Linked 52: Tired

Friday, January 27, 2012 Posted in Linked

This girl loves her sleep.  She’s my night owl who will stay up late reading, or drawing or painting in her bedroom.  Come morning though, she’s not eager to climb out of bed.  However, the other day she took it to a new level.  She caught some weird winter bug that’s been going around.  One of the symptoms included severe tiredness.  She literally got off the school bus one afternoon, climbed into bed (3:30pm) and didn’t get up until 9:30am the next day.  Math time: 18 hours.    Craziness.

Check out my Linked 52 buddies photos for this week’s theme:

Stacey, Jenn, Tracey, Andrea , Heather,

Kristin, Amanda, Rhonda

Amanda, Sara, Janet, Lesli,

Carla, Lena, Rose, Naomi, Tracy,

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HeatherJanuary 27, 2012 - 7:55 pm

She must have needed all that sleep. Hope she’s doing better now. Truthfully, I wish I could sleep that sound and for that long.

janetJanuary 27, 2012 - 7:39 pm

She looks so comfy. I love how they can sleep through any kind of noise.

traceyJanuary 27, 2012 - 3:23 pm

In our house, we call those “sleepy benders”. My husband lives for them. Heaven for him would be a cozy bed and 24 hour sleep cycles.
Seeing your picture though makes me feel the need to just wrap myself up in some blankets and rest. Naps are difficult for me. It would take an illness like this to knock me out too.

CarlaJanuary 27, 2012 - 3:13 pm

So jealous of that much sleep. Not jealous of not feeling well though. I remember when I could sleep until noon. Even if I’m presented with the opportunity to, I couldn’t do it now. She looks so comfy. :)

HeidiJanuary 27, 2012 - 10:47 am

Yowzers that’s a long winter’s nap! It would be heaven though if all my kids slept that long :)

AndreaJanuary 27, 2012 - 9:08 am

Totally zonked out. Hope she is feeling better. This described me to a T! Minus the being sick. ;-)

Heather M.January 27, 2012 - 8:34 am

i totally love this. what a precious capture. and i really hope she’s feeling better. that’s a really long time to be in bed. poor girl.

NaomiJanuary 27, 2012 - 8:21 am

OH, so sweet. I love how precious sleeping children are..even as they get older! Hope she is feeling better. This makes me want to go crawl back into bed right now….:)

donnaJanuary 27, 2012 - 7:05 am

Just looking at that makes me want to crawl back in bed Hope Nat is feeling better :-)

Rhonda SteedJanuary 27, 2012 - 7:04 am

i hope she’s feeling better!!!

saraJanuary 27, 2012 - 7:00 am

oh what a beauty.
hope she’s feeling better soon!

i remember loving my sleep too. i could sleep 18hrs with the best of ‘em….what a lovely memory…sigh

AmandaJanuary 27, 2012 - 6:48 am

She may not feel good, but honestly looks like an sleeping angel in this photo—perfect shot.

StaceyJanuary 27, 2012 - 6:25 am

Oh sweet girl. I hope she’s feeling better. And 18 hours? Oh my word. I’m lucky if I get a third of that!

And I long for the days when my children are not eager to climb out of bed. :-)

JennJanuary 27, 2012 - 6:24 am

Poor honey, I hope she’s feeling better. That is a crazy long time to sleep.

I love how you photographed her. And I can’t help but love that yellow quilt she’s wrapped up in. :)

Running Program

Thursday, January 26, 2012 Posted in Personal Goals

Putting things on my blog helps me.  When I’m out about town and struggling to remember something often I’ll pull up my blog on my phone and find an answer.  So in that remarkably ridiculous vein I’m going to post my new half marathon running program.

p.s.  Finding an uncomplicated 16 week half marathon training program is not as easy as you’d think.  But Google and I kept at it and found one that is simple enough that I can manage it.  I love this one because 1) it’s only 3 running days a week which leaves me lots of time for swimming and cycling and 2) it’s 16 weeks longs which happens to be the amount of time until my half marathon AND it allows for a slower build up of mileage which I know I’ll need.  So I’m very happy.

