The management apologizes for the lack of Saturday blathering on this blog. It was interrupted by crowds of dreamy boaters who thought the 70-degree weather is going to last and last. Little do they know the rain is supposed to come back this afternoon.

It was a busy and stressful week here in Lake Woebegon. We had to bring the car in on Monday only to have it die again on Friday. They told us it was one of two things and I had them fix the cheap thing. Unfortunately, it looks like the expensive thing is the problem, of course. So tomorrow we get to deal with tow trucks and mechanics again. Oh joy.

Speaking of joy, I get to work today for four hours and I *get* to work four hours next Sunday as well. Management decided the Leasing Office needed to be open on Sundays during the "busy season" but stupidly forgot the person they had scheduled to do it is on vacation. Ugh. They promised me time and a half so I won't bitch. It will pay for the car repairs but I would have rather spent on something fun like a dinner.

On the exercise front, things are going well. My goal has been to exercise for 5 days but things always come up and I can only do it for 4. If I was really hard-core I'd ride my bike to work today and have Ian come pick me up, but I'm not. If I get in three runs in a week, I'm happy. I have a couple more weeks of the 5K podcasts before they start a new 10K series. I am going to continue with the interval training because it's a great way to track my progress.

And on that note, I should really go eat something before my blood sugar gets any lower.

Today's PodRunner Intervals upped the ante and I ran for 25 minutes this time. They let me slide the past two times by having me do 2 ten-minute intervals with a few breaks thrown in. But not today. I did not stop or collect $200. Ian was a witness to this event so there is proof. :) I'm not as tired as I was last week so that's good. The 15 minute mark was hard but I managed to get past that and keep going. Next week is going to be hard because there are no breaks from here on out. Ugh. I've been more active in my exercising and I've added some swim time. My bike should be fixed this afternoon so that will be thrown into the mix tomorrow depending on the weather. Hoorray!

In other news, it was a busy week and I know I did something but I'm not sure what. We're having a fund raiser tonight at work for an organization that takes autistic kids out on boat rides. I haven't decided if I want to go or not. It should be fun but I'm not sure if I feel like mingling with our tenants.

And last but not least, I got an e-mail from my mom and she said my grandpa will have some radiation next week to zap the spots on his liver and after that he will be cancer free! Huzzah!!! Thanks to everyone who sent healing energy. We believe that everyone's thoughts and prayers helped him recovery quickly and get through this.

The five-mile list has been pared down to a couple of items I can do later in the week. We had a nice, relaxing weekend and I cooked up a storm. Which is good because now I don't have to cook for a couple of days.

I started my first day of training for the triathlon today. My legs are a bit cranky but I managed to exercise w/o dying. It was nice swimming after my run and I didn't get tired like I usually do when I swim. I guess I'm doing something right. The nice thing about bringing Ian to work at 8 is that I can go to the gym after that and avoid the mid-morning mommy rush. I hate jogging when the women have their strollers on the track. They are ruthless and will run you over. I got a bunch of things done this morning and had to go to Gi Joe's today and buy some new water shoes and tubes for my bike tires. I'm so high-speed.

That's all I have to report for now.

Carry on.

So it's been an interesting couple of days in Clark County. First some kids find a parachute that may or may not belong to DB Cooper.. then on the way to work today there was some exciting police action along SR-500. I gawked like everyone else but couldn't see anything. Turns out a mentally ill man was last seen digging for buried treasure there and the tunnel he made might have collapsed.

Of course the most exciting news of all is I make my debut as queen of the North Image Neighborhood Association tonight. I have made my lists and prepared my agenda and have sort-of gone over what I'm going to say. I'm a little nervous but I doubt they are expecting any sort of Evita Peron-esque speeches. I'll polish my tiara just in case.

And last, but certainly not least, I have decided I'm going to do a triathlon in September right before my 35th birthday. My co-worker has been bugging me to do it and I've already started running I just need to master the bike and swim part. The one I'm planning on doing is in The Gorge and I'm going to do the "mini-triathlon". Which is swim half a mile, bike 7 miles (or so) and then run 3 miles. I can do that. I'll probably have to get my shots before I swim in the Columbia River but hey! If my mom can climb mountains and run 5 miles in her 50s I can do this. Plus, I need a reason other than getting in shape to get me out of bed in the morning.

So that's all the news that's fit to type. Work has been slow today due to the impending STORM so I might do a meme later today. Just wanted to warn you.