Saturday, August 30, 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
Flat Corgi Friday - Funnel Vision
Just behind the Flat Corgis, you'll see a screen. Each of the ships use the screen to broadcast movies throughout the day on what's called: Funnel Vision.
As much as I love Disney movies, corgis win every time!
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Sigh
I witnessed two separate negative human-dog interactions this week and I really need something to take my mind off of them. I'm not going to go into it, but suffice it to say: there are better methods of correcting a dog's misbehavior. I'm going to leave it there.
I came home after walking my two and told Mike that I didn't want to live on this planet anymore. I told him that I wanted to go live someplace else that had a strong internet signal so I could at least a) work and b) stay connected to people without actually having to be surrounded by people.
I know, it makes no sense, but it was a knee-jerk reaction to behavior that I'd only ever seen on television.
I know how frustrating it is when your dog doesn't listen. When you thought you were making progress, but you've slipped. Trust me, I know. I know how the frustration builds because of it. I also know that this frustration stems from a miscommunication between human and dog and it's no more the dog's fault than it is the human's.
In these instances, it's best to stop and walk away - literally and figuratively. Try again later or another day.
To take my mind off of things, I'm posting the pictures that I adore, that make me laugh, and make me grateful.
I came home after walking my two and told Mike that I didn't want to live on this planet anymore. I told him that I wanted to go live someplace else that had a strong internet signal so I could at least a) work and b) stay connected to people without actually having to be surrounded by people.
I know, it makes no sense, but it was a knee-jerk reaction to behavior that I'd only ever seen on television.
I know how frustrating it is when your dog doesn't listen. When you thought you were making progress, but you've slipped. Trust me, I know. I know how the frustration builds because of it. I also know that this frustration stems from a miscommunication between human and dog and it's no more the dog's fault than it is the human's.
In these instances, it's best to stop and walk away - literally and figuratively. Try again later or another day.
To take my mind off of things, I'm posting the pictures that I adore, that make me laugh, and make me grateful.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
National Dog Day
Today is National Dog Day!
Dogs in all their silliness,
grumpiness,
cuteness,
smiley-est,
and love.
What would we do without them?
Dogs in all their silliness,
grumpiness,
cuteness,
smiley-est,
and love.
What would we do without them?
Monday, August 25, 2014
5 things - August edition
It's August and it's almost over...
1. One of the bigger things going on is that Mike's having all 4 of his wisdom teeth extracted on Wednesday. He's a little apprehensive, but I'm sure he'll be fine. He's had plenty of surgeries over the years and I'm sure he'll do well with the anesthesia. I just hope he doesn't have any issues with his brittle bones and his jaw bone.
2. My running efforts hit a large bump in the road this month. At the beginning of the month, I was sidelined with an injury - shin splints and an extremely sore calf muscle. I took about 2 weeks off of running entirely and focused on massaging my legs and stretching every day. In lieu of runs, I rode the exercise bike, which helped to get *some* cardio in, at least.
Last week was the first week where I was able to get out. I had planned to be finished or nearly finished with the 9 week couch to 5k plan by this time, but I'm just starting the week 5 plan. I'm disappointed, but there's not much else to be done. I didn't want to push myself and cause more harm and in so doing put the 5 and 10 k runs in jeopardy.
I was out for a run this morning and today's plan kicked my ass, but I felt good afterwards. I was starting to fear I'd fall behind and with Autumn on its way, I wanted to be a little further in the distance. Once the snow starts to fall, we'll have to find an indoor track - with my luck I fall on the ice and then I'm really stuck!
I'm up to 3 intervals of running for 5 minutes. Provided I stay the course, the adjusted schedule to be doing a 5k is a month from today.
3. I'm losing weight again, slowly. I have to resist the urge to go try on items in my closet because I'm not yet at my goal and I'm not in the mood for disappointment. I'll get there in time, I just have to be patient.
4. On the farm behind our house, the farmer has planted corn. When I look outside, it's corn as far as the eye can see.
It can be a little scary at times, especially when you're in the backyard at night and all you can hear is the rustling of the corn and your imagination takes hold.
5. The corgis have been enjoying the Summer, though I haven't yet had them in the wading pool. I think I will rectify this over the long weekend.
Till next time!
1. One of the bigger things going on is that Mike's having all 4 of his wisdom teeth extracted on Wednesday. He's a little apprehensive, but I'm sure he'll be fine. He's had plenty of surgeries over the years and I'm sure he'll do well with the anesthesia. I just hope he doesn't have any issues with his brittle bones and his jaw bone.
