Still Working Out

I am not a fan of running.  If there's a spider around, I'll run... but that's about it.  I've been using our treadmill consistently for a couple months now.  I use the elliptical sometimes too.  I was pretty excited I jogged 2 miles in 21 minutes!:

I was making another Wizard of Oz character for my mom, so I held off on posting these in the blog until she got them.  It's taken me a couple weeks to finally post all these pictures.  Here is the latest character:

The beginning of a sunrise and the moon is still high in the sky:

Sunrise overlooking the greenbelt:

A handful of turkeys roam around our work building.  Becky and I haven't had many squirrels to feed lately, but the turkeys have come around a few times:

I can't believe how awful some people can be in traffic.  Well I guess I can believe it since I see it a lot.  I wonder what these idiots are like towards their family and friends.

Thanks for giving me room to workout Ruger!  You're so helpful!:

This is a blurry picture, but the colors were so pretty.  It was a nice reminder that Fall is coming!:

Patiently waiting for me to throw a toy... it helps me take pictures of them together:

Winnie dives on the futon when I take the doggy gate down and go into the room. Sometimes she lays in funny poses:

I guess I only took video during this game we played with Ruger.  I have this one picture though.  The game is to take a muffin tin, put treats in some of the cups and then put tennis balls in every cup and let the dog find the treats.  The first time we tried it with Ruger he was a little unsure of what to do but he still did really well.  The second time he found all the treats within a couple minutes and only missed one.  Its fun to watch him figure out which ball to lift to get food:

It's a little difficult to get to work when a push button start vehicle and both remotes have dead batteries.  I was finally able to start the Rav by holding the "key" against the button and waiting for it to beep, then I could push the button to start it. Thank you Google and YouTube for that lesson!! Before I changed the batteries the car started the next 4 times like nothing happened.  Weird.  I still changed the batteries and haven't had an issue since:

Another Winnie dive onto the futon:

My diet, exercising and cutting sugar back a lot has definitely paid off!  I haven't seen 140 on the scale since before Doug and I got married.  When we got married I was 142 and stayed there for many years until the last couple years.  I put on quite a few pounds (for me) during 2016.  It's so nice to be back down at 140!  I was so excited I took a picture of the scale:

Our little outdoors lover.  She's pouting because I'm about to leave for work;

Hanging outside with the pups on a lovely evening.  Too bad the temperatures went back up to near 100.  Come on Fall!:

This is the before picture of Winnie.  We call her Winnie Mouse, Winnie Bug (because her name before we rescued her was Lady) and Winnie the Pooh (because she never wants to go potty).

heehee!

App Entertainment

Making ears for the Wizard of Oz monkey for my mom:

Crafting is boring.... all 3 of them are asleep while I sew:

Monkey pieces coming together:

TA DAAAA:

I made a quick pillow for a coworker who broke her toe and her daughter broke her ankle.  It will be something soft to put their feet on while elevated:

Need to try this, so I'm saving it here.  I hear it's a yummy ice cream treat that's not so bad for you:

Pretty sunrise:

Super tall plants look really pitiful when they need water. haha:

This is going to be very vague and I won't remember what it's about the next time I see this, but believe me it's funny! LOL:

My foxy desk buddy is still hanging out after a couple years:

I found a new app on my phone and ran our pictures through it.  It's pretty neat!:

Work Booboo

My work plan has gone out of control.  It got even taller and I had to clip some of the ends off.  Its fun to watch it grow:

Our spikey couch mats keep me from sitting down too.  They're mainly to keep the beasties off the couch, but I'm trying to be consistent with my workouts.  This helps:

Here is a side effect of being tall: you hit your head on things.  Poor Doug hit his eyebrow on an air conditioning unit that was installed near a door.  Luckily he was wearing his sunglasses, so he didn't get hit in the eye:

This truck confuses me.  I saw it a couple months ago and again recently.  It has a leather finish and spikes up and over the wheel well.  Weird!:

Ruger loves his pool even if it's empty!:

Doug's eye boo-boo update:

When he first hit his eyebrow; with sunglasses on:

My good little kitchen helpers:

Doug took this picture for my mom:

My last peanut butter protein ball.  These have been a nice little sweet treat when I feel like I really want junk food to eat.  They taste good enough that I can fool myself :)  :

I saw this online and it hits home.  I love my family and friends and I know I don't tell them enough:

Yep, I'm trying to workout and Ruger won't stay out of my face:

Winnie decided to lay under me while I was stretching.  Weirdos!:

This care made me laugh and shake my head at the same time - "No Airbags. We die like real men.":

LOL - at the doctor's office:

We took a selfie to send to Doug to say we love him: