legs sore" the "take an aspirin and get up and move around sore". ) The next 5k is scheduled for August 5, that week I will do my long run on Tuesday, Wednesday do swimming and Thursday do just 2-3 miles and then Friday just do ONE class...probably spinning. Then hopefully I will have a better time on the 5k. Just my luck I will probably have a great get ready week and then it will be like 100 degrees the day of the race. I know that sounds like alot of excuses for my not improving my time but I really feel that is the case and not just that I did not push hard. BONUS: I found another lady about my age, my size and my speed and got her name and number and hope to hook up with her to do some training! I have been looking for someone along time and I hope this pans out!
Grandchildren: I stopped by to say hey to my dear sweet children today. We drove by my son's house because we were on our way to a garage sale and what should we see but the most adorable baby in her saucer looking out the window. My daughter says, "Mom that was Carissa in the window we gotta stop" So I put the car in reverse and popped into say hello! My daughter in law is looking FABULOUS. She has lost all her baby weight and then some. I don't know how she did it so fast! Tyson was all geared up because his Grandma Debbie was picking him up to take him to a festival. He came out to see me and gave me a big hug! He is such a good boy and I love him dearly. Today I bought him a little suprise, nothing big, just a little something I think a boy would like. I HAVE to make time soon to keep him overnight!!!! Baby Carissa was a happy smiling baby and she reached out with BOTH arms to me and stretched toward me so I would pick her up! She claps and can sorta of wave Bye Bye. Her mother was holding her and she nestles her face into her mother's shoulder and it looks so sweet it makes you want to cry! Oh and soon soon Baby Adam will be here! I can't wait to see my baby grandson!
Okay I am off to the bowling alley. I am not sure I will bowl as my body is quite sore but maybe I will just go up and hang out with some family.
Upcoming: Birthdays July 27: Tasha and Grandma Casey
Family Yard Sale: July 29
26 Wedding Anniversary and 5k: August 5
Thursday, July 20, 2006
I LOVE THE CALORIE COUNT AND MENTAL HURDLE
I have decided I need to get serious and try to get another 25 pounds off. This is not for shallow cosmetic reasons but rather shallow I want to run faster reasons. I found www.calorie-count.com and it is AWESOME. You put in all your information and then you can start logging in your food (great database of foods)and it calculates calories etc... you can also put in your activity and it gives a general idea of calories burned. As of lunch I am operating on a calorie deficit....go Kim go. Check it out it is AWESOME.
Exercise: Yeah Baby almost 5 miles (a little less then 1 hour)and no walking....in 77 degrees with 88% humity. After checking the tempeture the original plan was to do the treadmill but I need to learn to overcome my fear of the heat and jump that mental hurdle. So outside it was! I told myself no walking unless I broke something (and it would have to be a lower extremity item...arms, fingers etc...keep running) or a diabetic coma and no CRYING on the route. One of the guys at the Y was talking about increasing your discomfort level and boy did I do that! I went right over the top because I COULD NOT BREATHE! I told myself to suck it up and I could breathe when I got back to the Y. I then did a little lifting after my run. I had many thought of stopping during my run but told myself I need to quit being a baby and toughen up...like my son said, I got to get out of my comfort level. (though I might add he gave this piece of advice from the SIDELINES UNDER A SHADED TREE!) However, he is 100% right! I am going to do a 5k this Saturday with another girl from the Y and my goal is for 33 minutes. It is going to be cooler but still warm so we will see......
Good day for Kim so far!
****BABY ADAM UPDATE**** Kendra just returned from her ultra sound (had another one based on the growing girth of Momma!) He is still expected to arrive the last week of August. However, as of today he weighs almost 7 pounds. We should have an over 8lb Baby Adam. Baby Adam is gonna play FOOTBALL!
Exercise: Yeah Baby almost 5 miles (a little less then 1 hour)and no walking....in 77 degrees with 88% humity. After checking the tempeture the original plan was to do the treadmill but I need to learn to overcome my fear of the heat and jump that mental hurdle. So outside it was! I told myself no walking unless I broke something (and it would have to be a lower extremity item...arms, fingers etc...keep running) or a diabetic coma and no CRYING on the route. One of the guys at the Y was talking about increasing your discomfort level and boy did I do that! I went right over the top because I COULD NOT BREATHE! I told myself to suck it up and I could breathe when I got back to the Y. I then did a little lifting after my run. I had many thought of stopping during my run but told myself I need to quit being a baby and toughen up...like my son said, I got to get out of my comfort level. (though I might add he gave this piece of advice from the SIDELINES UNDER A SHADED TREE!) However, he is 100% right! I am going to do a 5k this Saturday with another girl from the Y and my goal is for 33 minutes. It is going to be cooler but still warm so we will see......
Good day for Kim so far!
****BABY ADAM UPDATE**** Kendra just returned from her ultra sound (had another one based on the growing girth of Momma!) He is still expected to arrive the last week of August. However, as of today he weighs almost 7 pounds. We should have an over 8lb Baby Adam. Baby Adam is gonna play FOOTBALL!
Sunday, July 16, 2006
I'M SO EXCITED AND I JUST CAN'T HIDE IT!
I just got my Zoo Run Run time and it was 34:23! My last 5k in December was 33.43 so I was less then 1 minute over my December run....AWESOME because it was baking hot...in the mid 80's with humidity of over 65%.... the run did not start till 8:20 am. (I despise mid morning runs)I hate the heat...I suffer in the heat...I am slow...I am sluggish ...I truely felt like I was moving in slow motion.....and I was less then a minute under my best winter time despite the adverse conditions....As usually I began the run by whining and complaining about the humitity and the burning hot sun. During the zoo run I drank gatorade. I have never ever drank gatorade but thought I needed it because of the heat. All the gatorade did was give me immense stomach cramps.. and so what did I do at the next hydration station....yes, I am stupid I picked more gatorade....stomach continued to cramp up! I thought I was going to hurl throughout the entire race. However I refrained because I did not want the people behind me( yes there WERE PEOPLE behind me...and not just the walkers...other runners/joggers as well) to have to step over my hurlage. During the whole run I had this lady in a pink hat in front of me. I would catch her then she would pull ahead...we did that the entire time till the last stretch and then I OVERTOOK HER! Yeah Kim!!! I picked my person (like I have been told to do) and pursued and overtook her...granted it took the entire race but in the end I was first thru the chute. I even gave a big push...might not have looked that way but it felt that way, to try to get in before the clock turned another second. My son said I had a horrible look on my face....that my dear boy is the look of pain and concentration! Ultimately my results from this run mean that my winter time should be much improved! I ROCK! I will keep up with the speed work...I will keep up with the tempo runs...I will keep up with the long runs...I can feel my 9.5 minute mile....it is slow close...it is just some training and a few lost pounds away. I think this all may be paying off...all the stiffness..all the cramping....all the exhaustion. I AM GOING TO OBTAIN my goal...perhaps this December..unless of course we get a heat wave in December.
FYI: I rode my bike up to the 5k run and rode my bike home afterwards...GO KIM GO!
FYI: The man in the wheelchair (from the Hog Jog) was there and he PASSED me again. I told him "Hey I was at the Hog Jog and you passed me then and now you are passing me again???" He laughed. Later I told him at the next race I was throwing some cinder blocks on his chair.
FYI: I will no longer be choosing gatorade at the hydration stations....
Baby Shower: We had Kendra's Baby shower on Saturday. She got so many lovely gifts. This baby is one lucky boy to have so many people looking forward to his arrival. He will be most cherished...especially by his Grandma Kim. Attendees were: Me, My Co-Grandma Martha, G-Ma C (a/k/a Slug), Grandma Sue, Aunt Tasha, Aunt Hee Hee, Amanda, Amber, Aunt Carol, Aunt Betty, Aunt Tina, Jenny and Sherry.
Tyson: All healed from his bike wreck...just a little pink skin on his face...other then that he is good as new! His teeth do not seem to be damaged. He is back on his bike and as rowdy as ever! No more zig zagging Ty!!!
Carrisa: Sits up all by herself! It is so cute though because when she does fall over she sort of looks like a beetle on it's back. She tips then her feet are up in the air. She is also being introduced to the wonderful world of vegatables and seems to like all the yellows...but is less then thrilled with the greens.
Sunday: My children/grandchildren/my mother, came over to my house for a belated birthday dinner. They gave me some beautiful family photos and my son James included a poem he had written. I will be posting that shortly and I will scan the pictures of my children/grandchildren. What wonderful children I have been blessed with and when I say my children I mean Kendra, Lucase, James, Tasha, Brad and Natalie.
Workout: This morning: Spinning class and about 1 1/2 mile jog.
Tomorrow: Hopefully at least 5-5 1/2 mile run and lifting
Wednesday: Swimming
Thursday: 6 sets of 1/2 mile walk/1/2 mile run for a total of 3 miles
Friday: Spinning and Power Hour
Saturday: Perhaps another 5k
Sunday: Rest
EGO LEVEL: 1,000000000% I am in danger of my head exploding!
FYI: I rode my bike up to the 5k run and rode my bike home afterwards...GO KIM GO!
FYI: The man in the wheelchair (from the Hog Jog) was there and he PASSED me again. I told him "Hey I was at the Hog Jog and you passed me then and now you are passing me again???" He laughed. Later I told him at the next race I was throwing some cinder blocks on his chair.
FYI: I will no longer be choosing gatorade at the hydration stations....
Baby Shower: We had Kendra's Baby shower on Saturday. She got so many lovely gifts. This baby is one lucky boy to have so many people looking forward to his arrival. He will be most cherished...especially by his Grandma Kim. Attendees were: Me, My Co-Grandma Martha, G-Ma C (a/k/a Slug), Grandma Sue, Aunt Tasha, Aunt Hee Hee, Amanda, Amber, Aunt Carol, Aunt Betty, Aunt Tina, Jenny and Sherry.
Tyson: All healed from his bike wreck...just a little pink skin on his face...other then that he is good as new! His teeth do not seem to be damaged. He is back on his bike and as rowdy as ever! No more zig zagging Ty!!!
Carrisa: Sits up all by herself! It is so cute though because when she does fall over she sort of looks like a beetle on it's back. She tips then her feet are up in the air. She is also being introduced to the wonderful world of vegatables and seems to like all the yellows...but is less then thrilled with the greens.
Sunday: My children/grandchildren/my mother, came over to my house for a belated birthday dinner. They gave me some beautiful family photos and my son James included a poem he had written. I will be posting that shortly and I will scan the pictures of my children/grandchildren. What wonderful children I have been blessed with and when I say my children I mean Kendra, Lucase, James, Tasha, Brad and Natalie.
Workout: This morning: Spinning class and about 1 1/2 mile jog.
Tomorrow: Hopefully at least 5-5 1/2 mile run and lifting
Wednesday: Swimming
Thursday: 6 sets of 1/2 mile walk/1/2 mile run for a total of 3 miles
Friday: Spinning and Power Hour
Saturday: Perhaps another 5k
Sunday: Rest
EGO LEVEL: 1,000000000% I am in danger of my head exploding!
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Tough Guy
Per Ty's permission here are the pictures. I went to see him last night and little boys heal fast. He looks much different from the pictures. Evidently his mishap did not scar him mentally because he was ripping up and down the sidewalk on his bike last night. **Note the swelling of the face**** His teeth are firming back up in the socket! All I can says is "Ouch!"
Monday, July 10, 2006
ROUND ONE GOES TO THE BIKE
While Grandma was off enjoying herself poor Ty got into a battle with his bike. The bike won this time. I am so proud of this kid because he has already gotten on his bike again! He has several loose adult teeth, the entire side of his face has MAJOR road rash, one sprained pinkie and a skinned up knee. What a boy...way to suck up the pain Ty! Ty if you want your pictures posted on the blog let me know...they were pretty awesomely gross! I will come see you this week and bring you a "Hope you heal fast" present! I love you Tyson! Well time for this girl to go to sleep and try to regain her lost hours of sleep....I have a Zoo run run this weekend and it gonna be the hottest day of the year...thank goodness it is only a 5k because I am a major baby about the heat! So lots of rest and lots of water this week and NO MORE DESSERTS!
Back from Michigan
Well I am back from my long weekend in Michigan.
Friday:My sister (Denise/Aunt HeHe) headed out Friday morning after I completed my spinning and power hour classes. We rented a really nice car. It was a NEW CAR and quite nice with all sorts of bells and whistles. ! Off we go....and the eating begins. Despite having had a bowl of oatmeal with fresh blueberries, I consumed a biscuit and some sausage gravy before we were even out of town. Who would have thought that a gas station would sell killer biscuits and gravy! Ymmmm. About an hour down the road, Denise says what kinda of snacks did you bring. I tell her, pretzels, blueberries and cherries and diet sodas. She did not look impressed...she asked if that was it and looked for sad when I said yes. She sighs but perks up at the first sight of a yard sale. Lo and behold we found several yards sales on way out of town on State Road 26. So of course we have to stop. Picked up a few baby toys here and there and heart healthy cookbook (which no one in my family will want me to use). Once we made it thru Rossville we were good to go till we got close to Fort Wayne and then....OUTLET STORES! Stopped did some shopping, found a great place to eat lunch (Clay's Family Rest.) To sum it up quickly due to the many many outlet stores on the way to Michigan it tooks us 12 hours to make a 5 hour trip to Milford Michigan. My Aunt called and said "Aren't you guys here yet" We had to tell her ...welllllllllllll there are ALOT of outlet stores. We made it into town....hotel not all that great for the money but adequate. Checked in and then went to Aunt Connie's house and played a really fun card game called Ziggity. Stayed there till about 11:00 pm then headed out to find something to eat. Warning NOTHING is open in Milford after 9:00 even on the weekends. We finally found a Big Boy Restaraunt on the highway. The food not good, service not good but they had a yummy Oreo Mud Pie! Late late when we got home and I had a 6 mile slated for the next morning. I was not to sure about running in the area as we were right on a highway, so I had earlier (before going to Aunt Connie's) checked out the gym across the road in the strip mall. They sold one day passes and it was a ONE room gym with treadmills so close to each other my sweat would have probably dripped all over the other person.
