My First 5K Race!

I am SO excited! Today, Zach and the family along with their friend Fred ran the Moon Valley Grasshopper Bridge 5K, and I got to go along! I went with Zach and Ellie in the stroller while Mommy pushed us along. We had a lot of fun, and there was even dancing at the Mile 2 water station! When I asked the nice volunteers at the aid station if there were any pizza stops along the run, they seemed stumped. Finally one of them said no, but that there was a pizza place a few miles away. Oh well. ANYWAY - I did finish the race (please see the photographic proof above), and was happy to get in a good workout this morning. In fact, I was so happy that I posed for a victory shot below!

Brave Helper Piggies

Zach's daddy told me about the animal study he was part of today, and how brave and important the pigs used in the studies were. Even though it made him sad, he knew that the piggies were helping to make life better for sick people.

Banana Blueberry Bread!

First of all, Zach's mommy makes some extremely delicious baked goods, including the very yummy banana blueberry bread. Secondly, when Zach doesn't finish his, and I just happen to get left at the table, guess who hits the yummy baked goods lottery! That's right, yours truly - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Wagon Rides

Often times people want to know how I like to get around, and let me tell you, nothing beats a wagon ride. That's how I roll!

This Just P*sses Me Off

I just saw this story in the news today, and I can't tell you how angry and sad this made me. I can only hope those evil people get their just rewards.

Pig Abuse Story on CNN

Mmmmm...Birthday Cake!

I was THIS close to getting some birthday cake today! It was Hope's 16th birthday, and we all had a bunch of fun! Everyone thinks that pizza is the only thing I try to sneak bites of, but birthday cake is right up there, too!

A Great Weather Tool

Let me assure you that while I like tracking a good hurricane or two during hurricane season, I like to do so from the comfort of our house. I'm not so sure why those weather reporting folks like to hang out and get blown around everywhere reporting on these things. If I ran a network news operation, I'd tell them to duct tape a camera down - using extra duct tape of course - and just let the people watch the thing as it happens without fearing for the safety of the weatherperson. Instead of being pummeled with sand, rain, wind, house parts, assorted debris, unlucky marine life and random small farm animals, the aforementioned weatherperson could be somewhere nice and safe eating a pizza.

ANYWAY, if you are like me and love to track the weather, I'd love to turn you on to one of my favorite daily web visits, the Weather Underground. I like the Tropical/Hurricane link, and the daily blog from the really smart weather guy who writes about the hurricanes. Also, be sure to type in your Zip Code to see cool weather stuff from your neck of the woods. It is time for me to end this entry, but before I do, my 5 day forecast includes a 90% chance of me eating a pizza everyday. That's a forecast I can live with!

Piggy Vaughn

Here is a picture of Piggy Vaughn (a cousin of my Great Uncle Elmer) who was a great pitcher from 1928 - 1932 for the Mudville Pizza Eaters. He had a career ERA of 1.58, and went 38-10 during that time. He was voted MVP (Most Valuable Pizza Eater) in 1929 for his off-field pizza accomplishements.