Surprise Back Yard Kittens!

Tyler looked out the kitchen window this morning and gasped!  What to his wandering eyes did appear?  Surprise kittens!!  haha

 

You can see Mommy cat's fur at the bottom of this one. She ran away... scaled the fence and everything. Do you think she'll come back? I put some food out for her.

The one on the far right jumped down just after that and two others followed suit.

 

I picked up the last one left. He/she is the runt of the litter.

What should I do with them?  I kind of want to keep them all, but I don’t know.  I’m not the cat lady.  Anyone want a kitten? 

C25K Week 2 and First Week of CSA

“I love your cardiovascular system.” 

Quick Update:  Couch to 5K

Having finished Week 2, Day 2, I’m starting to understand why many people choose not to continue with this program.  It’s not because the program is hard.  It’s because running isn’t easy.

Last night’s run totaled up to 9 minutes of running interspersed with 12 minutes of walking.  We were certainly able to complete that task, but it’s far from enjoyable.  The feeling of accomplishment afterward is your reward.  That’s why we’ll continue.

FYI:  Don’t eat a dinner of all vegetables and no meat/protein before running.  Your body will thank you for fueling it properly.  :)

Vegetables?  Yes, I picked up our first  box of vegetables from Elmwood Stock Farm yesterday!  As in previous posts, Community Supported Agriculture is something Tyler and I are very happy to be participating in for the 2nd consecutive year.  Our first box contained:  Asparagus, Dried Organic Black Turtle Beans, Organic Garlic Greens, Organic Overwintered Parsnips, Organic Overwintered Spinach, Organic Fresh Thyme.  We also get a half dozen of Organic Brown Eggs.  I fried up two of them this morning and they are yummy!

Here is a link to Elmwood’s blog:  http://elmwoodstockfarm.blogspot.com/

C25K

Athletes? Not us. Runners? Nope. Tired of being fat and lazy? Yes! haha

Tyler and I started this program last Monday, May 4th. We’ve completed 4 of the 27 total work-outs and we’re already very proud of ourselves. In a total of just 8 weeks, we should both be able to run for 30 minutes (or about 5k) without stopping to walk.

I believe we can do it. We have a goal of not only finishing this program, but continuing to jog afterwards. I’ll keep you posted as we go through the rest of this challenge.

There are several events coming up this summer in our area that we would like to see ourselves sign up for:

Bike Lexington: Imagine downtown free of cars for an entire day. You on your bike (or a rented one – I think they are free) and hundreds of others on two wheels enjoying the city with you. We did it 2 years ago kind of by accident – we thought we were just going downtown to the Farmer’s Market!

A Midsummer Night’s Run: Of course we haven’t done this one before, but many Lexingtonians participate each year. We did, however, walk in the Shamrock Shuffle this year! haha

Susan G. Komen Race of the Cure: If you’re a runner, you already know about all of these things. I wanted to post them just in case you haven’t heard. Perhaps this post will convince us to actually run in these races!

Some Near and Distant Family

This is my Great Uncle Andy! I had a great time talking with him that day about all the good times and trips he had with my grandparents decades ago.






Perhaps the tree's nose itched.















Billy and Tandy acting silly : )