Tuesday, April 22, 2008

• ..TR>

  ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 47m 12.00 miles 15.32 Mi/hr ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 26m 30s 1000.00 yards 02m 39s /100 yards ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> CJ's Spring Pics came in but Natalie was absent for Pic day... We forgot about looking into Retake day. I'm not sure if i mentioned Natalie's first bike crash last night :( I was with CJ on Flynn watching proudly as he rides much better now. Natalie rushed down the hill to surprise us, & i warned her to stop doing the bike tricks. Well, she has abrasions galore, 3 areas, dressed now with my thankfully compulsive first aid duffel bag gear. OK I may have gone a bit overboard, so I hear. She's had her first real injury experience. I planned to run 3 miler late tonight to complete my Triathaday, but was too busy with dinner, laundry, and YES! Finally finished my online BLS for HCP's tonight! Printed my certif. & now I'm all set for May :)   Monday, April 21, 2008 sienna's home from Cali! ...and of course we celebrated with some Frappucino! Rehabilitation Nursing Procedures Manual---love love love this book! BIKE Duration: 0:47 (hrs:mins) Distance: 12.0 miles Pace: 15.3 mph Calories: 480 Description: 12 mile Pawling ride!Rode much better this time, overall. SWIM Duration: 0:27 (hrs:mins) Distance: 0.6 miles Pace: 47:17 Calories: 224 Description: 1000 yards @ y- 250 each of pull, fins. breast and free- 26:30 min ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 48m 5.00 miles 09m 36s/Mi ..FONT face=CK_Alis_Writing color=8f3060 size=6>..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> .. -->type:2--> RUN Duration: 0:48 (hrs:mins) Distance: 5.0 miles Pace: 09:35 Calories: 500 Description: 5 miler, 48 min. I really booked at times d/t impending darkness ..TR> ..TABLE>.. -->format:1-->   Sunday, April 20, 2008 add- on for sunday Currently Reading: Rehabilitation Nursing Procedures Manual, 2/e ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 38m 3.81 miles 09m 58s/Mi ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>   2:31 AM  0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Translate RUN Duration: 0:38 (hrs:mins) Distance: 3.8 miles Pace: 10:00 Calories: 381 Description: a night run- 3.81 miler, about 38 min. Could have (& wished to) go longer as planned, but Trudy stayed longer (my lattes and I didn't get out until 7:45pm!    BTW, my bulbs came up so sweetly:   Unfortunately, the Geothermal piping stuff is ALL OVER THE YARD  for right now, and there is a SIX FOOT hole in out driveway...I can't wait until this is done, & I'm sure my neighbors share the sentiment. I know in the end we will be saving a lot of money and will not need fuel oil, so the mess is worth it. At least that's what i keep telling myself!     Powered by English Albanian Arabic Bulgarian Catalan Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese April 20, 2008 - Sunday  Sunday, April 20, 2008   Sunday, April 20, 2008 Natalie's 11th birthday   ...and she was upset with CJ, they fought the whole ride to Bugaboos....                          ............but once we got to Pier One (one of her favorite stores) she brightened up (as did I). She got the adorable Papasan Chair & cushion.  she's been wanting for a long time. And Chris agreed to get us an adorable tea set her & I could share  All on sale! On a different note, I am sick :( I only slept 4 hours after my Friday night (clocked out at 7:35am). Natalie had been awake when I arrived home, & hadn't slept well herself. By 3pm we were still tired & grouchy.I missed church this am, slept until 1pm, and still feel like dog doo doo...Natie even made me some Awake tea in our new set, but i'm not, well, awake.How am i supposed to run 7 miles tonight? Trudy will be over for haircuts (the boys only). I look so bad, I need to hibernate.  .. -->type:3--> ..TR> ..TABLE> Thursday, April 17, 2008 Currently Watching: House, M.D. - Season Two ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 35m 1250.00 yards 02m 48s /100 yards 3:35 PM   ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 23m 6.00 miles 15.65 Mi/hr 7:00 PM   ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 30m 3.00 miles 10m/Mi 7:25 PM   ..TBODY> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>.. -->type:1--> BIKE Duration: 0:23 (hrs:mins) Distance: 6.0 miles Pace: 15.7 mph Calories: 240 Description: brick: 6 mile ride in about 23 min. RUN Duration: 0:30 (hrs:mins) Distance: 3.0 miles Pace: 10:00 Calories: 300 Description: 3 mile slow run following brick....Need to work HARD on transitioning, lol. SWIM Duration: 0:35 (hrs:mins) Distance: 0.7 miles Pace: 49:17 Calories: 284 Description: 1250 yards @ ymca...absolutely crazy today, the pool packed with spring break children....and they don't seem to know how to follow the rules...They swam right in front of us lap swimmers in the other lanes! I accidentally even kicked a kid with my fins! I have no problem with tons of kids and parents in the double free swim lanes. I was in the lap lane right next to it, since 1.  