well-running is only a teeny portion of my fitness. I compete in fitness competitons -suggestions-

My running with Walter is more for him than me... we do a 4-mile route during the week and sometimes 8-10 trail run on the weekends.  I'm kind of extreme.  I also do my own sprint work at the college track - they have an awesome rubber track and most of the high schools around here also have those.  And the football fields are turf... not grass - the fake turf?  Those are excellent for running.  I don't like treadmills either!  It feels even worse than pounding on the street!.  I use them for incline walking sometimes.  But the elliptical machines are great for the knees and feet.  Running is very therapeutic for me, obviously for my dog too! 

But health wise, running is pretty hard on the joints, so I'd keep it to a 3-4 times a week at most, cross training with weight training and some other cardio activity, walking, etc. 

I think those programs like you did, running programs, triathlon programs, especially the ones that are specific for women are fantastic.. and Running Magazine and Runner's World mag & their online forum are great places to get some advice- kinda like here. 

My fitness helps me in all parts of my life. It keeps my energy up for MT work, for my family, is kind of my version of therapy. 

• Ever noticed how much dogs communicate? LOL! - My old dog is mad at me! LOL!
  • Sometimes it freaks me out. I'm a runner and take Walter the lab for (sm) - Deb
    • Running... - The Other Sunshine
      • well-running is only a teeny portion of my fitness. I compete in fitness competitons -suggestions- - Deb
        • You sounds just like me! - ERMT
          • Well, let's team up and do the Gladiator show then! nm - Deb
            • LOL! We should! That would be fun! - ERMT
    • Whenever our German shepherd wants to go out, she'll grab her leash bring it to you - SM - ERMT
      • I guess Walter is pretty passive compared to your guy! Gets you going though, doesn't it? nm - Deb
  • Of course, dog responds to sound of letters,cause& - effect. Not realling spelling. nm
    • Dogs CAN Communicate..... - awwgeez
      • My Therapy Dogs are certified through - awwgeez
      • We've done that! You can bring pets to my grandma's nursing home on certain days (sm) - Deb
      • Bless your heart for having Therapy Dogs! - mt of oz
      • Never said they dont communicate.Also dont spell - If spell hot dog 1st time, dog has no idea what it
        • means. - nm
    • Oh but don't you understand, just like my children - trose
      • I'm telling you after years of living with the same family - they figure things out! sm - OP
        • I was totally making a joke, Just having a little fun! - trose
          • Oh, I hope you didn't think I was being mean! (sm) - OP
            • You are so right. Often afraid to reply - trose
              • Hey mine are even geniuser than yours! LOL! nm - OP
              • Well....not exactly Lilly our Jack Russell - trose
  • We resorted to spelling b-y-e but now he even knows that. - trose
    • My sister's dogs can spell. - Misha
    • Cats do the same thing ... We now ask - Is the turkey in the straw? lol
  • oooh I can relate - debbb
    • LOL - debbb
      • We have a remedy for misspeaks. (sm) - Misha
      • I know! If it was one of my kids they'd be going, "but you said....!!" sm - My old dog is mad at me! LOL!
        • Dogs & Cats - mt of oz
          • Aha! That's what my daughter's book says is in the "code of ethics" for dogs (sm) - OP
          • Now that is funny! - trose

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Started using tapes when Jane Fonda's Workout came out and various DVDs since.  Hands down the BEST has been Yourself Fitness.  It is a different workout every single time, is customized to your current fitness level, and you can focus on different areas (weight loss, cardio, etc.) each time.  My husband has his own profile on my CD and also loves it!!  Check it out, ladies! 

I am jealous of MIL and Dh relationship.  There, I admitted it.  It was a huge red flag when we were dating but I ignored it.   To start at the beginning I was jeolous.  I wished now I would have listed  but I didn’t I married him.  Lived here in an appointment but he really considered his home with mommy who was 88 miles away.  He would go every weekend leaving me here alone.  I thought well, he is not married to me or anything I guess he is taking care of responsibility.  He seemed obsessed on the family farm (70 acres) and getting that started.  He and his mommy were working side by side to get “the place” fixed up.  Occasionally, his friend and his wife would invite them camping so he and mommy would take a break with his buddies and camp.  Not so intelligent me was sitting at home, alone thinking one of these days he will figure out what a wonderful person I am and he won’t have to cling to mommy so much.  Boy was I ever wrong.  He took my virginity and that made me want to cling to him tighter.  I shamelessly chased him.  Finally I told him that if he wasn’t going to marry me, I was leaving.  He said okay, lets do it.  Well we had a rush engagement.  DH hated the idea of a wedding he had already been through that once. (This was his second marriage).  He was not very cooperative and kind of rude but I did get my wedding.  At some points in our courtship I thought it was sweet how he doted on his mommy I just wished I saw how dysfunctional it really was.  I think my first clue should have been when he was late for our second date because mommy called him bawling because she and her brother got into a fight. 

