Daft Punk....Again?!

So its been more than a year since Anne and I went to that Daft Punk concert and the year before that was when I totally got into them.
I still listen to their music.. a LOT. Seriously, I can't believe I am not sick of it.
In the car, when putting Ever to sleep, for rally videos, etc.

Well, one can't have too much Daft Punk anyway. :)

Fridged

So Wednesday or Thursday we notice that the fridge was not a cool as it probably should have been. Anne turned down the temperature setting but that didn't see to help. By Friday, the inside of the fridge was definitely around room temperature. Keep in mind this is NOT the freezer part, it was running just fine.
I asked a handy neighbour Saturday morning if he had any ideas and he suggested that a fan may have stopped or it was clogged or whatever.
So I pulled it out and had a look. It turns out a fridge is very simple on the outside aside from a little dust and dirt the fan and radiator were fine.
Long story short, I figured out the inside part of the fridge, sort of behind the freezer part, was just chock full of ice. So we left it unplugged over night and today it seems to be working fine once again.
Close call on a hefty bill there.

On my iPOD

Yes I know I have teenie pop tastes..but I like it...and it is really easy to run to...and I would listen to christian music ...but it just isn't as good. Oh and if anybody has any other good run suggestions let me know- this means you Ms Teenager Courtney.

Prayer

In the last on our churches series of James, Jason spoke on prayer using James 5:13-20 as the referencing text. The key point for me was the subject of healing prayer.
Now I totally believe that God does heal and that as a believer I can heal others.....but I am nervous about the whole experience. Case is point- I have a tender calf muscle and would love nothing more then for a healing but..my little calf isn't that important. How does it glorify God for me to receive a healing rather then be patient and let it heal on it's own? Would I not receive more blessing being patient?? I think I have faith for a healing but what if it doesn't work- then what? Will I resent God for not healing me? I think that if I asked for healing it would be a test..and what if God chose not to heal me..and what would my reaction be?

At the conclusion of the sermon Jason invited people to come and be anointed with oil and be prayer with for a healing...I sat in my pew.

Reason 385

Although spiritually musical worship isn't really my way of showing GoD how amazing he is- I do know that Luke does. So he sings every Sunday at Church. He will do worship twice cause he thinks it is great...and for that I love him.

Gasoline

As luck would have it, and due to the emptiness of my gas tank I had to get some fuel at a full service station. The price was high so I didn't want too much, but I hate having to go to the gas station so a half a tank would do. Half of my tank is 25 litres so that is what I asked for.
Why did the attendant think I was on crack for asking for that amount???

One of these kids just do not belong

.........and it is Maya. Perhaps it is because she refused to wear the issued socks, felt her soccer shoes did not look nice, didn't really click with her team mates, or just because she hated soccer. Oh well at least next year we will feel no guilt for not coaching as she simply refuses to attempt to play another year.

Stuck

Swinging

Finger/Body Painting

Almost Lost My Head

Last night I got about five minutes from my house, not a care in the world when it hit me........................I didn't have my bicycle helmet on!!!! Me!!!! The person who is obsessed with the importance of helmets. Surely I am losing my mind.

Scaredy Cat

Today we went to this local watering hole. Maya showed no fear and jumped off the bridge over and over again. I on the other hand made two attempts but just didn't have the courage to jump off. Yes, the four year old is braver then I.
This photo is from several years ago.

Whistling is spelled funny

I remeber seeing this as a youth at some point and giggling about it all day. Most of those "good idea - bad idea" segments were hilarious.

Sauble Beach Hell Race

Title pretty much sums it up.

Hot, hot, hot- but was well hydrated. Tried coconut water instead of H20 or Gatorade. Not bad. Was warm so didn't do much of a warm up but attempted to stretch my tender left calf by various different means. Felt it was fine as it performed well at the track workout on Thursday. Enjoyed talking with my competition- Joan Matthews from Owen Sound at the start line. Started really well, around 4;14-30 for the first two kilometres and then my tight left calf went into spam. Tried to stretch it out, even gave it a little massage. Considered quiting and turning around but kept going- at a SLOW 5:30-6min/km pace hoping that it would loosen up eventually. I absolutely hated people passing me that I am completely capable of beating. It didn't. I managed to do a stagger-run and finish the 8km in 40:45. My goal was 35min. It killed me to see other people getting my medals. I do run for myself but I am competitive.
I guess I will be seeing a chiropractor for ART.

Shot Down

Watching the Olympics BMX biking and realize that I could do that. I have four years to next Olympics and if I work tremendously hard and set my mind to it, at the bare minimum I could represent Canada in London 2012. I share my dream with my 'loving husband' and un ceremoniously in no uncertain terms says no. Good support base I have here, we will have to work on that before I start training- oh and I actually need to get a BMX bike as well.

Nightmare

In my nightmare I found out I was pregnant- VERY happy to wake up. However if I was pregnant I would get the opportunity to eat an entire jar of Nutella- why didn't I think of that then??

The Olympics are making couch potato's out of us.

Three Generations

See if you can spot the similarities. Most of people think Ever looks more like me. However, when Ever was quite ill, the pedititrain stopped mid assessment and remarked how much Ever looked like his father.

Below

I think I have managed to offend parents of both boys and girls in the posts below. Marie wanted a update so blame her.

Stereotypes

I don't buy.
I'm not participating.
I will not join into 'society's myths'.
It does not have to be male culture.
That is NOT what being a man is all about.