I like to be right near Ceeg & Nat during free swim and 2. there were no other lanes available. So as my goggles fog up, kids left & right just flying under water creating some crash test moments. Oy Vey...can't wait until the pool has all the regular kids & families next week again...the usual  groups know the rules and obey them pretty well. sorry. I sound like an old fart but i'm just venting. I love kids, everyone knows that.   As usual for my thursdays, before the friday night 13 and all day saturday nap, I got a lot done today. Got up early & cleaned like a maniac woman. We went to sfh to FINALLY have them copy my orig, birth certificate, and now I have my new badge :)) the kids LOVE it, lol. I am not even going to try to worry about the photo, lol.     CJ goes, "So now you're a nurse?" "No Ceeg, you know I've been a nurse for a long time. Since I'm going to work here too,  I'm now an e..." "Empoleum?"   (He meant "employee")!   ..TR> ..TABLE>.. -->format:1-->- going the distance   Wednesday, April 16, 2008 seven Soooooooo tired. Slept VERY late today (kids did too). Worked 6:15pm to 1:15am last night~ I didn't plan on staying that late but as usual on that unit there is a lot to do! Chris sort of waited up for me :) Today it's a hang-out-&- ride- bikes -with the- kids-day   Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Currently Listening: Fashion Nugget ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 38m 4.00 miles 09m 30s/Mi ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 35m 1550.00 yards 02m 16s /100 yards ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE> SWIM Duration: 0:35 (hrs:mins) Distance: 0.8 miles Pace: 46:42 Calories: 300 Description: 1550 yards @ ymca~250 each of pull, back, fins, then 300 breast/the rest free medley. Prcticed sighting and bilateral breathing. ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>Took my math test today and rec'd a 100%!! We also arranged for me to take my BLS recert online, and then all i'd have to do is demonstrate my skills on the dummy . Did a lot today, am out of breath and going in for a short Roos shift tonight a little early. off for an hour nap~ toodaloo.   Monday, April 14, 2008 geothermal day....yikes. Pawling ride..Yaaay! Wow...this thing is loud AND huge...Thank GOD I didn't work nights last night, b/c there is no way i would have been able to sleep today! Chris helped me secure my bike for my Pawling ride today (on the tri course) and now I can do it no problem.....Yaaay! It's really strange, about that 12 mile course~ Even though the beginning 6 miles are not too bad re: hills, that part is to me the hardest, when i slow down to like 8 mph...But on the way back, we have to climb those nasty hills and I really don't have a huge prob with them. It must be that every time I've ridden that course the wind was playing games with me! RUN Duration: 0:38 (hrs:mins) Distance: 4.0 miles Pace: 09:30 Calories: 400 Description: 4 miler in 38- worked hard after my swim ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 45m 12.00 miles 16.00 Mi/hr ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>   Here are two shots of the gorgeous lake swim (a tiny beach start). My last "experience" with the lake wasn't so hot, but i will be ready this time!!! My Natalie decided to clean the bathroom today top to bottom (except the toilet~ I did that!) It looks great...she really has a much better sense of style than I, too, lol. No style here. CJ enjoyed watching the men dig up the driveway and the huge drill (above!) didn't even phase him after a while. He played outside the entire day, and of course practiced on his Red Bike. So Chris wants to stay up late & watch House, but I've got the math test 2moro! He'll be home again all day for this crazy Geo Noise. I've already sent the kids outside to BEG him to pick up Chinese tonight...I do not want to cook! .. -->type:1--> BIKE Duration: 0:45 (hrs:mins) Distance: 12.0 miles Pace: 16 mph Calories: 480 Description: Yaay! Rode the 12 mile Pawling tri course! ..TR> ..TABLE>.. -->format:1-->- feel good inc :) Love to workout with that one!! Sunday, April 13, 2008 At it again with the Wurtz clan :) late run: Currently Listening: Demon Days ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 58m 6.00 miles 09m 40s/Mi ..FONT face="CK Nitelite" color=60308f size=5>..