Blog Friends:  Feel free to use this training program for yourself. :)  Except Donna.  You need to use the Maui Half Marathon Winner’s Training Program.;)

by Michelle

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Heather M.January 26, 2012 - 8:26 pm

so glad you find a schedule that works for you and allows you to still bike and swim. :) i so wish i could run right now. this makes me long to run again.

traceyJanuary 26, 2012 - 6:35 pm

Uh, I don’t see any “be lazy on the couch” time, bc that’s what I’d need…

AliciaJanuary 26, 2012 - 3:53 pm

You are an inspiration! Thanks for sharing your running plan, I’d like to give it a try! Oh, and my husband wants me to sign him up for the Long Bridge Swim. You’re helping us to be an active family! Happy training!!

AliciaJanuary 26, 2012 - 3:50 pm

You are an inspiration! Thanks for sharing. I think I’ll give this plan a try. Oh, and my husband wants me to sign him up for The Long Bridge Swim. You’re helping us be an active family.

AndreaJanuary 26, 2012 - 12:49 pm

Yep, Rock Start pretty much sums it up. :) Looks like a good training program! I did something similar back in 2006. It was USA Fit – the local Portland/Vancouver group trained for the Portland Marathon. I made it to the nine mile week and then found out I was pregnant and stopped running.

staceyJanuary 26, 2012 - 10:45 am

ROCK STAR! :-)

donnaJanuary 26, 2012 - 10:30 am

Great training plan….would love to keep you company on some of your runs. I think we should both do the Maui half next year…that way we can guarantee a 1/2 finish – oh…and we get to recuperate in Hawaii :-)

Scraps: Dogs

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Posted in animals ,Scraps

Yesterday I spent time with a group of cats that had been rescued from a Hoarding situation.  (40+ cats).  Those poor cats were so skittish.  I did take pictures of them but I tried to do it really fast and not traumatize them any further than they already have been.   By being quick about my cats I was left more time for the dogs.  And you know how much I love dogs!

All three of these dogs are winners.  Playful and unique and fun.  Truly, until I started volunteering at the shelter I had no idea the quality of the dogs there.

Bella was there.  There is a story about Bella.  I know her personally.  I spoke to her owner a few weeks ago and he told me he was going to give her up.  So I wasn’t suprised when I walked into Scraps yesterday and saw her there.  I was sad, though.  And so was she.  She knew me instantly.  Since I already had taken pictures of her when she was at my house weeks ago, I skipped the timely process and instead just climbed into her kennel with her and hugged her and talked to her and said a prayer that great new owners were going to come and adopt her.  She’s a great dog.  She just needs the right (active!) family.

Visit Scraps if you are interested in any of these great dogs.

by Michelle

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NaomiJanuary 26, 2012 - 7:44 am

This makes me so sad. All of these cute dogs just wanting to be loved. Sigh…. Give them all good belly rubs for me :)

donnaJanuary 25, 2012 - 8:54 pm

Oh poor Bella. That is just heartbreaking. Really praying that the perfect person comes along for her :-(

StaceyJanuary 25, 2012 - 8:18 pm

What Tracey said.

(I love what you said about Bella, “I know her personally”.)

traceyJanuary 25, 2012 - 6:19 pm

I’m just gonna skip these posts from now on. (wiping tears from eyes, pulling knife out of heart)

AndreaJanuary 25, 2012 - 3:52 pm

You make me want to jump in my car and drive to Spokane and see these dogs! That first one is adorable! And sweet Bella…just reading this makes me sad for her. They are all so cute.

En Pointe: The Finale!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Posted in awesome family

Here it is.   With video… because really, it just needed to be video.:)

Enjoy!

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KristinJanuary 26, 2012 - 6:17 pm

So cool! What an accomplishment!

