Hakuna Matata - a WISH family that's all heart!

[Hockeychic]

Yikes, Margie stay safe!!!!!

Dave come on up, Buffalo 1/2 marathon at the end of May. There are a few WISHer's going

 

[Motomiker]

Hiya Team,

Motorcycle show was packed this year. Spent time with friends and had a great time. It always makes me want Spring to be here sooner. 8-12 inches of snow (four letter word) coming for us tonight through tomorrow.

Margie~ Next time we head out to my sister's in MI I'll let you know so maybe we can get together!

Off to the gym tonight! We'll see how I do...

Stay warm everyone, Mike

 

[wdw4us]

Dave, sleep is such a wonderful thing, this from someone who has just risen from a Sunday nap. Nothing like a rest to make you feel like a new person.

Went for 4 miles today for an hour with Miranda, the princess and Mark. As usual the princess slept through it all.

Margie, I have a GE convection oven and it does a great job roasting things. At the moment I'm making home made granola - it's perfect for two big sheet pans on convection bake. I rotate the pans every 15 mins. My oven is about 10 years old but with the help of my son Nick I've had it for an extra year. Christmas of 08 I was having a housefull of people when the oven died. I do have a spare stove in the basement but it would not have been enough for all my food. He was able to bring his bag of tricks and secure the oven for another year +. Still hoping to continue as long as I can with it. I'll buy one when I HAVE to.

Our sunshine is making things melt and streets/sidewalks are clear for the most part. What a great feeling to be on the downside of winter.

No excuses! Keep moving.

denise

 

[Scott H]

Dave, Still not Goofy orf us unless I win the Lotto.

Denise, we used to make our own granola, lot more better, also thought of you while in Olympia as there was a quilting store I ran by every morning.

Yes the frive up from Denver was nasty, too 3.5 hours normally 1:45. Slick so we went slow.

What Mike no bike????

 

[nursepammi]

Margie: I have a convection microwave and it roasts very nicely. Don't want to ever own a regular microwave again.

Had a great day today. Worked 16 hours yesterday so it made me totally appreicate every single minute of today. Walked a couple of miles today with dd20 and had a heart to heart with her, just really feeling blessed on this day.

Got lots done today, and there is more to go ... going to start knitting a stranded hat with the mickey mouse ear motif on it. The pattern is on Ravelry.com if anyone is interested. Someone on the Disknitty forum made the pattern after looking at cast members wearing beautiful grey and white sweaters with hidden mickeys knitted in.

Have a good sunday night all!

 

[bunnyfoo]

Hi team! Hope everyone had a great weekend! Did my 13 miler on Saturday and it went pretty well. I did the course with the rolling hills and they were still tough but when I got home and looked at the Garmin results, the pace was a little over 11:00 m/m (for the hills section) so it wasn't too bad, for me anyway. Hips were a little tight at the end of the run but nothing else to complain about. I meant to do a 5 miler today but I just wasn't feeling so I cut it short at 2.5 miles and went home. I'll give the 5 miler a try later on this week.

nursepammi - Can't wait to see the hat when it's done! How long do your knitting projects usually take. Hope things are okay with DD!

Scott - Glad you made it home safely! I saw your snowy highway pictures! Yikes!

Denise - We've got the sunshine and warm weather here too. I'm very glad to see the snow melting and can't wait to see some green on the trees again! Hope your back is feeling better! Love getting massages

Mike - Here's hoping the snow melts as quickly as it arrives! It's almost March so spring should be right around the corner No final decisions on a resort for 2011 but we usually book Pop and see how the money situation is. Last year, we were lucky and were able to book the 4/3 deal.

Kim - I see you've already got your count down going for 2011 Have you done the Buffalo race before? Just curious to see what the course and crowd support are like. I only go to Buffalo for outlets

Margie - Glad to hear that your BP is doing better! for your ear infection! Don't push yourself too hard at the gym. My physio is also my personal trainer. He's certified as both so it works out really well for me. I've found because I see him twice a week, he's able to catch things before they get too serious. It's a little expensive but it's kept me running and active so it's one of the few things I'll spend money on

Dave - Sounds like a good workout for the week! Glad to hear that you'll be back in 2011!! Yay!

Sue - I remember a WISHer doing the Niagara Falls full last year. I can't remember who it was though. The dualathon sounds like fun! Do you think you'll eventually do the 1/2 Ironman? One of our vendors at work did the Ironman in Florida - she loved it! But those distances are scary!!

Jennifer - Wishing we had your weather!

Kristie - Hope you had fun at MK! Are you doing the Princess in a few weeks (Sorry I can't remember if I asked you before).

Hope - How was The Pond? I looked it up on IMDB but it doesn't look like there's much info on it.

Lynn - Glad to hear your knee is doing better! Take it easy on the sidewalks. Do you use Yaktraks or anything like that?

Shannan, MaryJ -

Have a great night everyone!!

 

[wellesleyprincess]

One problem with warm weather is the accompanying rain.

Long run got cut "short" at 13 miles in 2hours due to pop up thunderstorms.

Best,
Jennifer

 

[Hockeychic]

Hi Team!!!!!!