Anyway, it was so hard to keep MIL out of our business.  MIL balanced our check books, dh would take me and MIL out of a drive, all outings included MIL.  I told him that I think we should be taking care of our financial bus and dh said “no, mom knows how to do it and besides if I take that from her she won’t feel wanted. “  I asked, who did you marry, me or mommy.  Well MIL is not in our finances anymore.  She did used to go through our mail. I asked her if she was going to be a meddling MIL and she got mad and told DH and dh jumped my butt saying she is only trying to help and a few cuss words. (when the cussing started, I turned out). MIL was upset and she was going to take us to court. I guess she thinks she has rights to his money just like a wife would or more so.  They did have bank accounts together, cc together. 

Any, I cannot write a book.  Just a long story short, I try to put up boundaries and I am the villain. MIL is not a meddler, she is trying to help, she is only being a loving, doting,  graaaadmommeeee.  To get along, I  try to think of her as a break from the kids but the way she interacts with my children sends chills down my spine.  First she would say that is her baby, she didn’t want her baby doing this or that.  She did not want her baby to get sick so I couldn’t  take her outside. She wants to sleep in their room so she can take care of them, she would take my oldest dd in another room and shut the door and undress.  She wanted to take her to the public restroom, (It is like she thinks, DH child is her responsibility, I am just womb donor. It was driving me stir crazy.  She and dh would buddy up on our outings and leave me feeling like a third wheel. And with DD, it was like she, DH and my child were just one big happy family.  Gag. One time dh ask her if she wanted another baby, she said “I love babies.”  GAG.  Bad part is my oldest dd loves her.  She wanted MIL to take her to school this morning, not me.  She is 5 years old. 

our newspaper, also with the "must order within 48 hours." When I saw that, it rang a bell for another heater I did buy and was I ever sorry.

I would have checked out the company claims a little more before jumping on something like that.

Another point: You will not get the amount of heat you do with wood. Can you possibly convert your wood heater to coal and wood or even pellets?  

We used wood for 20 years (Fisher stove) and I, too, was tired of getting up in the middle of the night 2-3 times. I begged for central heat in our new place and boy, was I sorry. I was always cold (for 10 years). So, last year we bought a used coal/wood burner. What a difference! I'll never go back to central heat again. That stove heats our 1500 sq. foot home and I'm never running around with sweaters on anymore. I don't have to get up in the night to fix it, either.

My son bought a pellet stove last year for his 3 story home. They love it and don't use their central heat either.  It does cost a few bucks more for the pellets.I think he bought $1000 worth, while we only spent $500 on coal and the wood is free.

pieces of chicken I guess - and little greasy hands touching everything.  At least with spaghetti they might sit at a table - my opinion only -

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My youngest (3-1/2 now) did the same thing, and my 5-year-old never did either.  I was mortified with his behavior and the worst part was my dh thought I was overreacting.  Then he took the kids to the store alone one day.  He came home and said "Wow Tommy is naughty in the store", well duh!!!! that is why I look like I have been through a battle when I get home from the store everytime.  At about 2 1/2 he started listening and got psyced about holding on to the cart with mommy, or even better riding in one of the "car carts" that they have at the supermarket.  But anywhere that he needed to sit still for I just ended up finding a babysitter until he was more calm (around 32 months). 

My 5-year-old starts school this year too and she is having the same issue.  She is not a shy girl by any means,but she is soooo worried about K.  I think it is normal and I am hoping that she will be okay once she gets there and is involved in the activities. 

Sorry I guess this was not really much help, except to know you are not alone. 

In the past 6 months, my sister-in-law's dog has killed TWO of our cats. 

She never married, doesn't have kids.  Her dogs ARE her children and she brings them everywhere.  They are not small dogs either.  One is a chow and the other is a mutt. 

She brings her dogs up to the in-laws every morning so my MIL can "babysit" while she goes to work.  Her dogs run around, come into our yard, stalk our cats, and attack.   Our dogs, if they are outside, will protect the cats but they aren't always outside.

She has been told that her dog has killed two of our cats and her only response is,  OMG!  I'm so sorry.   That's it.  Nothing else. 

I love her to death but she is totally irresponsible when it comes to her dogs and even more lacking in compassion when told that her dogs killed two of her nieces cats.  What the?

How would you handle this?   I don't want to cause any kind of friction because we all live so close and it is my husband's only sister.

Just really tired of losing our kitties.

If this rash ever recurs (God forbid) we will have to do some allergy testing. At the moment, I think there is a strong possibility that it is related to the trees we bought (see post below). Both of them were dripping from the holes in the bottom of the pot and I think there must have been some kind of fertilizer or something which got on his skin. Or possibly there was some kind of insect on the trees which got on him, because he has had new bumps appearing up to about three or four days ago. But he has several large areas on his chest which are just solid rash (he didn't even let me see that until last night because he knew I would freak out).

Tide detergent is a thought, too - he had been complaining of itching around his waist so he started washing all his underwear and T-shirts (undershirts) in Woolite. I use Tide Free but maybe I should change to something gentler.

Thanks again!    We will definitely try your home allergy test if this doesn't clear up or if it recurs.

I used to use Crest - I don't know why I switched.

And I tried Tom's years and years ago. I liked it but my husband didn't. We each have our own toothpaste now, so I might give it a try again.

Thanks!