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 9:23 PM  0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Translate RUN Description: 6 miler, appx 1 hour. Powered by English Albanian Arabic Bulgarian Catalan Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese April 12, 2008 - Saturday  Saturday, April 12, 2008 Saturday, April 12, 2008 latte queen :0     Good work night, went by very quickly. Made lattes as usual for everyone to enjoy :) It's so important to not only work hard and love what you do, but that everyone works as a team and good spirits abide. My other RN worked @ sfh and liked it a lot- he said I'll be just fine there. The fact that he and others have so much more experience eases my fears a bit. I enjoy networking. So I still have to fiddle around with the math review questions/ IV calculations (he told me the 1 hr. test was actually pretty easy, though). Sienna was texting me thru the night, since they had to deal with waiting at the airport, rental cars that didn't show, and JET LAG...her first experience with that great wonder of life. Poor kids are so tired...hope they get to really have a rewarding time after they rest today. Here's a pic she sent me from her phone~  San Fran: I can't wait to someday be able to travel with Chris...I'd love to see what's on the "other side" lol. Well, to Target we go now for Natalie's supplies & sleeping bag for her Sharpe Reservation trip!! .. -->type:2--> ..TR> ..TABLE>.. -->format:1--> publi Friday, April 11, 2008 Currently Reading: The Medical Science of House, M.D. ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 33m 3.40 miles 09m 43s/Mi 2:55 PM   ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> RUN Duration: 0:33 (hrs:mins) Distance: 3.4 miles Pace: 09:41 Calories: 340 Description:  3.4 miler in about 33 ~ a good one~before buses came (Fridays I actually make them take it home, lol) Getting ready for a long night, packing up the coffee supplies! Didn't do as much as I planned to today. Never did study/practice my math yet...I have the hour long test @ SFH Tuesday! I did get a 2 hour nap, and sent Sienna off for her California trip...already, it's here!! I went through my e-mails and finally opened up the infor for the other Sprint tri races ahead.... Click here: CGIRACING.COM Chris said he'd be williong to take me to the NJ Sprint in late July...yaaayyyy!!   Here's a link to "Tri-Tube"....shows you footage of each of their 4 races...yahoooo! Click here: CGIRACING.COM   More info: ..TR vAlign=top> ..TR vAlign=top> ..TABLE> ..TR vAlign=top>   .. -->// REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED Athlete Information Packet Click here for a PDF. //--> Olympic Distance (1.5K swim, 23 mile bike, 10K run) Sprint Distance (500m swim, 11.5 mile bike, 5K run) REGISTRATION NOW OPEN .. -->// David Silver wins the 2007 NJ State Triathlon setting a new course record of 1:51:51 Catherine Sterling is the Top Female finisher for 2007 in 2:07:25 Christopher Martin takes the 2007 Best of the US New Jersey honors with a time of 1:52:52 Louis Noonan wins top 2007 Best of the US female with a time of 2:10:37 2007 Athlete Information Packet Click here for a PDF. OLYMPIC DISTANCE SOLD OUT Click here to be added to the waiting list. If you register for the sprint distance you will get priority placement for any Olympic distance openings. REGISTRATION STILL OPEN FOR SPRINT DISTANCE //--> NJ STATE TRIATHLON IS BIGGER AND BETTER... The race will take place once again at beautiful Mercer County Park, located in the heart of New Jersey, half way between Philadelphia and New York City. CGI has selected the location not only because of its proximity to many Triathlon markets but so we could offer top quality organization and amenities in a great location. ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>..TABLE>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~..TABLE>   ! Well, tally-ho until tomorrow am.  ..TABLE>..TABLE>   Thursday, April 10, 2008 RACE AMENITIES All participants get great "swag", including commemorative shirt and swim cap, finishers hat, water bottle and much more. Stick around for the Post Race Experience featuring – complimentary massages, great food, loads of raffle prizes, music and the not-to-miss Beer Garden! Tri Club Corner is an area, right in the heart of it all, we provide to tri clubs for; 1) "tailgating" - a central location for the members to meet, socialize, have fun and 2) provide club information to prospective new members. Space is limited in this area. To reserve your spot in the Club Corner email mredrow@cgiracing.com. ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 42m 11.25 miles 16.07 Mi/hr ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 15m 1.50 miles 10m/Mi ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 40m 1500.00 yards 02m 40s /100 yards ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> BIKE/RUN BRICK ..TR> ..TABLE> Duration: 0:42 (hrs:mins) Distance: 11.3 miles Pace: 16.1 mph Calories: 450 ..TABLE> BIKE Description: 11.25 mile ride (better!) in 42 min RUN Duration: 0:15 (hrs:mins) Distance: 1.5 miles Pace: 10:00 Calories: 150 Description: 1.5 mile slow run after the bike (I'm progressively adding a little at a time to finally hit the 3 miles as part of the brick) ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>   I'm headed for my usual Friday night tomorrow, and it doesn't look like they need me sunday. That means we can all do much needed yardwork! My tulips are popping up everywhere! .. -->type:1--> SWIM Duration: 0:40 (hrs:mins) Distance: 0.9 miles Pace: 47:06 Calories: 340 Description: 1500 yards w/ kids: 250 pull, 250 back, 250 fins, 250 breast, the rest free~ felt really good tonight, even though I began tired.I just found out they aren't having official lessons next week during Spring Break, Got an enormous amount done today, plus CJ again practiced his bike and is already getting better :)   Here's a pic of the bike rack. It's bulky but it really does the job for one or two bikes. ..TR> ..TABLE>.. -->format:1-->   Wednesday, April 09, 2008 bike time :) Currently Listening: Home ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 38m 30s 10.25 miles 15.97 Mi/hr ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 32m 3.30 miles 09m 42s/Mi ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE> BIKE~~Duration: 0:39 (hrs:mins)*Distance: 10.3 miles*Pace: 16 mph*Calories: 410 Description: 10.25 miler (rt 44/deG) in less than 39 ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>The day has finally come :) We went to our favorite bike shop and they instantly remembered the bikes they wished for...and got them!      ....I'm thinking Daddy had a little too much fun riding Ceeg's bike, lol.   **See slideshow last entry for CJ's third grade dance** 3rd grade ~ Vanaver Dance Performance) Here are just 2 pics. Chris took video and he'll hopefully download it tonight~~~ We watched it on our TV and CJ is a riot!!!     In other news, this morning for three hours I rummaged through our documents and file drawers, and no luck for me in finding my ss card OR orig. Birth cert...so I had to order one :( I can't get my SFH ID card without it. I found awesome old photos of my sweetheart (the big one, lol) ...My boys are insanely gorgeous. In even more good news, Sienna ACED the Bio entrance exam after immersing herself in the review books i bought her for over 2 weeks. It was worth it, she said. The proctor told her that her test score was one of the highest he has ever graded!!! She's IN the main Bio now. My baby is going to freaking college...    Tuesday, April 08, 2008 RUN~~Duration: 0:32 *Distance: 3.3 miles *Pace: 09:41 *Calories: 330 Description: 3.3 miles in 32: actually put out some speed, although not enough to really change the average! ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 36m 9.00 miles 15.00 Mi/hr ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 40m 1500.00 yards 02m 40s /100 yards ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE> SWIM Duration: 0:40 (hrs:mins) Distance: 0.9 miles Pace: 47:06 Calories: 340 Description: 1500 yards: 250 each of pull, back, fins, breast, the rest free. (Did the breast/free medley too) ..TR> ..TABLE> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This morning I went for my new employee PE @ SF, and it took over 2 hours! Then hopped over to the Y, swam, starbuck stop for energy, and rode the loops. Now it's already time to get my kiddies. Tonight is CJ's Irish Dance performace (each 3rd grade class has a nation to represent). ..TABLE> 10:01 PM  0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Translate BIKE Duration: 0:36 (hrs:mins) Distance: 9.0 miles Pace: 15 mph Calories: 360 Description: 9 miles, 1 mile loops: tackled the Mean Hill x 2...will work on it regularly! Powered by English Albanian Arabic Bulgarian Catalan Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese April 12, 2008 - Saturday  Sunday, April 06, 2008 Sunday, April 06, 2008 ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 1h 04m 6.30 miles 10m 10s/Mi ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> Walking 15m ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> Saturday, April 05, 2008 Ciao~ Just got off the 13 hour night....going to sleep, and going back to work for 4 hours! I got the per-diem position @ sfh and have a lot to do before then! Nightynight.   