Heather, Brett and Annika

We went to the zoo

2009-08-06T08:11:00.000-07:00

We actually ended up going two days in a row! Annika loved it so much and I did as well. I am thinking of getting a membership to the zoo, so on the days when we don't have something planned but we still need to get out of the house we can go walk around the zoo.

Wow, again a long time

2009-08-02T18:08:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry I haven't blogged in so long but it seems as if I just don't have anything to blog about. Well my hubby is gone for awhile and so I thought I would keep this place updated if I can for him.
Here are a few pictures on our last day together.

WOW

2009-06-03T07:36:00.000-07:00

It sure has been a long time since I updated the blog. We have been so busy that it just got away from me. We moved from Arizona to Oklahoma and then traveled around the country seeing friends and family.

I haven't taken many pictures lately but will hopefully add some soon.

This time last year!

2008-11-20T19:38:00.000-08:00

We went to the park today 2 Nov.

2008-11-02T14:51:00.001-08:00

On the Seesaw

Driving toward daddy.

Fun on the Swing.

Daddy and Me on the seesaw.

Peeking out the tunnel.

My birthday shirt.

Coming at ya.

Daddy and Me on the swings.

Annika as Piglet for Halloween

2008-11-02T13:48:00.000-08:00

Annika looks like she is in prison.

Our friend Diana's house!

The sunset on Halloween.

Daddy and Piglet

Our friend Diana and Mike had a halloween party at their house. We had a ton of fun and annika did great in her piglet costume.

Annika's Birthday Present

2008-10-30T13:58:00.001-07:00

We got Annika an Anywhere Chair from Pottery Barn Kids. We even let her have it early (well I couldn't wait til her birthday to give it to her.)

A few better pictures of Annika's new Shirts.

2008-10-29T19:54:00.000-07:00

Birthday and Thankgiving Shirts

2008-10-27T17:18:00.000-07:00

I received Annika's birthday and Thanksgiving shirts in the mail today. These aren't the best pictures and I will try and take better pictures tomorrow. I bought them from Amanda at SliceofLimedesign. [url]http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6316224[/url]

Mac is Back!

2008-10-26T21:21:00.000-07:00

Thank goodness, I finally have my MacBook Pro back! For some reason about 2weeks ago my computer went kaput. Thankfully, two of the husbands' from my mom's group offered to help recover my pictures and see if they could get it working again.. The first husband worked so hard for 2 hours and wasn't able to pull anything off(thanks so much for trying Mike). I was a bit worried at this point because I knew that I didn't have my Christmas pictures from last year saved anywhere else. (ie: Annika's 1st Christmas pictures). What is funny is the night before it died I thought to myself, I should back-up my pictures just in case. To bad that was a day to late in thinking that.

Another mom in the group then volunteered her husband and he actually pulled my hard drive out of the computer, put it in some device and was able to pull those pictures off and a few others. (thank you so much Chris!)

After, that we took dear Mac to the Apple store and they confirmed it was indeed my hard drive that was shot. Nobody knows why as my laptop is only 9months old. Thankfully, it was under warranty, and we went ahead and paid for the extended warranty because of this.

I will update more later, now I'm off to bed.

Sneak Peak of Annika's 1st year pics.

2008-10-23T21:24:00.001-07:00

We can't believe our little girl is turning ONE. Here are a few pictures, that I took.

Can you see me mom? I'm hiding behind the "E".

Ha, Ha, I just stole the "O".

Our Little (big) Girl's Stats

2008-10-13T17:55:00.001-07:00

So we decided to go ahead with the flu vaccine this year. My deciding factor was that Brett just got it and was fine, and she is in daycare (3days a week for 2hours). While we were there I asked if they would weigh her.

She weighed in at 23lbs 4oz (10 1/2months old) at her 9month appointment she was 21lbs!

New things about Annika:
She has 6 teeth
She is walking like crazy and she never stops
She knows if she gets past the gate into the hallway to run away from daddy.
She says dada all the time (but not just to brett)
Here favorite toy right now is a small ball that she carries everywhere she walks
She loves to point at things
She likes to carry her truck with the cow driver and throw it on the couch.