Saturday: Got up at 6:00 a.m. Ug late night and my body was protesting the early time and the thought of running. Mentally scolded myself and got my lazy butt out of bed. Decisions decisions decision...risk my life running MI-59 or bore myself to death by doing six miles on the treadmill. Decided I would risk life and limb over the boring treadmill. Lucky Kim...MI-59 had a semi sidewalk running along the side of the highway....that was it...no six miles of treadmill for this girl. I thought it would be a tortourous run but it was awesome. I only had to walk 2 five minute segments. I think it might have been that I was in a new place because it certainly wasn't because I had enough rest, water or good foods. Now mind you I don't break any speed records but I was steady. People were staring....haven't you people ever seen a little fat woman run along the highway???? After that I was so HOT that I VOLUNTARIALY SWAM! However before swimming the pool had to be cleaned because the drunks had gone into the pool the night before and threw all the chairs, chaise lounges, table umbrellas, rugs, small tables and beer cans into the pool. When I first walked in I could see the chairs in the pool but then it sort of looked like a reflection so I walked over to the pool...nope pool filled with lawn furniture. Told the front desk...they were NOT happy....so they got the pool clean ( I helped) and then I could swim. After that went back to the room to get my sister and we went to the continental breakfast where I proceeded to eat my weight in biscuits and honey. Then it was off to some YARD SALES...yes we went to another state to yard sale! I got some awesome baby toys! During the yard sale my eyes began to burn and fog up because I had not used my goggles when swimming. Was it the chlorine or did all the drunks pee in the pool and I had Urine burned eyes? Who knows? I keep telling my self it was probably just the chlorine but I am still slightly sickened by the thought that I may have been swimming in a cocktail of chlorine, budwieser and urine. Anyway we stopped to get me some drops for my eyes because by this time I was darn near blind and upon my SISTER'S SUGGESTION I got some Clear Eyes AC which I enthustically dropped into my eyes,...and HOLY MOLY it burned like crazy. I thought my retinas were being burnt right out of my eye sockets...I am moaning, tears were streaming down my face...I had my eyes clenched shut because when I opened them it felt like flames were shooting out of my eyes (sort of like the guy in Xmen)...Denise is laughing. She says, "Oh yeah that stuff burns really bad when you put it in" After I recovered my sight it was time to head to Aunt Connies, for fun and food. My cousin Daniel was there. I have not seen him since he was a very small boy. I also saw my cousins Gayle and Darla. I also got to meet Gayle's son David and of course I had already met her husband and Darla's husand and Darla's two itty bitty girls. We also were introduced to Dan's girlfriend, Julie. We played a great game of scrabble which I lost (not my fault I got 1 and 2 point letters the entire game....okay maybe some poor playing on my part). We had to keep track of the words we made because then we used the words to play a sentence game...which again I lost...sigh...then we played another sentence game and I LOST again. Aunt Connie's kids whipped us bad on games. They are very intelligent people I think they got all the elite genes and we got the "factory second genes". Oh well we might not be smart but we are sneaky and crafty...(surely that has to be of some value), however, it won't get us a Porsche (well maybe those skills would help us steal a porsche). After our family day, which was filled with laughter, Denise, Aunt Connie, Uncle Dan and myself headed to a town where they were having a fair. Woooo HOOOOOO we got to play BINGO!!!! Foreigner was playing, but the tickets were $35.00 and I was not paying $35.00 to see aging rock stars...unless of course it was someone like hmmmmm John Mellencamp or Jon Bon Jovi. Okay back to the hotel where Kim falls into bed.
Sunday: Woke up thinking I should run...laid in bed decided noooooo I will just lay here....it was almost 2:00 before I had gotten to sleep and it was now 6:30 a.m. Finally decided that I could swim a little. Did some laps...wearing my goggles this time. By the time I got back and showered Denise was getting up. I am a bad travel companion and told her I was not waiting for her to shower I was going to go have coffee...which turned into having coffee and mulitple donuts. Checked out of the hotel and stopped by Aunt Connie's to tell her goodby....read her paper and EUREKA! There was an IKEA ad. If there is an IKEA one must go...so we went and spent like 2 1/2 hours in IKEA. Would have spent more time but we went with Aunt Connie and Uncle Dan and they are not professional shoppers like Denise and I so we went easy on them. After that it was off for a Mexican lunch with Aunt Connie and Uncle Dan. Bid them farewell and we were on the road for home. Just a few pit stops on the way home. Denise and I were punchy from lack of sleep and kept laughing about things that my not have actually been funny...well no now that I think back they were actually funny! Denise do you remember: Pets for Melissa, a certain song on the radio, paint scrapers, being late to birthday parties, and chain saws? Thanks for the fun and all the laughter...there is NOTHING like a sister!
Friday:My sister (Denise/Aunt HeHe) headed out Friday morning after I completed my spinning and power hour classes. We rented a really nice car. It was a NEW CAR and quite nice with all sorts of bells and whistles. ! Off we go....and the eating begins. Despite having had a bowl of oatmeal with fresh blueberries, I consumed a biscuit and some sausage gravy before we were even out of town. Who would have thought that a gas station would sell killer biscuits and gravy! Ymmmm. About an hour down the road, Denise says what kinda of snacks did you bring. I tell her, pretzels, blueberries and cherries and diet sodas. She did not look impressed...she asked if that was it and looked for sad when I said yes. She sighs but perks up at the first sight of a yard sale. Lo and behold we found several yards sales on way out of town on State Road 26. So of course we have to stop. Picked up a few baby toys here and there and heart healthy cookbook (which no one in my family will want me to use). Once we made it thru Rossville we were good to go till we got close to Fort Wayne and then....OUTLET STORES! Stopped did some shopping, found a great place to eat lunch (Clay's Family Rest.) To sum it up quickly due to the many many outlet stores on the way to Michigan it tooks us 12 hours to make a 5 hour trip to Milford Michigan. My Aunt called and said "Aren't you guys here yet" We had to tell her ...welllllllllllll there are ALOT of outlet stores. We made it into town....hotel not all that great for the money but adequate. Checked in and then went to Aunt Connie's house and played a really fun card game called Ziggity. Stayed there till about 11:00 pm then headed out to find something to eat. Warning NOTHING is open in Milford after 9:00 even on the weekends. We finally found a Big Boy Restaraunt on the highway. The food not good, service not good but they had a yummy Oreo Mud Pie! Late late when we got home and I had a 6 mile slated for the next morning. I was not to sure about running in the area as we were right on a highway, so I had earlier (before going to Aunt Connie's) checked out the gym across the road in the strip mall. They sold one day passes and it was a ONE room gym with treadmills so close to each other my sweat would have probably dripped all over the other person.
Saturday: Got up at 6:00 a.m. Ug late night and my body was protesting the early time and the thought of running. Mentally scolded myself and got my lazy butt out of bed. Decisions decisions decision...risk my life running MI-59 or bore myself to death by doing six miles on the treadmill. Decided I would risk life and limb over the boring treadmill. Lucky Kim...MI-59 had a semi sidewalk running along the side of the highway....that was it...no six miles of treadmill for this girl. I thought it would be a tortourous run but it was awesome. I only had to walk 2 five minute segments. I think it might have been that I was in a new place because it certainly wasn't because I had enough rest, water or good foods. Now mind you I don't break any speed records but I was steady. People were staring....haven't you people ever seen a little fat woman run along the highway???? After that I was so HOT that I VOLUNTARIALY SWAM! However before swimming the pool had to be cleaned because the drunks had gone into the pool the night before and threw all the chairs, chaise lounges, table umbrellas, rugs, small tables and beer cans into the pool. When I first walked in I could see the chairs in the pool but then it sort of looked like a reflection so I walked over to the pool...nope pool filled with lawn furniture. Told the front desk...they were NOT happy....so they got the pool clean ( I helped) and then I could swim. After that went back to the room to get my sister and we went to the continental breakfast where I proceeded to eat my weight in biscuits and honey. Then it was off to some YARD SALES...yes we went to another state to yard sale! I got some awesome baby toys! During the yard sale my eyes began to burn and fog up because I had not used my goggles when swimming. Was it the chlorine or did all the drunks pee in the pool and I had Urine burned eyes? Who knows? I keep telling my self it was probably just the chlorine but I am still slightly sickened by the thought that I may have been swimming in a cocktail of chlorine, budwieser and urine. Anyway we stopped to get me some drops for my eyes because by this time I was darn near blind and upon my SISTER'S SUGGESTION I got some Clear Eyes AC which I enthustically dropped into my eyes,...and HOLY MOLY it burned like crazy. I thought my retinas were being burnt right out of my eye sockets...I am moaning, tears were streaming down my face...I had my eyes clenched shut because when I opened them it felt like flames were shooting out of my eyes (sort of like the guy in Xmen)...Denise is laughing. She says, "Oh yeah that stuff burns really bad when you put it in" After I recovered my sight it was time to head to Aunt Connies, for fun and food. My cousin Daniel was there. I have not seen him since he was a very small boy. I also saw my cousins Gayle and Darla. I also got to meet Gayle's son David and of course I had already met her husband and Darla's husand and Darla's two itty bitty girls. We also were introduced to Dan's girlfriend, Julie. We played a great game of scrabble which I lost (not my fault I got 1 and 2 point letters the entire game....okay maybe some poor playing on my part). We had to keep track of the words we made because then we used the words to play a sentence game...which again I lost...sigh...then we played another sentence game and I LOST again. Aunt Connie's kids whipped us bad on games. They are very intelligent people I think they got all the elite genes and we got the "factory second genes". Oh well we might not be smart but we are sneaky and crafty...(surely that has to be of some value), however, it won't get us a Porsche (well maybe those skills would help us steal a porsche). After our family day, which was filled with laughter, Denise, Aunt Connie, Uncle Dan and myself headed to a town where they were having a fair. Woooo HOOOOOO we got to play BINGO!!!! Foreigner was playing, but the tickets were $35.00 and I was not paying $35.00 to see aging rock stars...unless of course it was someone like hmmmmm John Mellencamp or Jon Bon Jovi. Okay back to the hotel where Kim falls into bed.
Sunday: Woke up thinking I should run...laid in bed decided noooooo I will just lay here....it was almost 2:00 before I had gotten to sleep and it was now 6:30 a.m. Finally decided that I could swim a little. Did some laps...wearing my goggles this time. By the time I got back and showered Denise was getting up. I am a bad travel companion and told her I was not waiting for her to shower I was going to go have coffee...which turned into having coffee and mulitple donuts. Checked out of the hotel and stopped by Aunt Connie's to tell her goodby....read her paper and EUREKA! There was an IKEA ad. If there is an IKEA one must go...so we went and spent like 2 1/2 hours in IKEA. Would have spent more time but we went with Aunt Connie and Uncle Dan and they are not professional shoppers like Denise and I so we went easy on them. After that it was off for a Mexican lunch with Aunt Connie and Uncle Dan. Bid them farewell and we were on the road for home. Just a few pit stops on the way home. Denise and I were punchy from lack of sleep and kept laughing about things that my not have actually been funny...well no now that I think back they were actually funny! Denise do you remember: Pets for Melissa, a certain song on the radio, paint scrapers, being late to birthday parties, and chain saws? Thanks for the fun and all the laughter...there is NOTHING like a sister!
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Hard to Top the Thief but Things I Found Funny
1) Brad saying (while we are blowing off our fireworks), "Next year we should post a sign out front that says CAUTION IDIOTS AT PLAY." This gets PHRASE OF THE DAY!
2) Seeing the firework committee dive for safety as their firework flipped sideways. FYI this year's firework committee :Jerry, Brad, James, Lucas, Roger (head firework lighter), and newest member for 2006...Amber.
3) Watching Tyson as he looked longingly upon the Firework Committee. He so wants to be on the committee and can't be till at LEAST age 12! At age 12 you still only have a limited responsiblity level. He stands on the very edge of the safety zone and just looks so excited. He is our firework committee apprentice. He gets to take the fireworks to the fire works table and hand some fireworks to a committee member.
4) Seeing the excited faces as I hand out glow sticks bracelets.....the excited faces were from the grownups.
5) Seeing and HEARING Abby (age 3) tearing into the house sreaming, "Ahhhhhh its too loud....I need cotton for my ears"
6) Carissa's face when the non noisy just sparkly firework went off...she just looked sort of mesmerized. Had that Snake Charmer kinda look on her face.
7) Tyson saying and sounding very disappointed that, "No one caught on fire this year" He was referring to last year when a little spark started to smolder on Roger's pants.
8) Mom saying something about someone thinking she is crazy because????? I did not get that part but then Tasha says "No thats not why we think your crazy".
9) Hearing Jamie tell his Grandma "Sorry I took you out" during the poker game. I told him there is no apologizing to Grandmas at the poker table. Also new poker rule established: no kissing at the poker table unless you are going to kiss all the poker players.
And finally NUMBER 10 and my VERY VERY FAVORITE
10) Jamie a/k/a Big Daddy lobbing a handful of fireworks at Aunt Denise's feet in my kitchen....she freaks, screams and kicks them away (see prior entry with regard to legs as weapons). They were not lit! Hahhaha I laughed my rear off. She is bad bad bad about self preservation as she kicked the fireworks away from her but toward other people. I have to say I am VERY IMPRESSED with her reaction time...those fireworks had not even stopped and she had them kicked away!
So many other funny things that it would take hours to right them down...those were just some of my favorites from this year.
Touching my heart: Hearing Abby saying, "kimmie I need a kiss before I go home" and getting a big big bug hug from Tyson when he left.
2) Seeing the firework committee dive for safety as their firework flipped sideways. FYI this year's firework committee :Jerry, Brad, James, Lucas, Roger (head firework lighter), and newest member for 2006...Amber.
3) Watching Tyson as he looked longingly upon the Firework Committee. He so wants to be on the committee and can't be till at LEAST age 12! At age 12 you still only have a limited responsiblity level. He stands on the very edge of the safety zone and just looks so excited. He is our firework committee apprentice. He gets to take the fireworks to the fire works table and hand some fireworks to a committee member.
4) Seeing the excited faces as I hand out glow sticks bracelets.....the excited faces were from the grownups.
5) Seeing and HEARING Abby (age 3) tearing into the house sreaming, "Ahhhhhh its too loud....I need cotton for my ears"
6) Carissa's face when the non noisy just sparkly firework went off...she just looked sort of mesmerized. Had that Snake Charmer kinda look on her face.
7) Tyson saying and sounding very disappointed that, "No one caught on fire this year" He was referring to last year when a little spark started to smolder on Roger's pants.
8) Mom saying something about someone thinking she is crazy because????? I did not get that part but then Tasha says "No thats not why we think your crazy".
9) Hearing Jamie tell his Grandma "Sorry I took you out" during the poker game. I told him there is no apologizing to Grandmas at the poker table. Also new poker rule established: no kissing at the poker table unless you are going to kiss all the poker players.
