Ride 'Em Cowboy

Whew! A little tired this morning. Guess that 4 day rest was definitely what made me go that extra mile (almost literally) yesterday. I still did the same route and amount today but it wasn't as easy as yesterday. Ah well, you'll have those days. Drive, Drive, Drive.

David got burnt yesterday at work. He was changing a valve on a machine and all the sudden his arm was covered in boiling water. He ended up at the ER, but he's fine. He has 2nd degree burns on his wrist and 1st degree up his forearm. Hey, he even got his tetanus shot. Kind of ironic because I was just thinking the other day when his last tetanus was given because of the risks he has with his job. Well, no need to worry because now he's up to date. And just like me, we didn't even have to pay for it because our injuries both happened while on the job. I guess that's something positive that comes out of getting injured while you're at work.

On a different note, we had planned to go to CP last night and David still felt up to going. So we got our passes and headed into the park. I got my first corn dog of the season...yum! We figured we'd check out the line for Maverick because we might as well ride it now while the lines are shorter. The park wasn't empty but it definitely wasn't full either. The Maverick line sign said it was 1 and 1/4 hours wait but we were in and out of the line/ride in 45 minutes. It's definitely a cool ride. The hill's not high but you go real fast up the thing and then the drop over is over a 90 degree fall, making you feel like you're going to turn over. Then the rest of the ride you're flyin' and rollin'. It's a good ride. I definitely want to ride it again. Then we headed over to David's newest favorite, the Skyhawk. If you've never seen it basically envision a gigantic kid's swing that is all you ever wanted as a kid. You keep going higher and faster and it's just great. After that we headed back to the front to try finding the 25 cent cotton candy. FYI they no longer have this "deal". Bummer. So we settled for a donut from Donut Time (where the front arcade used to be next to the ice cream parlor). They were very good and surprisingly not all that expensive considering it's CP. We had the place all to ourselves which I'm figuring will not happen in the near future again. So it was nice to soak up all that was around us. It's a cute little place. Kind of like a coffee shop thing with Starbucks coffee and even internet access. So we had a fun time and it will definitely be nice to go over there here and there and spend a few hours to unwind at the end of a long day.

David's up now. Time to go re-wrap the arm. Have a good day!

Motivational Thought

Believe and Achieve

If you want a thing bad enough
To go out and fight for it,
Work day and night for it,
Give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it,
If only desire of it makes you never tire of it,
And life seems all and empty and useless without it
And all that you scheme and dream is about it,
If gladly you’ll sweat for it,
Fret for it, plan for it,
Lose all your terror of the opposition for it,
If you’ll simply go after that thing that you want,
With all your capacity,
Strength and sagacity,
Faith, hope and confidence and stern pertinacity,
If neither cold poverty, famished and gaunt,
Nor sickness nor pain
Of body and brain
Can turn you away from the thing that you want,
If dogged and grim you besiege and best it,
You’ll get it!

~Berton Braley

Does Running In The Morning Help?

Or is it that I had 4 days "rest" from running? I dunno but I had a personal best today of 1.3 miles. What?! Yep, you read right. I ran my entire route and then a short brisk walk for about 0.1 miles then the route again...which then added up to 1.3 miles. At the end of 2 routes I also speed (AKA nerd) walked another way around the route. Yay! My neighbor up the way, Sue, decided to join me this morning so as I ran past her house she ran out. She's real athletic but is "out of shape" at this time. So for the first time ever I ran with someone that I was "better" than. She still kept up with me though! I'm liking this morning run stuff. Up before the rest of the world and when the sun hasn't come up yet. Perfect! I love the morning. Can you tell I'm siked right now??

Weekend Full O' Projects

Boy, what a weekend. I can't believe how much we got done. I guess that happens when you put your mind to it and when you have help from those around you.

Project# 1-The Kitchen
It's done. Well, almost. All that's left is the floor, which is in the plans, but not anytime soon. We've done some work on it since we moved in, like remove wallpaper and paint but to give you a full effect of what all we've done I've posted pictures from when we moved and now....

Kitchen When We Moved In

Kitchen Now

Project #2-David's Vikings Room
We've been working on this for awhile now. I finally had time to paint all the woodwork including the wall cabinets and window frames that are in the room. There are no pictures for this project, as it is still in the works. We wanted to finish it this weekend, but in order to do so we wanted to get all the framed Sandusky pictures out of there before going any further. Since they've been leaning on the wall they've been leaving marks so we didn't want to freshen them up only to have more problems. So that's what leads us to the next project.

