Tonight was our last small group class for couples who are struggling with impaired fertility. It was bittersweet but there were some GREAT quotes that were said. I am only allowed to say so much due to confidentiality. But here was one of the quotes... we were talking about child birth...
"Thinking of life as a whole and giving birth to a child, it is just a moment.. just a moment out of so many other wonderful moments in time. Don't let the lack of that moment spoil all the good moments that you can have with life". We were talking about adoption at this time and the quote really hit me hard. (But this does not in any way discount the wonderful experience of childbirth. Because I know that is must be a wonderful experience... and hard one too!)
There were a lot of other quotes tonight as well and I learned a lot about IVF. I was given two great books to read and other reading material and sources to pull from. This class was beneficial to both Daniel and myself.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Congrats! You have a messed up lip
To save everyone from gagging... I am not posting a picture of my lip. And no... I did not get into a fight but I did get my first bloody lip today compliments of Daniel. (and no it was not intentional)
So the morning started off with Daniel slamming his arm into my head and then onto my mouth where he busted open my lip. He was asleep and I was too. I of course woke up at 5:45 and yelled but not too loud because I was totally off guard. He woke up instantly and was apologizing until the cows came home. I really did NOT want to get up but did because it dawned on me that I might have blood going everywhere. Sure enough... I did. Thankfully everything is just inside the corner of my lip and it really doesn't hurt as bad as I would have thought one would hurt. I tried to go back to bed because my alarm wasn't supposed to go off for a while but I just could not shake it. I got up and did some laundry, ran the dishwasher, and clipped coupons. My Tuesday started off with a bang.
So the morning started off with Daniel slamming his arm into my head and then onto my mouth where he busted open my lip. He was asleep and I was too. I of course woke up at 5:45 and yelled but not too loud because I was totally off guard. He woke up instantly and was apologizing until the cows came home. I really did NOT want to get up but did because it dawned on me that I might have blood going everywhere. Sure enough... I did. Thankfully everything is just inside the corner of my lip and it really doesn't hurt as bad as I would have thought one would hurt. I tried to go back to bed because my alarm wasn't supposed to go off for a while but I just could not shake it. I got up and did some laundry, ran the dishwasher, and clipped coupons. My Tuesday started off with a bang.
Monday, March 19, 2012
The good, the bad, and the after
So... The race was done. First off, my official time that I just got was 4:42:50... very nice.
I needed to walk. Diane was the first person I saw since she could just scoot around people without a stroller and baby. Her and I walked until everyone else caught up with us. My legs were tight, my lower back hurt, and I was ready to try to find something that was no sweet. I had enough gels and shotblocks for a week.
I managed to find a diet coke and a beer and 2 things of cookies but I saved those for later. I downed about half of each drink. (yes I know that sounds absolutely awful of a combination) Anyways... I walked around the inside of the tent with Alex and Diane but we ended up loosing Diane somewhere in the mix. Alex and I had a recap of everything. She told me I did great which was so nice to hear. (who doesn't like a compliment!?) We then walked around outside. I saw a pizza truck but no pizza insight. There were a lot of massage tables and medical (they were doing some nasty things there and made me want to gag) Think suction cup on leg, steroid shots or something to that look, taping up people's legs, etc , etc. Needless to say, we all got together outside and chatted about the race and then I decided it was WAY too cold (only 60ish) to stay outside and needed a shower asap. So we walked to the car. I was told it was a long way away. It didn't seem that far away. I enjoyed walking and talking even though Ron offered to push me in the stroller. HA!! I think I would break that. Plus apparently I smelled like death according to Val and Diane. I swear I wore deo! We got back to the hotel and low and behold, I asked for late checkout and they were already cleaning the room. This did not stop me from going straight in there to get a shower. After cleaning up, we went and met Alex, Ron, and Rosalie at PT's Grill. CHEESEBURGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer.... I LOVE cheeseburgers but after racing for that amount of mileage, my stomach doesn't know what to do. I was not hungry but I was. Regardless, the cheeseburger was amazing!
We chatted for a good while and Rosalie was fighting a nap a good portion of the time. Alex rotated Rosalie around to Val, Diane, and myself. We all had a great time with her. Val was very smitten. (who wouldn't be?) 2pm came a bit too fast but we had to get back home. I was getting tired and knew we had a 4 hour drive back home.
We all said our goodbyes and I took the backseat with Diane's pillow and rested my eyes and the rest of my body for the ride home. While in the car, I managed to force a banana, pineapple, grapefruit, and some peanut mms in my mouth in between resting my eyes.