SHE SLEEPS THROUGH THE NIGHT (I probably shouldn't type this but I am so happy).
Her bed time is 6:30pm (she decided this) and she wakes about 6:30 or 7:00am.

Apple Annie's Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-12T17:03:00.000-07:00

We decided to go to Apple Annie's Pumpkin Patch today! It was super chilly when we left (47 degrees) so we were wearing sweaters and such. To bad when we got there and started walking around we got pretty hot. We had a wonderful time, and Annika liked picking her pumpkin out. She wanted to walk everywhere and to not be held. To bad she got so excited when she saw the pumpkins or the hay that she would try and run and then would fall. This ended up in the gum of one of her front teeth now being purple and has a cut on it. Thankfully, that doesn't seem to be bothering her at all. I also went a bit picture happy as you can see below.

Here is a description of where we went today.

For some reason I can't get it to copy into the post, so here is the link.

www.appleannies.com

Annika is Piglet

2008-10-12T09:34:00.001-07:00

Annika is for Texas!

2008-10-12T09:11:00.000-07:00

Annika's NOT Halloween Costume

2008-10-07T17:42:00.000-07:00

This is NOT Annika's halloween costume. I ordered it to late and they only had the 6-12month and 2-3T size so I just ordered both. Well the 6-12 was WAY to small. The 2-3T as you can see is to big, but it is still super cute(we are sending the small one back and keeping this big one for next year). Keep an eye on the blog for what Annika is going to really be for Halloween. We should have that here in a few days. So Annika won't be a Giraffe for Halloween.

Annika in the Morning

2008-10-03T13:58:00.001-07:00

Annika hanging out in the chair watching the puppies.

Poor Annika

2008-10-03T13:53:00.001-07:00

Poor Annika, Daddy made me wear one of his old outfits!

Last Time with my Grandpa

2008-10-03T13:43:00.000-07:00

Grandpa on Sunday (September 7th), he passed away on Wednesday(september 10th).

Grandma and I.

Annika, being her great self on the plane. Thankfully, they had an open seat so she was able to ride in her carseat. My arms were super happy :)
So here are a few pictures from the last time that we saw my grandpa. He didn't want me to take his picture, and of course it's not great, but I'm glad I did.

Layers

2008-09-30T20:17:00.000-07:00

I have been reading this on some of my friends blog's and thought I would do the same.

LAYER ONE:
Name: Heather
Birth date: August 17th
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, OK
Current Location: Ft. Huachuca, AZ
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Who really knows, I think brown
The shoes you wore today: I wore my running shoes all day
Your weakness: Starbucks, Dr. Pepper
Your fears: Losing someone I love.
Your perfect pizza: Veggie, no sauce.
Goal you’d like to achieve: Go back to work

LAYER THREE:
Your most overused phrase on AIM: Not on AIM anymore
Your first waking thoughts: Pee, get Annika
Your best physical feature: eyes
What you miss the most: When my hubby isn't around, I miss him the most.

LAYER FOUR:
Pepsi or Coke: Coke
McDonald’s or Burger King: McDonald's
Single or group dates: Would love a date with just my husband
Adidas or Nike: Neither.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton.
Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate!
Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino

LAYER FIVE:
Smoke: No
Cuss: Not really, especially since I started teaching
Sing: Hardly ever.
Take a shower everyday: Yes!
Do you think you’ve been in love: Yep.
Want to go to college: Been there. B.S in Exercise and Sports Science, M.A in Education: research and Evaluation
Liked high school: It was okay, wouldn't want to do it again.
Want to get married: Already done. :)
Believe in yourself: Sometimes
Get motion sickness: Sometimes.
Think you’re attractive: Sometimes.
Think you’re a health freak: I'm working on it.
Get along with your parent(s): I love my Mom!!
Like thunderstorms: Love them
Play an instrument: I used to be able to play the flute.

