Tour de Cure 2011

After a one-year absence, I've decided to ride again in the Tour de Cure for diabetes.  Since my dad got sick I've really started to take this ride seriously and I hope to raise some serious money for diabetes research.  Also, it's a good way to keep me on the bike some more so I don't almost die when I do this year's Tour de Tucson.

The ride is a 100km trek through Southern Arizona, with pretty steep climb at the mid-point.  I'm riding with my friend Jamie, who is also fundraising for diabetes research.

My next mini-goal is $500 on the way to my overall goal of $1000 raised.  Right now I'm at $350, so I've got a lot of work to do.  If you'd like to help me in this endeavor, please donate here.  If you can't donate but want to help, consider signing up yourself and riding with us - or, you can post this link to your facebook or twitter and help get the word out.

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Standing!

Playroom Decorations

Max loves his new decorations in the playroom! I got the stickers at Target, and I just couldn't pass them up. I'm a sucker for space. I really want to do Max's room with a space theme when he's older; but I couldn't wait that long, so we put them in the playroom for now.

And yes, my child does wear clothes. Just not often. Except for these last two weeks, when our furnace has been broken. Now he wears several layers of clothing, including socks under his sleeper and a sweater and pants over the sleeper.

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Busted

Eating Avocado

Tonight I fed Max Avocado for the first time

and would you laugh if I told you that it was the first time I ever tried avocado?

I'd say we both enjoyed it!

Our Newest Pup

This is Angel. I've talked about her on facebook and twitter, but I don't think ever by name. We've had her a month now. She's four-years-old, and she belonged to Jeff's coworker, but she now belongs to us. We've had a few... issues, but it's getting better every day. She's jumped on couches, puked on carpets, dug under the gate (and escaped), bullied Elway, and scratched the sliding glass door, but a transition period is to be expected.

We got Angel because we were worried that Elway was depressed; we thought a new friend might help him. The first 3 weeks had us thinking that Angel wasn't a good match for him, but they're slowly warming up to each other. Every now and then I catch them sniffing each other, or chasing each other around the living room, or sitting by each other outside. Elway has begun initiating play with Angel and being more dominant. He's not letting her push him around anymore. Elway's no longer mopey and once again has a spring in his step. It's nice to see him want to play. So I hope things continue to go well with Angel, she's been a positive influence on Elway.

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Painting with Oranges

Bumbo Helmet Update

Ok folks,

really?

I can't believe so many of you have let Jeff talk you into this...

I mean, I know he's persuasive.

He got me to marry him after all.

But most of you don't even put up a fight!

It's really the darndest thing.

Maybe Jeff should be a used car salesman...

Read more about the Bumbo Helmet here.

Something new to do

Max and I were bored the other day. I mean, there's only so many times you can play with the same toys, sing the same songs, and read the same books. And it was much too cold to go outside. So, I filled a chip and dip container with warm water, collected some toys and the baby, and put them all on the kitchen floor. Then I just sat back and took pictures.