Thursday, April 03, 2008 RUN Duration: 1:04 (hrs:mins) Distance: 6.3 miles Pace: 10:11 Calories: 630 Description: 1 mile warmup walk. 6.3 miles, slow....64 min. Slowing forces included being pretty tired and cautious about running on empty, only having eaten 2 slices of bread and latte today, water & stretch stop & 2 dog "scares"... worked a shortie last night, and was tempted after work to get some wendys- I was so hungry. Decided there was a chance my peeps were awake at home and yes, after midnight they were all awake! It was so nice to see them. This is a long weekend for me. I don't usually do the 3 days in a row. Tonight I'm only doing a shortie on Roos, and I already told them I can not and Will not stay the full 12. CJ enjoyed a latte with me @ lunchtime-he LOVES them now. Natalie wants clothes, the city museum trip, and National Treasure DVD  for her birthday~ and also they both get their bikes on Wednesday!!!!! ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 40m 10.40 miles 15.60 Mi/hr ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 42m 1500.00 yards 02m 48s /100 yards ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE> SWIM Duration: 0:42 (hrs:mins) Distance: 0.9 miles Pace: 49:23 Calories: 340 Description: 1500 yards: 250 each of pull, fins, back, then 500 yards free without rest (fast!) , then a breast/free mix with lots of bilateral breathing/sighting ( took my time with that) ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>   Ran around getting everything done today, since I have to go to the show tonight.Finally returned the tri-suit, & dropped off my "power suit" at my cleaners. .. -->type:2--> BIKE Duration: 0:40 (hrs:mins) Distance: 10.4 miles Pace: 15.6 mph Calories: 416 Description: about 10 1/2 miles~ I was surprised by the wind It really slowed me down, adding to the resistance. ..TR> ..TABLE>.. -->format:1-->   Currently Reading: Portable RN: The All-in-One Nursing Reference ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>  Walking-20min   ..TR> ..TR> RUN Duration: 1:04 (hrs:mins) Distance: 6.3 miles Pace: 10:05 Calories: 630 Description: a slow 6.3 miler, appx 63 min- did rombout route and stopped for my laces, etc. Also had to spit up my coffee @ mile 3 ...'twas bothering me the whole while! ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>       ..TABLE> Feeling huffy-puffy today! I've had some air hunger issues lately, and it seems only certain times I experience this, even with my meds. Ifinally organized the triathlon clothes, gear, etc into one dresser! Yes, it fills up an entire dresser, lol!Didn't get too much else done :( Where did the day go? Well, bed early for us- an early swim, and finally a long bike ride! Also I am ecstatic that Chris agreed to get me the bike rack since BW is having a sale this weekend :) And yayy- the kids start an early weekend tomorrow b/c there is no school Friday. Chris and I are going with our 4 best friends to dinner and concert, and we are sleeping in on Friday! Yes, we are finally actually going out like normal adults, lol. I need to just hang out and remember to have fun. That's hard for me~ I always need an escape route, even when i am with good friends. I like to go off on my own, and i am still not sure why. I guess it's the ADHD again. Can't focus! Nighty night. Pasta, salad, cuddle with the kids, and snoring...(not me !)   ..TABLE>..TABLE>.. -->type:1--> 1h 03m 30s 6.30 miles 10m 05s/Mi ..TR> ..TABLE> 9:58 PM  0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Translate Currently Listening: Feel Good Inc. Powered by English Albanian Arabic Bulgarian Catalan Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese April 12, 2008 - Saturday  3/27 th thru 4/1 Tuesday, April 01, 2008 ..Still recovering from the weekend~24.5 hours! I had to nap a little this morning after I got the kids off with a big ham, egg &pancake breakfast.Asthma bugging me again. Well, I was stuck on Roosevelt for the full 12 hours on sunday night, and I wasn't prepared at all- & would not have run 6.6 miles before work had i known! I did alright, since that floor moves very quickly! I didn't even eat, just made my usual strong coffee for myself and staff.I felt exhausted but accomplished. Driving the kids to school was the hardest part of all. I couldn't get to sleep until after 9am, then had to pick them up by 3. thank God Sienna got a ride from school to Gram's for work.So that's the weekend scoop!    ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 30m 3.00 miles 10m/Mi ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 45m 1500.00 yards 03m /100 yards ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE> RUN Duration: 0:30 (hrs:mins) Description: a slow 3 miler, about 30 min. ..TR> ..TABLE>*********************************************LOL we even took a video :) ..TABLE>..   