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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Poop and Tricks



This week has been a struggle with the dogs! Charlie has been non-stop pooping my my kitchen area. He even had the nerve to do it right in front of me! So I have decided that Charlie will now learn to love using the kenneled during the day. I am kind of sad about this because he loves to just lay around on the couch and never chews up anything, but I can't have him pooping in my house. I started crate training Charlie today with treats. He is smart though and knows what the end goal will be and so far he does go in the crate when I throw a treat in and stays and even lays down while I pet him. Monday will be the real test and I have a feeling it will be me picking him up and putting him in his new den. Because I was handing out treats to Charlie though I had to think of a reason to give treats to Henry. I decided to teach Henry a new trick! It is a amazing what Henry will do for food! In about five minutes he had pretty much learned roll over! I decided to take a video to share! The trick is still in its beginning phase but he gets the idea!
Enjoy!

Nature Week


This week has been full of wild life surprises!!! Monday I got in my car and started driving and there was a frog on my wind shield. Luckily it was out of reach of my wind shield wipers otherwise he probably would have died. I had to pull over my car and remove the little guy before he flew off. Then later that week I saw my first ever pack of wild boars. Then Thursday I saw another frog much bigger, about the size of my palm, as I was coming inside from my run with Bree. Lastly on Friday as I was headed to the gym I drove by a deer and an armadillo right next to each other! Then from the gym to work I saw another group of boar but this time there was babies! What a week!

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Snuggle Bug Watson

Watson just came up and started snuggling with me! He didn't move all night (which meant I couldn't either)! I think he knew I was hurting. So sweet!

Attack of the Spider


This week I had a near death experience. I was walking to the pool and I went to pull out my towel when this huge hairy thing crawled out from it. I thought it was a mouse at first but it dropped to the ground and my worst feel exploded inside of me! SPIDER!!!! Not just any spider probably one of the biggest spiders I have encounter besides at the pet stores when they are behind glass. I froze for a second but I knew if I didn't act it was either me or him that would survive. I was not ready to die so I quickly attacked. I missed the first time and thought for sure the monster would jump on my leg and bit me but as he retreated I finally squashed him. I had to take a picture because no one would believe I lived through this without some kind of battle wound to show for it. I am happy to say not a scratch! Just the 24 hour fear now that his family wants revenge! Please don't judge my toes from this picture I have made great improvements since the near death experience.

Barely Surviving Week 3 of Training

This was the bright and exciting week 3 of my training. I was really excited because this week I started with my trainer Kate at the gym here on base. Tuesday I did a nice and easy four mile jog with my friend Bree bright and early in the morning before work. I was feeling great. Then came Wednesday! I got up at 0415 go my coffee a small breakfast and headed to the gym with so much excitement for my first ever training session with a trainer. I was a little disappointed because the person who was supposed to open the gym was 20 minutes late, but by the end of my first work out I don't think I could have made it another 20 minutes. Kate's warm up for me was first me being like a gazelle and jumping over these stairs that literally felt like four to six feet apart, then fifty lunges followed by a sprint around the entire gym. I was breathing heavy to say the least and lucky for me she would have had me do this two more times but we were running behind because the gym opened late. I have never been so glad for someone sleeping in :) We got right to it with legs. I did this machine where we did lunges with weights, then hamstring curls, and lunge walks holding 20lbs. We did those exercises three times through and by the end of it my legs were shaking. I have to admit I can't remember a lot of the rest of the work out now and I honestly think it is because my mind is trying to black it out to survive:) I know we did do some arms and then abs with a small break in between where I ran to the bathroom because I thought I was going to regurgitate my breakfast!
Thursday I woke up and wish I wouldn't have because it felt like someone had come in during the night and ran over me with a steam roller. I cautiously got ready and headed to the gym for my four mile speed workout. I felt good after the first mile and finished strong but once my muscles cooled down I thought I would never be the same. After and excruciating day at work I came home and got into the bath with Epsom salts. Then I refused to move for the rest of the night. I went to bed extremely early because in the morning I was up and trying to act ready for Kate.

I am not kidding you the thought of canceling crossed my mind more than once, but I had already paid for this torture and I am determined to get my money's worth. I waddled into the gym the only thing not hurting was my face so I did smile at Kate but inside I was very scared. I tried to tell her that I hurt every where but she said not to worry. I am happy to say I made it through another workout without puking! At this point I think that is a reasonable goal. Kate told me not to do anything Saturday and I did exactly as she ordered. I woke up today, Sunday, and was going to go running with Bree but on my drive out I got a call from the hospital and had to rush home and then into work. I only have a five mile easy run and I plan on doing it later tonight when it cools off. Today is the first day though where I can walk without limping and bend over and tie my shoes. I don't know what I signed myself up for but I better look like a rock star by the end of it!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Week 2 of Training

This is looking out around the track at honor field. It really doesn't do it justice but this is what I was looking at at 0615.


My new watch charging up for my first big run!

This is week two of my training for a half marathon. I have been really surprised how easy my runs have been even my long Sunday runs. It is starting to be really fun just running. I did make an investment and bought a Garmin watch since I am a serious runner now...or want to be some day. Today was the first day I used it and I love it! It tells me how far I have run, pace, time, heart rate, calories burned and so on. I can hook it up to my computer and log my runs. It will be fun to track my progress. I have also decided to use a personal trainer for the last three months before Travis comes home just to cut a few more pounds and trim up. My trainer if very nice and I am a little scared of our first workout together which is Wednesday at 5am. I have a feeling I am going to really feel it! This morning I did my long run of 5 miles. It was my slow pace and so I finished it in 53 minutes. I felt great though and really wasn't that tired. I had to run by myself since my Tri partner Fran is out of town with her mom and Bree, who had a family emergency last night and had to cancel at the last minute. I didn't want to get up and run this morning but once I hit the track I was glad I made it out. It was a beautiful morning and it wasn't to hot to run.

Monday, July 4, 2011

The Boys



I started watching this series called Dog Town. It is really interesting about his no kill shelter in Utah, but what was more entertaining was watching Charlie freak out over the dogs on the screen. He would get all anxious and bark, pant, pace back and forth trying to figure out how to get to the dogs. Henry on the other hand never made a sound, maybe because he just knew that Charlie had it all under control.



This is Watson who looks like I stuffed him and sat him on the table. For five minutes he sat still staring at me not moving a muscle. Maybe he was having a small stroke but he was too cute and I had to take a picture of him. He has probably been the happiest since Travis has left. Only because that means that he can sleep on my chest again every night. Charlie was glad that he didn't have to share the bed with Travis either. Trav and Charlie would battle for the pillow next to me every night:) Trav would get up and go the bathroom and as soon as he left his warm spot Charlie came in for the taking. Henry on the other hand has been very sad. When I came back from the airport after dropping off Trav his tail barely wagged as I took him out of the kennel. Henry loved having Travis home and barely left his side. Henry also has been feeling under the weather because I had to take him to the vet for his weird skin rash. The vet said he had dermatitis and put him on antibiotics and a steroid. His skin has been clearing up but I think the medicine makes him feel a little under the weather. All in all we are all adjusting back to our daily routines with Travis being away for another three short months.