Flyers Up 2-1 in the Series & Walking !

<--Tink is wondering how many hours until the Flyers take to the ice again!

Last night's win, 6-3, over the Caps was so exciting to watch! The team has coalesced - you can watch it in their discipline, and even when they have a few shenanigans going on! : ) Mike Richards' penalty shot was flawless and fun. Instead of going for the flamboyant trick shot he made Huet feel foolish with the flick that trickled through the five hole - brilliant!

Today was a perfect day weather-wise here in northern Georgia. Sunny and seventy-two. Tink and I did our three mile stretch. We go through a part of our local streets and Tink was so excited she was running and dragging me along in a demented looking jog - and I'm being kind to myself calling it demented! Tink was exasperated at my lame attempts to keep up with her bunny-hopping, ears-flopping trot. Anyone who has ever had a doxie knows what I am talking about - they have the cutest way of running. It's a cross between a dog and a rabbit. I can not explain it better than that.

Maureen (one of my 3Day teammates) asked me when we were going to start training. I sadly told her they have already started without us! We have to get moving! The April walks are usually three miles. We then move into the road alongside Kennesaw Mountain which is a three mile round trip that just happens to include a mountain. Hopefully that will not start until May. I am planning on getting my second set of sneaks the beginning of May. I am also planning on training (and possibly doing some of the 3Day) in my Chaco's. They are fabulous.

Ok, y'all. Did you meditate today??? You didn't??? Open up your heart by opening up your mind to meditation.

3Day 2008 & YAY FLYERS!!!

My boys made the playoffs! They went from ninth and almost missing the playoffs to sixth - yay! Here we come, Washington! Go FLYERS!

Okay, I got that off my chest. And speaking of chests ; ) I finally came up with my tagline for my fundraising letters. I'll be sharing that with you all in a minute.

It has been crazy lately for me. The weather has not made it easy to walk, but I am thankful for the rain. I did my new yoga cd from Katie and I have been in more wonderful weariness than I remember in a long time. Gotta get that cd to be a part of my training for the 3Day. And I have been crazy working on making a website for my Computer Writing and English class. Ok, that is it for housekeeping and where I have been.

Try this on for size: If you've got some boobies that you love, or you know someone who has - please pass this email (letter, link) along and make a difference in many boobies lives! I love it! Do you? I have my letter just about ready to go, knew what I wanted to say; I could not get the tagline just right. I think I've got it.


Here's the important part of the press release for 2008 from www.3day.org :

Taking place in 14 cities nationwide, the Breast Cancer 3-Day is a three-day, 60-mile walk that provides an opportunity to educate tens of thousands of people about breast health, including the importance of early detection. Breast Cancer 3-Day participants commit to raising a minimum of $2,200 and walking an average of 20 miles a day during each three-day event. Proceeds from the Breast Cancer 3-Day are used for breast cancer research, education, and community outreach programs. As the primary beneficiary of the Breast Cancer 3-Day, Susan G. Komen for the Cure receives 85 percent of net proceeds and the remaining 15 percent goes to the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. Please visit www.The3Day.org, or call 800.996.3DAY for more information.

My thoughts on the 3Day:
The 3Day will be here in Atlanta October 24 - 26, 2008. Two of my Simply Blessed team members are walking with me. One is a survivor - they are both joyful people. Actually, the entire three days is a joyful time. You laugh, you cry, you nurse blisters. Doctors and nurses give their time to patch you up. There are literally hundreds of volunteers who do everything from helping to set up your tent, move your luggage, feed you, clean the bathrooms, etc., etc., etc.


There are a few fantastic groups I have to mention. The motorcycle guys! And the trolling van people! They dress up, they keep the route clear, they dance across intersections with you. They give you lollipops, they make you smile, they make you feel like a queen. There's nothing like a motorcycle guy revving past you in his pink plaid kilt! : )

There are volunteers along the way at the pit stops and lunch stops who leave chalk messages on the sidewalk, dress up like the characters from MASH while serving you a sandwich, or beckon you to a rest dressed like Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow (and that was a woman!). I could go on and on. You become part of a family. Everyone is in it to assist each walker walk those 60 miles.

My link is along the sidebar. Make a donation. And then pass the link along. You know some boobies that you love...give them a long time to live. Make a difference.

Walking and Meditation on Easter

Happy Easter Monday! Yesterday was cool, sunny, and a perfect family and walking day. By the time this photo was taken we had changed from our church shoes: here you see my son-in-law, my middle daughter, and myself. And Tink in her Easter necklace! She loves to dress up. She missed the first 2.8 miles as the others in our group had walked to and from church. Tink led us through our final 1.7 loop in the neighborhood. My son is in the restaurant business so he was busy and not able to share in this time with us.

It was my first 4.5 day in quite awhile; I definitely 'felt' it in my feet by the end of the day. So, after the kids left I did the simple yoga stretch of getting vertical on a good wall. I do not know the name of the pose - only that it works! You lay on the ground and 'rest' your legs at a 90 degree angle up the nearest wall. This causes the blood to recirculate and as you practice this move, you can take longer stretches. If you want, you can also meditate in this position. I prefer to rest in this position awhile, then meditate in a sitting pose.

A superb place to find positive and life-filling information on this is the Sacred Forms site. Go to the Meditate link to learn more about meditating, and how it is highly personal for each of us. The Gallery link will give you endless possibilities of sacred forms for your meditations.

Your Cell Phone Doesn't Make You Safe

I have something serious to share today. I've spent more time than usual lately gazing at TV because of being ill. I am back to work/school but have still been laying on the sofa and watching the news because my energy was zip. The good news there is that I get to add some mileage today. Finally.

Living here in Georgia and being the mom of two intelligent, beautiful women sure made me feel the murders of Lauren Burk and Eve Carson deeply. I started to think about them; two women who were excelling in school, working hard, and making a difference in their respective communities. How did they each find themselves victims of murder within a week of one another? I don't know why, but a thought which haunts me is that each probably had a cell phone on their person or in their purse as they were attacked and killed.

Cell phones make women feel safe. They make me feel safe. I think that as long as I have my cell phone, no one can 'get' me. Or my girls. But that isn't true. I know that myself. And so do you. Cell phones are not mace. And they are not pepper spray. Cell phones don't know anything about self defense.

I am in NO WAY suggesting that either Lauren or Eve would still be alive - for all I know they may have had mace or pepper spray with them and known self defense. Sometimes the perpetrator is just that much bigger, stronger, whatever. But as women we need to take care of ourselves all the time. And look out for each other. What are your thoughts? And would you consider carrying a taser?

Sick Bay Report

I'm stealing one of my Uncle Tony's email subject lines for my subject today. My Great-Uncle Tony keeps our extended family together; since 1963 he and my Aunt Polly, who we lost a few years ago, have hosted our annual family reunion on the Fourth of July. Some years there would be over 80 of us, as my Pop was one of Uncle Tony's nine siblings.

I think Uncle Tony is almost 80 now, but he is online and computer savvy. We are scattered from Pennsylvania to California, from Maine to Florida, but he keeps us all updated and sometimes his email subject is Sick Bay Report.

So here is my report - my sneakers are gathering dust! I'm on a second round of a different antibiotic for another ten days, taking more of the narcotic cough medicine, and I feel blech! And yes, blech is the technical term. ; ) The good news is that my chest xray yesterday was clear, so no pneumonia. The bad news - it looks absolutely beautiful outside and I am stuck inside. Blech blech blech! BUT - I'm taking my vitamins, and you should be, too!