And finally NUMBER 10 and my VERY VERY FAVORITE
10) Jamie a/k/a Big Daddy lobbing a handful of fireworks at Aunt Denise's feet in my kitchen....she freaks, screams and kicks them away (see prior entry with regard to legs as weapons). They were not lit! Hahhaha I laughed my rear off. She is bad bad bad about self preservation as she kicked the fireworks away from her but toward other people. I have to say I am VERY IMPRESSED with her reaction time...those fireworks had not even stopped and she had them kicked away!
So many other funny things that it would take hours to right them down...those were just some of my favorites from this year.
Touching my heart: Hearing Abby saying, "kimmie I need a kiss before I go home" and getting a big big bug hug from Tyson when he left.
And to Jail He Went Jiggity Jig
Good Company, Good Food, Good Fireworks, Theft...we had it all! Theft??? Hmmm I bet you might be a tad curious as to that. My neice had driven over and come into the house carrying her 2 year old nephew since she was only going to be in the house long enough to lay him on the couch she left her purse in the car. When she came out their was a young man in her car. He could have been between the age 17-21. But I think probably closer to the younger end. He sees her comes out and backs out of the car and bends over his bike which was laying right next to the car. She starts yelling and he starts yelling back at her (why he did not take off at this point I don't know). He calls her many names which I won't blog and says she is only accusing him because he is black. Of course his being IN Amanda's car had nothing whatsoever to do with her accusing him of stealing! He keeps yelling at her (and keeps up the name calling) and says "Man, I was just fixing the chain on my bike." My husband hears Amanda yelling and runs outside and goes over to the car. The young man at this point tries to ride off. My husbands says, "Dude you are not going anywhere" He then proceeds to tell yell and scream at my husband telling him, "You don't know who you are dealing with". Meanwhile Amanda is gathering the contents of her purse together, which were strewn over her car seat. While she is taking inventory I told the guy if you didn't take anything empty your pockets. He glares at me and pats his pockets and says I don't have anything. I told him don't just pat your pockets down empty them. Meanwhile Amanda has determined that all her money and cards were still there. The guy's aggressiveness and agitation increases and my husband takes a closer step. I then get worried because I don't want my husband to get into an altercation so I step between them. Probably not so smart on my part, but I come from a long line of hillbilly women and sometimes we think we are badder then what we probably are. Meanwhile inside the ranch, G-Ma C is calling 911 and giving a totally accurate description to the police (including earring in ear...how observant is she? I think she should be a dispatcher) My husband finally tells the guy (since he did not actually get anything) to get going and to not come around here anymore. The guy rides off (on the bike that supposedly had a chain problem) just in time for our LPD to turn the corner and go in "pursuit mode" They catch him and lo and behold he has an outstanding warrant for him. So jiggity jig off to jail he goes. No fireworks for him!
Here are my thoughts on this event:
Race: Our family does not care if you are white, black or purple. We don't like it when people get in our car and try to steal our poker money.
Why He Picked the Wrong House/Car
A. We have a woman that can spend 24/7 on the telephone. She can dial 911 faster then people can says 911. She is also cranky and has been just looking to call the cops on someone.
B. A neighborhood full of elderly people and he picked that car that was right in front of the house that was hosting a party of redneck, hillybilly, PMSing (for the women), mentally deranged men and women (and that is the nice side of the family).
C. We are armed. My men they love their weapons...guns, knives, and bows. The woman in our family can improvise weapons...a bat, a shovel, a broom...we will pick up anything within our reach and strike with it, and if we can't find something most of us will kick as we have legs as strong as donkey legs (on account of all the shopping we do)....as for myself I can swing a mean meat hammer and I got legs that could probably kick that guy clean into next week (thanks to the leg press, squats, and calf raises).
D. He was only going to get $7.00 in cash.
So all in all a poor choice of victim made by this young man! He was probably safer with the police as our family as a "mob mentality" (not as in "The Mob" find youself with cement shoes but "mob" as you get one of us worked up we all get worked up!)
Here are my thoughts on this event:
Race: Our family does not care if you are white, black or purple. We don't like it when people get in our car and try to steal our poker money.
Why He Picked the Wrong House/Car
A. We have a woman that can spend 24/7 on the telephone. She can dial 911 faster then people can says 911. She is also cranky and has been just looking to call the cops on someone.
B. A neighborhood full of elderly people and he picked that car that was right in front of the house that was hosting a party of redneck, hillybilly, PMSing (for the women), mentally deranged men and women (and that is the nice side of the family).
C. We are armed. My men they love their weapons...guns, knives, and bows. The woman in our family can improvise weapons...a bat, a shovel, a broom...we will pick up anything within our reach and strike with it, and if we can't find something most of us will kick as we have legs as strong as donkey legs (on account of all the shopping we do)....as for myself I can swing a mean meat hammer and I got legs that could probably kick that guy clean into next week (thanks to the leg press, squats, and calf raises).
D. He was only going to get $7.00 in cash.
So all in all a poor choice of victim made by this young man! He was probably safer with the police as our family as a "mob mentality" (not as in "The Mob" find youself with cement shoes but "mob" as you get one of us worked up we all get worked up!)
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Mike's Tour of Duty
Sung as Cadence: "Here we go running down the road, Big Mike telling us how fast to go, Kim drop down and give me 10 then get up and run again"
Julie our power instructor was MIA so Mike stepped up to bat. I have likely mentioned Mike over the past year. He was the one that helped me thru my first 5K (and so gratefully for that because I would have quit if not for him). I enter the gym he advises that he saw me "running" on Sunday. He asked out far I went I said 3 then a break then 4. He asked if I had taken the spinning class that morning. I affirmed that I had. He asked if I could run a little more. I say sure I can do a little more. Well a marathon runners idea of a little more and my idea of a little more or about 2 1/2 miles difference. I was thinking more like 1/2 mile. He was thinking a 5k. So off we went on what he called, "Mike's Tour of Duty". Walk a little, jog a little, run a little, then drop and do 10 pushups. We did that thru the 5k and increasing the pushups at each stop till we got to 20 pushups on our home lap. The humity was like 100%. My clothes and hair were stuck to me like glue. When I went in the Y, one of the woman said, "Hey your suppose to shower after class not during". I was dripping sweat everywhere I walked. Mike's parting words to us were, "There now you got some cushioning to eat on the 4th". He is a good instuctor and makes you push. My foot does not hurt today. I thought it might after 2 days of running. Just a little tender and my knee is talking to me. Not to bad. Today, however, it is all about the bike. I am getting ready to head out the door. I am going to ride for about an hour and 15 minutes. If I was a good girl I would then run also but I am not feeling like being a good girl today. The family will be coming over this evening for a cookout. I have my portion of food done, Jello cake, Tex Mex and Baked Beans in addition I am furnishing the hotdogs, brats and buns. I was so proud of myself because I did that all last night. I also started packing my suitcase in anticipation of my trip to Michigan this weekend. Go Kim Go way to not procratinate!
Phrase of Day" Are you going to run with the monkeys?"
***Made in reference to the upcoming Zoo Run****
Julie our power instructor was MIA so Mike stepped up to bat. I have likely mentioned Mike over the past year. He was the one that helped me thru my first 5K (and so gratefully for that because I would have quit if not for him). I enter the gym he advises that he saw me "running" on Sunday. He asked out far I went I said 3 then a break then 4. He asked if I had taken the spinning class that morning. I affirmed that I had. He asked if I could run a little more. I say sure I can do a little more. Well a marathon runners idea of a little more and my idea of a little more or about 2 1/2 miles difference. I was thinking more like 1/2 mile. He was thinking a 5k. So off we went on what he called, "Mike's Tour of Duty". Walk a little, jog a little, run a little, then drop and do 10 pushups. We did that thru the 5k and increasing the pushups at each stop till we got to 20 pushups on our home lap. The humity was like 100%. My clothes and hair were stuck to me like glue. When I went in the Y, one of the woman said, "Hey your suppose to shower after class not during". I was dripping sweat everywhere I walked. Mike's parting words to us were, "There now you got some cushioning to eat on the 4th". He is a good instuctor and makes you push. My foot does not hurt today. I thought it might after 2 days of running. Just a little tender and my knee is talking to me. Not to bad. Today, however, it is all about the bike. I am getting ready to head out the door. I am going to ride for about an hour and 15 minutes. If I was a good girl I would then run also but I am not feeling like being a good girl today. The family will be coming over this evening for a cookout. I have my portion of food done, Jello cake, Tex Mex and Baked Beans in addition I am furnishing the hotdogs, brats and buns. I was so proud of myself because I did that all last night. I also started packing my suitcase in anticipation of my trip to Michigan this weekend. Go Kim Go way to not procratinate!
Phrase of Day" Are you going to run with the monkeys?"
***Made in reference to the upcoming Zoo Run****
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Athena----Goddess of Chub?
I was doing some research the other day and came upon some information. Men that run who are over 200 pounds are referred to as Clysdales... while female runners over 150 pounds are referred to as Athenas. Hmmmm, now I don't believe in Mythology but Athena in Greek Mythology is the Goddess of Wisdom and Military Victory. Now while I don't think it would be all that flattering to be known as a Clysdale, the term "Athena" aint all that bad. I think it might have a better ring to it then Kim the Warrior Princess. Some races even have catagory for "Athena" and "Clysdale" so that the larger runner can better judge him/her self against their peers. I think that is an awesome idea! Face it a woman of 170 pounds is not going to be able to move as fast as a 120 pound woman. You throw a 50 pound backpack on that 120 pound woman and she is going to substantial slow down. Now I don't really care if I ever weigh 120 pounds but I would at least like to be a 150 pounds. My legs, ankles, and feet would like that as a well. I have no aspirations to be "fast" runner but I would love to be a "steady paced" runner. You know the middle of the pack group.
Iwas advising my husband of my desire to be a "middle of the packer" and how hard I was going to work and what a struggle it was going to be when he said, in a desire to be supportive"Now remember Kim you are a grandmother and you are going into your golden years so maybe you should take it a little easy" (at least this is more or less what he said, interpretation might be slightly skewed due to PMS) I then, in my altered PMS mode, heard the words bulky and building up muscle mass. I stared at him and said, "So you think I am fat" He looked slightly, no make that completely, horrified (and scared) that that is the way I interpreted what he just said. Poor man says, "Noo Noooo Nooo you look great. You have done an amazing job. How many other people can say the lost over 100 pounds". So at this point I decided, based on my PMS symptoms, that I should stop the converstation there. While I might have quit discussing it, my mind was going 100 miles per minute. Yes, I eat too much on the weekend, yes I need to lose 20 pounds, yes I am a grandmother, NO I AM NOT in my golden years. Iam 43 soon to be 44.
So addressing the issues:
Being A Grandmother. I love being a grandmother. However, that does not mean I lose my coolness ranking upon the birth of grandchildren. I will run a 10k and I WILL run a Mini! Matter of fact I plan on doing that when I am a GREAT GRANDMOTHER. I want my grandchildren to see that their grandmother is not just the traditional cookie baking grandmother but she can bake cookies and be an "Athena". I hope at least one of my grandchildren will be at the finish line this May for the Mini! After it is over we can sit down and eat Grandma's home baked cookies while I tell them how sore Grandma's Glutes and Quads are.
DIET: So goodby pizza on Fridays, goodby mulitple desserts on the weekend, goodby eat whatever you want on the weekend and hello to menus and one dessert per weekend and lots of veggies and lots of fruit. I have advised my husband that he will see red meat no more then two days a week. He looked quite sad when I told him that. He says, "Why do I have to suffer" and I told him because I don't believe in suffering alone. When I suffer I want everyone to know it and suffer with me.
This morning I ran about 3 miles to my son's house, was going to get a drink out of his hose, his hose was not working, decided I was really thirsty and would wake him up. I rang his doorbell, I banged on his door. He did not answer so I had to go bang on his bedroom window to wake him up. He comes to the door, "Man what do you want" I respond, "Let me in I am thirsty" He lets me in, I get my drink. He asked if I ran all the way there I said I did with about 5 minute of walking. He says, "Good job". I hang around around 15 minutes to cool down because I was HOT HOT HOT. By the way Tasha, you are an excellent housekeeper...that house was spotless and it smelled GOOD. Off I go jogging with a little bit of walking (not a whole lot) to finish up with almost 7 miles. I incorporated one big big hill which I had to walk run up and one big big set of stairs on another big hill. The stairs go up a hill to a school. Oh and I do so love the downhill miles. I can breath and I never ever have to stop....This Athena LOVES DOWN HILL.
I think I could have made it farther if I had eaten a bananna before I started this morning but I was running on a totally empty stomach and it is hard work for an Athena to run that far.
UPDATES for the Month of July:
Fourth of July Picnic: Commences at 4:00 pm on Tuesday.
July 7-9: Me and Aunt Denise going on a much needed R&R trip
Baby Shower: July 15, 2006, at 4:00
July 15, 2006: 5k Zoo Run
July 22, 2006 5k Run for Alana
July 29, 2006 Broncho Run
Birthdays: Tasha and Grandma Casey on July 27!
My husband has now looked over my shoulder and said, "Who the heck is Athena". I tell him I am Athena and that he should no longer refer to me as Kim but Athena. He rolls his eyes and says I am not Athena I am a dork.
Signed
Athena -Running Woman of Chub (That will now be my official title and I expect my family to refer to me as such)
Iwas advising my husband of my desire to be a "middle of the packer" and how hard I was going to work and what a struggle it was going to be when he said, in a desire to be supportive"Now remember Kim you are a grandmother and you are going into your golden years so maybe you should take it a little easy" (at least this is more or less what he said, interpretation might be slightly skewed due to PMS) I then, in my altered PMS mode, heard the words bulky and building up muscle mass. I stared at him and said, "So you think I am fat" He looked slightly, no make that completely, horrified (and scared) that that is the way I interpreted what he just said. Poor man says, "Noo Noooo Nooo you look great. You have done an amazing job. How many other people can say the lost over 100 pounds". So at this point I decided, based on my PMS symptoms, that I should stop the converstation there. While I might have quit discussing it, my mind was going 100 miles per minute. Yes, I eat too much on the weekend, yes I need to lose 20 pounds, yes I am a grandmother, NO I AM NOT in my golden years. Iam 43 soon to be 44.
