Thursday, February 11, 2010

PETS

My mom sent me this and I thought it was cute. So I wanted to share it with you.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE PETS, THIS IS A TRUE STORY.

FOR THOSE THAT DON'T, IT IS A TRUE STORY.
The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door.
Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food.
The other dishes are mine and contain my food.
Placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.
The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack.
Racing me to the bottom is not the object.
Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.
I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed.
I am very sorry about this.
Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort, however.
Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep.
It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other, stretched out to the fullest extent possible.
I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out on the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.
For the last time, there is no secret exit from the bathroom!
If, by some miracle, I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge in an
attempt to open the door.
I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years - canine/feline attendance is not required.
The proper order for kissing is: Kiss me first, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough.
Finally, in fairness, dear pets, I have posted the following message on the front door:
TO ALL NON-PET OWNERS WHO VISIT AND LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR PETS:
(1) They live here. You don't.
(2) If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. That's why they call it 'fur'-niture.
(3) I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.
(4) To you, they are animals. To me, they are adopted sons/daughters who are short, hairy, walk on all fours and don't speak clearly.
Remember, dogs and cats are better than kids because they:
(1) eat less,
(2) don't ask for money all the time,
(3) are easier to train,
(4) normally come when called,
(5) never ask to drive the car,
(6) don't hang out with drug-using people;
(7) don't smoke or drink,
(8) don't want to wear your clothes,
(9) don't have to buy the latest fashions,
(10) don't need a gazillion dollars for college and
(11) if they get pregnant, you can sell their children ...

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Where's the light?

I know it's been a long time since I posted a picture of a light. Sorry, I'm a slacker! Hopefully I can get back to playing this little game again. And I also hope I can remember where I took the pictures at.

Where is this light from?

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Marathon Weekend 2010

There is only one word to sum up Disney Marathon Weekend 2010: COLD!! I hope I am never at Disney when it's that cold ever again. It really throws you off. I didn't do as many things as I would've liked to and I didn't take nearly as many pictures either. Walking around on crutches didn't help either and either did ending up sick by Sunday. It was an odd kind of trip but still a good one.

Highlights from Thursday:
*Marathon Expo
*Running into Erin's cousin in Epcot
*Drinking around World Showcase
*Seeing Tigger (of course)
*Dinner at Teppan Edo
*We Wants The Redhead meet at Jellyrolls

Highlights from Friday:
*Rope drop at The Studios
*One Man's Dream
*Mitch crashing my wheelchair into a pole at the Great Movie Ride
*Streetmasphere messing around with Erin
*The KT tape booth at the expo
*Lapu Lapu's with Mitch
*Dinner at 'Ohanas with my friends

Highlights from Saturday:
*SNOW in Orlando
*Being able to run 3 miles before my leg started bothering me
*Rum shot at the 5k mark
*Doing the half marathon with Mitch and Chuck (I couldn't have done it without them)
*Mitch dragging me up heartbreak hill
*Finishing my 2nd WDW half marathon
*Being so cold that I couldn't even text
*Hoop Dee Doo and Crockett's Tavern
*Trying to walk on crutches drunk. Don't recommend trying that.

Highlights from Sunday:
*Massage at Boardwalk that ended up giving me a bad burn on my body. Hot water bag broke on me and water ran down over my side. Not a pleasant feeling.
*Moving to Kidani Village with savannah view
*Beaches and Cream lunch with Mary Jo and the gang after her awesome Goofy Challenge!
*Birthday dinner at Sanaa. I love my friends!!

Highlights from Monday:
*There are none! I was so sick by Monday that I couldn't fly home. We checked out of Kidani and moved over to Pop Century for a night. I stayed in bed all day while Erin went and hung out with Mojo.


It was a great weekend with some amazing memories! I hope you enjoy the slideshow.

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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

The Results Are In...

After I updated the blog earlier today the doctor called to tell me my results. Looks like I have a stress fracture. I'm not too thrilled that I was told I couldn't train for the race anymore. BUT that doesn't mean that I'm not doing the race. As of right now, I plan on starting the race that day. If I finish, I finish. If not, then I will just hide in my room for the rest of the day with The Captain.

It's hard to know what the doctor is going to tell me to do since I don't see him until January 6th, the day before I arrive in WDW. But I do know that crutches are in my future. I wonder if I can get on the rides faster with them?

Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers over the next 2 weeks.

I needed a good laugh

If you've been following me on Facebook you'll know that I've been having a problem with my right leg hurting. The MRI showed what appears to be fluid in my femur bone. So yesterday I had a bone and cat scan done on it. Having this pain has really hindered my training for the half marathon in Walt Disney World but thanks to a truly wonderful friend I think I'll get through it. Or at least he thinks I will.

Check out his blog to see how he plans on getting me through the race. It's pretty funny!

http://madhatter77.blogspot.com/2009/12/2-weeks-and-4-days.html

Leave a comment and tell him the redhead sent ya!

Saturday, December 12, 2009

4 weeks and counting!!

I think something fell from the sky and clunked me on the head because 4 weeks from now I'll be participating (notice how I didn't say running) in the Walt Disney World Half Marathon again. But at least I won't be going it alone, I've conned another friend into doing it with me. It'll be his first half marathon so hopefully he'll enjoy it as much as I enjoyed my first.

In preparing for this, I started thinking back to how I got ready for the last one and what I learned in the past. Obviously, I didn't learn to stop doing these crazy things!

The first link is from a previous blog post. It's What I Learned From Marathon Weekend.

http://wewantstheredhead.blogspot.com/2009/01/what-i-learned-from-marathon-weekend.html


The second link is a guide that a friend of mine over at Running Of The Ears put together. Print it out and read over it. There is a ton of great information in it.

http://www.runningoftheears.com/images/WDW-MarathonTips.pdf

I would like to add to pack your running shoes, clothes, anything you want on race day into your carry on. You don't want to end up at the airport with no luggage and realize that all your gear was in your suitcase. Or if you don't have room, ship it down UPS so you can track it. Make sure you give it more than enough time to get there. And remember that UPS will be closed New Years Day so if you're in California make sure you allow enough time. I've done this before, not with my clothes but with my extras. In the past, I've shipped G2, Power Bars, blankets, hat, pretty much anything that wasn't going to fit in my suitcase or that I didn't want to take up space with.

Remember, race day is different than a training day. Your adrenaline is pumping and there is about 20,000 or more people around you. How you feel and how you run on a training day will differ on race day. I know last year I ended up with some bad blisters at mile 3 and the whole time I trained I never had one blister. So be prepared! Pack all the essentials. Better to have it and never use it than need it later. That means extra safety pins, band aids, moleskin, first aid tape, Ace bandages, pain relievers, Imodium ( you never know what can happen that morning). If you think you need it...PACK IT! Especially different shoes for afterwards. Take your sandals or flip flops. You're feet will love that after a 13 or 26 mile race that they aren't stuffed in sneakers.

The biggest thing to remember is TO HAVE FUN!!! You're friends aren't going to care what your time is or what place you came in. As long as you have fun doing what you're doing, that's all that matters! That should be a warning to my friend, we're going to have so much fun that you're head is going to explode!