Hello - I don't have much time, I have to get back out in the sunshine. I like staying outside during the day. I have found me a cool spot, back behind the pool pump in the corner of the yard. I can keep an eye on the neighbor's dogs not be disturbed when Emma comes out and bask in the sun. Ah - it's the life.
I did want to tell you one thing, that guy thinks he is allergic to me. Now could he be allergic to me and not Emma? This allergy thing is a big deal, huh? Mine are much better, but I still sneeze every now and then.
Emma still sneaks and eats my food sometimes, I am too afraid of her to tell Mom. She is being nice to me and I want to keep it that way :-)
Off to the sunshine - have a good week.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Emma's Weekend Wrap-up
Yippee - I spend Saturday morning with Mom. Just me and Mom. We went and watched Dad run his 1/2 marathon and then to Barking on the Bay. I got a big bone to eat and....my favorite thing in whole wide world....to run through agility tunnels. It was great.
Dad is training real hard for his marathon, Mom has slacked off since her race. Dad is getting mad at her! She is telling him she is going to do a 1/2 in December, we'll see. It's getting cold here, and she HATES it when it is cold. She'll have to run a bunch at the gym to make her promise.
Let me give you an update on the runt. He has no fear. He still slips and slides around the house. He is not afraid of arthritis like I am. Maybe he doesn't know this behaviour can hurt his joints. He also still walks and now sits underneath me in the car. I have to watch where I step so I don't crush him.
Last week he got another pair of Mom's shoes, one of her new pair! He has learned to jump up on the bed, and Dad is not happy about that. He doesn't like Buddy on the bed. And frankly neither do I. For the most part, Buddy hangs out outside, he is not too much of a pain. He did cause Mom to get me some new food :-)
Something I haven't told you about him, he is a pack rat. That's what Mom calls it, and she thinks it "cute". Dad just ignores it. I think it is embarrassing and a double standard on the parents part. He drags things outside and keeps all his toys outside on what used to by my bed. One night Dad was looking for his underwear, after getting out of the shower, and Buddy had it on the bed laying on it. When I was little I got in trouble for running outside with stuff and Dad made me keep my toys in my toy box when I wasn't playing with them. Why doesn't he make Buddy do that?
I am posting some picks Mom tried to take of Buddy and his collection so you can see what I am talking about.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Triathlon - forgot a couple things
I forgot to tell you that there were ANTS everywhere. I have several bites and when walking down for the swim had 10+ crawling up my foot.
The other thing, pay close attention to the sign on the video....had I seen this prior to looking at the video in McDonald's it would have been the end of my race before it began!
The other thing, pay close attention to the sign on the video....had I seen this prior to looking at the video in McDonald's it would have been the end of my race before it began!
Melissa's Triathlon
Emma reluctantly gave me permission to use the Blog this weekend!
I did my first triathlon this weekend. Now it was not an Ironman, it was a mini mini one....1/3 mile swim, 12 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run.
It was scary, fun, and exhausting! Rich videoed it and you can see a 10 minute snap shot of the event on YouTube.com (enter Melissa's First Triathlon or Tynman)
I have been training for 4 weeks, and still can't free style swim without freaking out. But I did the mileage this Thursday and decided it was do-able.
So the morning starts out COLD (cold to me - it was like 68) and I am really worried about freezing in the water. So I walked down to the bay and checked out the water temperature after I set-up my stuff.
It was chilly but not unbearable. I started walking out to see how far I could walk versus swim (that was my strategy - to walk as much as I could to save my energy for what I could do ...bike and run.)I got about 6 feet out and ran into a bunch of weeds. This was a problem........a man was there with me and he picked up a sea thing (looked like a mini porcupine) and explain that if was excruciatingly painful if you stepped on one. (By the way, you couldn't see it without pulling apart the weeds and picking through them.) I asked him what this blue thing was next to my feet, as he was say "Oh that's a blue crab" IT MOVED. I screamed, jumped back, lost my flip flops, and checked to make sure the crab didn't get me. At this point, I was getting NERVOUS and started talking to myself to keep from FREAKING OUT. (BTW - The guy in the water had on water shoes, ducked taped to him to prevent him from stepping on something. He apparently was in the air force and had a lot of experience swimming in this area.)
So I head back to the transition area chat with a former employee and use the restroom (in a portal potty).
TIME FOR the RACE
The organizer talks through the basics and cautions us on the bike course to watch out for deer and wild turkey. She explained that they have been know to jump out in front of you. I spontaneously spouted out "are you serious", she responds with a chuckle "Yes but I am sure we will be fine today".
It time - the horn blows - I pace myself, planning to be at the back of the pack to keep from being kicked or hit in the mad dash of real swimmers. I basically tip toe out to the weeds and start swimming. About 5 strokes in, I'm tired. Time to roll over to my old faithful side stroke. I am hanging out at the very end of the swim with three guys. They are as bad as I am, maybe even worse (if that is possible). One of the guys and I get tangled up coming around the second buoy. He jokes about his wife thinking we have something going on, I was so tied I couldn't speak so I just laughed. I was thinking, I am so tired, I couldn't lift a leg to save my life.