Sunday, March 30, 2008 SWIM Duration: 0:45 (hrs:mins) Description: a very slow swim, lots of rests and goggle adjustments! : it was strange without natalie, too. CJ had the lesson lane all to himself again!Here's a small shot of the rainbow waiting for us after lessons, and it went from end to end, so wide and pretty.   ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 1h 04m 6.60 miles 09m 42s/Mi ..FONT face=CK_Alis_Writing color=1818a7 size=5>..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>.. -->type:3--> RUN Description: great, fun 6.6 miler (rombout route) in 64 min. Feelin' good! The weekend is flying~ had a good 12.5 hr night shift on vent, slept until saturday evening. Chris took us to Ruby's, blockbuster and Target (for CJ's dressy outfit needed for their presentation. More on that later!) We got House MD season 3 -yaaaayy! We had fun~ & CJ was VERY energetic!.slept very well, then made it late to church. Working a shortie tonight on Roos. ..TR> ..TABLE>.. -->format:1-->   Friday, March 28, 2008 Currently Watching: House, M.D. - Season Three ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 32m 40s 3.35 miles 09m 45s/Mi ..FONT face="Scrap Oval" size=5>..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>   Thursday, March 27, 2008 TIS open house Spring '08 9:41 PM  0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Translate RUN Description: quickie run before work~ wanted to go faster but K. road was slippery and muddy .~ Powered by English Albanian Arabic Bulgarian Catalan Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese April 12, 2008 - Saturday  playing catchup   Thursday, March 27, 2008 I miss my running/biking jacket and will never get over someone stealing it  from me :( Now i need a new one.   ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 36m 9.00 miles 15.00 Mi/hr ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 46m 1750.00 yards 02m 38s /100 yards ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE> SWIM Duration: 0:46 (hrs:mins)~Distance: 1.0 miles Pace: 46:00~Calories: 400 Description: 1 mile swim- 250 each of pull, back, fins, breast-250 straight free no rests, the rest free/crawl ...worked on bilateral breathing and sighting. ..TR> ..TABLE> ..........My other self :) Chris still needs to somehow get me the bike rack, since our little (stupid) car can't fit even half of her inside it. Blah.My minivan was such a sweetie. Natalie will be performing at tonight's open House :) She was selected, and rightly so because she works very hard! She made it to school today and is feeling a lot better! I guess we will split up, and I'll go to CJ's  classroom, and Chris will visit w/ Natie's teacher. My work weekend is coming up, and i'm trying as usual to do everything before Friday evening. ..TABLE>   Wednesday, March 26, 2008 SFH interview :) Good news!.....I had a job interview today at Saint Francis Hospital (I preceptored there for 5 weeks at the end of nursing school in '94, and finally feel ready for the actual hospital.) They have an ortho  Rehab unit (short term, physical therapy-oriented, etc) that I am used to working on just like at Wingate.   Well, it went extremely well!!I also had a chance to take a tour, and it really felt like home, since it's the same floor I was "working" in '94. I am only going to be per-diem (as I still am per-diem at Wingate on the Vent/ respiratory unit.) But I am going to average about 25 hours a week including both jobs. I was used to Sunday nights at Wingate doing their rehab/short term floor, but I'm ready to enter the hosptial now, and I'll get more experience at the Saint Francis rehab unit. I'll still holding onto my Friday night vent position~ I love that unit :)   I'm so excited about learning!I will be sent to the SDS to start IV's all day, too! The hardest part for our family will be the full week of orientation : not for me, but for the kids. They'll have to take the bus to and from school (I usually drive all three of them) And Sienna will have to walk the mile to her job for that week. So plaaaeeeesssssee pray that it all works out, especially for that crazy week, and for the kids.As for the actual working hours, they won't miss me at all :)   BIKE Duration: 0:36 (hrs:mins) Distance: 9.0 miles Pace: 15 mph Calories: 360 Description: 9 mile ride, 36 1/2 min or less  Getting a little faster, but not much just yet! ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 1h 04m 30s 6.50 miles 09m 55s/Mi ..FONT face="CK Everyday">..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>   .. -->type:1--> RUN Duration: 1:04 (hrs:mins)~Distance: 6.5 miles Description: 6.5 miler, Rombout route~ slow but comfortable. Asthma bugging me, breathing messy. 