2. My running efforts hit a large bump in the road this month. At the beginning of the month, I was sidelined with an injury - shin splints and an extremely sore calf muscle. I took about 2 weeks off of running entirely and focused on massaging my legs and stretching every day. In lieu of runs, I rode the exercise bike, which helped to get *some* cardio in, at least.
Last week was the first week where I was able to get out. I had planned to be finished or nearly finished with the 9 week couch to 5k plan by this time, but I'm just starting the week 5 plan. I'm disappointed, but there's not much else to be done. I didn't want to push myself and cause more harm and in so doing put the 5 and 10 k runs in jeopardy.
I was out for a run this morning and today's plan kicked my ass, but I felt good afterwards. I was starting to fear I'd fall behind and with Autumn on its way, I wanted to be a little further in the distance. Once the snow starts to fall, we'll have to find an indoor track - with my luck I fall on the ice and then I'm really stuck!
I'm up to 3 intervals of running for 5 minutes. Provided I stay the course, the adjusted schedule to be doing a 5k is a month from today.
3. I'm losing weight again, slowly. I have to resist the urge to go try on items in my closet because I'm not yet at my goal and I'm not in the mood for disappointment. I'll get there in time, I just have to be patient.
4. On the farm behind our house, the farmer has planted corn. When I look outside, it's corn as far as the eye can see.
It can be a little scary at times, especially when you're in the backyard at night and all you can hear is the rustling of the corn and your imagination takes hold.
5. The corgis have been enjoying the Summer, though I haven't yet had them in the wading pool. I think I will rectify this over the long weekend.
Till next time!
Friday, August 22, 2014
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Throwback Thursday - Lit up Gimli
This week's throwback is when Gimli was about 3 months old. We were getting ready for Christmas and testing the lights, when I had the idea to take some artsy pictures with him.
Clearly, they did not go very well.
Hard to imagine this little fluff is now a large fluff!
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Ohana
I missed the Flat Corgis segment for yesterday and because today is Saturday, I've decided to combine the two.
I hope you like it.
Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind — or forgotten...
Especially not those Flat Corgis.
I hope you like it.
Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind — or forgotten...
Especially not those Flat Corgis.
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Almost well
Merida has now had 2 full days of xpen rest and she's almost back to normal.
Wednesday night, she was not limping, but you could see that her leg was still a little stiff. This morning, she was pretty much the same, but we decided to leave her in the pen for another day.
I didn't want her to exert herself and then put us right back to square 1. This evening, she's almost back to normal. Depending on how she moves in the morning, we'll be back to proper walks and running around as usual.
Looking back, I have no idea what she did to cause this. She may have landed improperly, took a corner too fast, slipped on a wet spot on the floor or just slept with her leg crimped under her.
We are thankful it was nothing more than a pulled muscle.
Wednesday night, she was not limping, but you could see that her leg was still a little stiff. This morning, she was pretty much the same, but we decided to leave her in the pen for another day.
I didn't want her to exert herself and then put us right back to square 1. This evening, she's almost back to normal. Depending on how she moves in the morning, we'll be back to proper walks and running around as usual.
Looking back, I have no idea what she did to cause this. She may have landed improperly, took a corner too fast, slipped on a wet spot on the floor or just slept with her leg crimped under her.
We are thankful it was nothing more than a pulled muscle.
Ever the lady.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Time for the xpen
Merida has been limping the last couple days. At first, I thought her leg had gone to sleep and she had pins and needles, but that doesn't seem to be it.
She's walking around fine and doesn't whine or cry or even get upset when we move her leg around. She even does the corgi sploot without issue, hence we suspect she's pulled a muscle or strained the muscle. Because she is incapable of sitting still, she keeps aggravating it.
I took her on two very short walks today, just so she could use the bathroom... Merida was not happy about this! Tonight she's been subdued, but tomorrow she'll be on x-pen rest all day, in the hopes it speeds her recovery.
I'll update again in a few days on her progress.
She's walking around fine and doesn't whine or cry or even get upset when we move her leg around. She even does the corgi sploot without issue, hence we suspect she's pulled a muscle or strained the muscle. Because she is incapable of sitting still, she keeps aggravating it.
I took her on two very short walks today, just so she could use the bathroom... Merida was not happy about this! Tonight she's been subdued, but tomorrow she'll be on x-pen rest all day, in the hopes it speeds her recovery.
I'll update again in a few days on her progress.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Saturday Smiler - Turn it up to 11
You get brownie points if you can get the reference: "Turn it up to 11".
Friday, August 8, 2014
Flat Corgi Friday - These dogs are all smiles
One of these days, I'll get a picture of the Flat Corgis with Pluto and Goofy.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
And now, we are 6
My little red bear is now 6 years old.