We all had a great short weekend. We all wish it could have lasted longer and now MUST take a summer trip at some point!
When I got home Daniel's mom and grandma were here to visit. We all ended up going out to Ham's for dinner. Once again, not that hungry but the food was soooo good. Salmon and double broccoli. mmmmm.
After I got home, I unpacked and then dropped like a fly on the couch while watching tv. I didn't mean to, but my body was ready to quit for the day.
I needed to walk. Diane was the first person I saw since she could just scoot around people without a stroller and baby. Her and I walked until everyone else caught up with us. My legs were tight, my lower back hurt, and I was ready to try to find something that was no sweet. I had enough gels and shotblocks for a week.
I managed to find a diet coke and a beer and 2 things of cookies but I saved those for later. I downed about half of each drink. (yes I know that sounds absolutely awful of a combination) Anyways... I walked around the inside of the tent with Alex and Diane but we ended up loosing Diane somewhere in the mix. Alex and I had a recap of everything. She told me I did great which was so nice to hear. (who doesn't like a compliment!?) We then walked around outside. I saw a pizza truck but no pizza insight. There were a lot of massage tables and medical (they were doing some nasty things there and made me want to gag) Think suction cup on leg, steroid shots or something to that look, taping up people's legs, etc , etc. Needless to say, we all got together outside and chatted about the race and then I decided it was WAY too cold (only 60ish) to stay outside and needed a shower asap. So we walked to the car. I was told it was a long way away. It didn't seem that far away. I enjoyed walking and talking even though Ron offered to push me in the stroller. HA!! I think I would break that. Plus apparently I smelled like death according to Val and Diane. I swear I wore deo! We got back to the hotel and low and behold, I asked for late checkout and they were already cleaning the room. This did not stop me from going straight in there to get a shower. After cleaning up, we went and met Alex, Ron, and Rosalie at PT's Grill. CHEESEBURGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer.... I LOVE cheeseburgers but after racing for that amount of mileage, my stomach doesn't know what to do. I was not hungry but I was. Regardless, the cheeseburger was amazing!
We chatted for a good while and Rosalie was fighting a nap a good portion of the time. Alex rotated Rosalie around to Val, Diane, and myself. We all had a great time with her. Val was very smitten. (who wouldn't be?) 2pm came a bit too fast but we had to get back home. I was getting tired and knew we had a 4 hour drive back home.
We all said our goodbyes and I took the backseat with Diane's pillow and rested my eyes and the rest of my body for the ride home. While in the car, I managed to force a banana, pineapple, grapefruit, and some peanut mms in my mouth in between resting my eyes.
We all had a great short weekend. We all wish it could have lasted longer and now MUST take a summer trip at some point!
When I got home Daniel's mom and grandma were here to visit. We all ended up going out to Ham's for dinner. Once again, not that hungry but the food was soooo good. Salmon and double broccoli. mmmmm.
After I got home, I unpacked and then dropped like a fly on the couch while watching tv. I didn't mean to, but my body was ready to quit for the day.
3,2,1 you are with your thoughts for hours!
Sunday at 510 came too early! I was VERY surprised that I had such a good night sleep. I do not know what to contribute that to, but Ill take it! I had everything placed out the night before so it was just bodyglide, clothes, brush teeth, out the door. UNTIL... I was putting on my socks and realized they were both for the same foot! These are toe socks so you really can not substitute. Thankfully, I packed both pairs. So I was digging though my bag to try to find the other match. That was super nerve racking! We were out the door right on time. (We were on time all weekend)
Alex met Val and myself outside. Diane stayed back to sleep a bit more and Ron and Rosalie as well. Anyways, Val and Alex dropped me off at the trolly pickup where the expo was and where the finish like was. They walked me to the drop off and waited for me to get on the bus. Im not sure why but I always get emotional before a race. This was the case again. I am sure it is because you never know what the future holds and people die from these sorts of things. (heart attack)
I thought maybe I would find someone nice to talk to on the bus and calm my nerves. This was not the case. The gal that was sitting next to me was on her phone the whole time and everyone else seemed to have a buddy. We were dropped off at the start area but had to walk through muddy wet grass to get to the portapotties. This was not good. I was just hoping for non wet shoes. The forecast was very promising but it did not start off that way. It was cold and misting at the start line. There was a huge screen up with the countdown til the start. I had about 35 minutes from when I got there. I finally turned on my watch and my watch said 6:23 but the clock said I had 17 more minutes. Clearly I was on time but others were not. Anyways, the race ended up starting 10 minutes late and I started 2 minutes after the horn was sounded. It was very dark out during the start At the start line, there were strobe lights with different colors.
