Bentley

This afternoon we are putting our dog Bentley to sleep.  I've been trying to convince Tom to cancel the appointment since the minute we made it.  I know it has to happen but it's killing me.  We got Bentley right after we bought the house.  It was literally love at firt sight.  Tom had spent all day looking up dogs online and when I got home from work he started to show me.  Bentley was like the 5th picture he showed me and I was sold.  He's adorable. 

The problem is.... he has shown agression towards other dogs (including our other dog Smoke) and 3 kids!  The first two kids we could justify.... the first time he was eating and 6 kids surrounded him, of course he would be upset.  The second time a kid was trying to play with him but I think he just saw it as her taking his toys from him.... But the third time was completely unprovoked and uncalled for.  While we don't ahve kids yet, its not fair to Bentley that every time our neice or friends come over he gets locked away in the bedroom.  We thought about rehoming him but can't responsibly say that that would be a safe option.  What happens if he runs away from his new home (which he likes to do) and encounters kids while hes on his field trip?  It just is not safe.

I'm so scared to go to the appointment today.  I don't want to do this at all.  Ugh.  Tom wants to burry him in the garden but we're not sure that we can dig down far enough.  Also now sure if I can handle driving the 30 minutes back from the vets with Bentley in the back seat.  We might have him creamated and spread his ashes in the garden (his favorite place to dig and lay down).  I'm getting tears all over the keyboard as I type this.  Man this sucks.

 

March Resolutions Update

1. Walk the dogs daily (at least on days when i am home before 6pm).
No update... still not happening regularly.  Will be down to one dog after this afternoon :(  Must make walking him a bigger priority.  (See next blog post for more info on the dogs)

2. Run two week nights and one long run on the weekend.
I haven't been tracking it in this fashion but since Tom for me a MiCoach for my birthday I have run 6 times in the past two weeks.  I have workouts already scheduled on my MiCoach calendar for now until June 10th when I finihs my first running program using it.  YAY.

3. Do a workout video on nights when Tom is on night work.
Have not been doing this... but basketball practice has been helping to give me some strength training mixed in with the running.  Also going to try 20 pushup and 20 sit ups 3 times a day starting when I go back to work on Tuesday.  When I first get to work, before picking the class up from recess and before driving home.  Takes 2 minutes to do this.  No excuses.  In fact changing this resolution....

3. Do a workout video on nights when Tom is on night work.
3. 20 pushups and 20 situps 3times a day when at work.


4. Cleanse facebook friends (sorry... but if i haven't talked to you since the one class we had together in high school... then we probably don't need to keep in touch)
Done!  Sort of.... Last night I was on facebook and some people showed up that I probably meant to get rid of.  When I was doing this over the weekend facebook show me an alphabetical list of my friends so I had to keep searching letter by letter and I think some people slipped through the cracks.

5. Print out pictures once a month and put into photo album. Having a digital camera has killed my photo albums.
Ummm... did not take any pictures in March.  What is wrong with me?  I love pictures!  Maybe I'll just keep my camera out and on the kitchen counter as a visual reminder.  Hmmmm.... 

I love Aldie's

I got all of these groceries for $40.

The first time Tom took me to Aldie I remember being terrified.  There are no shelves, stuff is just stacked on packing crates.  Nothing name brand exists. Worst of all, you can't use credit.  I was totally freatked out. 

Now that I am used to it though... I love how much money we save shopping there.  I would be in a commercial for them.  They're amazing.

Valentines Day

Tom and I joke all the time about how he never gets me flowers. The first flower I got from him was drawn with crayon on the table at Mother's in Fed Hill (I made him sign and date it and it is hanging on the fridge now). Out first Valentines Day together he got me one red rose. Since then I think I've gotten flowers once for a date night. Anyway.... Valentines Day I came down stairs to get ready for work at 5:30 am and there is a beautiful vase with flowers on teh counter. He had them hidden in the basement from the 13th and got up in the middle of the night to put them out in the kitchen.

It made me feel a little guilty as I was working on his hand made construction paper card at school later that morning....

Tom in action...

... removing stitches after a tragic run in our friend had with wine and tall shoes.

Resolution update

1. Walk the dogs daily (at least on days when i am home before 6pm). 
Hahahahahaha... I think we have walked the dogs maybe once a week.... ugh.  WILL GET BETTER ABOUT THIS.
2. Run two week nights and one long run on the weekend.
We did this two weeks ago.  Tom hurt his back last week.  I could run by myself... but it gets dark before I would finish a run so I don't like to.  Have been running at least 3 miles on the tred mill on Sat. mornings.

3. Do a workout video on nights when Tom is on night work.
Once.  All month.  Ugh.  Better next month?  See work out or blog post for more details.

4. Cleanse facebook friends (sorry... but if i haven't talked to you since the one class we had together in high school... then we probably don't need to keep in touch)
No progress... probably won't work on this until the summer when school and classes are over.

5. Print out pictures once a month and put into photo album. Having a digital camera has killed my photo albums. 
I only took 4 pictures in February!  Pathetic.  I do have a lot of photo album catching up to do.  Maybe spring break?  I have through summer 2011 in my photo album.  Need to finish 2011 and start 2012.  Must take more pictures for 2012 to be an interesting photo album.
Side note- had totally forgotten about this resolution before copy and pasting this list for this blog post.  I like it a lot.  Need to remember to do it in March!!!!

Work out or blog?

I'm finding it really difficult to work out on weeknights (also see resolution update blog post).  Take today for example... I got home around 5:15.  Let the dogs out, put dishes away.  Changed into sweats.  Updated credit card info on the easy pass account, paid a big chunk on the credit card (thank you federal tax refund!) and now I am blogging.  I totally get that I could go work out right now instead of doing this.  And I'm not trying to come up with excuses.... but I AM TIRED.  Working is exhausting.  I just don't feel like working out when I get home.

I even tried to motivate myself to get dressed and take a class at the gym.  There is a class at 7 pm.... but I am usually in bed by 8pm.  If I go take the class I won't be home until 8:30.  THen have to shower... it will be 9:30 or 10 before I get in bed.  ugh.

I really wish I could get up in the morning and work out... I am definitely a better morning person.  But my alarm already goes off at 5 am (and I get out of bed about 5:20... yes I know... 20 min right there I could be working out....)  In reality if I was going to work out in the morning I would have to be up and out of bed at 4:45.  10 min to change and wake up.  NOw I'm startin gmy workout at 4:55.  I could do a Jillian 20 min work out and be done at 5:15.  But seriously... who wants to be awake at 4:45 am?  Not this girl.

I am doing pretty good on teh weekends... I have been meeting up with a friend before my shift on Saturday mornings (oh yeah... I switched shifts at the gym... I now work on Sat morning from 7:45-1pm instead of Sunday from 1-6pm).  The shift change has been amazing not only because of the working out... but mentally it is really nice to be done with work on Saturday at 1pm.  I used to dred going to work on Sunday afternoon all weekend.  Now I don't have to worry about that!  This past Sunday I took a class at the gym and then went for an hour long walk around the harbour.

Antoher thought- I must find sneakers!  Tom and I looked at the mall on Saturday. We went into at least 6 shoe stores.  I wish I was kidding.  No one had the sneakers I want (the ones with the really flexible soles- I think they will be the perfect obstacle course shoes!) in my size for under 100 dollars.  Gonna check the outlets on our way to family game night in a few weeks.

Wow.  Clearly when I don't blog for a while my blog posts turn into one rambliung anicdote that covers lots of different topics.  Hope my line of thought is not too dilluted.....

I am open to thoughts and suggestions about working out!