So addressing the issues:
Being A Grandmother. I love being a grandmother. However, that does not mean I lose my coolness ranking upon the birth of grandchildren. I will run a 10k and I WILL run a Mini! Matter of fact I plan on doing that when I am a GREAT GRANDMOTHER. I want my grandchildren to see that their grandmother is not just the traditional cookie baking grandmother but she can bake cookies and be an "Athena". I hope at least one of my grandchildren will be at the finish line this May for the Mini! After it is over we can sit down and eat Grandma's home baked cookies while I tell them how sore Grandma's Glutes and Quads are.
DIET: So goodby pizza on Fridays, goodby mulitple desserts on the weekend, goodby eat whatever you want on the weekend and hello to menus and one dessert per weekend and lots of veggies and lots of fruit. I have advised my husband that he will see red meat no more then two days a week. He looked quite sad when I told him that. He says, "Why do I have to suffer" and I told him because I don't believe in suffering alone. When I suffer I want everyone to know it and suffer with me.
This morning I ran about 3 miles to my son's house, was going to get a drink out of his hose, his hose was not working, decided I was really thirsty and would wake him up. I rang his doorbell, I banged on his door. He did not answer so I had to go bang on his bedroom window to wake him up. He comes to the door, "Man what do you want" I respond, "Let me in I am thirsty" He lets me in, I get my drink. He asked if I ran all the way there I said I did with about 5 minute of walking. He says, "Good job". I hang around around 15 minutes to cool down because I was HOT HOT HOT. By the way Tasha, you are an excellent housekeeper...that house was spotless and it smelled GOOD. Off I go jogging with a little bit of walking (not a whole lot) to finish up with almost 7 miles. I incorporated one big big hill which I had to walk run up and one big big set of stairs on another big hill. The stairs go up a hill to a school. Oh and I do so love the downhill miles. I can breath and I never ever have to stop....This Athena LOVES DOWN HILL.
I think I could have made it farther if I had eaten a bananna before I started this morning but I was running on a totally empty stomach and it is hard work for an Athena to run that far.
UPDATES for the Month of July:
Fourth of July Picnic: Commences at 4:00 pm on Tuesday.
July 7-9: Me and Aunt Denise going on a much needed R&R trip
Baby Shower: July 15, 2006, at 4:00
July 15, 2006: 5k Zoo Run
July 22, 2006 5k Run for Alana
July 29, 2006 Broncho Run
Birthdays: Tasha and Grandma Casey on July 27!
My husband has now looked over my shoulder and said, "Who the heck is Athena". I tell him I am Athena and that he should no longer refer to me as Kim but Athena. He rolls his eyes and says I am not Athena I am a dork.
Signed
Athena -Running Woman of Chub (That will now be my official title and I expect my family to refer to me as such)
Friday, June 30, 2006
My Heart Quivers with Fear
Its FRIDAY! That means spinning and power hour. Last Friday's power hour class was intense and my heart is quivering in fear and what may lay in store for us this morning. When I told her how hard and intense the class and how I got bruised hands and how I could not move for 2 days, GI Julie smiled and said "That's Great". So will she lift the bar? Will she give us a reprieve? Who knows but from the look of that smile and the gleam in her eye I think GI Jane will "Give us our Money's Worth" I have told her several times rip me off I don't care I am just tired but she is very determined that we get our money's worth of pain and agony.
Yesterday's run was hard...I think it was harder then Tuesday's sprintsbut I made it thru the 5k route at 12.00 minutes per mile. My usual standard for running is to run slooooooow then speed up and then have to kill myself to make up my time/miles to keep it at 12 average for the route. This time started at 12 and then kept it there the whole time. Hard hard hard but I think necessary. I am aiming for 11 minute mile consistently and that is gonna take a whole lot of hard work. Last night my husband went camping and while I missed him I did so enjoy getting to watch episode after episode of Law and Order. Though sleeping alone was no picnic. I got freaked out and had to sleep downstairs because I kept hearing noises. So finally I came downstairs because I thought if a maniac was to come in I did not want him to sneak upstairs and catch me unaware. I wanted to be downstairs and meet the maniac head on and be able to kick some maniac butt. I don't know why I was scared it was not like Zedo my evil dog would let anyone in the door...he does not let ANYONE in and if a stranger got in he would be shredded stranger by the time Z was done with him. Well better get to spinning and power hour? My thighs, my hips, my flabby abs say yes yes yes, my mind says no no no I want coffee, I want the newspaper. The body wins!
Yesterday's run was hard...I think it was harder then Tuesday's sprintsbut I made it thru the 5k route at 12.00 minutes per mile. My usual standard for running is to run slooooooow then speed up and then have to kill myself to make up my time/miles to keep it at 12 average for the route. This time started at 12 and then kept it there the whole time. Hard hard hard but I think necessary. I am aiming for 11 minute mile consistently and that is gonna take a whole lot of hard work. Last night my husband went camping and while I missed him I did so enjoy getting to watch episode after episode of Law and Order. Though sleeping alone was no picnic. I got freaked out and had to sleep downstairs because I kept hearing noises. So finally I came downstairs because I thought if a maniac was to come in I did not want him to sneak upstairs and catch me unaware. I wanted to be downstairs and meet the maniac head on and be able to kick some maniac butt. I don't know why I was scared it was not like Zedo my evil dog would let anyone in the door...he does not let ANYONE in and if a stranger got in he would be shredded stranger by the time Z was done with him. Well better get to spinning and power hour? My thighs, my hips, my flabby abs say yes yes yes, my mind says no no no I want coffee, I want the newspaper. The body wins!
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Training in Progress
Monday's workout: Spinning and Power Hour...took it kinda of easy in those classes still recuperating.
Tuesday: Wanted to do sprints outdoors....nobody to do them with. Sprints are not fun by yourself. I settled doing my 400s on the treadmill. They are not quite as effective but that was okay. 5 sets of 400s with my .25 mile runs at 9.30 minutes per mile, recovery .25 miles walking at about 15 minutes per mile. So walk, run, walk, run, walk, run, walk, run, walk, run and a walk Next Tuesday I will do six sets. Whew 9.30 minutes per mile was rough for me...tiring...hard to breath, but so so so good for me.
Wednesday will be swimming which is more or less a rest day given the amount of exertion I put forth. I will be debuting my new bathing suit!
Thursday will be at least 3 miles trying to keep my pace at 12 minutes per mile average.
Friday is spinning and power hour
Saturday Rest
Sunday going to for 1 hour 15 minute run...which hopefully will be at least 6 miles. The instructor at the Y says go for time on my long runs and check my miles when I get home but I should be shooting to be able to run for two hours by the end of the year. So there we go ladies and gentlemen my agenda for the week. I hope nobody fell asleep!
Chaos Rules: I am losing control of my house..unopened mail, dirty laundry, dust bunnies, and one backed up sewer. I handled the unopened mail today, my husband is handling the backed up sewer this afternoon (which I am so grateful that I have a handy dandy husband that can do all those nasty chores), the dust bunnies will continue to mulitply because I am not up to dealing with them...and I still have some clean laundry left so the laundry will be put on hold at least until I run out of gym shorts. Well back to work! Thank you all for your loving support. You keep me strong and keep me focused!
Tuesday: Wanted to do sprints outdoors....nobody to do them with. Sprints are not fun by yourself. I settled doing my 400s on the treadmill. They are not quite as effective but that was okay. 5 sets of 400s with my .25 mile runs at 9.30 minutes per mile, recovery .25 miles walking at about 15 minutes per mile. So walk, run, walk, run, walk, run, walk, run, walk, run and a walk Next Tuesday I will do six sets. Whew 9.30 minutes per mile was rough for me...tiring...hard to breath, but so so so good for me.
Wednesday will be swimming which is more or less a rest day given the amount of exertion I put forth. I will be debuting my new bathing suit!
Thursday will be at least 3 miles trying to keep my pace at 12 minutes per mile average.
Friday is spinning and power hour
Saturday Rest
Sunday going to for 1 hour 15 minute run...which hopefully will be at least 6 miles. The instructor at the Y says go for time on my long runs and check my miles when I get home but I should be shooting to be able to run for two hours by the end of the year. So there we go ladies and gentlemen my agenda for the week. I hope nobody fell asleep!
Chaos Rules: I am losing control of my house..unopened mail, dirty laundry, dust bunnies, and one backed up sewer. I handled the unopened mail today, my husband is handling the backed up sewer this afternoon (which I am so grateful that I have a handy dandy husband that can do all those nasty chores), the dust bunnies will continue to mulitply because I am not up to dealing with them...and I still have some clean laundry left so the laundry will be put on hold at least until I run out of gym shorts. Well back to work! Thank you all for your loving support. You keep me strong and keep me focused!
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Thunderstorm Fury
We always leave the laundry room open but Lizzie is known for shutting doors when she gets scared. In this case a thunderstorm blew into town while we were at work. She freaks and shuts the back door...trapping herself in the laundry room. She then proceeds to freak out and tries to eat thru our door. Good thing we are remodeling the laundry room. Unfortunately if we suspect a storm we are probably going to have to cage her because I am going to KILL her if she eats thru my new drywall.
Pushing thru the Pain
I did my 5.2 miles had to walk like twice (probably less then .25 mile total walk time), so given how much pain I was in I consider that successful. I finished up with another 1 1/2-2 miles of some light sprints and some walking. I am still sore but not as bad as yesterday. But when I was running I could feel all my lower joints saying (rather forcibly), "Hey Kimmie give us a break" I pushed thru the pain and finished. Thought I was going to throw up but I did it! Came home ate a HUGE breakfast which gave me a bad bad stomach ache. Laid on the couch, finally remembered I promised my grandson I would take him to see XMen 3, so I got myself up and took him to the movie. Moving around made me feel MUCH better. The movie AWESOME! Ate a ton of popcorn which I justified by telling myself I needed Carb replenishment from my active week. Boy my mind is powerful I can talk myself into just about anything...sometimes that is good, sometimes, as in the Carb Replacement theory, not so good. Tyson is amazed my ability to eat tubs of popcorn. He told his little friend (who went with us), that his Grandma can eat a whole tub of popcorn BEFORE the movie even starts. He made sure to stress the word "BEFORE". He always keeps his box of popcorn far away from me because he knows when I finish mine I start eyeballing his. FYI young boys are impressed with vomit. He had to tell me in great detail about the end of season baseball party which involved one of the boys vomiting everywhere. Ty says "And he puked in the pool and by the swing set and he just kept puking everywhere" I guess that is why he keeps trying to talk me into doing things after I eat...he IS hoping I will puke. I can just hear him, "My grandma jumped on the trampoline and she puked on the trampoline and she puked by the swingset and she just kept puking everywhere". So Tyson, NO I WILL NOT JUMP ON THE TRAMPOLINE AFTER A FAMILY COOKOUT!
My dog Lizzie is freaking out from the neighbor kids blowing off fire works. She chewed up my window blind and when my hubby comes home he is going to be most unhappy as this is the 3rd blind she has destroyed. She is going to end up in doggie prison while we are gone ( a big cage). Last time she actually MOVED our dryer into the middle of the laundry room and shredded the vent stuff and destroyed a window blind. She has chewed up three doors and parts of our carpet to our bedroom. A couple of nights ago, because of the storm, she opended up the cabinit with the canned goods and pulled out a bunch of canned goods and they were all over the kitchen. She also destroyed our hallway by pulling all the gun cases out from beside the gun safe, shredded a box of gun accessories and chewed up a couple of gift bags. Keep in mind this is a small dog that might weigh in at 35 pounds. All this damage because she freaks out during storms and fireworks. Right now she is hanging out under my feet and shivering and breathing hard. Can't keep her tranquilized all the time so she is just gonna have to tough it out. I hate it when I try to sleep because she jumps on our bed and keeps walking on me and then she snuffles at my head and she shivers and sheds and dog hair gets all over me.
I will post some pictures of the current Lizzie damage as well as a picture of the little weapon of mass destruction.
My dog Lizzie is freaking out from the neighbor kids blowing off fire works. She chewed up my window blind and when my hubby comes home he is going to be most unhappy as this is the 3rd blind she has destroyed. She is going to end up in doggie prison while we are gone ( a big cage). Last time she actually MOVED our dryer into the middle of the laundry room and shredded the vent stuff and destroyed a window blind. She has chewed up three doors and parts of our carpet to our bedroom. A couple of nights ago, because of the storm, she opended up the cabinit with the canned goods and pulled out a bunch of canned goods and they were all over the kitchen. She also destroyed our hallway by pulling all the gun cases out from beside the gun safe, shredded a box of gun accessories and chewed up a couple of gift bags. Keep in mind this is a small dog that might weigh in at 35 pounds. All this damage because she freaks out during storms and fireworks. Right now she is hanging out under my feet and shivering and breathing hard. Can't keep her tranquilized all the time so she is just gonna have to tough it out. I hate it when I try to sleep because she jumps on our bed and keeps walking on me and then she snuffles at my head and she shivers and sheds and dog hair gets all over me.
I will post some pictures of the current Lizzie damage as well as a picture of the little weapon of mass destruction.
The Pregnant, The Crippled and The Engaged
We got the dress! Oh my she looks beautiful! I would post a picture but the groom reads my blog! I so badly to describe it to you...but then again... the groom reads my blog. She will be shopping for her shoes and a tiara and then she will be good to go. The groom needs to get on the stick and figure out what he is going to wear. We had fun time and laughed alot. We found an excellent restaraunt called the Castleton Grill. Cheap, generous and GOOD! We will definitely go back there again! Poor Tasha had to watch me and Kendra grunt and grimace as we tried to get out of her car. Kendra because her body is so very pregnant and me because I AM UNBELIEVABLE sore. I have not been this sore since I started excising. The combination of spinning and power hour class beat me up bad. It feels like I have been beat with a baseball bat. That has not happened in quite awhile. So back to our day, we picked up the dress and we were getting ready to leave the parking lot when I saw a Shoe Carnival. I said "Hey I wonder if they would have shoes there" That set my co shoppers into fits of laughter. They KNEW I meant shoes for a wedding dress! So we went to Shoe Carnival and the pregant one walks in and and says, "Wow, they have SHOES here" Kendra says I get the stupid remark of the year award. My very kind daughter in law also took me to the running company so I could get 2 new pair of orthodics . She has determined that I am the worst navigator ever and I don't think she is going to let me sit in the front seat again. Just because I let her drive a couple of miles past her bridal shop. I saw it, thought she knew where she was going, thought maybe there was another one down the road, stayed silent till we ran out of stores and then I say, "Well I saw one a couple miles back." Oh and I guess I forgot to read the directions completely to her when trying to get to the running company. I let her turn left when the directions clearly said turn right. After we drove again for several miles out of the way, we turn around and I pull out the directions and say, "Oh my...we were suppose to turn RIGHT on 62nd Street." I did however, makeup for it when we were leaving the running company and we started going the wroing direction. I said, "Hey we never passed these restaraunts before." She says no we didn't and turns around and then we were heading in the right direction... I am very good at noticing food establishments and could usually remember places by what kind of restaraunts our nearby. I told Tasha The Running Company was by a Danotos and it was! Now off we go to our next stop of LS Ayres/Mall. The mall was nice but it was kinda of sad because it was a dying mall. Dying Malls makes this woman very sad. We went into a Payless Shoe Store and brought Kendra slip on shoes as it makes her tired and hot to bend over and tie her own shoes. She has quite and elaborate ritual for putting on shoes. By the time she is done she is too tired to go to the place she was putting her shoes on for. While in the Mall we found that they had a PUBLIC LIBRARY in the MALL. That amazed the crap out of me! How Awesome...Library, Stores....it is my two favorite things wrapped up into one! On the way home we stopped at Donaldson's Chocolates and got some of the best chocolate ever made. It is perfectly creamy and smooth...ymm. I was a good girl and only had 4 raisens and 2 orange peels. I bought my husband and 1/2 pound box and have been staring and drooling at it. But must not take because it is a gift..that would be wrong...wouldn't it? Okay off to attempt my run. I don't know how well this is going to go since I am still incredibly sore but we gonna try. I don't even one to get up out of my chair let alone run my self around town!