64:30- and stopped to retreive my Still there hidden water bottle Helps to drink, even while running.Need to do more water planting again now that they won't freeze!Thought of my Chris, when playing "Peace of mind" on my ipod (he downloaded that ringtone, lol) while running to it.He got worried and was out with 'Bert waiting for me to get back home, since it was late. Awwww.     Poor Natalie's sick again. Coughing, etc, but cleared by the MD. No antibiotics. ..TR> ..TABLE>.. -->format:1-->- peace of mind Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Currently Listening: Boston - Greatest Hits ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 34m 8.50 miles 15.00 Mi/hr ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 05m 0.53 miles 09m 26s/Mi ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 40m 1500.00 yards 02m 40s /100 yards ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE> BIKE Duration: 0:34 (hrs:mins) Distance: 8.5 miles Pace: 15 mph Calories: 340 Description: 8.5 mile ride (loops) in 34 min RUN Duration: 0:05 (hrs:mins) Distance: 0.5 miles Pace: 09:48 Calories: 53 Description: brick- slowly introducing the immediate runs after the ride. Only ran 5.2 minutes, .53 mile. ..TR> ..TABLE> My SFH interview is tomorrow morning! There's a lot going on~ they also have Spring picture day tomorrow, and I need to find something for CJ to wear. If it were up to him he'd be in sweats :) Just like me, lol! Natalie is at the pediatrician with Chris (thank you dear!) while I take care of everything here. She's got some inner ear ache and general cold s/sx. She went into school late, and I think she could have stayed home. She insisted on swimming in their lessons tonight too. Ceeg is fooling around with his homework and there are 4 loads to fold. ..TABLE>.. -->type:1--> SWIM Duration: 0:40 (hrs:mins) Distance: 0.9 miles Pace: 47:06 Calories: 340 Description: 1500 yards: 250 each of back, breast, pull, fins, the rest free/crawl ..TR> ..TABLE>.. -->format:1-->- if i can't have you Monday, March 24, 2008 Currently Listening: The Garden ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 1h 03m 30s 6.50 miles 09m 46s/Mi ..FONT face="Scrap Oval" color=604020 size=4>..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>.. -->type:1--> RUN Duration: 1:04 (hrs:mins) Distance: 6.5 miles Pace: 09:48 Calories: 650 Description: 6.5 miler- a nice one: about 64 min. There was another family of deer tonight- they are never afraid of me :)     Finally got our ham today, and they enjoyed it- wanted Trudy to stop in for dinner as well, but things are too busy and it would be too late. At least I got a quick conversation in with her about the general goings on here at the HouleHouse. There is never any time to reflect and just hang out with coffee or dessert. Remember the old days? Being human, and all? Celebrating birthdays? Actual weekends? ..TR> ..TABLE>.. -->format:1-->- Throw It All Away Sunday, March 23, 2008 "what the Lord has done in me"   Let the weak say, "I am strong" Let the poor say, "I am rich" Let the blind say, "I can see" It's what the Lord has done in me Let the weak say, "I am strong" Let the poor say, "I am rich" Let the blind say, "I can see" It's what the Lord has done in me Hosanna, hosanna To the Lamb that was slain Hosanna, hosanna Jesus died and rose again Hosanna, hosanna To the Lamb that was slain Hosanna, hosanna Jesus died and rose again To the river I will wade There my sins are washed away From the heavens' mercy streams Of the Savior's love for me I will rise from waters deep Into the saving arms of God I will sing salvation songs Jesus Christ has set me free Hosanna, hosanna To the Lamb that was slain Hosanna, hosanna Jesus died and rose again Hosanna, hosanna To the Lamb that was slain Hosanna, hosanna Jesus died and rose again Hosanna, hosanna To the Lamb that was slain Hosanna, hosanna Jesus died and rose again Let the weak say, "I am strong" Let the poor say, "I am rich" Let the blind say, "I can see" It's what the Lord has done in me   We began the day early as is the usual for Easter Sunday. Laurie and I ran through the song once and we were ready. I sang it during the 9am, then got the kids ready at home, and sang it again at the eleven o' clock service. Everyone was quite enthusiastic about my singing (except, of course, Chris, who is not enthusiastic about anything but sound equipment). But I didn't feel that great about the way I looked or sounded. Was I too loud? Off key? Did my face look funny?Who cares. As long as God is happy that I did what was asked of me. We'll going to rest and later on see our best friends Todd and Susan for dessert :)   Currently Listening: The Garden ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 43m 30s 4.50 miles 09m 40s/Mi ..TR> ..