I don't know where the time has gone. One day, he looked like this:
and now he looks like this:
He's slowed down slightly, he no longer has the puppy energy, but more of a refined gentleman energy. I cannot explain it, unless you've seen it. He is still a clown, still doesn't like to snuggle for more than a few minutes, and is still my main man. I think even more so that he's gotten older and we've built up that trust.
Gimli will follow me anywhere, without hesitation. Contrast that with Merida, who will follow, but is apprehensive.
Excuse me while I move these chopped onions from the room. *sniffle*
Today was Gimli's day and I think he knew it was his day. He was in a good mood all day - he listened, was cuddly, and asked to be snuggled.
After dinner, Gimli and Merida got some frosty paws from the batch I made on the weekend.
They did not last long!
Afterwards, Gimli opened his presents - an almost empty jar of peanut butter, a package of cookies, a rope toy, a large pig/sheep thing and a rope with tennis balls on it.
I think he did quite well for himself. (sorry it's so blurry)
We did have to take the toys away because Merida decided to rip open the pig/sheep and eat the strings from the other two toys. hrmph, little sisters are such a pain aren't they?
Edit: I forgot to add in the picture of him wearing his birthday hat!
I don't know where the time has gone. One day, he looked like this:
and now he looks like this:
He's slowed down slightly, he no longer has the puppy energy, but more of a refined gentleman energy. I cannot explain it, unless you've seen it. He is still a clown, still doesn't like to snuggle for more than a few minutes, and is still my main man. I think even more so that he's gotten older and we've built up that trust.
Gimli will follow me anywhere, without hesitation. Contrast that with Merida, who will follow, but is apprehensive.
Excuse me while I move these chopped onions from the room. *sniffle*
Today was Gimli's day and I think he knew it was his day. He was in a good mood all day - he listened, was cuddly, and asked to be snuggled.
After dinner, Gimli and Merida got some frosty paws from the batch I made on the weekend.
They did not last long!
Afterwards, Gimli opened his presents - an almost empty jar of peanut butter, a package of cookies, a rope toy, a large pig/sheep thing and a rope with tennis balls on it.
I think he did quite well for himself. (sorry it's so blurry)
We did have to take the toys away because Merida decided to rip open the pig/sheep and eat the strings from the other two toys. hrmph, little sisters are such a pain aren't they?
Edit: I forgot to add in the picture of him wearing his birthday hat!
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Saturday Smiler - Happy faces
Sorry for the blurry Merida. After this picture was taken, she promptly collapsed into a play bow and the game was on again!
Friday, August 1, 2014
Flat Corgi Friday - Grand Cayman
We didn't leave the boat while she was docked in Grand Cayman. This is as close as we got to the island. One of these days we'll go back to it for a longer stay.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Things to do for 2014 - July
I really need to catch up:
1. Complete the first two levels of Rosetta Stone - German
2. Read 25 books - Last year, I read 16 books, four short of my 20 book goal. This year I've upped it to 25 as I don't feel I read nearly as much as I should.
Finished reading:
- The Yard by Alex Grecian
- It by Stephen King. Can I tell you, I wasn't scared while reading the book, but now I'm still a little scared... especially when it comes to bathrooms.
-The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
- Napalm and Silly Putty by George Carlin - While I enjoy Carlin's stand up routines, the book didn't really translate too well, despite my attempts to read it with his voice in my head. I think I'll stick to his stand up instead.
- The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
- The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
- The Mist by Stephen King.
- Brotherhood of Fear: A Willi Kraus Novel by Paul Grossman - I enjoyed this installment. I finished it during the week we were away and I'm sad that I now have to wait for the next book in the series. *sad face*
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Graeme-Smith
- Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
To be read at some point this year:
- The Black Country by Alex Grecian
- The Devil's Workshop by Alex Grecian - due out in May
I'm getting there, but I need to step up my reading.
3. Spend less time on the computer in my non-working hours
4. Maintain the blog with regular posts - I've come up with a tentative schedule for postings, but it is still a work in progress.
5. Go through the Digital SLR for Dummies book and improve my photography skills. - I've made it through chapter 1,which is the intro chapter... so really it's kinda like I haven't started looking at the book :/
I really need to get on this one.
6. Continue to photograph Gimli and Merida.
7. Lose 20 lbs. - Last year, I struggled with this and am struggling with it again as the year begins. I was doing well, then I stopped exercising and all the progress I did was lost.