Saturday, June 24, 2006
OMRIS
OMRIS=OH MY REAR IS SORE
The plan was to get up this morning and run 4-5 miles then swim. The plan has changed because OMRIS along with other pained assorted body parts which I am going to bore you to death by telling you every and every ache I have and why I think I have it:
Rear: From the gazillion lunges she had us to do around the 1/4 mile track. We would lunge then jog, lunge , jog. 1/4 miles does not sound long but just try to do lunges around it and you will see! My GLUTES are on fire and I could barely make it down the steps this morning.
Quads/hamstrings: From the little over 1/2 mile warm up jog to the horrendous sprints she made us do...while yelling "GO GO GO"
Foot: See above note on quads
Triceps/Biceps: From the inch worm she made us do around the ENTIRE track. In case you don't know what an inch worm is it is a nasty little drill that involves going down and doing three pushups and then walking your feet foward to meet your hands then doing three more pushups. We would do those for a portion of the track then jog forward then inch worm again...etc....
Palm of the Hand: Okay this doesn't hurt but Ihad to tell you about it just because I am so proud. My hands are brusied from doing pushups on hard/rough textured track. Not bruised bad just slightly on the heel of each hand. I love a class that tears you up a little bit. I was so proud of my mat burns that I got one time from the Army Crawl that I showed everyone at the Y.
So no running or swimming for Kim today because I am sore. The only exercise I am going for today is one where I carry a shopping bag on my arm. The run will be scheduled for tomorrow and the swim...oh well that is going to get skipped.
Updates:
Swim Suit: Tried it on. Jessica Simpson DID NOT appear but a tolerable Kim stood in her place. I think I can live with this swimsuit. I don't look good but I don't like too horrible.
Foods: Had my Mom over for dinner. We had a yummy yummy dinner. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, greenbeans, peas, biscuits, watermelon, sugarfree pudding for dessert. My husband looks at the mashed potatos he says, "Why are they so white" I respond "Because they are not yellow from a stick of butter. These are made with no butter and skim milk." He did not say anything. He just looked kinda of resigned and sad. He ate his potatos. He did not eat the pudding. Mom and I cleaned our plates! What a surprise! Pretzel update: Pretzel free all week!
Grandchildren : Cupcake and Parents of cupcake stopped by. I love that baby. Click Click Click went my camera...toys came out...baby talk abounded. Grandpa loves his little girl. She can roll over now and sit up more or less. She loves the remote control and the keyboard. She also loves her big brother and he can make her laugh like crazy. Tyson was at his other grandparents so did not get to see him...told his mother to let him know we would try to go see Xmen on Sunday afternoon. Tyson is now done with baseball...I think soccer is next???
Well better start cleaning the house so I can come home to a clean house. We are going to Indy today to pick up "The Dress". Yeah! She is going to be a beautful bride and I am so grateful that my sister is going to drive me to Florida so I see them get married. Have a great day!
PHRASE OF THE DAY: "Come on Kim, Get Going" spoken by Jeff at the Y who thought I should not be walking over to the track for our workout but should be running over there.
The plan was to get up this morning and run 4-5 miles then swim. The plan has changed because OMRIS along with other pained assorted body parts which I am going to bore you to death by telling you every and every ache I have and why I think I have it:
Rear: From the gazillion lunges she had us to do around the 1/4 mile track. We would lunge then jog, lunge , jog. 1/4 miles does not sound long but just try to do lunges around it and you will see! My GLUTES are on fire and I could barely make it down the steps this morning.
Quads/hamstrings: From the little over 1/2 mile warm up jog to the horrendous sprints she made us do...while yelling "GO GO GO"
Foot: See above note on quads
Triceps/Biceps: From the inch worm she made us do around the ENTIRE track. In case you don't know what an inch worm is it is a nasty little drill that involves going down and doing three pushups and then walking your feet foward to meet your hands then doing three more pushups. We would do those for a portion of the track then jog forward then inch worm again...etc....
Palm of the Hand: Okay this doesn't hurt but Ihad to tell you about it just because I am so proud. My hands are brusied from doing pushups on hard/rough textured track. Not bruised bad just slightly on the heel of each hand. I love a class that tears you up a little bit. I was so proud of my mat burns that I got one time from the Army Crawl that I showed everyone at the Y.
So no running or swimming for Kim today because I am sore. The only exercise I am going for today is one where I carry a shopping bag on my arm. The run will be scheduled for tomorrow and the swim...oh well that is going to get skipped.
Updates:
Swim Suit: Tried it on. Jessica Simpson DID NOT appear but a tolerable Kim stood in her place. I think I can live with this swimsuit. I don't look good but I don't like too horrible.
Foods: Had my Mom over for dinner. We had a yummy yummy dinner. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, greenbeans, peas, biscuits, watermelon, sugarfree pudding for dessert. My husband looks at the mashed potatos he says, "Why are they so white" I respond "Because they are not yellow from a stick of butter. These are made with no butter and skim milk." He did not say anything. He just looked kinda of resigned and sad. He ate his potatos. He did not eat the pudding. Mom and I cleaned our plates! What a surprise! Pretzel update: Pretzel free all week!
Grandchildren : Cupcake and Parents of cupcake stopped by. I love that baby. Click Click Click went my camera...toys came out...baby talk abounded. Grandpa loves his little girl. She can roll over now and sit up more or less. She loves the remote control and the keyboard. She also loves her big brother and he can make her laugh like crazy. Tyson was at his other grandparents so did not get to see him...told his mother to let him know we would try to go see Xmen on Sunday afternoon. Tyson is now done with baseball...I think soccer is next???
Well better start cleaning the house so I can come home to a clean house. We are going to Indy today to pick up "The Dress". Yeah! She is going to be a beautful bride and I am so grateful that my sister is going to drive me to Florida so I see them get married. Have a great day!
PHRASE OF THE DAY: "Come on Kim, Get Going" spoken by Jeff at the Y who thought I should not be walking over to the track for our workout but should be running over there.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
I AM A GOOD GOOD GIRL
Yes, I am SO PROUD of myself. I did 3.30 miles running (no stopping and walking) in the heat and humidty. I warmed up by walking .30 miles then ran the 3.30 for a total of 3.60. I thought it was 3 1/2 but after checking my map (which I think is WRONG AGAIN) it is only 3.30 but Yeah ME! It was so very humid and my first thought was that I should go back in and work on the treadmill and then I thought it was that very same attitude that caused me to suffer on the 10k. So out I went and I lived! Breathing not great but somewhat under control. Had to change my shirt when I came back in because I was dripping wet...but I FINISHED and NO WALKING, granted I did not break any speed records but that is okay because I overcame a BIG mental hurdle. After Saturday's "Learning Experience" I thought I was back to square one but I did good!
Updates:
Food: NO pretzels yesterday and none so far today! I feel thinner already!
Aunt Denise's Poker Addiction: Denise tells me while she was in Vegas she considered "Going all in" on a hand and throwing in her kids/house as well. But she figured she would probably win and then she would get the other person's kids and house as well! So she refrained! She should have bet Mom's critters...surely one half wild cat and two ugly ferrets are worth something?
Baby Susan: Susie and I are going to Florida in November to see Jamie and Tasha get married. I am so excited not only to see my son and Tasha get married but also because I will be getting the heck out of Dodge. I am seriously in need of some fun fun fun.
Dental: My dentist says "Nice nice nice" when doing a final check after my bone graft. What a good feeling to hear that. The next side will be done the first week of January.
Have good day! Tyson I will be checking my schedule to see if we can squeeze that movie in soon!!!
Bathing Suit: It is HERE. The mail lady brought it during my lunch time. I am so excited! I can't wait to try it on. I hope it lives up to my expectations. I am assuming that this is a suit of miracles and I will look like Jessica Simpson with it on! I will keep you posted on that!
Updates:
Food: NO pretzels yesterday and none so far today! I feel thinner already!
Aunt Denise's Poker Addiction: Denise tells me while she was in Vegas she considered "Going all in" on a hand and throwing in her kids/house as well. But she figured she would probably win and then she would get the other person's kids and house as well! So she refrained! She should have bet Mom's critters...surely one half wild cat and two ugly ferrets are worth something?
Baby Susan: Susie and I are going to Florida in November to see Jamie and Tasha get married. I am so excited not only to see my son and Tasha get married but also because I will be getting the heck out of Dodge. I am seriously in need of some fun fun fun.
Dental: My dentist says "Nice nice nice" when doing a final check after my bone graft. What a good feeling to hear that. The next side will be done the first week of January.
Have good day! Tyson I will be checking my schedule to see if we can squeeze that movie in soon!!!
Bathing Suit: It is HERE. The mail lady brought it during my lunch time. I am so excited! I can't wait to try it on. I hope it lives up to my expectations. I am assuming that this is a suit of miracles and I will look like Jessica Simpson with it on! I will keep you posted on that!
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
A Level of Self Acceptance
After a week of beating myself up mentally. I have come to a level of self acceptance. I am not okay with where I am in fitness and weightloss but I realize that I am on the right track. Two years ago I could barely walk around the block and I would get winded walking up the 12 steps to the post office so this is just another leg of the journey that may take a little more effort to get thru. Thank you so much everyone for your encouragement. I will carry on!
Swim Suit: My new swim suit is still not here! So another week of gym shorts and tank in the pool. My problem is that I have built up this suit to be a healer of fatness. I am think I am going to be sorely dissappointed when I try it on! Listen for the shrieks for I am sure you shall here them.
Food: Having pretzel withdrawls and I can't stop eating watermelon. I have decided that all the sodium in pretzels is not good for me! My usual snack is pretzels in the morning and in the afternoon. I love love love pretzels. My mouth was watering yesterday and I thought I was going to pass out from the withdrawls but managed to have a only 1 snack of pretzels. They sit in the break room and taunt me with their delicious salty crunchiness. Today I am going the whole way...NO PRETZELS. Now that I read that it is funny because I use to feel that way about lots of food. Now I have two vices...pretzels and cereal....I have come along way from a woman that use to sit down and eat the industrial size bag of M&Ms in one sitting. Matter of fact I could eat industrial size bags of LOTS of things, Cheese Nips, Bacon Crackers, Pork Rinds, Chicken and Biscuit Crackers....hmmmm I guess I can see why I once weight 289 pounds. I still have the huge appetite...nothing changed there...I just fill me up with things I can eat LOTS of.
Well time to go to swimming! I read an article about doing the freestyle...hope I can remember all that stuff. The poor lifeguard tries to give me instruction...I think I am a lost cause.
Swim Suit: My new swim suit is still not here! So another week of gym shorts and tank in the pool. My problem is that I have built up this suit to be a healer of fatness. I am think I am going to be sorely dissappointed when I try it on! Listen for the shrieks for I am sure you shall here them.
Food: Having pretzel withdrawls and I can't stop eating watermelon. I have decided that all the sodium in pretzels is not good for me! My usual snack is pretzels in the morning and in the afternoon. I love love love pretzels. My mouth was watering yesterday and I thought I was going to pass out from the withdrawls but managed to have a only 1 snack of pretzels. They sit in the break room and taunt me with their delicious salty crunchiness. Today I am going the whole way...NO PRETZELS. Now that I read that it is funny because I use to feel that way about lots of food. Now I have two vices...pretzels and cereal....I have come along way from a woman that use to sit down and eat the industrial size bag of M&Ms in one sitting. Matter of fact I could eat industrial size bags of LOTS of things, Cheese Nips, Bacon Crackers, Pork Rinds, Chicken and Biscuit Crackers....hmmmm I guess I can see why I once weight 289 pounds. I still have the huge appetite...nothing changed there...I just fill me up with things I can eat LOTS of.
Well time to go to swimming! I read an article about doing the freestyle...hope I can remember all that stuff. The poor lifeguard tries to give me instruction...I think I am a lost cause.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Contemplations on my Results
Yes I finished. Yes I am happy I did not quit. YES I am dissappointed in myself. I know I could have done much better yesterday and after talking to my son I have to concur with him that I talked myself right out of doing well! Here is why!
1) As soon as I got there I saw NO woman my size. I saw fit running women. I kept saying to my daughter where are "MY GIRLS" (meaning my size). We finally found 2. One was about 20 and she came in right before I did and one was probably my age and she did not finish the entire run. I was freaked. To many fit woman and none my size. The ones my size were doing the 2 mile which my son said would have been to much within my comfort zone that I needed to do something to really push me. Which believe me I picked the right one. The result of not seeing any of "MY GIRLS" was the beginning of my panic zone.
2) It was hot. It was not too bad when we got there but I could feel the tempeture rising. I always run early in the AM with no sun most of the time it is dark. I have an aversion to heat and sun. During winter runs I usually just wear a tee shirt and shorts unless it gets below 30 then I will wear pants but keep the tee shirt on...usually no jacket. So I kept thinking if I am hot in the winter what am I gonna feel like now? I felt the sun start to him me and the panic level raised. I just keep thinking "Oh my gosh I am going to pass out from the heat. I am going to have heat stroke and die" At that time I went over to my kids and said, "What the heck have I done. Why am I here? I don't belong here."
