Holiday Addition

Shelby Angel will be staying with us for a while as we search for her forever home.  Her feet are doing well and she has finished her first round of heartworm treatment.    

Obviously she is fitting in just fine.  All of the dogs helped me read Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton today, a fine holiday book if I may say so (lol:).   

  

  

Dear Santa, I've Been Good!

The front runners:
Jack LaLanne! ha ha!!! Dave must have bought this after he saw me watch that infomercial. He said I have been talking about getting a juicer for a while now, and since I actually do use the fruit dehydrator I got last year for Christmas, he figured he would risk getting me another kitchen appliance.  

(Is it weird, though, when your spouse starts buying you kitchen appliances for Christmas?)

An underwater video/camera!!!!!  Yes!!!!!  Now I can really record my horrible swim in all of its glory!
A gift card to Outdoors...yes!  My mom is finally coming around!!! (she did get me a Barbie Christmas ornament to go with the gift card- some things never change)

Vibram 5 Fingers- everyone made fun of me for wanting these and said they look silly.  I am going to do some running in them though!  I am all about doing new things this year.  

A running metronome- time to really make sure I am keeping that 180....
And real Brees jersey!!!  I guess I can stop wearing my Brooks jersey now.  

No new bike under the tree (ahem...) Julia (GoBigGreen').

Yea Christmas!  Everyone said I made out like a bandit this year.  And I agree!!!!!!!  Santa must have known that I have been really, really good this year.  :))))))))  

The Mid Week Round-Up

It is way past my bedtime...I am so tired but I have so much to do this week!!!  I am sure everyone feels this way.  

I am really excited for Christmas this year, despite my fatigue.  For one, the Saints have a winning record.  

And two, I am now running 5 minutes at a time up to 25 minutes total running with walk breaks.  I am all about form and more form right now.  I am running 3 days a week which is exciting!

I also went on my second mountain bike ride ever on Sunday- first mtn bike ride post surgery. Dave grumbled that I shouldn't be on riding a mountain bike right now, but luckily I only went straight over the front of the handlebars once.  The other time I fell to the side and it only felt like I broke my wrist.  Sheesh!  Mountain biking is dangerous, but fun!   

Swimming is swimming, and I am steadily working on getting back to where I was this summer.  I also found a great deal on my speedo women's vanquisher goggles at TJ Maxx tonight for $5.99- so I bought 5 pair.  Can't beat that!

And Shelby Angel is spending a few weeks with us.  This is not a picture of her, but rather a picture of Rooney the Thief on Shelby's bed.  

This will be a full, and good week.