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>See above slideshow!..TABLE>   Saturday, March 22, 2008 Worked 13 hours- but it went by fast. Thursday, March 20, 2008 Spring forgot. RUN Description: 4.5 miler before the Easter fun ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 45m 4.42 miles 10m 11s/Mi ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 40m 1500.00 yards 02m 40s /100 yards ..FONT color=305030>..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>   SWIM Duration: 0:40 (hrs:mins)Distance: 0.9 milesPace: 47:06Calories: 340 Description: 1500 yards with the kids: 250 each of back, breast, pull and 200 fins~ without breaks, about 45 min I wish we had a nicer locker room (see above). Me and Nat always grab a certain spot, lol. I usually do not have my cellphone with me there, as there are some thievery issues there. ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> We got to sleep in a little bit today, since there is no school now until Tuesday. The weather stinks- it is cold, with flurries and blustery (up to 50 mph possible tomorrow- there goes the bike riding!) We will chill tomorrow before I do my long night shift. I think i might even skip my run and play hookie with them! Although CJ's been a bit wild lately (we still have to pick up his new rx) I really enjoyed being together with them today. .. -->type:2--> RUN Duration: 0:45 (hrs:mins)Distance: 4.4 milesPace: 10:11Calories: 440 Description: a slow, too many walk breaks run Tired from the swim we just came from, I guess. ..TR> ..TABLE>   Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Cj's adhd re-eval   The Ceeg-man took an ugly shot of me, so I returned the favor, lol! Aww, he could never be anything but gorgeous to me. BUT his behavior today was not attractive. ...this is exactly how this child behaved in the office~ which included tearing up the exam table paper!He did gain almost 2 pounds, which means he is ready to go from the very smallest dose of Focalin to a slightly bigger one.He stomped on the scale several times to test it...argghhh.  At least he did it all with a smile. .........We upped him to 10mg.   Currently Reading: Bed Number Ten ..TR> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>..TABLE> 26m 1000.00 yards 02m 36s /100 yards ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE>   2:10 PM  Duration: 0:26 (hrs:mins)Distance: 0.6 milesPace: 46:23 Calories: 224 Swim Description: a quickie 1000 yards @ y before pickups- 800 crawl/free, 200 breast ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE>..TABLE> 51m 56s 5.40 miles 09m 37s/Mi ..FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=402060 size=4>..TABLE> ..TR> ..TR> ..TABLE> Duration: 0:52 (hrs:mins)~Dist: 5.4 miles~Pace: 09:35~Cal: 540 Description: a good 5.4 miler in Time: 0:51:56 ~Overlook/Traver and back       Went finally for my annual with Dr. M. , and thankfully it was a quick exam, lol. She's a great doc & always listens. We're going to try a new pmdd med, and also Celebrex, a better NSAID than Motrin for my cramps and back pain. Thankfully I got to run beforehand, since we have a busy afternoon ahead. Also had to schedule an adhd eval for the ceeg man for tomorrow.   ..TR> SWIM Duration: 0:40 (hrs:mins) Distance: 0.9 miles Pace: 47:06 8:45 PM  0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Translate Powered by English Albanian Arabic Bulgarian Catalan Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese March 23, 2008 - Sunday  Check out my Slide Show! 1:59 PM  0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Translate Powered by English Albanian Arabic Bulgarian Catalan Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese March 23, 2008 - Sunday  Slide Show! 1:04 PM  0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Translate Powered by English Albanian Arabic Bulgarian Catalan Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese March 21, 2008 - Friday  Zero 7 - throw it all away Check out this video: Zero 7 - throw it all away .. Add to My Profile | More Videos 3:41 AM  0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Translate Powered by English Albanian Arabic Bulgarian Catalan Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese Older Posts Help | Terms | Privacy Policy | Safety Tips | Report Abuse | Advertise | Developers | MySpace International ▼ | MySpace Latino Press Room | Music | Video | Sitemap ©2003-2009 MySpace.com. All Rights Reserved. Close Americas Argentina Brazil Canada Canada (Français) Latin America (Español) Mexico United States (English) United States (Latino) Asia Pacific Australia Chinese (Traditional) India Japan New Zealand Europe Austria Belgium (Nederlands) Belgium (Français) Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Poland Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland (Deutsch) Switzerland (Français) Switzerland (Italiano) Turkey UK