So the gun went off and off we went. I started up my music and came across a very fitting song so stayed on it for a while and to calm my nerves, stuck with very upbeat songs for the first 5 miles or so. I knew the first few miles were going to be tough for me. I tend to get terrible cramps on my sides at around mile 2ish and have only not gotten them once before.
So... while we were all running around this famous 3 mile loop, I saw some interesting characters. (what I am about to type was no joke) There was an army man with red white and blue short shorts and he was caring a backpack with camping stuff. There was a lady who had a cow bell attached to her and it rang the WHOLE race. She was wearing tiny purple wings, a headband with ears on it, a purple skirt thing, and purple glasses. There was another girl with huge fairy wings, there was someone with a wolfpack outfit on, and some interesting pants that girls wore. O yes, and of course there were the people who did not check to see if their underwear would show through. (I am not joking!) What else am I supposed to do for 4+ hours?
So back to mile one and two... at every intersection, there were people with different dogs. Each dog had a yellow bandana on. It was nice to focus on the excitement on what the next dog would look like. They were all so friendly looking! Mile one and two came and went very fast. I was pretty relieved of this. And then.... my shoe came untied. I had to stop to fix this. I got up and started out again. I focused on breathing, my pace and not someone else, and then focused on the fruit snacks I knew I was going to get at mile 5. Just as expected, I met Alex, Val, and Diane at mile 5. Val had whatever I wanted. I thought I would need sunglasses but it was still very misty so I just took the gushers. I also thought I would need chapstick but didnt. I gave Alex my jacket and then got the gusher and was on my way. At around mile 6-7 I heard that I had to travel to the right because the half marathon winner was coming though. No joke, there were some kids coming right by me. They finished Im sure just over an hour 10-15 min.
I was by myself until mile 12. There were some times I was thinking... I dont know what else to think about! All the aid stations were so great. Most of them were college teams. There was NC State, Carolina, Duke, LSU, WV, UNCW and Im sure there were others. Also, there were high school kids there. I saw a high school band, and a lot of friendly homeowners. I came around the corner to start mile 10ish and passed the NC State team which was SO friendly, then I passed Carolina. I thought to myself... (I should just throw my cup on the ground. It had gatorade in it) BUT I was super nice and did put it in the trash can EVERY time. I then saw the girls. I only got one shot block because the aid stations were already handing out gels. This was a big change from the MB marathon. I was able to get a gel every 2 miles or so. At around mile 14 this guy stopped me... well really just started up conversation because I wasnt stopping and asked what mile I was on. At this point, there were people who were running their second lap of the loop I was on and there were signs that were a bit confusing. I let him know and he asked if he could run with me for a little while. I of course was like SURE!! Ill always take someone who is going to talk my ear off and I can listen and not have to think about anything else. His name was Donald and he worked at a lab and has 2 girls and a boy. All are my age or around my age. He talked about his fishing trips, his boat, his kids, his families love of swim bike run, his running club, etc. He was very entertaining. So I turned off my music and we ran together until just after mile 21. He then said he was going to try to pick up the pace and try to finish under a 4:30. I wished him luck and we split. By this time, I knew I was going to see the girls one last time before the end and was thankful that I had about an hour left. I ended up running with Val for a little bit and asked for some gossip (aka her to talk to me so I could listen). She gave me my bread which was awesome! She ran with me until about 22.75. Anyways... Right after we parted, I dropped my bread. Thankfully it was in a bag so I sure did turn around and get it.
I had just a few miles left by myself. It was out and back and I would be done. At about mile 24, there was gravel road. I took this as an opportunity to WALK. My first thought was gravel in my shoes equals me having to stop to get it out and sitting on the ground = me not wanting or able to get up. My next thought was twisting my leg, ankle, etc. It was not worth it. So after the gravel, I knew that I would be back to it on the way back and ran as much as I could knowing I would have to slow my pace later. I saw Donald at this point since it was an out and back course. We high fived and wished each other luck. I am sure he finished at his goal time. At the last .3 miles (according to my garmin) I was picking up the pace. I saw the finish line but then it seemed like it was taking forever to get there. Right before the finish, I saw Val, Diane, Alex, Ron, and Rosalie! I ran as fast as I could to the finish. Finish time according to garmin was 4:42... and 26.47 miles.(Overachiever) I dropped 7 minutes according to my garmin from my last race last month. This I was SO EXCITED OVER!!! To know I just did this distance a month ago and improved that much was awesome!