LAYER SIX:
In the past month…
Drank Alcohol:No
Smoked: No
Done a drug: No
Made out: Nope.
Gone on a date: Again, no.
Gone to the mall: Yes, for a playdate, not to actually shop
Eaten an entire box of Oreos: no.
Eaten sushi: No - but that sounds good
Been on stage: No
Been dumped: No
Gone skating: No
Made homemade cookies: No
Gone skinny dipping: No
Dyed your hair: No
Stolen anything: No

LAYER SEVEN:
Age you hope to be married:Was married at 24
Numbers and Names of Children: 1, 10months Annika
Describe your Dream Wedding:My wedding was my dream!
How do you want to die: In my sleep.
Where you want to go to college:I went to The University of Tulsa
What do you want to be when you grow up: Mmmmm, that means I have to grow up.
What country would you most like to visit: England so I can see family again.

LAYER EIGHT:
Number of people I could trust with my life: 2
Number of CDs that I own: A few.
Number of piercing: Ears, but I never wear earings.
Number of tattoos: 0
Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: A few
Number of scars on my body: No idea.
Number of things in my past that I regret: Nothing.

A fallen HERO.

2008-09-30T14:07:00.000-07:00

As most of you all know I belong to a group (online) of military wife's, fiance's, girlfriends, which has been a wonderful support system throughout the years. I haven't met in person many of these wonderful women, but I still call them my friends. Most of us have known eachother for 4years or so. We talk about anything from venting, to what should I do about this or information about the military.

Unfortunatly, last night there was a post about 'I need your prayers'. One of our fellow members lost her fiance last week, while he was serving our country. If you could keep her (her family) and his family in your prayers that would be wonderful.

Captain Michael Joseph Medders, US ARMY, will be returned home tomorrow, Tuesday September 30, 2008. The plane carrying his casket is scheduled to arrive at Lorain County Regional Airport, 44054 Russia Road, Elyria, OH at 12:37PM. Members of his family will meet the plane escorted by US ARMY Honor Guard and US ARMY Pallbearers. The Family and hearse carrying the casket will be escorted by numerous Police Departments to The Busch Funeral Home at 163 Avon-Belden Road, Avon Lake.The public is invited to line the route that his casket procession will take from the airport to the Busch Funeral Home. (See routes below) Mayor of Avon Lake Karl Zuber and Mayor of Elyria William Grace have both stated “Our communities will come together to show our respect for the tragic loss of Captain Medders, please join your fellow neighbors in showing signs of support lining the funeral processional routes Tuesday and Friday this week.”Visitation for Captain Medders will be at Avon Lake High School, 175 Avon-Belden Road, from 5-8pmWednesday, October 1, 2008 and 3-5pm & 6-9pm Thursday, October 2, 2008.Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph Church, 32929 Lake Road, Avon Lake, OHFriday, October 3 at 10:00am.Captain Michael Joseph Medders will be buried with full military honors at St. Joseph Cemetery.

Please keep all the men and women who fight for our country close in your thoughts and prayers.

On the Swing for the 1st time

2008-09-02T17:57:00.000-07:00

9 Month Stats

2008-09-02T17:48:00.000-07:00

We went to Annika's 9 month appointment today and all looks good.

Her Stats:
27" Long
21lbs.

She has her 2 bottom teeth and her top tooth has broken through the gum and it looks like the one right next to that is trying to come in. (so I haven't really been getting any sleep to speak of as last night she was up every 3hrs. We can hope that we can get some more sleep tonight.

My Wedding Dress

2008-08-31T18:40:00.000-07:00

This is my wedding dress, or what used to be my wedding dress. It is now a beautiful quilt hanging on the wall in our living room. I had always wanted to make my wedding dress into a quilt and finally found a wonderful woman to do it for me! So after 3+ years of it sitting in a box in our basement and then the outside closet we can once again enjoy the dress to its fullest. I am so in love with the quilt that I just stare at it all the time.

Brushing Annika's teeth

2008-08-31T18:36:00.001-07:00

Have to keep the new teeth nice and pearly white!

Teeth

2008-08-30T14:40:00.000-07:00

Yes, that's right we have teeth!!! Annika actually got 2 bottom teeth about a month ago, but it has been so busy here I forgot to pass on the message. We haven't been able to get a good picture of them, yet but we are working on it.