Vicky, no never even heard of the Buffalo 1/2 before. Lily posted that she was going and I figured hey finally I WISH event I could drive to and fees and hotel was quite cheap so we decided to use the one to start of the season.
Are you guys considering it?

 

[syko]

Vicky I hope to do it, I'm waiting on my entry form from Spria for the Princess. Then it will be a matter of seeing if I have a racing chair fix or if I go in my normal one.

Jennifer We know all about the weather, we carry a weather radio with us, and we have been caught in a tornado warning before......I think I could have set a new world record that day.

Pam Thanks for the web address, I can't knit, but my Mom does and i'm always on the look out for patters for her. at the moment she is knitting my Dda Mickey Mouse jumper.

 

[MaryJ]

Margie: I have a convection microwave and it roasts very nicely. Don't want to ever own a regular microwave again.

Had a great day today. Worked 16 hours yesterday so it made me totally appreicate every single minute of today. Walked a couple of miles today with dd20 and had a heart to heart with her, just really feeling blessed on this day.

Got lots done today, and there is more to go ... going to start knitting a stranded hat with the mickey mouse ear motif on it. The pattern is on Ravelry.com if anyone is interested. Someone on the Disknitty forum made the pattern after looking at cast members wearing beautiful grey and white sweaters with hidden mickeys knitted in.

Have a good sunday night all!

Thanks for the head's up about the knitting pattern. I printed off a copy, but it would certainly be a challenge!

Ran 3 miles on Saturday, then went for a leisurely stroll on Sunday (3 miles again). Been having some lower back pain and have tried everything I can think of, (chiro, heat, cold, Biofreeze, etc.) but nothing seems to help. Pain is worse when I'm just sitting; no real pain when running. Going to see if I can get in for a massage this week.

DD is doing well with the pregnancy. Some of you may remember that she had open heart surgery last February. We think that a positive pregnancy test almost one year to the day later was an excellent anniversary gift! She is six weeks along, and we have decided to go ahead and sign up for Wine and Dine. Her due date is Oct. 13, so hopefully she won't go early! Don't think they care if it's a prince or princess, but since we have 2 grand princesses all ready, I guess a grand prince would be nice!

 

[nursepammi]

well, North East team members, get outside for some sun now or never. clouds and precip ALL WEEK LONG.

eww!!!

 

[Steffwalks]

Helloooooooooooooooo Hakuna Matata!

Life in the slow lane, here. For some reason February is a bad, bad month for me. And when it snows all the time and I can't even see the sun, it's way worse. Hopefully, this melancholy is all over with.

I have kept up. You guys are doing some great things!

I'll be back!

 

[windwalker]

Good morning y'all.

There was a break in the rain so we got in our speed intervals this morning. It was a very pleasent 49 degrees so perfect for cranking it up. Our race walking intervals were faster than last week, last week fastest 400m was 2:32 this week was 2:28. I even did a 1:09 200m sprint. Each week should be a little better.

One of my Team Panda members went to a race walking 5k in Kingsport Tenn and said the elbowing from other racers was vicious. I told him to get faster and the elbowers couldn't catch him.

Have a magical day y'all.

Dave

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

Dave – yes, we are getting really excited about the trip – that is about all we do on weekends is plan for it. Sounds like a great training plan!

Margie – the drive from Denver did take Scott much longer than usual – he said the roads were sheets of ice!

Vickie – we do not have sidewalks out here, I walk in the street – but it is a rural area, so not much traffic. I used yaktraks in Jackson, but I haven’t used them much here, it is so rarely icy. I do have a pair and I will probably put them in my pack for todays walk, as the roads are still snow covered. I also do not walk very far, my loop is 1.28 miles.

I am working a few later shifts during the week which is allowing me to spend a little more time on the computer.

I got up this morning and got ready to take dogs for their walk, then looked at the thermometer, it was 6.5 below 0! Then turned on the TV, and they were saying the wind chill was 20 below 0! I guess our wind sensor is frozen because it is saying 0 wind, and while the wind is not great, I can see that it is blowing somewhat. I decided the dogs could wait until after breakfast this morning - so I still have not gotten out for our walk - but will need to do so soon! We got almost a foot of snow in the 2 days of snow. Wind was not blowing - so it did not blow to Nebraska and is still on the ground. I do need to get outside - inspite of the temps - at least the sun is out!

Have a great week all!

 

[bunnyfoo]

Hi team! Happy Monday!!

Kim - I'm thinking about a couple of races in May. Part of me wants to take a break for a couple of weeks in April but part of me just wants to get out there DF may be travelling at end of May but isn't sure yet. I haven't registered for anything yet because I'm thinking of going with him.

Connie - Hang in there! Just a couple more weeks until spring!

MaryJ - Glad to hear things are okay with DD! Hope your back feels better soon! Have you checked your shoes as a source of the problem? When mine get "old", I get knee pain. I'm a stomper so my shoes don't even last as long as they should

Lynn - Stay warm! How do your dogs fare in really cold weather? I'm thinking it doesn't even faze them.

Kirstie - Hopefully your chair gets fixed soon! Will your sponsors help with the repair costs?

