Arla - Your description of the guy and the cat cracks me up! We took our kittens out on "leashes" until they were used to the area, and we also did it with our cats when we first moved here. Didn't want them to get lost! I'm back from Conference. It was fun, but I was just so tired the whole time. Ended up running for an hour on the treadmill yesterday afternoon. I was gonna get up in the early a.m., but just couldn't drag myself out of bed. Then in the afternoon it was in the 80s. Too hot for this Northern California girl! The treadmill is monotonous, but the upside is you can keep a steady pace, which makes things so much easier! I increased and decreased the grade throughout the run to try and authenticate hills. The really bad part was how stuff it was in the workout room, and I couldn't get the air condition to go any higher. Well, it's time to call it a night. Hope you all had a great weekend.

Really busy getting some of my old junk/fine used equipment ready for a consignment sale but have got a couple of runs including a good 5 miler yesterday in 12 degree temps, and a 3 miler friday in the wind. Hip is holding in. Will try and catch up with you all again later in the week. Friday should get all my last crowns set and laser gum work to wrap things up. They "gave" me this hydro floss thingy with enough pressure to strip paint off the chevy, works really good but will pop temps off like nothing!!

Jewels - The other movie we saw yesterday was "We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young." Another heart wrenching movie. With all my flying lately, I've had the privilege of seeing many of our troopers around the various airports. When we were in Atlanta waiting to fly to Prague, a huge group of them came through, and they were so damn young. I just kept wondering if they were on their way to Iraq. Something about them told me they were. I applaud and am most grateful to those who have fought and those who continue to fight to protect us and keep us free.

"I applaud and am most grateful to those who have fought and those who continue to fight to protect us and keep us free." ya know what?? Thanks...I appreciate it as well as my fellow warriors do..it is just nice to hear it once in a while... US Navy (retired)

Nice going Cagery! I spent 4 yrs USN active and another 8 in USNR,but was fortunate that it was all during peacetime.I Salute those who have gone into battle.The Bravery of these kids today is nothing short of amazing.Like the saying goes ~ Land of the Free Because of The Brave ~ Good that you're home and settled Leslie.Must feel like you have done alot of running around. Farm-Great to hear you're better.Just keep going gently and you'll do fine. Hi Evrday- cutbacks can be relaxing Jewels- nice run and I too Thank You for being a brat(in a good way) My looong runs have been going so good that I was bound to have a bonker.That was yesterday.Set out for a 16m on flat and straight "by the beach "roads.Well I was pretty tired from the start because I went too fast and hard on the dirt roads on Friday. Still stuck it out with about 14.5 miles(9:50pace) but walked the end.I turned for home and was dead on the face with a 25-35mph wind.I'm also experimenting now with refueling ,and seeing how that goes.I have been using only gatorade up till now and tried some gu (mmm boy).Oh well, no one said this was going to be easy......

Thank You!! I think we'll keep him! Now, I'd better get caught up on the thread!!

Cindy - Congrats, Grannie! Looks like a coupla cuties you got there. Cagery - Don't know if you're new here or I've just missed you before. If you're new - welcome! If you've been around before - Glad to see you again! I'm only working 'til noon today, so I'll get my run in when I get off. Beats crawling out of bed at dark:30, although I was awake off and on from 5:00 to 7:00, thanks to one of my cats. Later!

What a beautiful baby, look at that complexion! And his sister is pretty darn cute, too! 9+ lbs... wow. Congrats, grandma Mtnchk1!! Hi everyone else! Too many threads to keep track of, but thought I'd follow Holly in and see what was up. Glad I did!