The dough attack

2008-08-30T11:20:00.000-07:00

This can of dough exploded before we could even open it so we put it on Annika's head :) Yes, we are mean parents.

Annika in the Grass

2008-08-30T11:07:00.000-07:00

What did you put me in mom?

Mmm Maybe I should eat it

I'm helping grandma cut the grass/ I'll just pull it up.

Oops, you caught me, I'm eating the grass.
This was Annika's 1st real time to just sit in the grass. We couldn't get her to move no matter what I did. She just sat there like she was in concrete. I even put her in the crawling position and she wouldn't move. Poor kid just doesn't know what to do in grass since we don't have much here in Arizona.

Annika and her G-Gaf (yes I mean Giraffe)

2008-08-30T11:02:00.000-07:00

I found this rocker at the new (very small) Tuesday Morning that just opened up in our small town. She loves her G-gaf!

Sorry Its been awhile!

2008-08-30T10:59:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I haven't blogged in awhile. My grandpa was taken to the ER about 3 weeks ago and then admitted to the ICU. I was able to fly out 2 days later and be with him. We found out he has a large mass in his upper right lung and it's terminal. He decided against treatment and we were able to bring him home just over a week ago now (with the help of some care-givers and a New great Hospice group).

Annika and I are home now and we're very glad to see Brett.

Apple Annies

2008-08-12T06:05:00.000-07:00

The other day some of the mom's in my mom's group went together to the apple orchard called apple annies. We had a great time picking of course apples (though they have lots of other fruits and veggies). I hope to go back on a weekend when I can get an apple fried hamburger. Here are many pictures from the trip.

Our Kitty loves Binkies!

2008-08-05T18:47:00.000-07:00

So I got Annika a few new binkies for daycare because they are easier to label than what we use now. Well one was on the ground, and I guess 'Pissy' wanted to play with it (or use it as a binky as well).

Couch to 5k

2008-08-03T12:01:00.000-07:00

Well I've decided that I really need to get into the swing of working out again and eating better. We don't want annika eating junk food so Brett and I will also be starting to eat healthier.

I found a few of the moms in my Mom's Group that are also interested and that way we can hold each other accountable and make sure we are there to work-out.

So I will be doing Couch to 5k runs on MWF, and abs and such on TTH. Brett and I have decided that we will get a dessert treat on Wednesday and will eat out on Saturday.

I have done this program before but only made it to week 3 or 4 and this time our goal is to actually do a 5k at the end. Granted I can't seem to find a 5k around this area intill February but what can ya do, except to keep looking. Maybe the post is holding one I don't know about.

So I raise my glass to getting back in shape :)

San Antonio Visit

2008-08-03T11:47:00.001-07:00

Great Uncle Erik and Annika using the remote.

Dad calls me Super Baby!
A
Auntie KiKi and Annika

With Brett's grandma and Annika's Great-Grandma

With Melissa, Tom, and Taylor (annika's godparents!)
We had a great time seeing everybody in San Antonio. Here are just a few pictures.

Swimming

2008-07-20T11:27:00.000-07:00

Grampy and me swimming

Brett and Heather

In my life jacket at Swim Lessons.

With my swim instructor at swim class.

A few cute pictures for you :)

2008-07-18T07:08:00.001-07:00

I got out my old horse I had when I was little, all was going well till she fell off and took the horse with her. The next picture(s) are of Annika in the tub last night...to bad she went to bed at 6pm straight up and was up for the day at 4:30AM!!!!

Nice Color

2008-07-18T07:03:00.001-07:00

So this is what happens when daddy makes a drink (similar to kool-aid) and leaves the pitcher down :)

Kara's Wedding Shower

2008-07-16T10:39:00.000-07:00

Kara had a great Wedding shower, we can't wait for the party.

Desert Museum

2008-07-16T10:34:00.001-07:00

We were able to go to the Desert Museum when Brett's Family came to town. Here are some of my favorite's from the trip.

