Way.Too.Much.Food.

Well can't say we did much life other than eating over the Thanksgiving holiday. A few walks, but like Bailey, we pretty much led a "fluffy" life. And it was wonderful. But since we don't have many "Do Life" things to share, we will just share a few adorable pictures.

Bailey and her best buddy doing some research. She was supervising.

Two little monsters on the loose. Dads make great jungle gyms of course.

Thankful

Well our "Do Life" training plan got a little bit derailed these last few days because our best running buddy, Bailey, gave us quite a scare. After not being able to keep up on our run last week, she got progressively more lethargic and refused to eat. We took her to the vet on Friday and they diagnosed her with Immune Mediated Hemolitic Anemia, meaning her immune system was destroying her red blood cells. After 5 days at the vet hospital, we are so thankful to have her back with us.

She won't be able to continue our training program with us, as she is under strict orders to lead a "fluffy" lifestyle for quite awhile. However, we are also glad to say we got in a run today before we picked up our fluffy muggins.

In honor of tomorrow's Thanksgiving feast, here a list of foods for your dog to avoid courtesy of the vet: grapes/raisins, onions, chocolate, stuffing, and... pennies made before 1984 (the copper in them can potentially cause anemia).

Happy Thanksgiving! We have a lot to be thankful for this year.

A Little InSPURation

The fabulous card Susan sent for encouragement before the cosmetology boards this week. So true.

Do Life: Day 2 & 3

Day two of our Do Life adventure did not involve any running, but it was a big day nonetheless. I took my apprenticeship exam for the Kentucky State Boards. We celebrated with some free Qdoba chips and queso, because for the next few days (at least here in Louisville) if you donate 3 canned goods that's what you get. Conveniently I had quite a few canned goods I was trying to get rid of anyway.

The web site for the test results turned out to only be compatible with Internet Explorer, and since we both have Macs that don't support that web browser I had to trot over to the public library today to jump on the internet there. It was just me and a few elderly men surfing the world wide web together. Good news, I passed. I think. The web site was, of course, very confusing because everything about this process has been complicated. But I think that was the result.

Day three, we got back on track with the training schedule and pounded the pavement. Turns out Bailey isn't as excited about it as we thought. For the first time ever, she didn't drag me along on our run. In fact, I had to drag her and we ended up taking her home then heading back out. I think the rainy weather makes her lethargic. Unpredictable Fall weather.

The Riders Do Life: Day 1

I saw an inspiring story this morning about a man who took back control of his life, health, and happiness and it all began with his decision to run. The video link is below, as well as a link to his blog, Ben Does Life (http://bendoeslife.tumblr.com/).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbXgQqbOoU

We have been off and on runners for years, always plateauing around the same mile mark and losing our commitment. It is a cycle we have been trying to break, and Ben's journey is motivating us. So we are starting our own journey, The Riders Do Life. We have a 5K training schedule to get started, one we have used in the past and have success with it. Here is a link to that as well.

http://halhigdon.com/


Today was our first day and we successfully completed our first Do Life run. Bailey is pretty excited about it.