Frankly I'm sick of the stereotype of little boys playing with cars/ trucks/ motorcycles/ bulldozers/ or any other motorised instrument of transportation or machinery. Ever dose not need to be fascinated by an inanimate object. We have automobiles - yes. They are used as a tool, not something to be worshiped. I'm not sorry but I do not think he will naturally develop the skill to mimic machinery sounds.

Princesses

Maya has developed a fascination with princesses- more specifically Disney princesses. Princesses that were developed by a corporation to create consumers, to instill passive helpless qualities to our little girls, to create the myth that they need to be served and not serve.

Maya thinks they are oh so pretty and just loves them. She knows all the names of the characters despite never actually viewing the movies. She simply does not understand that they act as a marketing tool for Disney. The hook the kids on the movie, then sell licensing agreements to makers from everything from toothbrushes to underwear to sand toys. Children in turn Must have those items acting as walker advertisements for a corporation.

Maya does not understand these these are not strong female characters. These are influence I rather she not be exposed to. She does not need a man in shining armor to have a perfect life. Life does not always have a happy ending. Sorry to be the spoil sport but I would rather have Maya rooted in reality and be aware there is suffering in this world and as a Christian it is our duty to serve and be instruments of God and do his work, rather then serving a god of materism. consumerism.

Stairs

Ever does stairs now- fast.
Thus several times a hour I wonder where in fact he is. Problem is he only does the up function.
Welcome to me actually getting less done in this messy house then before.

Mr Bubbles

Ever likes to eat his wipes

I Love to eat Sand

Hiking

Little Ms don't take my picture actually sat down and asked for photo to be taken

Colleen Lantz Memorial Run

My third race in six days ....... yep it was a tough one.

At the start of the race I looked around and knew that a medal finish was possible. I knew a few of the other female runners by sight and figured I could do possibly well. I had a few factors riding against me. One was as mentioned it being the third race in six days, I was not hydrated enough, my ipod is acting up- music is a big motivation, and my right hamstring has been bothering me. I managed to get a pre race free massage so the hamstring was covered but everything else was a trial. I really worked at this race. It was hilly when I was expecting flat and it went on forever. I was in second place for the first 7km but I just didn't have the legs to keep it up thus I finished 3/26 females and 12/51 overall in a time of 46:49 which is actually a personal best. An improvement of 4.59 since my 10k road race. I guess those track workouts are REALLY working. For my efforts a gift certificate from the local running store, and a medal.

The race was a memorial to a young woman who was a runner who died in a car accident just six weeks after the birth of a long anticipated child. I didn't personally know her but the tribute given to her at the race had me sobbing. This was her dream to have a local race and her family followed through.

Shore to Shore Race

This race was less then 18hours after duelathlon so I wanted to do it but thought perhaps I would treat it was a training run, have a nice relaxed pace, chat with my friend Lyndsey, and enjoy the day. So I stood at the back of the pack, when the gun went off I didn't care, just got my ipod ready and started to jog. Then I thought there were too many people around me so I started passing people, so then I started moving a little faster, so then I set the timer on my watch ... then I decided to just race the darn thing. And race I did, in some magically way I managed to do the bloody thing in 1:o3:19- 4:83per kilometre. 56/210 Overall. This is an improvement of TEN minutes since 2006- and this is on sore legs and 5hours sleep. ( Ever had issues) Problem is I can't remember much of the race, I can remember thinking I was having fun, thinking I should saver the moment, thinking it wasn't to hot. I do remember thinking- oh another water station, and am I done already?? I feel bad cause I completely dumped my buddy but after the race was over the woman in the photo admitted to dumping her boyfriend and her friend. The funny thing about her was as soon as we finished she wanted to know my best times for everything, and kept going on about how she felt I could definitely run a 1:35 half marathon- I am just hoping to finish one......and remember it.
Today, I can walk but I am having issues with stairs.

Subaru Owen Sound Duethlon

This was an added race for me this summer as I had not planned to have a bike I felt I could do a reasonable time on but then yeah I got one. So going into the race I analyzed results from the one previous year it had been run. Based on my intense calculations my goals were to:
-Complete the 2km run, 20km, 5km run in 1:15.
-Run like my pants were on fire for the first 2km.
-Ride my bike at a 28km/hour pace.

The first run was a fast out and back in 8:03min- which I didn't think I could possibly move that fast. The bike was terrible for the first few kilometres then a guy from the tri club passed me and said something kind which got me out of my funk. The bike was mostly flat except for a killer hill which I had to do in the granny gear at the turn around point, but I averaged a 29km pace so that was a victory. I also was really feeling the rugged condition of the road. Third run was a tad slower then I would have liked- 24:14- averaging 4:52 km. Over all I completed the race in 1:14:23. Thus 34/82 overall, 7/33, 3/13 in my age category. For my efforts I received a plaque.

It was a well run race, I really liked the delayed start for the duelathetes allowing was to watch the swim start. The food post was OK- alot of product samples but a bag was given and you only got one trip through the line so I filled it up. More beverages would be great. ie. Juice rather then soda. I was hoping for a bigger race expo but it didn't really matter cause I didn't really get a chance to look anyways. Again to improve times I need to work on my bike time. Which will happen with more time. I also used a gel for the first time and felt it made a huge difference in fatigue levels and even joy of participation levels. Minorly disappointed that I didn't get a finishers photo as I spinrted the last 100 metres or so and passed somebody at the line which is where the photographers lens was trained on.

Updates

Since some friends have new blogs I am feeling inspired about posting on ours.
I also think it may be time for a change in temple as well as a proper title graphic. We will see I guess.

Anyway we are off to Anne's Duathlon now so I hope that goes well.

Beach

We are home from the beach and wondering how everybody is dealing with the fact we brought all the sand home with us.