I finish the swim and slowly walk to get my bike. So slow that Rich starts pointing out that if I would hurry I could beat the other three people who have not left with their bike yet. LOL
I get on my bike (Rich's hand me down, it's his bike from college) and head out. Got my energy back and competitiveness sets in. I bike at a 16.3 mile pace (my fastest to date) and pass everyone that I can see in front of me on the course, that's about 12 people. I didn't see any deer or turkey, but I did see a dead coral snake in the road.
Now to the run, legs are like concrete, but still have the energy and competitive blood flowing. About 1/2 mile in the heat sets in and I am not sure if I will be finishing this thing. I did pass two people and longed for the 1.5 mile water station. Finally I get there, two sips and the rest I pour over me. That was good for about 10 seconds. It was HOT now. I manage to finish and I didn't resort to walking. I finished in 1 hour 33 minutes and 50 seconds. That is 6 minutes faster than my goal, so I called it a success and make my way to the food station for a banana.
I end up getting a slice of pizza (the smell was overwhelming calling me), a cookie, and a banana. We then were off to McDonald's so Rich could get some breakfast and it's all over by 9:30 AM.
I did my first triathlon this weekend. Now it was not an Ironman, it was a mini mini one....1/3 mile swim, 12 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run.
It was scary, fun, and exhausting! Rich videoed it and you can see a 10 minute snap shot of the event on YouTube.com (enter Melissa's First Triathlon or Tynman)
I have been training for 4 weeks, and still can't free style swim without freaking out. But I did the mileage this Thursday and decided it was do-able.
So the morning starts out COLD (cold to me - it was like 68) and I am really worried about freezing in the water. So I walked down to the bay and checked out the water temperature after I set-up my stuff.
It was chilly but not unbearable. I started walking out to see how far I could walk versus swim (that was my strategy - to walk as much as I could to save my energy for what I could do ...bike and run.)I got about 6 feet out and ran into a bunch of weeds. This was a problem........a man was there with me and he picked up a sea thing (looked like a mini porcupine) and explain that if was excruciatingly painful if you stepped on one. (By the way, you couldn't see it without pulling apart the weeds and picking through them.) I asked him what this blue thing was next to my feet, as he was say "Oh that's a blue crab" IT MOVED. I screamed, jumped back, lost my flip flops, and checked to make sure the crab didn't get me. At this point, I was getting NERVOUS and started talking to myself to keep from FREAKING OUT. (BTW - The guy in the water had on water shoes, ducked taped to him to prevent him from stepping on something. He apparently was in the air force and had a lot of experience swimming in this area.)
So I head back to the transition area chat with a former employee and use the restroom (in a portal potty).
TIME FOR the RACE
The organizer talks through the basics and cautions us on the bike course to watch out for deer and wild turkey. She explained that they have been know to jump out in front of you. I spontaneously spouted out "are you serious", she responds with a chuckle "Yes but I am sure we will be fine today".
It time - the horn blows - I pace myself, planning to be at the back of the pack to keep from being kicked or hit in the mad dash of real swimmers. I basically tip toe out to the weeds and start swimming. About 5 strokes in, I'm tired. Time to roll over to my old faithful side stroke. I am hanging out at the very end of the swim with three guys. They are as bad as I am, maybe even worse (if that is possible). One of the guys and I get tangled up coming around the second buoy. He jokes about his wife thinking we have something going on, I was so tied I couldn't speak so I just laughed. I was thinking, I am so tired, I couldn't lift a leg to save my life.
I finish the swim and slowly walk to get my bike. So slow that Rich starts pointing out that if I would hurry I could beat the other three people who have not left with their bike yet. LOL
I get on my bike (Rich's hand me down, it's his bike from college) and head out. Got my energy back and competitiveness sets in. I bike at a 16.3 mile pace (my fastest to date) and pass everyone that I can see in front of me on the course, that's about 12 people. I didn't see any deer or turkey, but I did see a dead coral snake in the road.
Now to the run, legs are like concrete, but still have the energy and competitive blood flowing. About 1/2 mile in the heat sets in and I am not sure if I will be finishing this thing. I did pass two people and longed for the 1.5 mile water station. Finally I get there, two sips and the rest I pour over me. That was good for about 10 seconds. It was HOT now. I manage to finish and I didn't resort to walking. I finished in 1 hour 33 minutes and 50 seconds. That is 6 minutes faster than my goal, so I called it a success and make my way to the food station for a banana.
I end up getting a slice of pizza (the smell was overwhelming calling me), a cookie, and a banana. We then were off to McDonald's so Rich could get some breakfast and it's all over by 9:30 AM.
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