January 31 2014
- down 4 lbs to 144
- lost an inch
- I've been working out my arms and they look a bit better. Not chiseled or anything, but you can see the muscle start to take shape.
February 28 2014
- 144 lbs
- lost another inch/ inch and a half
- I'm starting to see changes - ie I was able to wear a pair of pants through a full dinner and dessert and didn't feel like the button was going to pop off. This is good news.
March 31 2014
- Am the same as I was at the end of February.
- To say I'm disappointed is an understatement, though my tailbone isn't helping. My arms look great though, so there's that. For April, I'm going to ease back into my stomach exercises and I'm sure once we start running, it will be a big help.
May 31 2014
- Same as before. There's a slight decrease as I was able to wear a pair of pants that I haven't worn in a while. I still have a way to go.
July 2014
- Same weight as before. I am seeing decreases in my waist and hips, though. I can finally see some progress, not as much as I'd like, but I'll take it!
- This past weekend I wore a pair of pants through an entire meal and it didn't make me uncomfortable. I'm counting this as a win!
- My arms and now shoulders are a bit wider than they used to be. This means tops that I can now wear because I've shrunk my muffin top, I cannot wear because the arms are too tight.
8. Finish painting our house - The office and master bedroom have been painted. This leaves just one room - the spare room. We did get a quote for this room, but had we decided to paint it, there would have been no room to move the bed and bookshelves what with the furniture from the master and office strewn about the upstairs level.
We will get to this one, probably later in the year.
9. Frame and put up our pictures.
Update: Pictures are up in the main bathroom and the office.
Working on downstairs next.
10. Go to The Arboretum at least once a month - weather permitting.
11. Discover local restaurants/bistros etc in my city or in the surrounding areas.
12. Take more pictures of Mike and me.
13. Enjoy our backyard.
14. Surprise someone.
15. Put in more flowers/shrubs etc in the yard - We picked up some flowers yesterday and planted them today. We also transplanted our irises, which have never bloomed by the way, from the planters and into the ground. Maybe they will bloom now? We filled in the planter boxes with the flowers we picked up.
Update: the irises are all dead. The spot where we planted them gets too wet and so it kills the flowers. I don't know what to do with that spot other than remove the mulch and put down some sod.
The flowers we bought are growing like crazy! We purchased a "viney" plant and it's spreading quite nicely, to the point where I had to separate a small bit of it. I placed that little one by the fence and I'm hoping it takes and starts to cover the fence.
16. Move off of "Medium" on the drums in Rock Band and to "Hard".
17. Complete the Minas Tirith 3D puzzle
18. Take up running. I'm nowhere close to the point of doing a 5k of straight running, but it's something I want to do. The ultimate goal is to do one of the RunDisney events at the parks.
Well, we are planning on going to the 5k and 10k races in January. We've booked our rooms already - (Yay DVC members!) and our running training will start once the weather improves. I've got it in my mind to start in April, but we'll see. We're also going to do smaller runs closer to home to focus on a timed race.
I will admit, this is not something I'd ever thought I'd be doing! I've been a self-confessed "non-runner" all my life.
Update: We now go running three times a week and I'm up to run/walking 3k. I hope I'll be up to 5k proper by the end of August and then I'll start training for the 10k!
19. Put in a smaller garden in the backyard.
20. Organize the spare bedroom so it actually looks like a bedroom and not a place to shove "stuff".
21. Scan in our baby pictures.
22. Start putting together our Disney album.
23. Start cooking more Trinidad type food.
24. Work on the corgis' recall.
25. Travel to a new place. - We went to Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Falmouth, Jamaica this year.
Read about the Cozumel Regatta here.
26. Go through my MasterChef and Gordon Ramsay cookbooks and make the recipes. - I've done a couple recipes from the MasterChef book. These posts are coming also.
27. More to come...
1. Complete the first two levels of Rosetta Stone - German
2. Read 25 books - Last year, I read 16 books, four short of my 20 book goal. This year I've upped it to 25 as I don't feel I read nearly as much as I should.
Finished reading:
- The Yard by Alex Grecian
- It by Stephen King. Can I tell you, I wasn't scared while reading the book, but now I'm still a little scared... especially when it comes to bathrooms.
-The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
- Napalm and Silly Putty by George Carlin - While I enjoy Carlin's stand up routines, the book didn't really translate too well, despite my attempts to read it with his voice in my head. I think I'll stick to his stand up instead.
- The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
- The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
- The Mist by Stephen King.