Alex met Val and myself outside. Diane stayed back to sleep a bit more and Ron and Rosalie as well. Anyways, Val and Alex dropped me off at the trolly pickup where the expo was and where the finish like was. They walked me to the drop off and waited for me to get on the bus. Im not sure why but I always get emotional before a race. This was the case again. I am sure it is because you never know what the future holds and people die from these sorts of things. (heart attack)
I thought maybe I would find someone nice to talk to on the bus and calm my nerves. This was not the case. The gal that was sitting next to me was on her phone the whole time and everyone else seemed to have a buddy. We were dropped off at the start area but had to walk through muddy wet grass to get to the portapotties. This was not good. I was just hoping for non wet shoes. The forecast was very promising but it did not start off that way. It was cold and misting at the start line. There was a huge screen up with the countdown til the start. I had about 35 minutes from when I got there. I finally turned on my watch and my watch said 6:23 but the clock said I had 17 more minutes. Clearly I was on time but others were not. Anyways, the race ended up starting 10 minutes late and I started 2 minutes after the horn was sounded. It was very dark out during the start At the start line, there were strobe lights with different colors.
So the gun went off and off we went. I started up my music and came across a very fitting song so stayed on it for a while and to calm my nerves, stuck with very upbeat songs for the first 5 miles or so. I knew the first few miles were going to be tough for me. I tend to get terrible cramps on my sides at around mile 2ish and have only not gotten them once before.
So... while we were all running around this famous 3 mile loop, I saw some interesting characters. (what I am about to type was no joke) There was an army man with red white and blue short shorts and he was caring a backpack with camping stuff. There was a lady who had a cow bell attached to her and it rang the WHOLE race. She was wearing tiny purple wings, a headband with ears on it, a purple skirt thing, and purple glasses. There was another girl with huge fairy wings, there was someone with a wolfpack outfit on, and some interesting pants that girls wore. O yes, and of course there were the people who did not check to see if their underwear would show through. (I am not joking!) What else am I supposed to do for 4+ hours?
So back to mile one and two... at every intersection, there were people with different dogs. Each dog had a yellow bandana on. It was nice to focus on the excitement on what the next dog would look like. They were all so friendly looking! Mile one and two came and went very fast. I was pretty relieved of this. And then.... my shoe came untied. I had to stop to fix this. I got up and started out again. I focused on breathing, my pace and not someone else, and then focused on the fruit snacks I knew I was going to get at mile 5. Just as expected, I met Alex, Val, and Diane at mile 5. Val had whatever I wanted. I thought I would need sunglasses but it was still very misty so I just took the gushers. I also thought I would need chapstick but didnt. I gave Alex my jacket and then got the gusher and was on my way. At around mile 6-7 I heard that I had to travel to the right because the half marathon winner was coming though. No joke, there were some kids coming right by me. They finished Im sure just over an hour 10-15 min.
I was by myself until mile 12. There were some times I was thinking... I dont know what else to think about! All the aid stations were so great. Most of them were college teams. There was NC State, Carolina, Duke, LSU, WV, UNCW and Im sure there were others. Also, there were high school kids there. I saw a high school band, and a lot of friendly homeowners. I came around the corner to start mile 10ish and passed the NC State team which was SO friendly, then I passed Carolina. I thought to myself... (I should just throw my cup on the ground. It had gatorade in it) BUT I was super nice and did put it in the trash can EVERY time. I then saw the girls. I only got one shot block because the aid stations were already handing out gels. This was a big change from the MB marathon. I was able to get a gel every 2 miles or so. At around mile 14 this guy stopped me... well really just started up conversation because I wasnt stopping and asked what mile I was on. At this point, there were people who were running their second lap of the loop I was on and there were signs that were a bit confusing. I let him know and he asked if he could run with me for a little while. I of course was like SURE!! Ill always take someone who is going to talk my ear off and I can listen and not have to think about anything else. His name was Donald and he worked at a lab and has 2 girls and a boy. All are my age or around my age. He talked about his fishing trips, his boat, his kids, his families love of swim bike run, his running club, etc. He was very entertaining. So I turned off my music and we ran together until just after mile 21. He then said he was going to try to pick up the pace and try to finish under a 4:30. I wished him luck and we split. By this time, I knew I was going to see the girls one last time before the end and was thankful that I had about an hour left. I ended up running with Val for a little bit and asked for some gossip (aka her to talk to me so I could listen). She gave me my bread which was awesome! She ran with me until about 22.75. Anyways... Right after we parted, I dropped my bread. Thankfully it was in a bag so I sure did turn around and get it.
