Sunny Saturday

After Friday's post, I managed to get my butt in gear enough to make a roast chicken and a double batch of chicken chili to get us through the weekend. We also went out for drinks with D's office crowd in the evening, which was fun.

Today, we worked out for the first time in a long time. I managed to run 3 miles without stopping in 29:02 including the 2 minute walking warm up. I usually run a mile and walk a minute, then run a mile and walk a minute. Not too bad considering I haven't worked out in about 3 months. I think my dog walking regiment counts as a workout in itself. Key to getting in cardiovascular shape: get a dog, move to a hilly neighborhood, and commit to walking him everyday.

This morning's walk proved interesting since Eddie has such a strong prey drive. First, we had a bad truck moment. Next, we encountered three deer in a lot right across from us as we were walking by. Unfortunately, T&E noticed them this time and Eddie went loopy trying to get to them. They ran off when he started barking at them, but getting him calmed down was not easy since we had another guy walking his dog not too far behind us; hence, Eddie could never fully relax. Finally, along the busy road where there is a sidewalk with a stone wall on the other side (i.e. no way to avoid anything we might encounter), there was a squirrel about 6 feet in front of us that was refusing to move. Eddie wanted that thing so badly, but I knew if we moved forward, it would be very difficult for me to control their forward momentum. Finally Eddie barked and it ran into a crevice in the wall after sensing, I presume, that Eddie wanted to eat him. Overall, we did quite well considering the level of frustration Eddie was certainly feeling on this walk.

We have been enjoying our patio furniture on a perfectly sunny day after having just returned from Costco. We bought food supplies just in case the avian flu does hit hard and something goes horribly wrong. Neither one of us truly thinks it will hit so hard that we can't leave our house, or that food supplies will be interrupted, but we figured it didn't hurt to stock up on a few things. If we don't use all of it when their expiration dates near, we'll make sure to donate it to charity. We bought the dogs food, too, though we bought Iams instead of their gourmet food, which smells so good when you open the bag that I actually tasted it one day to see if it was good. It wasn't. But it does smell good.