Visit With Annika's Great Grandparents

2008-07-16T10:25:00.000-07:00

We went to visit Grandma and GiGi and Great-Grandpa the last weekend in June. We had such a blast and were very sad to leave. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our trip.

If you know my grandparents you will understand the 2nd picture:) I tried to re-arrange them and it wouldn't let me.

Been So Long

2008-07-16T10:21:00.000-07:00

Okay, I promise to try and keep this updated more. As some of my friends have been getting on to me about not keeping it updated.

Things Annika has accomplished:
Rolling
Crawling
Pulling herself up to Stand (everywhere including her crib)
We have now lowered her crib twice now.
Feeding herself (puffs)
Eating 3 meals a day
Laughing
Smiling
Making yucky Mookie-Stinks :)
Sitting up

That's all I can think of right now, but I'm sure there's more.

She is working really hard on getting her 2 bottom teeth which is 'oh not fun' for mommy and daddy.

Annika in the News

2008-03-04T08:45:00.000-08:00

Annika was in the newspaper in Wichita Falls, Texas this weekend (btw we were at a dog show). I came back from showing a dog and found a newspaper man interviewing my mom and little Annika.

Here is a link to the story:

http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2008/mar/02/dogs-groomed-be-champs/

We have a roller!!

2008-03-04T08:37:00.001-08:00

I have decided I will try and start to update this more with what Annika is doing to keep everybody up to date.

Today during tummy time she would roll to her back. We did this about 10 times where I would put her on her tummy, she would roll to her back. Finally, though she got mad at me and said she had, had enough!

Brett took my camera with him so there is no video to show this great event. Will try and post one soon.

34wks

2007-10-25T12:16:00.000-07:00

31wk Belly

2007-10-01T13:05:00.001-07:00

29wk Belly pictures

2007-09-21T06:26:00.001-07:00

26wk Belly

2007-08-29T11:27:00.000-07:00

2007-08-22T08:11:00.000-07:00

24wks!

2007-08-20T05:19:00.000-07:00

23wks Belly

2007-08-09T05:36:00.001-07:00

16wks6days

2007-06-26T06:17:00.001-07:00

Chopped Hair :)

2007-06-22T05:08:00.000-07:00

I will try and get pictures up of the before. But I donated 10inches for Locks of Love yesterday. Trying to get used to this new hair cut though...ahhh it's so short..No more pony-tail for me :(

15wks 6days

2007-06-19T12:07:00.000-07:00

Baby Sammis

2007-06-12T09:57:00.000-07:00

Belly Pics

2007-06-12T09:50:00.001-07:00

13wk
13wk
14wk6 days
14wks6days belly

The only thing I think is where the heck is my butt going? I have no butt anymore...oh well.

pics

2007-02-19T14:45:00.000-08:00

2007-02-13T14:46:00.000-08:00

Which Photo for our Christmas Card

2006-11-01T03:59:00.000-08:00

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Thanks for Voting :O

New Car and New Patio Set

2006-08-20T17:52:00.000-07:00

Brett took all these pictures and in each one my EYES are CLOSED!!!!! Oh well here is our new car and patio furniture!

Flowers for my birthday :)

2006-08-18T07:23:00.000-07:00

View of all the flowers.
Present my mom gave me :)
Roses Brett gave me
Daisies Brett gave me.

Roses that my grandpa sent me :)

Scrapbooking...Thanks Tanya and Kiera

2006-08-16T18:22:00.000-07:00

Scrapbooking MaterialFront Cover

Honeymoon in Maui
The Palms at Wailea (our 1st condo)

Our Room at The Palms
The Hike we did!

The waterfalls we saw on the hike!

Brett Jumping off the Cliff...I was to scared.
Our trip to Big Beach

The most AMAZING FOOD EVER!!!! AT KIMO'S

The Whaler on Kaanapali Beach..another cool hotel (hotel number 2)Our Rental Car

Trip to the Aquarium.

Aquarium
Nice Dinner Cruise!
Dinner out

Drove up to Haleakala the Volcano!

At the Top
Pictures with Elevation Sign.
The Bellagio (hotel number 3) What an awesome place. In Las Vegas
Dinner at "Olives" It was good as well

The blue man group!!! Yeah we are the coolest we got our picture with one!!!!