NaomiJanuary 26, 2012 - 7:43 am

So Lovely! I adore ballet. Took it in college and I so wish I had started sooner…..You must be so proud :)

KristinJanuary 24, 2012 - 10:14 pm

what a beautiful ballerina…and you are making me want a new camera. I’ll just tell my hubbs it’s your fault!! I NEED VIDEO!!

SkellerJanuary 24, 2012 - 9:41 pm

oh my. so very beautiful. she looks like she’s in her element and happy …

AndreaJanuary 24, 2012 - 8:55 am

A proud momma moment. And the smile on her face at the end is priceless. I just love everything about ballet. It’s so beautiful. I took two classes in college and realized then that I wish I had stayed in it as a kid.

Heather M.January 24, 2012 - 8:29 am

Oh my, i’m tearing up watching it too. that look of concentration on her face and then the big smile at the end is so priceless. were you about to burst with pride?! thanks for sharing that video with us! i loved seeing a peek into your life and natalie’s ballet. so amazing.

VistyJanuary 24, 2012 - 8:24 am

What a happy moment!

traceyJanuary 24, 2012 - 8:09 am

totally tearing over this. I love the video, but I love the photo captures at the end! I wish my mom put me in ballet when I was little. :)
What a beautiful girl!

JennJanuary 24, 2012 - 6:52 am

Of course it had to be on video!

I love love love your detail shots at the end and especially her huge smile in that last photo.

Congrats Natalie! Awesome accomplishment.

donnaJanuary 24, 2012 - 6:40 am

How exciting. Congratulations to Natalie (and Mom) on her acheivement.

StaceyJanuary 24, 2012 - 6:06 am

Fantastic. Big smiles going on here. :-)
She’s so lovely!

Goals, Goals, Goals.

Monday, January 23, 2012 Posted in Personal Goals ,yakkity yak

Donna has been exhausted during her Crazy Queen reign.  She’s asked for a little help coming up with ideas.  I like to be helpful.  So I came up with a wonderful idea.

For Ken and Donna.

Not me.

I thought it would just be such a nice event to help prepare them for their Ironman race.

A nice little 1.76 mile swim across the largest lake in Idaho.   Good idea, right?

I had already set a goal for the year to swim a mile freestyle and had set August as my cut off.   I even went so far as to commit to my first Olympic distance triathlon in August which means that swim training was going to be pretty important.

Did I ever mention that I have a sort of huge fear of drowning?

Anyhow, after a couple hours stewing I declared to my family that I was “like 50% thinking I’d do the Long Bridge Swim.”  That still gave me a 50% shot of not doing it.  Then I emailed Donna my 50% thinking and she corrected me and told me, nah.  I’m committed.;)

And so… in August I will put on my swim cap and start swimming.

1.76 miles.

Which leads me to think that swim lessons might be in my near future.;)

Edited to Add:  DUH!!  All my bloggy friends… you are cordially invited to come swim it with TMC!!  :)

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traceyJanuary 24, 2012 - 8:10 am

YOU are the crazy queen! I’m not afraid of drowning…I’m afraid of swimming in that water and all of the scary things underneath me!

Heather M.January 23, 2012 - 9:10 pm

oh my word, are you crazy?! that just looks insane. but in a good way, i think. ;)

AndreaJanuary 23, 2012 - 7:14 pm

You, my friend, are an inspiration for all the rest of us who are also afraid of drowning. ;)

StaceyJanuary 23, 2012 - 2:52 pm

You are a rock star.

Had to laugh at your edit. I really laughed out loud. A half marathon, maybe. A 1.76 swim? I’ll come WATCH you! :-)

JennJanuary 23, 2012 - 1:26 pm

Good for you! And good for friends who take the 50% and make it 100%.

Have you thought about a Masters club? I swam Masters up until I had Angelo. At most clubs you don’t have to race if you don’t want to and it’s fun to have swimming buddies to keep you accountable. :)

donnaJanuary 23, 2012 - 12:45 pm

And so the title has passeth. All hail the new Crazy Queen..and start shopping for a wetsuit :-)

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