I had just a few miles left by myself. It was out and back and I would be done. At about mile 24, there was gravel road. I took this as an opportunity to WALK. My first thought was gravel in my shoes equals me having to stop to get it out and sitting on the ground = me not wanting or able to get up. My next thought was twisting my leg, ankle, etc. It was not worth it. So after the gravel, I knew that I would be back to it on the way back and ran as much as I could knowing I would have to slow my pace later. I saw Donald at this point since it was an out and back course. We high fived and wished each other luck. I am sure he finished at his goal time. At the last .3 miles (according to my garmin) I was picking up the pace. I saw the finish line but then it seemed like it was taking forever to get there. Right before the finish, I saw Val, Diane, Alex, Ron, and Rosalie! I ran as fast as I could to the finish. Finish time according to garmin was 4:42... and 26.47 miles.(Overachiever) I dropped 7 minutes according to my garmin from my last race last month. This I was SO EXCITED OVER!!! To know I just did this distance a month ago and improved that much was awesome!
Pre race
So... about 3.5 weeks ago Alex asked... "What is your next race going to be?" It shocked me. I had no plans for after the marathon in Myrtle Beach. It got me thinking. I had to have another goal. I thought.... why not another marathon. So I did a lot of research, listened to my body, and signed up for the Wrightsville Beach Marathon. That was about 14 days ago.
I had a great long run (16 miles) but terrible shorter runs until my last short run. I was so thankful that my last short run (4 miles) on Thursday was great. I got my mindset back, focused, and was preparing mentally for the big day.
I finished packing on Friday (yes big shock since Im normally prepared weeks in advance) and we headed out on Saturday am at 730. Bags packed, car packed, Val and Diane came over to my house and we were on the road right at 730, not a minute late. We ended up stopping at Sheetz for a breakfast english muffin and then back to the road because we had BIG plans. We stopped at the Duplin Winery in Rose Hill on the way down. Our server was great. His name was Ronnie and he had amazing tales of dinner parties and I asked if we could all come over for dinner (I was joking!) Anyways, we tried many different types of wine. Most I liked but some were not too awesome. We learned a lot from him. He had great knowledge about all sorts of things.
Afterwards, we were going to eat there (we packed a lunch) but we were not hungry so we just kind of munched a little bit. We got to Wrighsville at 1, just like we planned and found the expo. To say I was disappointed, that would be a true statement. There were just people there selling sports drinks, protein powder, etc. BUT I did get a pretty nifty cool pair of teal and yellow tube socks that say 26.2 on the side and a super cute and soft tshrit that says the marathon on it.
After leaving the expo we went to Harris Teeter to get some icecream. This next part was a VERY bad idea. We ended up finding some icecream cones on closeout and I had a coupon so it made them 20 cents each. We all had 2 each. What a deal! UNTIL.... we found out it contained splenda and we all had terrible repercussions from this. NO COMMENT!
Lets just say none of us will be eating those anymore. :)
After our little icecream run, we met Matt (friend from High School) at Chickfila and well all sat outside for a little while and caught up with him. I also ended up getting sunburned. O well.
After leaving, it was past 3 so we could check in at the hotel. I first wanted to go and drive by where the race start would be. I knew what it looked like because Alex was there in previous races, but it just helps calm my nerves.
So well all went to the hotel after driving around and all were doubled over in pain but still made a great effort to go out shopping and ended up at Marshals. I found some running shorts and debated on wearing them the next day but I did hear a little bird in my head say "don't do it".
After Marshals, we went to get pizza for dinner at Costco and then back to the hotel to meet Alex, Ron, and Rosalie for dinner there. Ron and Rosalie stayed until 8 and Alex stayed until a bit before 10. I wanted to be in bed at 10 and pretty much was. Lights out!
I had a great long run (16 miles) but terrible shorter runs until my last short run. I was so thankful that my last short run (4 miles) on Thursday was great. I got my mindset back, focused, and was preparing mentally for the big day.
I finished packing on Friday (yes big shock since Im normally prepared weeks in advance) and we headed out on Saturday am at 730. Bags packed, car packed, Val and Diane came over to my house and we were on the road right at 730, not a minute late. We ended up stopping at Sheetz for a breakfast english muffin and then back to the road because we had BIG plans. We stopped at the Duplin Winery in Rose Hill on the way down. Our server was great. His name was Ronnie and he had amazing tales of dinner parties and I asked if we could all come over for dinner (I was joking!) Anyways, we tried many different types of wine. Most I liked but some were not too awesome. We learned a lot from him. He had great knowledge about all sorts of things.