Project #3-Sandusky Pictures
David had the chance to hang what Sandusky pictures that we've framed thus far. Originally we were only going to keep the Sandusky items in our stairway, but with the eye of a friend he suggested we put them in our living room since our stairway isn't open and you wouldn't be able to get the full effect of the pictures. And considering we didn't have much decoration in the living room we thought it was a great idea.

City Of Sandusky Map 1883

The Boeckling

Other Sandusky Pictures

In addition to hanging the Sandusky pictures he hung his Marine Corps pictures that I framed a few weeks back. These are located in our hallway upstairs.

Project #4-Painting The Garage
As with most of our project weekends we had a few unexpected projects and this was one of them. The 'rents gave us a bug and all the sudden we were painting the garage. I won't complain because this is something that was on our list of things to do in the future. Hey, it's just getting done sooner than later. Why not do it now when you have time, beautiful weather, and people to help you? This project isn't totally finished yet but hope to have it done within the next 2 weeks or so. The front and side have their first coat of paint, which leaves 2 sides left to do with a first coat and then a final coat all the way around. It will definitely spruce up our backyard and the general look of everything.

Painting The Garage

What a great feeling to get all of this done. And guess what else? We even made it to the movies to see Pirates 3 (frickin' awesome if I do say so myself...we gotta go see it again!), I mowed and edged the lawn, we hung a pleated fan flag outside, took care our friends dog while they were away, and got some clothes shopping in.

Yep, I went shopping and picked up 2 pairs of capris in record time (Only 1 hour of shopping) using gift certificates from Sita and Alpa from Christmas. Remember I'm a power shopper but I don't always find what I want or that fits. So it's not such a surprise that I got something in that short of time but that I actually found something.

In addition, we ended our weekend with a Memorial Day cookout at our house with all the 'rents. And, my house is all in one piece with all clothes washed and folded. Whew! As you can see we've had a very full weekend. Hope ya'll had weekends that were just as fun and fulfilling wherever you were.

I better get going so I can get geared up for the week. Starting tomorrow I will be rising at 5:30am to start morning runs. It's getting too hot to run after work so it's just a little sacrifice I can make in hopes of bettering myself.

We got our Cedar Point vouchers from Sita and Alpa today too...maybe we'll be able to make it to the park tomorrow night.....

Cabinet Update

We're finishing up our activity of cabinet painting for the night and wanted to show how far we've come. As with all home projects we hit a roadbump here or there...for instance we couldn't use the spray painter because of malfunction, so we just ended up hand painting...But this is what we've got so far...

Lined Up Ready to Be Painted

Cabinets Starting To Be Primed

Cabinet Doors Primed

First Coat Of Black Paint

The Kitchen Cabinets Have Been Started

It's Tuesday night and guess what? Our kitchen cabinets have been started. Yeah, I know this was supposed to be done during the weekend but I just can't wait any longer. Hey, I'm determined to see Pirates 3. I also wouldn't mind getting more things done around the house this weekend with it being an extended weekend and all. But we'll see...whatever. It's midnight. I've worked an entire day, come home and run, and sanded all the cabinets (not the doors) and the paneling in the kitchen. Now I just gotta unwind and go to sleep. Tomorrow's my day off...what shall I do? School work? House work? How about a little bit of both??

Now I know why kitchen cabinets have doors...

Big Paws To Fill

If you can remember back to last month I posted that my coworker, Shelly, had to put her dog down due to Hemangiosarcoma. Her family has recently added an 8 week old puppy and he's such a cutie. His name is Mace and here he is with his friend R2D2....

Check It Out

Our neighborhood got a little blurb on the front page of the Sandusky Register today for our "Third Street Flower Pot." It something that our block has started this year in hopes of making our area more distinctive and charming. As you know from previous posts we've been trying to make the former McKelvey Plat area (which we reside in) an even brighter location to live. We've had some roadblocks and found that it's much easier to start on a smaller scale and branch out. So that's what our block is attempting. What a great feeling to see something positive on the front page, and even better, you have something to do with it!

Monday's Thought For The Day

Double Espresso

Ha! I thought this was kind of funny and crazily accurate...even though I don't drink coffee....

You Are a Double Espresso

Hey Energizer Bunny Girl! Do you ever slow down? You're a mix of high energy and ambition, perfectly matched with strong espresso When you want something you get it - by any means possible You're driven, determined, and no nonsense. Which is just how you like your java.

What Kind of Coffee Are You?