Tony Snow

I don't have the words. Read Tony's.

Swallow At the Hollow, Etc.

After walking 10.2 miles on Saturday, I went to Swallow at the Hollow that night to see a great show and have some good salad and bbq. My foot is the one directly to the left of the date. I'm so proud of my feets - they are doing great! The pain in the left arch is about gone, I think Kate's addition of Joint Support from Banyan Botanicals (I have been taking two times a day since I got it Mother's Day) has helped. Thanks Kate!

Now - the other feets: my friend, Patty, and her daughter Tricia, her niece Erin, Tricia's boyfriend, Will, and a few other friends of theirs joined us along with another friend of Patty's called Patty! Swallow is located in a small cabin and all the food is cooked on the premises. The owner is there and thanks everyone for coming - individually - after the show. Check out the link. It is very cool. The performers are country/bluegrass/gospel writers who tell you the stories behind the music - quite a few were hits. I'm not a country music fan but a trip to the Swallow is always an event.

Katie's birthday is coming! And she is coming here August 1st! Teresa got a 12 week contract teaching - yay! She has her foot in the door. Mana is coming, too! Nick is taking vacation while Katie is here - can you tell I am one excited Goosie??? 8 >

Oh, and two days to Batman! Zounds!

Thunder, Tink, Sydney and Tony

We've had horrific storms this week; a parishioner lost their home to a lightning strike. At class one night, we lost the electricity. Thankful for all the accompanying rain we desperately need, I still missed out on some mileage this week.

Last night Tink and I got 3.6 in before I went to a beautiful wedding at our church. The reception was fun, too.

This morning, I took Tink for another 3.6 from our house, then I dropped her off at home and headed to Costco for new tires. I walked from the Costco to Kennesaw Mountain. It was so hard for me NOT to walk the mountain - but only in my mind. My dogs were tired! I was walking by time, not by distance, which I knew I could measure when I got home. Love that Gmaps pedometer - the link is on the side bar. Anyhow, I did another 6.6 without my girl.

I was whipped. Came home, ate, and fell asleep after watching a interesting (and what turned out to be final) interview on TCM of the late Sydney Pollack by Elvis Mitchell. And now Nick calls to tell me Tony Snow has passed away. Snow died at 53, one year older than me. Snow and Pollack both died of cancer. So as much as my feet hurt, I will keep training. We have to find a cure.

Aloha from Kauai and Maui

Since I had such an outstanding picture of Mana's foot in Kauai, Katie sent one of hers in Maui. Katie okayed sharing an excerpt from her email:


Mana's pic was taken on Kauai's Na Pali Coast at the beginning of the Kalalau trail, a world famous 11 mile hike, of which we did 2, 4 round trip.

[My picture] was taken at Turtle Town of Maui. At another black lava beach, La Perouse, about 5 miles down we swam with dolphins for about 45 minutes; then we got in the car, went to turtle town for INCREDIBLE snorkeling which included turtles and two manarays!!! The most beautiful, graceful things I have ever seen! It was a GREAT day.

Aloha nui loa
Katie

4th of July, the Peachtree Race, & Bean Bag

Jen and Paul ran in the Peachtree, a race that has been run in Atlanta every year for the last 39 years. There are over 50,000 people who run (and walk and wheelchair) and some of the runners win monies. They each did their own time (unofficially) and Jen came in at 55 min, 20 sec and Paul did 72 minutes and I think 10 sec. They both were almost at the goals they had set for themselves. Brian was in town, so he and I went and met up with them; it was a proud moment for us and our kids. They are pictured here in their shirts - I tripped up, I should have gotten feet pictures of them! Afterwards we went out for breakfast and some folks clapped for them - yay!

Nick and Teresa both had to work - blech. Anyhow, we cooked out and Jen and I took on Brian and Paul in bean bag. It took a phone call to Pop up in Philly for a judging on a rule - and Jen checked the internet - but we kicked the boys good the first two games. After dinner, they wanted a rematch, but the mosquitoes were feasting on Jen and I so well that we lost the first rematch then forfeited the second because the bites were making us miserable. So, in my mind, we won! : )

Nick and Teresa came late and we had some good laughs and all too soon it was after midnight.

Kate and Mana return from Maui later this week - but we will not see Kate here in Dixie until August.

Tink and I walked this morning with Karyn for our 3Day training, and we did 6 miles in 1 hour and 45 minutes with one potty break. Good going!