That's all I've got for now, will post more later.

2006-08-14T14:48:00.000-07:00

Walker's Group 2 in Cincinnati
Walker's finishing Picture in January '05. He finished in 9 shows.
Our first Rally Novice leg at the National
Walker's First Group 1!
Action photos' of Walker in the Ring at the Detroit Kennel Club
In the backyard this spring after being trimmed
IN the backyard after being trimmed
Walker in backyard after being trimmed.
Best of Breed at Detroit Kennel Club.
Winning a Major last fall.

Walker is a CHAMPION

2006-01-08T12:43:00.000-08:00

We went up to Akron, Ohio this past weekend for a dog show of course. Brett was very nice and went along with it. We got to our hotel and man was our room small....note to self don't ever ask for a king size bed at the red roof you will get a closet. We had to jump over dog crates that we brought in to get around the bed to the door.

Saturday we went down in flames but what can you do can't win them all. After I showed we drove to Canton (about 20 min south) and visited the Football Hall of Fame(will add pics later). It was so awesome...we planned on speding 30min in there and spent 1 and 1/2 hours and would have spent more but the doggies were in the car.

Sunday we got up bright and early and were at the show about 7:45am with walker showing at 9:00. So as you can tell he won...He only needed 2 points to finish and we got what is called a 4 point major!!! THis is huge!@!!! he beat 14 other dogs to get this.

We had a safe trip home and stopped in dayton to eat lunch with fran, jason and sebastion.

Hope all is well with everybody else!!

Will write more when i get pics of this win...intill then here is a picture from his last show.

Christmas

2006-01-03T03:55:00.000-08:00

We had a terrific time and I have added pictures that you should be able to click on the link.

www.heatherbrett.myphotoalbum.com

Walkers' Picture

2005-11-10T15:47:00.000-08:00

Here's a picture of Walker from when we went to the Springfield, Ill show. Doesn't he look so handsome :)

Springfield, Il

2005-10-26T20:08:00.000-07:00

Hello all,

Walker and I left on Thursday to go to Springfield ill for a 4 day dog show. We ended up doing pretty well but unfortunally walker didn't come out a finished champion. We got 3rd place on Friday, Saturday went 1st, Winners Dog and Best of Winners (for 1 point towards his championship), Saturday we went 1st, and Winners Dog (for a 3 point Major) (You need two majors to finish and a total of 15 points. Walker now has a total of 10 points with 1 major.

Quick Update

2005-10-18T08:22:00.000-07:00

We don't have internet at home so it is hard for me to get onto the blog and type. Walker went to a dog show this weekend but both days we were losers which was really sad.

Sunday we met up with Fran and Jason and went out to Yellow Springs, Ohio. this is where dave Chepelle (spelling) lives. We wanted to go somewhere that wasn't a chain place. We went to a gypsy restraunt that was out of this world!!!! I can't wait to go back and can't wait till we can go shopping their it was way cool.

I leave on Thursday to go to Springfield, Ill for a dog show (4 days) with Walker hopefully things will go better at this show.

Well need to get stuff together for work so i am off. Hopefully my laptop will come back from the shop soon or we will get internet for our new computer....ahh it is so hard without a computer.

Walker's Home

2005-10-05T19:42:00.000-07:00

Thank goodness I missed him. Brett was awesome and drove down to the cincy airport (which is actually in kentucky) (So brett passes through 3 total states to get there ohio, indiana, and kentucky) Crazy isn't it. Well the airport is about an hour away which stinks. Walkers flight was supposed to be here at 6:15 but didn't land till after 6:30 and brett didn't get back on the road back hom till about 7:15-7:25 so right now I am actually waiting for him to get home.

I am just glad he is back. I've missed him.

Our weekend in Indianapolis

2005-10-03T20:22:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't written in awhile. The last time I wrote a lot and right as I was about to post it...BAM my computer shut down. So I was mad at it and decided I didn't really want to post. Therefore I don't remember what I was going to write about then.

AnyHo....