3) I have only done six miles like a few times and that was at least a year ago...before I hurt my foot. So I keep thinking, "How am I going to do 6. I don't have the stamina to do six. I have not trained enough for six" So then the panic rose ALL the way to the top and I wanted to cry.
So here is what happened. I started out feeling panicked, it keep rising, at the 1/4 mark I started to walk. My son and daughter drive by I take off my headphones. I look at them and say I can't do this. I quit. My son glares at me and says to keep going. I put my earphones back on. My music is making me crazy, the cadence is making me crazy. I start to jog. The one armed man passes me. The man in the wheel chair passes me. The old old old man passes me (though in all fairness he looked like one of those old men that have run like a gazillion marthons..all legs...lean lean lean legs.) Then every one passes me and I am last. I do no like to be last I pick up the pace till there are around 4 people behind me. At that point I decide if there are 4 people behind me the entire time that will be good enough. So there I set my expectation down real real low. That was a big mistake. I did see pick out four woman that I was going to try to catch. Two were young and they kept a absolute steady pace the entire race. They never VARIED. Not one bit! There was also another woman in front of them that was doing the walk/run thing. I tried to catch her. I did several times and as soon as I did she would take off again. At one point I said to her, "Hey man I just caught you, stay put for awhile" She looked irriated and took off. I guess she did not want to be last either. The nice people of Flora were sitting in their yards. Some had sprinklers and hoses to cool off the runners. Some just clapped and encouraged. I say "God Bless you even though I was too much in a fog to show appreciation" Okay so I kept pushing, walk, jog, sprint. I would catch the girls in the backpacks and pass them and then I would have to walk...they kept going and passed me. I swear they were like little windup robots. They weren't breathing hard at all. I would say they were probably about 20 years old. There was a young girl behind me. She passed me so then there were just three behind me. As she passed she said to me, "My Dad is behind you but don't worry he won't pass you." I semi laughed (cause did not have the energy to really laugh). Poor daddy his baby sold him out. And she was right he did not pass me. So I continue on. I am in full panic mode. I am mad because I can't catch my breath. I am mad because I keep walking. I am mad, panicked, dissapointed, tired hot, and miserable. Finally at one point I found it. I found my breath, I found my pace and then it started, "Oh no, can I keep this up? I still have a ways to go." Then I started to loose control of breathing and started to pant, then had to walk. I am at the end now. Jeff (another Y member and a fantastically kind man) met me at the last 1/4 mile. He had already finished. He ran me to me to the barricades for the final stretch and said you can do it...don't stop...keep going. He said I still had more in me. I saw the checkered flags and I picked it up and moved it. However, a little too late at this point. I finished...could not take off my own timing chip. Bonnie (another Y member) sees me says "Are you okay?" I shake my head no. Mike (another Y member) gives me water. He knows I will be okay he has seen me like this before (in the 5k). My son and daughter missed me come in because the had met me at around the last 1 mile mark and got lost trying to get back to the park. They got back. They thought I had not crossed yet. Someone Jamie knew said no she came in. I bet they were relieved because when I jogged pass them I said right into the video recorder (and I apolgize if this offends anyone) "THIS SUCKS". I said it LOUD and with feeling. As soon as I pass them I started walking and then started jogging again. I think they thought I was gonna quit because when someone jogs past you and says "THIS SUCKS" with so much emotion it does not look well for the outcome.
Well I finished. I did not quit. Was I successful? In the fact that I finished yes. But Successfull over all. I would have to say no because I did not do the best that I was capable of doing. I came home researched stamina endurance. Decided I don't know how the heck to train. Finally decided one long run on the weekends. Will try for a tempo run during the week and one day during the weeks do speed work (400s for now). I hope this works. I found a little chart that tells me what my training speeds should be. I need to work out in the evenings at least one night after work to get use to the heat...or during my lunch break for thirty minutes...but then that would involve coming back to the office and sticking my head under the bathroom faucet/blow drying my hair and having like 10 minutes for lunch..so that probably is not going to work. So likely I need to do after work. If anyone sees this post and runs please give me guidance! Okay I got off subject again. After the race. I recovered within 5 minutes or so and was able to walk around the car show. I think since I was able to walk around the car show that I did not give it all I had! Okay back home, took a soaking bath, iced my foot(which just feels a little store this morning), then went out to lunch. Came home took a 30 minute nap. Got up went to my son Brad's house to complain about how bad I did. He said "Mom you finished. You did great." HUMPH! Picked up Tyson took him the Dollar Store and the Grocery Store with me. He was looking a little antsy in the house. I bought the stuff for our father's day cookout. He got a new ball. Brad and Natalie should be very grateful that I said "NO NO NO" to the flute he wanted. I also said no to the water balloon, kit, and the candy bar and pop. He ended up with the Ball, some yougart and some string cheese and a bottled water. Took Tyson back home, kissed and cuddled my little cupcake for a few minutes ( I call Carissa cupcake because she smells like a bakery), then went home put my groceries away and then plopped on the couch where I stayed till 2 in the morning and my husband had to say, "You need to come upstairs and go to bed". Today my legs are tired...like I used them...my butt is tired...my foot is little sore..all in all I am in pretty good shape. I am going to train and be serious. I need to train, loose at least 20 pounds, probably more but will settle for 20. I want to be a middle of the packer! I don't want to be able to see the tail car. Okay I am going to reread this after the Pumpkin Push in October to see if I made any improvement. To the Future Pumpkin Push Kim from Kim the back of the packer says, "Congratulation Pumpkin Push Middle of the Packer Kim"
1) As soon as I got there I saw NO woman my size. I saw fit running women. I kept saying to my daughter where are "MY GIRLS" (meaning my size). We finally found 2. One was about 20 and she came in right before I did and one was probably my age and she did not finish the entire run. I was freaked. To many fit woman and none my size. The ones my size were doing the 2 mile which my son said would have been to much within my comfort zone that I needed to do something to really push me. Which believe me I picked the right one. The result of not seeing any of "MY GIRLS" was the beginning of my panic zone.
2) It was hot. It was not too bad when we got there but I could feel the tempeture rising. I always run early in the AM with no sun most of the time it is dark. I have an aversion to heat and sun. During winter runs I usually just wear a tee shirt and shorts unless it gets below 30 then I will wear pants but keep the tee shirt on...usually no jacket. So I kept thinking if I am hot in the winter what am I gonna feel like now? I felt the sun start to him me and the panic level raised. I just keep thinking "Oh my gosh I am going to pass out from the heat. I am going to have heat stroke and die" At that time I went over to my kids and said, "What the heck have I done. Why am I here? I don't belong here."
3) I have only done six miles like a few times and that was at least a year ago...before I hurt my foot. So I keep thinking, "How am I going to do 6. I don't have the stamina to do six. I have not trained enough for six" So then the panic rose ALL the way to the top and I wanted to cry.
So here is what happened. I started out feeling panicked, it keep rising, at the 1/4 mark I started to walk. My son and daughter drive by I take off my headphones. I look at them and say I can't do this. I quit. My son glares at me and says to keep going. I put my earphones back on. My music is making me crazy, the cadence is making me crazy. I start to jog. The one armed man passes me. The man in the wheel chair passes me. The old old old man passes me (though in all fairness he looked like one of those old men that have run like a gazillion marthons..all legs...lean lean lean legs.) Then every one passes me and I am last. I do no like to be last I pick up the pace till there are around 4 people behind me. At that point I decide if there are 4 people behind me the entire time that will be good enough. So there I set my expectation down real real low. That was a big mistake. I did see pick out four woman that I was going to try to catch. Two were young and they kept a absolute steady pace the entire race. They never VARIED. Not one bit! There was also another woman in front of them that was doing the walk/run thing. I tried to catch her. I did several times and as soon as I did she would take off again. At one point I said to her, "Hey man I just caught you, stay put for awhile" She looked irriated and took off. I guess she did not want to be last either. The nice people of Flora were sitting in their yards. Some had sprinklers and hoses to cool off the runners. Some just clapped and encouraged. I say "God Bless you even though I was too much in a fog to show appreciation" Okay so I kept pushing, walk, jog, sprint. I would catch the girls in the backpacks and pass them and then I would have to walk...they kept going and passed me. I swear they were like little windup robots. They weren't breathing hard at all. I would say they were probably about 20 years old. There was a young girl behind me. She passed me so then there were just three behind me. As she passed she said to me, "My Dad is behind you but don't worry he won't pass you." I semi laughed (cause did not have the energy to really laugh). Poor daddy his baby sold him out. And she was right he did not pass me. So I continue on. I am in full panic mode. I am mad because I can't catch my breath. I am mad because I keep walking. I am mad, panicked, dissapointed, tired hot, and miserable. Finally at one point I found it. I found my breath, I found my pace and then it started, "Oh no, can I keep this up? I still have a ways to go." Then I started to loose control of breathing and started to pant, then had to walk. I am at the end now. Jeff (another Y member and a fantastically kind man) met me at the last 1/4 mile. He had already finished. He ran me to me to the barricades for the final stretch and said you can do it...don't stop...keep going. He said I still had more in me. I saw the checkered flags and I picked it up and moved it. However, a little too late at this point. I finished...could not take off my own timing chip. Bonnie (another Y member) sees me says "Are you okay?" I shake my head no. Mike (another Y member) gives me water. He knows I will be okay he has seen me like this before (in the 5k). My son and daughter missed me come in because the had met me at around the last 1 mile mark and got lost trying to get back to the park. They got back. They thought I had not crossed yet. Someone Jamie knew said no she came in. I bet they were relieved because when I jogged pass them I said right into the video recorder (and I apolgize if this offends anyone) "THIS SUCKS". I said it LOUD and with feeling. As soon as I pass them I started walking and then started jogging again. I think they thought I was gonna quit because when someone jogs past you and says "THIS SUCKS" with so much emotion it does not look well for the outcome.
Well I finished. I did not quit. Was I successful? In the fact that I finished yes. But Successfull over all. I would have to say no because I did not do the best that I was capable of doing. I came home researched stamina endurance. Decided I don't know how the heck to train. Finally decided one long run on the weekends. Will try for a tempo run during the week and one day during the weeks do speed work (400s for now). I hope this works. I found a little chart that tells me what my training speeds should be. I need to work out in the evenings at least one night after work to get use to the heat...or during my lunch break for thirty minutes...but then that would involve coming back to the office and sticking my head under the bathroom faucet/blow drying my hair and having like 10 minutes for lunch..so that probably is not going to work. So likely I need to do after work. If anyone sees this post and runs please give me guidance! Okay I got off subject again. After the race. I recovered within 5 minutes or so and was able to walk around the car show. I think since I was able to walk around the car show that I did not give it all I had! Okay back home, took a soaking bath, iced my foot(which just feels a little store this morning), then went out to lunch. Came home took a 30 minute nap. Got up went to my son Brad's house to complain about how bad I did. He said "Mom you finished. You did great." HUMPH! Picked up Tyson took him the Dollar Store and the Grocery Store with me. He was looking a little antsy in the house. I bought the stuff for our father's day cookout. He got a new ball. Brad and Natalie should be very grateful that I said "NO NO NO" to the flute he wanted. I also said no to the water balloon, kit, and the candy bar and pop. He ended up with the Ball, some yougart and some string cheese and a bottled water. Took Tyson back home, kissed and cuddled my little cupcake for a few minutes ( I call Carissa cupcake because she smells like a bakery), then went home put my groceries away and then plopped on the couch where I stayed till 2 in the morning and my husband had to say, "You need to come upstairs and go to bed". Today my legs are tired...like I used them...my butt is tired...my foot is little sore..all in all I am in pretty good shape. I am going to train and be serious. I need to train, loose at least 20 pounds, probably more but will settle for 20. I want to be a middle of the packer! I don't want to be able to see the tail car. Okay I am going to reread this after the Pumpkin Push in October to see if I made any improvement. To the Future Pumpkin Push Kim from Kim the back of the packer says, "Congratulation Pumpkin Push Middle of the Packer Kim"
Saturday, June 17, 2006
HOT HOT HOT
It was hot hot hot...10k average pace 12.01 per mile. 1 hour 14 minutes time. I had to walk, jog, sprint etc...I got myself so freaked out in the beginning that I could not breath and could not adequately control my breath the entire time. I consider this a learning experience and next year I WILL KICK BUTT. I did not come in last but almost. 2 woman quit behind me and and one man was about 1/4 mile behind me. Next time when I pray I need to NOT say "Please please don't let me be last" Because I was not. What I need to say is "Please please please let me be in the middle of the pack" I will do better in October when I do the pumpkin push...it is in October so it should be cool....MAN was I HOT TODAY. I am going to train train train...look out Pumpkin Push because I am going to kick butt.
Take Me Out to the BallGame
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I would love to have peanuts and crackerjack...but filled with fat...sigh. I went to Tyson's baseball game and even though they did not win Tyson did a great job. My camera does not zoom well so this is the best shot I could get of him in the outfield. Tyson is with his paternal Grandparents. Tyson loves baseball and watches it on TV with his Braddy. Hopefully I will get some free time soon so we can go see Xmen 3.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Down Down and the Scales Went Lower
Yeah down 2 pounds this week! 18 more to go to hit my Mini Marathan Weight Goal. I need to put a ticker on my blog. Kendra my darling Kendra has gone to run errarnds for her mother. She is fetching me one red or gray tank top (so I do not have to wear the orange) some bananans, one cantalope and some carb controlled yogurt. I plan on having some fruit a couple of hours before the run. I tried on the white tank and it did not look so bad...my husband suggested I get it wet and then put it on. YUCK....you could see thru it AND it clung to all my rolls...Blah...good call on the part of Kendra. She saved me from public humilation. I guess I should say "ADDED" because I think this is going to be a rather humiliating experience as I come jogging in DEAD LAST!
Aunt Denise is on her way home from Vegas. They had a little plane problem. She was stuck in New Jersey because the plane was too heavy so they had to remove some passengers, some paperwork???, and dump some fuel. She is not happy about this...they have assured the passengers that other then that little problem that the plane is safe to fly. Aunt Denise is having flight anxiety...I can't believe she told me this story as she has been trying to get me on a plane and she knows I am deathly afraid of flying. Boy has she blown her progress she had started to make with me and flying issue.
Aunt Denise is on her way home from Vegas. They had a little plane problem. She was stuck in New Jersey because the plane was too heavy so they had to remove some passengers, some paperwork???, and dump some fuel. She is not happy about this...they have assured the passengers that other then that little problem that the plane is safe to fly. Aunt Denise is having flight anxiety...I can't believe she told me this story as she has been trying to get me on a plane and she knows I am deathly afraid of flying. Boy has she blown her progress she had started to make with me and flying issue.
Laughing our Rears Off
Last night my son, James came over for dinner. Brad and Kendra your invites are forthcoming! We had delicious dinner (if the cook must say so herself). We had Marinated Chicken Breast, Twice Baked Pototos (yes homemade...not out of a box), Steamed Carrots, Corn, Biscuits and Sugar Free Chocolate Pie. We were just getting ready to have pie when who should appear (not Santa and his Reindeer) but mother and father of Baby Flickard. We proceeded to chat and then it began....barbs being slung back and forth...sometimes hitting their mark...sometimes not (thats when the laughing stops and the others just stare at you blankly). Phrase of the Day goes to mother of Baby Flickard:
PHRASE OF THE DAY: "Was your face in the pavement or in the snow". Now I would dearly love to explain the background of the phrase but I do not think I should share our family's dirty laundry to the web world. I will tell you that it took more then 5 minutes for us to quit laughing and I was laughing so hard I was crying. I must stay that Kendra has been extremely sharp witted since she has gotten preganant (she was before she was pregnant but now it is magnified by like a million). I think she should go on Last Comic Standing!
After our evening of laughter I went straight to bed on account of Saturday is almost here. I was going to go to the Y this morning but I did not trust myself to not participate fully in class and I am suppose to be resting in preparation for Saturday. Anytime I see someone run in front of me it sends my competitive side into overdrive and I have to catch them. Unfortunately for me last time there was a 14 year old boy in front of me. He was wicked fast and trying to get close to him almost gave me a heartattack. Wow off the subject again...anyway...where I was going with this is that I am not at the Y I am sitting at home blogging. I miss my friends at the Y...I miss spinning...I miss power hour.
White Shirt NO NO! I had my tank top all picked out to where to the Hog Jog. My daughter saw it and stared at me and said, "You're not wearing that white tank are you? Mom, Don't you know is going to happen? You are going to be sweating like crazy and you are WEARING a WHITE TEE SHIRT." She then looks at her brother (who is going with me) and says, "James you tell her! Do you want to see Mom in a wet white Tee Shirt?" James says, "Mom go find a colored tank top!" I tell him...I can't wear my orange tank because it does not match my gym shorts. He says, "Is this a fashion show or a run?" Kendra seeing that the true horror of their mother wearing a wet white tee shirt has filled her brother says, "Well they were your breakfast, lunch and dinner for awhile" So now I am going to wear the ORANGE tank top because I don't want to emotionally scar my children. Now not only am I going to look like an inept runner but I am also going to be dressed like a clown, because I have an orange tank and can only find blue or burgandy gym shorts. I hope I can dig up a pair of gray ones.
WEATHER UPDATE: It is going to be the hottest day of the year on Saturday. Low of 70 high of 93. I am going to suffer. My co worker suggests that my boss start looking for new assistants as I will probably have heat stroke and keel over and she will be lost on a highway loop in Ohio as she attempts to find King's Island.
Wedding Dress: Tasha's wedding dress is in and we will be going to Indy to pick it up next Saturday. Yeah!
Children I will be cooking hamburgers for your father on Sunday at 4:30. I will cook and you can come to eat and adore your father.
TGIF and STDOS... you know the first one...the second one is Scared to Death of Saturday.
PHRASE OF THE DAY: "Was your face in the pavement or in the snow". Now I would dearly love to explain the background of the phrase but I do not think I should share our family's dirty laundry to the web world. I will tell you that it took more then 5 minutes for us to quit laughing and I was laughing so hard I was crying. I must stay that Kendra has been extremely sharp witted since she has gotten preganant (she was before she was pregnant but now it is magnified by like a million). I think she should go on Last Comic Standing!
After our evening of laughter I went straight to bed on account of Saturday is almost here. I was going to go to the Y this morning but I did not trust myself to not participate fully in class and I am suppose to be resting in preparation for Saturday. Anytime I see someone run in front of me it sends my competitive side into overdrive and I have to catch them. Unfortunately for me last time there was a 14 year old boy in front of me. He was wicked fast and trying to get close to him almost gave me a heartattack. Wow off the subject again...anyway...where I was going with this is that I am not at the Y I am sitting at home blogging. I miss my friends at the Y...I miss spinning...I miss power hour.
White Shirt NO NO! I had my tank top all picked out to where to the Hog Jog. My daughter saw it and stared at me and said, "You're not wearing that white tank are you? Mom, Don't you know is going to happen? You are going to be sweating like crazy and you are WEARING a WHITE TEE SHIRT." She then looks at her brother (who is going with me) and says, "James you tell her! Do you want to see Mom in a wet white Tee Shirt?" James says, "Mom go find a colored tank top!" I tell him...I can't wear my orange tank because it does not match my gym shorts. He says, "Is this a fashion show or a run?" Kendra seeing that the true horror of their mother wearing a wet white tee shirt has filled her brother says, "Well they were your breakfast, lunch and dinner for awhile" So now I am going to wear the ORANGE tank top because I don't want to emotionally scar my children. Now not only am I going to look like an inept runner but I am also going to be dressed like a clown, because I have an orange tank and can only find blue or burgandy gym shorts. I hope I can dig up a pair of gray ones.
WEATHER UPDATE: It is going to be the hottest day of the year on Saturday. Low of 70 high of 93. I am going to suffer. My co worker suggests that my boss start looking for new assistants as I will probably have heat stroke and keel over and she will be lost on a highway loop in Ohio as she attempts to find King's Island.
Wedding Dress: Tasha's wedding dress is in and we will be going to Indy to pick it up next Saturday. Yeah!
Children I will be cooking hamburgers for your father on Sunday at 4:30. I will cook and you can come to eat and adore your father.
TGIF and STDOS... you know the first one...the second one is Scared to Death of Saturday.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
How True is This?
I found this on someone's blog. How true it is: "Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired." - George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Second, Third, Fourth Thoughts
I am in a panic! The 10k is this Saturday and I am NOT ready. It is going to be hot hot hot. I don't run later in the morning...I don't run in the heat...I am going to be LAST. I called my sona asked "Should I cancel?" Son says "NO NO NO I will drag you up if necessary" My son a/k/a Big Daddy has given me a shot of courage...so what if I have to walk so what if I am dead last...ack...I do not do well under pressure. Oh my gosh the things I sign up to do when I am tantalized with a free tee shirt and a free pork burger. I HATE being LAST! but I guess someone has to be last and I am sure it that being last will build character. I have a full MP3 player of cadence...I have a tank top (willing to withstand public humilation in the pursuit of staying semi cool)...I have new shoes that have been broken in...I have everything BUT endurance. My legs will hold it is my breath...Ack I am feeling the panic rise up in my chest as I write this...so I am going to suck it up and do it. Please chant "COLD FRONT COLD FRONT COLD FRONT" At least in the winter runs I have the edge of cold tolerence. I can run in below 0 weather..because I am a sturdy woman! The itty bitty woman get frozen to the bone quick! Do I sound freaked??? I should. Because I AM! Okay calming deep breath...allowing the panic to dissapate....If I am freaking this bad over a 10k I will probably have a nervous breakdown when it gets close to the Mini. New training plan...yes another one.... Long slow runs on the weekend to build endurance....will not worry about speed...worry about running for one hour and increasing time each weekend. Okay I am going to bed....the panic is staring to rise again and I need to get lots of good sleep....REMEMBER "COLD FRONT". ACK!!!!!
Hump Day
Finally half way thru the week! Sunday turned out to be a pretty good cardio day...I ran 5 miles on Sunday(thought it was 6 but the map on the computer keeps saying 5. I think it is WRONG). Then in the late afternoon I biked 7 miles. Though the bike riding was less about cardio and more about Fruity Pebble penance. Monday was spinning...which as usual was AWESOME and then Power Hour which, and I repeat myself, was AWESOME. Tuesday did 2 miles on the treadmill. My legs were VERY tired from my Sunday and Monday workout! I finished up putting in another mile and a half on the elliptical and weight lifting. This morning I am up and suited and ready for the pool. I know you are probably tired of reading this but I HATE THE POOL. Perhaps I will not hate it so much when my NEW SWIM SUIT gets here. Yes, I found one...in the Blair catalog www.blair.com. It is everything I desired. Well almost, the shorts could have been a little longer. It is a Tankini, which is a Tank top and shorts for swimming. Darn somebody stole my million dollar idea! My new suit should be here in one week. In the meantime I am in the Process of "Kim's four easy steps to wearing a swim suit in public" The week before I wore my tank top instead of my ususal tee shirt. This week I will take off the tank tip while I am in the water and put it back on before getting out. I do not know why this bothers me so much but I just feel NAKED.
I did much better with food control this weekend. Still not good but all in all much better then ususal. This weekend I will tighten down a little harder and then gradually squeeze most of the bad out of my weekend.
Kendra's baby shower has been set for July 15, 2006. It will probably be at 1:00 pm at her new house!
Aunt Denise called me last night she is in Vegas! Wooo Hoooo Texas Hold Em all night long. I wish I could go but there are several things holding me back. 1) I don't fly 2) Don't like to spend money. I would rather spend it on running shoes and 3) Don't think I could control my gluttony when faced with unending buffets. So I guess I will have to settle for our (Denise and me) little trip to Michigan. In November I am going to Florida with Aunt Suzie to see Jamie get married. So I guess I will get some vacation fun. My poor husband his idea and my idea of fun are NOT the same thing. I drive him crazy because when we go on a trip I want to go go go and he wants to soak in the hot tub. Last time we went on vacation I lost several pounds despite eating like a pig because everytime he got in the hot tub I got on the treadmill and he LOVES the hot tub.
I have decided that I like biking and I need a better bike. It is unlikely I will get one anytime soon though. But I am going to keep my eyes open for sales and that Bike Shops. Perhaps I can squirrel away a litte $ here and there and before you know it can have $$$ to buy a bike. Don't need anything fancy since I am a novice but I would like something that does not creak and groan and will allow me to use more then 3 of the speeds.
Well time to go to swimming. Sob sob sob...I want the elliptical....Can't because someone told me I need to back off in preparation for the Hog Jog...or as call it my Piggie Shuffle. So today is swimming, tomorrow will just walk and lift and Friday participate in power hour but will avoid the running part. Hopefully with the help of a co Y person and my military cadence CD I will make it thru the Hog Jog. Because I am actually not ready for a 10k but am going thru with it anyway. I checked the weather and it going to be hot...which means I will whine and cry. I hate heat more then I hate swimming. Oops time to go!
I did much better with food control this weekend. Still not good but all in all much better then ususal. This weekend I will tighten down a little harder and then gradually squeeze most of the bad out of my weekend.
Kendra's baby shower has been set for July 15, 2006. It will probably be at 1:00 pm at her new house!
Aunt Denise called me last night she is in Vegas! Wooo Hoooo Texas Hold Em all night long. I wish I could go but there are several things holding me back. 1) I don't fly 2) Don't like to spend money. I would rather spend it on running shoes and 3) Don't think I could control my gluttony when faced with unending buffets. So I guess I will have to settle for our (Denise and me) little trip to Michigan. In November I am going to Florida with Aunt Suzie to see Jamie get married. So I guess I will get some vacation fun. My poor husband his idea and my idea of fun are NOT the same thing. I drive him crazy because when we go on a trip I want to go go go and he wants to soak in the hot tub. Last time we went on vacation I lost several pounds despite eating like a pig because everytime he got in the hot tub I got on the treadmill and he LOVES the hot tub.
I have decided that I like biking and I need a better bike. It is unlikely I will get one anytime soon though. But I am going to keep my eyes open for sales and that Bike Shops. Perhaps I can squirrel away a litte $ here and there and before you know it can have $$$ to buy a bike. Don't need anything fancy since I am a novice but I would like something that does not creak and groan and will allow me to use more then 3 of the speeds.
Well time to go to swimming. Sob sob sob...I want the elliptical....Can't because someone told me I need to back off in preparation for the Hog Jog...or as call it my Piggie Shuffle. So today is swimming, tomorrow will just walk and lift and Friday participate in power hour but will avoid the running part. Hopefully with the help of a co Y person and my military cadence CD I will make it thru the Hog Jog. Because I am actually not ready for a 10k but am going thru with it anyway. I checked the weather and it going to be hot...which means I will whine and cry. I hate heat more then I hate swimming. Oops time to go!
Sunday, June 11, 2006
I Puked on Daddy's Christmas Dinner
Please note that my son Jamie is not dressed in cute Christmas attire. He was. We had to put a tee shirt on him because for some reason he leaned over and puked all over his Dad's Christmas meal. Don't know if it was the excitement of Christmas or just too much junk. My mom offered to fix Jerry another plate of food he said "I'll pass". He looked a little green. Daddies are not that great with puke that is a Mommy thing.
Come See the Ducks in the Closet
On Friday husband and I went to our daughter's house to see Baby Flickard's new room. It looks really cute. Aunt Denise was there also with Amber and Abby. Abby(who is 3) was all excited about the new house and anxious to show me around (as she had just had the full tour prior to me getting there). Exicitedly she took me by the hand and said she was going to show me the Dungeon. We clattered down the steps in excitement, Abby was practically pulling me down in her haste to show me the dungeon. The dungeon was the furnance room. I went back upstairs, because I was not nearly impressed with the dungeon as she was. She then starts bouncing up and down and grabs my hand and says "Come see the Ducks in the Closet" So off Abby and I go hand in hand to the closet door. I open the closet door and there are DUCTS in the closet. Poor Abby must have been mightly dissappointed when she first got a look at the closet thinking she was going to see ducklings and all she got to see was Duct work.
Medical: Got my stitches and packing out. Ouch Ouch to the stitching removal and what a relief to have all that packing gone. My teeth are very sensative to the cold and are expected to be that way for a week or so. I took a bite of ice cream and almost jumped out of my seat. I go back in two more weeks for the Doctor to check the healing process. But so far it seems to be good.
