For Sale!

So, we've had some issues. Boo is great, and we would really like to keep him, but when our landlord came over the other day b/c the entire 1/2 of the downstairs had flooded, (another story). He reminded us of the original lease, which says, " one dog". Oh, we were sad...he is normally a really nice guy, and we didn't know what irked him...maybe it was b/c he had to have the septic tank pumped out, after the flooding....any way he would not budge on the Boo issue:( And, so he must go....

Double Digits

Lucy turned 10 years old yesterday. My first daughter, brings to mind so many pleasurable thoughts...her nicknames..."Lucy-limer, Loo-Loo bug, Lucy- Goose....really she has many. She had a day in Seattle w/ dad; went up to the Space Needle, donuts for lunch and a movie. She came home to her favorite foods, (prepare for some nausea). Brown beans, cornbread, potstickers, shrimp, Lucky Charms, 3 musketeers, brownies, Oreo caksters....argh! We had a chaotic family party, no presents. This year being the "birthday experience" year. (the cruise gramma paid for us to have a family reunion, and Kory's wedding is everyone's birthday present). Anyway, we remanenced about her "bath tub birth", went through her severly lacked baby album, and enjoyed eating our variety of foods. Lucy your a joy and a pleasure....so glad Jesus gave you to us!

First Official Trail Run

In an effort to not lose the progress I made in training for the Rock n Roll 1/2 marathon, I signed up for some local races. (I'm also really missing running w/ DeVon, our time came and went too quickly).
The Roots Rock Running Series I thought would be great b/c no early morning ferry, close proximity, less expensive and different. Different, b/c they are trail runs. Other than the trails around my house, I had never done one before and found my self signing up for two just to stay motivated. This one was the 8 mile Bear of a Run. Yep, just go in where you see those flags and eventually come back out. It was beautiful, and sometimes I thought if I looked up, I would surely be taken down by a tree root, sharp turn, or maybe that hill that the only way up was to stair climb. Was that the "Bear" in Bear run? But, it was fun...and thanks to some new running friends Erika and Leah, we were able to girl talk our way through it. Although it was very quiet going up that Bear Hill. Argh. I am sore. No chatter there.

Before and After

Well, this is the "after" picture. Relief...and soreness are the words that come to mind. The Rock n Roll 1/2 marathon was beautiful, (great weather), very organized, (over 25,000 people), and an over all great experience....and a great excuse to gab w/ my friend for over 2 hours w/out interruption. Is that why we run??? We had to get up at a very obnoxious 4am to catch our 5:20am ferry over to Seattle....w/ so many people, we didn't even pass the starting line till 7:30am (race started @ 7:00). I have to honestly say I was the least prepared of the two of us....I was thinking @ mile 6..."I could be done right now", but no.....just 1/2 plus finished. DeVon ran strong and if it wasn't for her, I would have stopped long before. Despite my very heavy legs, and the never ending finish line "Are we there yet?????", we managed a very respectable time of 2 hours 16min. A little Advil and I'm sure I'll be fine. The second picture, is the "before" shot....yes, before sunrise.
We got home @ about 12:30, to my very sweet husband serving us a lovely appetizer of guacamole and chips, followed by yummy fruit salad, then some trailblazer stew (yes, Charissa, we still love that recipe), followed by lovely key lime pie. Yum!!! Happy Trails....it's done!!!

For Jen

Jen's last comment was "What's it like in the Fall"....so I'm posting Fall pictures. Last Fall was of course our first here; it was beautiful. Despite being the Evergreen State, there are still many trees that lose their leaves.
October anyone?

We're Blooming

The last month we have had a ton of sunshine...apparently unusual for June, and although unbelievably I have some brown patches in my grass...the flowers have been loving the sun and have been giving us quite a show. So, again if any are enticed....August is looking wide open...

More dog news

Well, we've had a few trials and tribulations concerning the new addition to the family. Boo definitely must be walked/run everyday or else he gets a little bored. Huggy and Boo are becoming friends; they wrestle like brothers, (reminds me of my boys). We have had to intervene a few times b/c Boo can be a bully, but as you can see Huggy can hold his own. They're not actually fighting here, just playing- I think.