We went to Indianapolis this weekend actually we went to West Lafayette (where Purdue University) is. Brett and his friend Chris(no talking chris(for those who know him). They were doing an Olympic size triathlon on Sunday. Chris was here friday night and then saturday we got up and made pancakes and bacon...yummmmy....then we dropped the doggies at the kennel :( and went on to Indianapolis.

But could it be that easy no not at all. Dropping the puppies off was fine. The drive up took forever. We took our state highway since we had been in oxford to drop the puppies off and we got into Indiana and hit a detour. We get going on the detour and it took us all the way up to I-70 (not really on are way but we thought hey maybe this is a bit faster then the way we have gone before. We hit 3 construction areas where they narrowed it down to 1 lane. Of which only one of these places was actually being worked on we sat in traffic forever!!!!!

We got to chris's and saw all the crazy purdue football fans. Crazy as these people tons and tons of them start drinking at 6:30am and then they dress up in halloween constumes. So we watched the Baylor vs Texas A&M, OU vs. Kansas State, and Purdue vs. Notre Dame games. Good times were had by all.

We were up nice and early Sunday morning for the tri. When we got there brett and chris rode their bike the mile to the course and I waited at the school where their was supposed to be a shuttle to pick spectators up. Did this happen no of course not. So a group of ladies and I decided in a group we would just walk together. We got to the first turn and a nice person picked us up in their truck and drove us the rest of the way. This was not a stranger (well really they were) but they were triathlon people from purdue. So I got to the course after a bit...which is good because brett was starting to get worried. Everybody starting getting ready and had their wet suits on waiting to get into the water. No sooner did we get rain/lighting/thunder. So they did really call it or say anything but get out of the water. The real shuttles had finally made it. (Which was good) Brett and Chris started back to the car on their bikes and i rode the shuttle back unfortunatly they bet me back and I had the keys. So once i got there of course it started raining. Chris was able to load his stuff up quicker so he went back to the course to see what they were doing. We finally got a call from him and head that way. Once we got their and some of brett's stuff out chris yelled out 5 minutes to the start. Brett took off so he could get his wet suit on while i was left to make sure i got everything he needed in the transition area. Oh yeah have i mention that i haven't done a triathlon how do i know exactly what he needs.

Anyways i made it to the start of the race though between all the wet suits i couldn't really tell which one he was. After they started i realized I had forgotten his sunglasses and I didn't want him to lose to Chris(they had a bet of course). So i went back to the the car (was a bit of a walk) man i did a lot of walking that day) Picked up the sunglasses, stopped by chris' truck picked up the sitting chair and headed back. Dropped the sunglasses off at his bike and went and sat my chair up to wait and wait and wait and watch. Finally brett came out of the swim thankfully ahead of chris. Brett Ran up this big ass hill to the transition area. Sat and waited waited and waited for chris to come out of the water.

Moved my chair to the area where they jump on their bikes and head through the course...sat their for mmmmm like an hour before anybody decided to come back. Saw Brett was glad to see him. Sat their again waiting and waiting for Chris to appear (kinda nice the cheer for more than one person at a race) 17 min later chris appeared.

After that moved chair to watch them run...yep just as boring you don't see people that often but what can you do so i did people watching of the spectators.

They both finished the race and I was very glad of that!!! Especially when brett beat chris by about 20min. Yahooooo

Chris is already asking for a rematch.

Okay all for right now tired and need to make lunches for tomorrow.

btw

2005-10-03T18:24:00.000-07:00

Olympic size distance is as follows;
1500 meter swim (1 mile)
25 mile bike
6.2 mile run

yikeeeesss more than i want to do ...but i will always be their to cheer him on :)

btw

2005-10-03T18:22:00.000-07:00

Olympic size distance is as follows:
1500 meter swim (1 mile)
25 mile bike
6.2 mile run

yikes...that's a lot

Biking.....Football day

2005-09-18T09:47:00.000-07:00

Brett and I had signed up for a 20 mile bike race to do Saturday morning. I caught a cold from the children at school and had not felt well during the week. I was hoping by Saturday i would feel better. As you can guess I was a bit better or a lot better compaired to thursday night but i wasn't sure I could get through the 20miles. So we decided to just eat the money and sleep in :) That and we didn't want me to get 10 miles in and decided I couldn't finish.

