2010 Crazy Legs Classic

We decided to do a team building activity at work. What about bowling? The batting cages and a little mini golf action? I think a baseball game or something like that would be fun...

So...

We decided on a race to the finish line. What were we thinking? I haven't ran a step in 20+ years. OK, not that long... But still people! I got a couple of sample runs in before the big race and actually was pretty proud of my final finish time of 52.43. That's about 5 miles of pure fun in 52+ minutes. I walked Observatory Hill and decided to stop another time to shed my rain coat (as it looked like rain before the race and never started until after the race). By the way, the rain felt great after 5 miles of running fun. I was beat by the youngsters from work, but put up a great fight, nonetheless. I am pretty excited to say that the run wasn't as bad as I though it would be. Running for me is pretty boring and no amount of IPod action can help with it. Running with others isn't fun either. It is hard to keep up a decent conversation when you are breathing so hard.

Welcome Reginald Starfox Haim Nytes

He is a wonderful addition to the family. I am slowly getting used to the sleepless nights with a new puppy again. Reggie is an Australian Shepherd/Poodle mix and is super soft, non-shedding, herding pup. (He doesn't let me get close to the road) He loves to play fetch already and loves to jump and run. Still getting used to a harness and the leash though.

Reggie's unique color is Red Merle. Looks like marble.

He will be about 20-25 pounds full grown. With the 2 different breeds, the puppies vary in color and size. There were 3 pups in his litter and he was the biggest and he LOVES to eat!

He's a momma's boy, but that's because I feed him and snuggle the most.

This is Reggie's dad, Macho. He is a black miniature poodle.

This is Reggie's mom, a miniature Blue Merle Australian Shepherd.

The Art of Racing in the rain by Garth Stein

Go Enzo! Go Enzo! Go, Go Enzo!
I give it 5 bookmarks. Read it today!

RIP Larry Wu Lee

I'm so very sad to have lost Larry Wu Lee (6.26.09-1.16.10) in our lives. He was born with a very serious case of hip dysplasia that made him unable to walk at times and he was always going to be in terrible pain for his entire life. I noticed something was a little different and slower with him compared to Bruce when we would go on walks. He limped a little and was a little more cautious around steps and didn't jump up too much on things. We all thought that he inherited 'the lazy gene'. Not the case. He was born with hardly a hip joint on one side and a little bit more of a hip joint on the other side. With every step, his femurs would come out of joint and put strain on his muscles and ligaments. It progressively got worse as he aged and gained more weight. Our family vet knew instantly by hand manipulation that he had a serious issue. She followed up with x-rays to show us what it looked like. Boy, it was bad. One of the worse cases she's seen, and even my untrained eyes saw he was in immense pain and discomfort. She said that he would have to been seen by an orthopedic surgeon and hopefully he would be a candidate for a very extensive surgery to repair/build a hip joint (on one side only). Which would leave him lame on the other side- with a lifetime of pain/suffering. During his earlier neuter surgery, they found out that he also had a heart murmur and accelerated heart rate- which may cause him to die on the surgery table this time around. It was absolutely terrible circumstances and she felt so bad giving us the news, less than 6 months after we lost our beloved Chuey. With Chuey's passing, we were able to celebrate his 9 years of life, and his passing was quick and somewhat understandable for me. I kind of understand ailments for pets at 9 1/2 years old. But 6 1/2 months! Our vet made me promise to call our breeder to tell them to NEVER breed those 2 parents again. I called and he was responsive to the call. It won't bring my Larry back though. He was so kind and sweet mannered. Just a all around great dog. I know in my heart we did the best thing we could for him, but it does not make the decision any easier for me. I had to put him and his feelings before mine and make one of the toughest decisions in my life.

Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger

This is definitely a chick lit book and a breeze to flip through. A fun story line and a creative twist ending that put it all together. A little excitement, a little drama... What more can a girl ask for?
I give it 3 bookmarks.