I actually did something. Friday I ripped the baseboards out of the closet and took up the old tiles in preparation of the remodeling. Saturday was a rainy rainy day but surprisingly enough instead of laying around I actually got something accomplished. I cleaned and organized my computer room. I got all my filing done and cleaned out my closet. Which I might add was a disgusting jumble of shoes and other items. My closet is lovely now. My running shoes are all lined up like little soldiers on the shoe rack. What kind of woman am I? I have one pair of black dress shoes for work, one pair of black boots, 2 pair of casual jean shoes (black and brown) and I had 9 pair of running shoes and one pair of cross trainers. Oh I do have 2 pair of heeled sandals. After I organized my computer room and closet,I topped it off by cleaning out my junk drawer. My husband decided that I needed a sewing box after seeing the over 100 buttons I had in a tray. So he brings to me a little box for sewing items. He must think I sew because when he saw what I was going to put in the box he looked incredulous. "Is that ALL you have to put in your sewing box" "Yep that's it." He shakes his head and sighs as he puts my 100 buttons, 4 spools of thread, one package of sewing needles, one measuring tape (never used) and one thimble (also never used into my sewing box). Okay after the little organization adventure we went off to Menards to pick out tile and countertop. We had no difficulities. We agreed without argument on tile and countertop. Though he did say, "You have no idea what you like". I replied, "That's true but Iknow what I don't like" After our trip to Menards we went out to lunch. I have drawn my husband to the dark side...he went to a buffet. My husband does not particulary like to go out eat and to actually get him to a buffet...well that was amazing. I actually felt bad like I was leading him into the world of depravity and gluttony. So back home and it was not jiggity jig..it was more like "Oh don't turn the corner so fast all the food in my belly is sloshing to one side" "Ahhhh help me out of the truck I can't move" He went straight up to bed to take nap and I layed on the couch like a beached whale watching the "Corpse Bride", which was quite good I might add. Tim Burton has a very demented mind. He also did "The Nightmare Before Christmas" another excellent movie. Okay end of that day. All in all a very relaxing nice Saturday.
I now need to go for my run. My body is rebelling at the thought of running but I must as the Hog Jog is next Saturday and I am not ready. But as someone at the Y told me you can't think like that you have to think "No one is ever ready you just gotta do it". Good Motto to go by.
Medical: Got my stitches and packing out. Ouch Ouch to the stitching removal and what a relief to have all that packing gone. My teeth are very sensative to the cold and are expected to be that way for a week or so. I took a bite of ice cream and almost jumped out of my seat. I go back in two more weeks for the Doctor to check the healing process. But so far it seems to be good.
I actually did something. Friday I ripped the baseboards out of the closet and took up the old tiles in preparation of the remodeling. Saturday was a rainy rainy day but surprisingly enough instead of laying around I actually got something accomplished. I cleaned and organized my computer room. I got all my filing done and cleaned out my closet. Which I might add was a disgusting jumble of shoes and other items. My closet is lovely now. My running shoes are all lined up like little soldiers on the shoe rack. What kind of woman am I? I have one pair of black dress shoes for work, one pair of black boots, 2 pair of casual jean shoes (black and brown) and I had 9 pair of running shoes and one pair of cross trainers. Oh I do have 2 pair of heeled sandals. After I organized my computer room and closet,I topped it off by cleaning out my junk drawer. My husband decided that I needed a sewing box after seeing the over 100 buttons I had in a tray. So he brings to me a little box for sewing items. He must think I sew because when he saw what I was going to put in the box he looked incredulous. "Is that ALL you have to put in your sewing box" "Yep that's it." He shakes his head and sighs as he puts my 100 buttons, 4 spools of thread, one package of sewing needles, one measuring tape (never used) and one thimble (also never used into my sewing box). Okay after the little organization adventure we went off to Menards to pick out tile and countertop. We had no difficulities. We agreed without argument on tile and countertop. Though he did say, "You have no idea what you like". I replied, "That's true but Iknow what I don't like" After our trip to Menards we went out to lunch. I have drawn my husband to the dark side...he went to a buffet. My husband does not particulary like to go out eat and to actually get him to a buffet...well that was amazing. I actually felt bad like I was leading him into the world of depravity and gluttony. So back home and it was not jiggity jig..it was more like "Oh don't turn the corner so fast all the food in my belly is sloshing to one side" "Ahhhh help me out of the truck I can't move" He went straight up to bed to take nap and I layed on the couch like a beached whale watching the "Corpse Bride", which was quite good I might add. Tim Burton has a very demented mind. He also did "The Nightmare Before Christmas" another excellent movie. Okay end of that day. All in all a very relaxing nice Saturday.
I now need to go for my run. My body is rebelling at the thought of running but I must as the Hog Jog is next Saturday and I am not ready. But as someone at the Y told me you can't think like that you have to think "No one is ever ready you just gotta do it". Good Motto to go by.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Dead Lift
No I have not killed anyone and had to lift their body...but I did add the Dead Lift to my weightlifting program. Fun fun...but an easy lift to do incorrectly and hurt yourself. Not a lift for beginners! I did not hurt myself doing the lift but I did almost fall off the box I had to stand on to do the lift. I am truly the most ungraceful woman in the world. You should see me get off the incline bench. Another lady at the Y told me you dismount it like you would slide off a bar stool. Being as I don't go to bars that illustration did nothing to help me and so I continue with my most ungraceful dismount. Generally if an exercise takes some type of finesse I don't do it well so Line Dancing, Aroebics, Body Shop...etc are activites I am a less inclined to participate in. I had one instructor tell me I had "Poor Body Alignment". That means I am a Klutz!
AMBER: Went to my neice's birthday party last Sunday. It is hard to believe that she is 14 years old! I took care of her from the time she was born to about 1st grade. My sister worked and I took care of Amber. She was such a good kid....and still is....despite being a "little" naughty now and then. Baby Carissa came to the party and loved the saucer and the outdoor baby swing. She is just a little heart stealer. She was a swimsuit model for the day as Aunt Denise had bought her a new swimsuit with the cutest little butt ruffle on it. She paired it with a little hat and Carissa was "Styling" big time. Tyson and Abby swam and jumped on the trampoline. I got on the trampoline with them and that was just exhausting. Those little monsters also stole the socks right off my feet while I was on the trampoline. Somehow I ended up belly down on the trampoline with a 3 1/2 and a 8 year old on my back and then the next thing you know my socks are being waved around in the air. They were just laughing up a storm...end result...one tired Grandma/Aunt Kim, One slightly bruised eye for Abby (a elbow got her in the eye). And as usually when it was time for me to get off the trampoline my dismount left much to be desired. I practically fell off the trampoline and I heard at least one one giggle in the background. I hope NO ONE got pictures of any of that!
Baby Shower: Kendra's baby shower is tentatively set for Saturday July 1, I am thinking about 2:00 but need to confirm with all before I set that time. We will be having it at Kendra's new house. Baby Flickard's room is painted now and ready to be decorated.
July 4, 2006. Will be having a cookout. Time to be announced at a later time. It will be a carry in.
AMBER: Went to my neice's birthday party last Sunday. It is hard to believe that she is 14 years old! I took care of her from the time she was born to about 1st grade. My sister worked and I took care of Amber. She was such a good kid....and still is....despite being a "little" naughty now and then. Baby Carissa came to the party and loved the saucer and the outdoor baby swing. She is just a little heart stealer. She was a swimsuit model for the day as Aunt Denise had bought her a new swimsuit with the cutest little butt ruffle on it. She paired it with a little hat and Carissa was "Styling" big time. Tyson and Abby swam and jumped on the trampoline. I got on the trampoline with them and that was just exhausting. Those little monsters also stole the socks right off my feet while I was on the trampoline. Somehow I ended up belly down on the trampoline with a 3 1/2 and a 8 year old on my back and then the next thing you know my socks are being waved around in the air. They were just laughing up a storm...end result...one tired Grandma/Aunt Kim, One slightly bruised eye for Abby (a elbow got her in the eye). And as usually when it was time for me to get off the trampoline my dismount left much to be desired. I practically fell off the trampoline and I heard at least one one giggle in the background. I hope NO ONE got pictures of any of that!
Baby Shower: Kendra's baby shower is tentatively set for Saturday July 1, I am thinking about 2:00 but need to confirm with all before I set that time. We will be having it at Kendra's new house. Baby Flickard's room is painted now and ready to be decorated.
July 4, 2006. Will be having a cookout. Time to be announced at a later time. It will be a carry in.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Reducing Spinnation
I had to run 5 miles and I couldn't. I had to walk run walk run etc. I don't know why but my weekend runs have been unsuccessful. I think it might be my Friday workouts. On Friday I do both spinning and power hour. So that is about 2 hours of pretty intense workout. So for the next two fridays I am not going to spin. Hopefully that will allow me to get my 5.5 miles in next weekend and then next the following Saturday is the Hog Jog. I am hoping that will make a difference. I think when I start training for the Mini I probably should not spin at all but just focus on running.
TRI: I worked the Triathalon yesterday and it was awesome! My friend Barb, who goes to the Y, had a daughter in the swimming portion of the Tri. She is only 13/14 years old and she was 13th out of the water...out of at least 89 people. GO GIRL! I am so proud of her!!! She swam for a lady(Tina) who did the bike/run portion. I was so jealous...I wish I could do a tri but seeing as I can't swim, bike like crap and run a little better then I bike that I probably should put that on the shelf.
Strawberry Festival: After the triatholon I went to the Strawberry Festival with my daughter and my grandson Tyson. My daughter's friend was dancing there. It was amazing! The woman is 5 months pregnant and did the SPLITS! She also has a 3 year old daughter who came out at the end and did a little bit of dancing. They looked so cute together. When you watch Jenny dance you could just tell she "FEELS" the music. She is very talented and if she dances that well when she is pregnant she must be amazing when she is not! Ended my day of triatholon fun, strawberry festival fun, a trip to Dick's Sporting Goods (to buy yet another pair of running shoes)and a good lunch with a trip to the grocery store. Blah grocery shopping...but I was out of apples and fresh vegtables which are a primary part of my food program...so had to go.
Sunday Morning Fun: Aside from my unsuccessful run, I have cleaned my bathroom. I have the grossest bathroom in town and need House Makeover 911 to come and remodel my bathroom. I have straightened up the living room, did a couple loads of laundry and now must get ready to go to church and I would bet my paycheck that I am going to ZZZZZZZZ during church. I try not to. I drink coffee, I drink water, I tap my foot, I pinch myself but the next thing I know I go into a staring trance and the next thing I know I am feeling my husband's elbow in my rib and get a well deserved glare of disapproval. Bad Kim! I am going to my neices birthday party this afternoon and hopefully will get the closet cleaned out so my husband can put some additional shelving in our utility closest. He wants to rip out my closet but then where will I stash all my treasures? So I finally convinced him the closet should remain but we should just add some more shelving.
Kendra and Lucas: Will be getting the keys to their new house on Monday! Yeah for Kendra and Lucas! And yeah that Baby Flickard's crib, changing table and dresser will be out of my computer room and I will be able to get to my filing cabinit. Not that I really mind but my body is rebelling at the climbing and twisting it takes to get my filing done.
TRI: I worked the Triathalon yesterday and it was awesome! My friend Barb, who goes to the Y, had a daughter in the swimming portion of the Tri. She is only 13/14 years old and she was 13th out of the water...out of at least 89 people. GO GIRL! I am so proud of her!!! She swam for a lady(Tina) who did the bike/run portion. I was so jealous...I wish I could do a tri but seeing as I can't swim, bike like crap and run a little better then I bike that I probably should put that on the shelf.
Strawberry Festival: After the triatholon I went to the Strawberry Festival with my daughter and my grandson Tyson. My daughter's friend was dancing there. It was amazing! The woman is 5 months pregnant and did the SPLITS! She also has a 3 year old daughter who came out at the end and did a little bit of dancing. They looked so cute together. When you watch Jenny dance you could just tell she "FEELS" the music. She is very talented and if she dances that well when she is pregnant she must be amazing when she is not! Ended my day of triatholon fun, strawberry festival fun, a trip to Dick's Sporting Goods (to buy yet another pair of running shoes)and a good lunch with a trip to the grocery store. Blah grocery shopping...but I was out of apples and fresh vegtables which are a primary part of my food program...so had to go.
Sunday Morning Fun: Aside from my unsuccessful run, I have cleaned my bathroom. I have the grossest bathroom in town and need House Makeover 911 to come and remodel my bathroom. I have straightened up the living room, did a couple loads of laundry and now must get ready to go to church and I would bet my paycheck that I am going to ZZZZZZZZ during church. I try not to. I drink coffee, I drink water, I tap my foot, I pinch myself but the next thing I know I go into a staring trance and the next thing I know I am feeling my husband's elbow in my rib and get a well deserved glare of disapproval. Bad Kim! I am going to my neices birthday party this afternoon and hopefully will get the closet cleaned out so my husband can put some additional shelving in our utility closest. He wants to rip out my closet but then where will I stash all my treasures? So I finally convinced him the closet should remain but we should just add some more shelving.
Kendra and Lucas: Will be getting the keys to their new house on Monday! Yeah for Kendra and Lucas! And yeah that Baby Flickard's crib, changing table and dresser will be out of my computer room and I will be able to get to my filing cabinit. Not that I really mind but my body is rebelling at the climbing and twisting it takes to get my filing done.
Friday, June 02, 2006
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Screwed up the courage and guess what?
I finally got the courage to sign up for the Mini. Thanks to Runner Susan's encouragement.! I got to the page where it said pick your estimated time of completion. Did not know what to pick...should I just go with the 4 hours or go with like 3.25??? They did not have a "Please God Let Me Finish" time. ACK I did not know what to do so exited out and put in a phone call to someone that has ran the Mini. Hopefully I will get my consulation phone call returned and I can sign up before the day is over! I am already nervous and antsy about the 10k and I know I will be the last one in. But I guess that is okay because someone has to be last...it might as well be me. I ordered my military cadance tapes and they should be here before then! Yeah I hope they work miracles.
Music: I have rediscovered the joys of Michael Jackson, Van Morrison, Bad Company and Exile this morning! I tucked away my top 10 play list to go back in time. I had to have a little fun and listen to Hot Chocolate's "You Sexy Thing". I tell you Michael Jackson will make your feet move! I was practically going over the top of my treadmill and had to increase the speed to 5.6, 5.8 and 5.9 for the last mile! Go Kim Go! I aim to be a 11 minute mile girl by the end of the year. At least that is to do a 5k holding a consistent 11. Oops back to work....
Music: I have rediscovered the joys of Michael Jackson, Van Morrison, Bad Company and Exile this morning! I tucked away my top 10 play list to go back in time. I had to have a little fun and listen to Hot Chocolate's "You Sexy Thing". I tell you Michael Jackson will make your feet move! I was practically going over the top of my treadmill and had to increase the speed to 5.6, 5.8 and 5.9 for the last mile! Go Kim Go! I aim to be a 11 minute mile girl by the end of the year. At least that is to do a 5k holding a consistent 11. Oops back to work....
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