- Brotherhood of Fear: A Willi Kraus Novel by Paul Grossman - I enjoyed this installment. I finished it during the week we were away and I'm sad that I now have to wait for the next book in the series. *sad face*
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Graeme-Smith
- Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
To be read at some point this year:
- The Black Country by Alex Grecian
- The Devil's Workshop by Alex Grecian - due out in May
I'm getting there, but I need to step up my reading.
3. Spend less time on the computer in my non-working hours
4. Maintain the blog with regular posts - I've come up with a tentative schedule for postings, but it is still a work in progress.
5. Go through the Digital SLR for Dummies book and improve my photography skills. - I've made it through chapter 1,which is the intro chapter... so really it's kinda like I haven't started looking at the book :/
I really need to get on this one.
6. Continue to photograph Gimli and Merida.
7. Lose 20 lbs. - Last year, I struggled with this and am struggling with it again as the year begins. I was doing well, then I stopped exercising and all the progress I did was lost.
January 31 2014
- down 4 lbs to 144
- lost an inch
- I've been working out my arms and they look a bit better. Not chiseled or anything, but you can see the muscle start to take shape.
February 28 2014
- 144 lbs
- lost another inch/ inch and a half
- I'm starting to see changes - ie I was able to wear a pair of pants through a full dinner and dessert and didn't feel like the button was going to pop off. This is good news.
March 31 2014
- Am the same as I was at the end of February.
- To say I'm disappointed is an understatement, though my tailbone isn't helping. My arms look great though, so there's that. For April, I'm going to ease back into my stomach exercises and I'm sure once we start running, it will be a big help.
May 31 2014
- Same as before. There's a slight decrease as I was able to wear a pair of pants that I haven't worn in a while. I still have a way to go.
July 2014
- Same weight as before. I am seeing decreases in my waist and hips, though. I can finally see some progress, not as much as I'd like, but I'll take it!
- This past weekend I wore a pair of pants through an entire meal and it didn't make me uncomfortable. I'm counting this as a win!
- My arms and now shoulders are a bit wider than they used to be. This means tops that I can now wear because I've shrunk my muffin top, I cannot wear because the arms are too tight.
8. Finish painting our house - The office and master bedroom have been painted. This leaves just one room - the spare room. We did get a quote for this room, but had we decided to paint it, there would have been no room to move the bed and bookshelves what with the furniture from the master and office strewn about the upstairs level.
We will get to this one, probably later in the year.
9. Frame and put up our pictures.
Update: Pictures are up in the main bathroom and the office.
Working on downstairs next.
10. Go to The Arboretum at least once a month - weather permitting.
11. Discover local restaurants/bistros etc in my city or in the surrounding areas.
12. Take more pictures of Mike and me.
13. Enjoy our backyard.
14. Surprise someone.
15. Put in more flowers/shrubs etc in the yard - We picked up some flowers yesterday and planted them today. We also transplanted our irises, which have never bloomed by the way, from the planters and into the ground. Maybe they will bloom now? We filled in the planter boxes with the flowers we picked up.
Update: the irises are all dead. The spot where we planted them gets too wet and so it kills the flowers. I don't know what to do with that spot other than remove the mulch and put down some sod.
The flowers we bought are growing like crazy! We purchased a "viney" plant and it's spreading quite nicely, to the point where I had to separate a small bit of it. I placed that little one by the fence and I'm hoping it takes and starts to cover the fence.
16. Move off of "Medium" on the drums in Rock Band and to "Hard".
17. Complete the Minas Tirith 3D puzzle
18. Take up running. I'm nowhere close to the point of doing a 5k of straight running, but it's something I want to do. The ultimate goal is to do one of the RunDisney events at the parks.
Well, we are planning on going to the 5k and 10k races in January. We've booked our rooms already - (Yay DVC members!) and our running training will start once the weather improves. I've got it in my mind to start in April, but we'll see. We're also going to do smaller runs closer to home to focus on a timed race.
I will admit, this is not something I'd ever thought I'd be doing! I've been a self-confessed "non-runner" all my life.
Update: We now go running three times a week and I'm up to run/walking 3k. I hope I'll be up to 5k proper by the end of August and then I'll start training for the 10k!
19. Put in a smaller garden in the backyard.
20. Organize the spare bedroom so it actually looks like a bedroom and not a place to shove "stuff".
21. Scan in our baby pictures.
22. Start putting together our Disney album.
23. Start cooking more Trinidad type food.
24. Work on the corgis' recall.
25. Travel to a new place. - We went to Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Falmouth, Jamaica this year.
Read about the Cozumel Regatta here.
26. Go through my MasterChef and Gordon Ramsay cookbooks and make the recipes. - I've done a couple recipes from the MasterChef book. These posts are coming also.
27. More to come...
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