Afterwards, we were going to eat there (we packed a lunch) but we were not hungry so we just kind of munched a little bit. We got to Wrighsville at 1, just like we planned and found the expo. To say I was disappointed, that would be a true statement. There were just people there selling sports drinks, protein powder, etc. BUT I did get a pretty nifty cool pair of teal and yellow tube socks that say 26.2 on the side and a super cute and soft tshrit that says the marathon on it.
After leaving the expo we went to Harris Teeter to get some icecream. This next part was a VERY bad idea. We ended up finding some icecream cones on closeout and I had a coupon so it made them 20 cents each. We all had 2 each. What a deal! UNTIL.... we found out it contained splenda and we all had terrible repercussions from this. NO COMMENT!
Lets just say none of us will be eating those anymore. :)
After our little icecream run, we met Matt (friend from High School) at Chickfila and well all sat outside for a little while and caught up with him. I also ended up getting sunburned. O well.
After leaving, it was past 3 so we could check in at the hotel. I first wanted to go and drive by where the race start would be. I knew what it looked like because Alex was there in previous races, but it just helps calm my nerves.
So well all went to the hotel after driving around and all were doubled over in pain but still made a great effort to go out shopping and ended up at Marshals. I found some running shorts and debated on wearing them the next day but I did hear a little bird in my head say "don't do it".
After Marshals, we went to get pizza for dinner at Costco and then back to the hotel to meet Alex, Ron, and Rosalie for dinner there. Ron and Rosalie stayed until 8 and Alex stayed until a bit before 10. I wanted to be in bed at 10 and pretty much was. Lights out!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Cat and mouse
Just when I thought things were winding down this week, there was a turn of events. I had been very busy at work this past week and all I wanted to do was take a nap. I love.... I mean LOVE my naps! I laid down on the couch to snooze for a couple hours. (I like snuggling with 8 piece on the couch and he is not allowed in the bedroom) Anyways... Daniel got home at around 8 that night and went to turn on the lamp and it would not turn on. The lamp is on a timer and he thought the timer was broken. He then asked if I had broken it. Of course I had not. I was sleeping. Come to find out, one of the boys decided/learned to unplug things from the wall. hmmmmm.... very interesting. Time went on and the boys would not leave the area where the lamp was. There is a dvd shelf right by the lamp. This got me thinking... what could possibly be SO interesting?
I got out my phone which has a flashlight on it and pointed it behind the dvd shelf. Well... go figure. There was a tiny mouse behind the shelf. I told Daniel who then went to get one of the fireplace tools to poke the mouse out. I got Country Biscuit (he is the best guard kitty) and held him while Daniel poked the mouse out. Out ran the mouse and Country Biscuit was after him. We didn't know where the mouse went but it did not take Country Biscuit but 30 seconds to hunt him down and rule himself winner at the game of catch. I of course did not want him to actually EAT the thing so I went after him and praised him. He tried to get away from me but Daniel and I got him in the hallway. The mouse was still living but was severely "broken". Daniel asked me to take some photos and then took the mouse outside. I think Country Biscuit was a bit upset that his new friend was given the boot. So....
I gave him and the other two kids wet food. (and of course praised him)
You see... Daniel so wanted Country Biscuit to look at the camera... He was thinking.... heck no.. my new toy is going to get taken from me. Can't fool a smart cat!
I got out my phone which has a flashlight on it and pointed it behind the dvd shelf. Well... go figure. There was a tiny mouse behind the shelf. I told Daniel who then went to get one of the fireplace tools to poke the mouse out. I got Country Biscuit (he is the best guard kitty) and held him while Daniel poked the mouse out. Out ran the mouse and Country Biscuit was after him. We didn't know where the mouse went but it did not take Country Biscuit but 30 seconds to hunt him down and rule himself winner at the game of catch. I of course did not want him to actually EAT the thing so I went after him and praised him. He tried to get away from me but Daniel and I got him in the hallway. The mouse was still living but was severely "broken". Daniel asked me to take some photos and then took the mouse outside. I think Country Biscuit was a bit upset that his new friend was given the boot. So....
I gave him and the other two kids wet food. (and of course praised him)
You see... Daniel so wanted Country Biscuit to look at the camera... He was thinking.... heck no.. my new toy is going to get taken from me. Can't fool a smart cat!
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