AFM - I'm off to the gym tonight for a training session! I also registered for a few races in the summer and fall - a 10 miler, 1/2 marathon and a 10K. I got a $10 discount for registering for all three (same running group organizing all three) but then the discount gets eaten up by the online processing fee. Sheesh!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[wilbur]

Good Afternoon Team!

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Got out for 2x 10-milers. Was going to spin on Sun. but the weather was too good to pass up & I wanted to take advantage of the snowless sidewalks & roads. We are expecting a wintery week & I can see from my desk the snow is starting.

Connie, Glad you could pop in. Feb. is almost over. Hang in there. March & spring are right around the corner.

MaryJ, Good news that your DD is doing well.

Margie, Are you shovelling out today?

Have a great day everyone...........Sue

 

[Motomiker]

Hello Team HM,

I started John Bingham's Running for Mortals 10K Run/Walk program today! This is the first offical program that I have ever followed. I figured since I am pretty much starting over after the time off for the cancer surgery, I'd try something new. My goal is to complete this 11 weeks and eventually move on to the 10k run program or the half marathon run/walk. Last fall I ran my first 10K at the Race for the Taste at WDW, so I'll see how it goes!

Scott~ Sorry no new bikes for me this year, I bought another used one last fall, just before I found out about my cancer. (1990 Honda Hawk GT650) I'm looking forward to the riding season! Hmmm...I like to run, like to ride, maybe I need to move someplace warmer!!

Vicky~ We might stay at the POP when for Marathon weekend, so hopefully we can meet up! We also like the suites at the ASMusic because our son can have his seperate room. Still thinking...

Back to work for me tonight, I'll be sleepy tomorrow...

Stay warm everyone, Mike

 

[windwalker]

Hi guys, just stopping by to read the posts up to date. I've had a relaxing day at home after my workout and a trip out for a haircut. He cut it much shorter than I like so I won't be going back.

I did get my Tricare card so I have health insurance effictive march 1st. The rates are very reasonable, $230 a year and $12 co pay for doctor visit, $30 for emergency room visit and $11 a day in hospital costs.

Have a restful evening y'all.

Dave

 

[funwalker]

Good Evening Team!

Well, we got the snow- about 6-inches of heavy wet snow. It is actually one of those beautiful post card moments. Cleaned the drive-now I need to go clean up the huge piles that the snow plows left in each end of my drive!

Connie- We miss you! Michigan is a one of the lowest sunshine states- but I would send what we have if I could!

Dave- Impressive workouts

SAD...be thankful you do not know him.

One of my Team Panda members went to a race walking 5k in Kingsport Tenn and said the elbowing from other racers was vicious. I told him to get faster and the elbowers couldn't catch him.

Canada: then we have that awesome sportsman from Russell who apologized when he won the Gold-he got excited and shouted out. He felt bad that he might have hurt the Silver Medalist feelings!

Denise & Pam- for the information on the Convection/Microwave. I am seriously thinking the GE Profile, but I have not read any of the reviews – any thoughts on the stainless interior?

Hope- Great news on getting that long stint removed! PTL you are feeling better.

Jack, Jennifer, Kim, Kristy, Lynn, MaryJ, Robert, Shannan –wishing you sunshine!

MaryJ- Oh, goodness I remember all your DD went through- Now they are expecting a little bundle of joy - PTL that is wonderful news!

Lynn- that cold is brutal! Be careful and dress warm if you go out-that is dangerous for any exposed skin! A foot of snow-do you have snow shoes?

Mike- Be thinking of you tonight…hope the first night back is no so bad!
The Motorcycle Show sounds awesome. What was the most impressive Bike you seen? Why? They say February is actually a good time to buy! Depends on where you are in the Chicago area – you could just be 2-½ hrs plus from Portage. I think I am about an hour south of Middleville, not using a major road, so it could take longer. You would be most welcome anytime! OR I would be happy to meet you and your family somewhere. How old is your little guy?

Scott- Tell Lynn thanks for keeping us informed Nasty Roads- and I know it is more difficult when you are tired. Glad you made it home without incident!

Sue– 2-10 milers...Girl you are impressive Yes, Lots n’ Lots of snow blowing & shoveling today. Hoping for a rest day tomorrow getting ready for the next storm coming in on Wednesday. It just does not seem right that we are getting more snow than you guys!

Vicky- WTG on your 13-miler! I think I managed to put together a core/ABS workout for the gym. I might have to give up and get a PT for a session- Will try it out tomorrow.

AFM: Oh, the shoulder and back muscles are not happy tonight!

Enjoy the moments!

 

[syko]

Vicky No help with the repair costs, thats why its taking so long.
Dh is starting to talk to HED and Phil again as I want to start racing federation, but to do that I need legal wheels.
I'm hoping to get a good discount again from them. I'm on pro rate from HED and full from Phill. Hopefully that will continue.

Dave I konw how your team mate felt......I get the same, with wheels.

We went to the Richare Petty race track today for our free ride along. I think the best part was trying to get in and out. I found the ride along too slow and boaring.
I think as I have driven at 120mph them going at 140mph was not enough difference, but it was a nice change from the norm and especially as it was free!!!