So when we got up (about 8:30am) ha ha not really sleeping in. We cleaned the house. We had Fran and Jason over for football. The Ohio State vs. Sacremento State game started at 3:30 we also watched the Michigan State vs. Notre Dame game which was a true game at the end that had us on the edge of the couch. Unfortunately Notre Dame lost in overtime. But thank goodness for us Jason's alma motter Ohio State pulled a win after their defeat against Texas :)

We are also very proud of TU (my alma motter) Who won again University of North Texas 52-2!!!

We had a wonderful time with Jason and Fran cooking Hot dogs, Burgers, Brats and Corn on the Cob. Our corn on the cob is awesome here!!! We buy it from the local farms market so yummmy.

It is nice to have some friends around even if they are usually up in dayton. The day before we had gone up to Wright-Patterson to go to the Commissary and then went out with Fran and Jason for some much yummy Indian food.

Thanks for reading :)

TCU vs UTah

2005-09-16T07:33:00.000-07:00

YAHOOO WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brett got up really early this morning to find out the score because he fell asleep during the game last night.

Things are going well here this week. It is really hot and humid and has started sprinkling again this morning. Which is not going to help this horrible cold i have recieved from the kindergardeners at our school....along with everybody else.

Today we plan on going to Wright-Patterson to look at the Sports Expo (they are holding a marathon on saturday). We also plan on going to the Commissary to stock up. I am trying to only shop there and go about every three weeks.

Saturday brett and i have signed up for a bike ride called the Oxford Odyssey it is a bike ride that you can do 20, 35, 65, 100 miles. I will be doing the 20 brett might do that with me or he will do the 35 mile one.

Alrighty off to school this morning hopefully will keep my runny nose under control :)

Dog Show Sunday

2005-09-11T21:01:00.000-07:00

It was a balmy 90 with about a 100% humidity again. Walker did much better showing today. As I had him standing on a cold towel and one over his body. To help keep him cool. He showed absolutely wonderful!! The judge couldn't stop raving over him ...which was really nice. So he went 1st in his class, Winners Dog(which gave him another point towards his championship) and then went BEST OF BREED!!!

We were so excited...but a little sad because Brett stayed home today and didn't get to see him show. But that is okay we were very happy to have him come on saturday.

Brett stayed and worked out...because he hasa huge triathlon at the beginning on October.

Thanks for reading :)

Texas vs. OSU and TCU vs SMU

2005-09-11T08:38:00.000-07:00

We are so excited that Texas won!!!!!!!!!! Yahooooooo

Though now we are very upset that TCU lost to SMU bye bye to our standings in the poll :(

Go TU though they played an awesome game against OU!!! Way to show themselves!

Dog Show

2005-09-11T08:34:00.000-07:00

We took Walker to a Dog show about an hour from our house today. HE went winners dog which means he got 1 point towards his Championship!! I was very excited because the last show we went to was in Wisco and it was outdoors. He didn't show as well and was very hot so i vowed that I wouldn't show him outdoors again. So when brett and I drove up what do we find oh yes that it was an OUTDOOR show. Oh well what can you do. He showed okay and I don't believe he was as hot as last time. At this show unlike Wisco there was nowhere to get out of the heat so brett, walker and i sat in the car till it was our time to go inside!

Just getting Started

2005-09-09T18:23:00.000-07:00

Hello,

I thought I would start this blog so it would be easier to let everybody know what we are up to. Brett is liking his job teaching ROTC at Miami University. I am also teaching except at a small private school grades k-8th. It is called McGuffy Foundation School http://mcguffeyfoundationschool.com/index.html

A small private school about 2min away from where brett works. Which has become very nice since the price of gas has gone up. We have begun car pooling!!!

Okay hopefully we will have interesting things to say on this...This weekend our plans are to go to a dog show...yes we are showing walker. Well I am showing walker and brett is going to watch :)