Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 228)

I admit to being a bit old school, so I too am a bit concerned about the speed of this. But, if it works for you, then that is really what matters, isn't it?

I'm more concerned that my thought process is similar to Salty's.

Don't fight it, it was bound to happen

That's great, congratulations!

Lots of great stuff going on in my life now as well ... not any less crazy busy (even more so!) but light's finally dawning with the business and court affairs. It's not massive daily drama and fuckets by noon anymore ... more like 3pm and every other day. After a downward trend Mutti's stabilized nicely re. the Alzheimer's again ... I think also getting her teeth finally fixed well also eliminated low grade chronic inflammation/infection that was not helping.

I learn amazing new things from Kingsley every day ... funny how I'm (ultimately) reaching for a Strait swim, and also Paralympics, and God dumps the world's best (continuing) swimmer and Paralympian in my lap. Kinda literally. But aside from his obvious utility (in MANY ways), he is simply an incredible person with whom I'm deeply grateful to share my heart and life. (And ... never mind, TMI)

He'll be coming down for Mutti's 80th birthday in October to meet the fam.

He was featured top of Sports page in our very own Jakarta Post (leading newspaper of one of the world's largest cities) and I was grousing to him about how every member of my family except me has been featured (not just mentioned or cited) in the JP ... lo and behold, I get a call from a JP reporter wanting to feature me in a triathlon article because it's become such a fast-growing sport/craze here ... AAAAAH I don't have two decent hi-res pics of me in competition! Must hunt!

Also scored an interview with a U.S.-based women's triathlon magazine through Chris Lieto's More Than Sport, which is working with the Bali Sports Foundation (which hosted the Paragames in Bali) to get Indonesian Paralympians to Rio. YAAAAAAAY

Lots of great stuff going on in my life now as well ... not any less crazy busy (even more so!) but light's finally dawning with the business and court affairs. It's not massive daily drama and fuckets by noon anymore ... more like 3pm and every other day. After a downward trend Mutti's stabilized nicely re. the Alzheimer's again ... I think also getting her teeth finally fixed well also eliminated low grade chronic inflammation/infection that was not helping.

I learn amazing new things from Kingsley every day ... funny how I'm (ultimately) reaching for a Strait swim, and also Paralympics, and God dumps the world's best (continuing) swimmer and Paralympian in my lap. Kinda literally. But aside from his obvious utility (in MANY ways), he is simply an incredible person with whom I'm deeply grateful to share my heart and life. (And ... never mind, TMI)

He'll be coming down for Mutti's 80th birthday in October to meet the fam.

He was featured top of Sports page in our very own Jakarta Post (leading newspaper of one of the world's largest cities) and I was grousing to him about how every member of my family except me has been featured (not just mentioned or cited) in the JP ... lo and behold, I get a call from a JP reporter wanting to feature me in a triathlon article because it's become such a fast-growing sport/craze here ... AAAAAH I don't have two decent hi-res pics of me in competition! Must hunt!

Also scored an interview with a U.S.-based women's triathlon magazine through Chris Lieto's More Than Sport, which is working with the Bali Sports Foundation (which hosted the Paragames in Bali) to get Indonesian Paralympians to Rio. YAAAAAAAY

I received some amazing/shocking/great news this morning! I got an email from a gentleman who is in charge of accepting article submissions for the "Animal Keeper's Forum" (Newsletter/magazine of the American Association of Zookeepers). I don't remember if I told you all about my article...I worked with the Sac Zoo's Lead Vet Tech on an article regarding our treatment of a bone infection on one of the Spur Thighed Tortoises--which involved a little wheeled cart (or "skateboard"). She wrote about the medical stuff while I took care of the biology, care, etc. of the tortoises in general. Anyway, our article was accepted and published in the April all turtle/tortoise issue...In any case, we (well, Alison, the tech, received it but forwarded it to me)received an email from that guy today saying this:

I have great news for you!  Your paper in the Chelonian Issue of the AKF was selected as the best of the year!  You and Kate are the 2013 Susan D. Chan Authors of the Year!  You will be receiving an award at the AAZK conference in September in North Carolina.  I'm hoping you both can attend.  Can you please send me your director's and supervisor's contact info so I can make them aware of your award, and ask them to consider sending you to the conference?

I am in shock, neither of us was expecting this at all! My supervisor called with congratulations and let me know that he would try to get us money to go to the conference, but it is iffy as the budget is really tight...so I am trying to figure out how I can come up with $900 or so to cover it all. Somehow, I will get there! I really want to visit NC anyway, but now I have a legitimate reason to get sent there! I just had to share my happy news! 

My birthday was great today!

-Went out to lunch with coworkers
-Ran a 5k - was over 2 minutes faster than the previous 2 weeks.
-A and E met me at the finish with balloons!
-There was pizza! And I got a shirt for running all 3 weeks!
-I won a $20 gift card to Moe’s!
-There is red velvet cake in the fridge 

Lots of great stuff going on in my life now as well ... not any less crazy busy (even more so!) but light's finally dawning with the business and court affairs. It's not massive daily drama and fuckets by noon anymore ... more like 3pm and every other day. After a downward trend Mutti's stabilized nicely re. the Alzheimer's again ... I think also getting her teeth finally fixed well also eliminated low grade chronic inflammation/infection that was not helping.

I learn amazing new things from Kingsley every day ... funny how I'm (ultimately) reaching for a Strait swim, and also Paralympics, and God dumps the world's best (continuing) swimmer and Paralympian in my lap. Kinda literally. But aside from his obvious utility (in MANY ways), he is simply an incredible person with whom I'm deeply grateful to share my heart and life. (And ... never mind, TMI)

He'll be coming down for Mutti's 80th birthday in October to meet the fam.

He was featured top of Sports page in our very own Jakarta Post (leading newspaper of one of the world's largest cities) and I was grousing to him about how every member of my family except me has been featured (not just mentioned or cited) in the JP ... lo and behold, I get a call from a JP reporter wanting to feature me in a triathlon article because it's become such a fast-growing sport/craze here ... AAAAAH I don't have two decent hi-res pics of me in competition! Must hunt!

Also scored an interview with a U.S.-based women's triathlon magazine through Chris Lieto's More Than Sport, which is working with the Bali Sports Foundation (which hosted the Paragames in Bali) to get Indonesian Paralympians to Rio. YAAAAAAAY

Ahhhh...so many, many good things! Your most recent pics have been radiating joy

I'd tell you to "go slow" and "be sure", but...flew from CA to KS with J after 3 weeks of dating (met fam/friends), engaged after 6 months, married at 10 months. 2 kids, 5 houses, and 9 years later...the story's still going  

This grabbed me the other day (Manatee mantra?)-

“Tell him yes.  Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no.”  
?     Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez,     Love in the Time of Cholera    

My birthday was great today!

-Went out to lunch with coworkers
-Ran a 5k - was over 2 minutes faster than the previous 2 weeks.
-A and E met me at the finish with balloons!
-There was pizza! And I got a shirt for running all 3 weeks!
-I won a $20 gift card to Moe’s!
-There is red velvet cake in the fridge 

My birthday was great today!

-Went out to lunch with coworkers
-Ran a 5k - was over 2 minutes faster than the previous 2 weeks.
-A and E met me at the finish with balloons!
-There was pizza! And I got a shirt for running all 3 weeks!
-I won a $20 gift card to Moe’s!
-There is red velvet cake in the fridge 

Love. That. Book. Shivers up my spine!

By the way, this IS me going slowly and being sure! ;)

Probably no time for a RR. Plus it's probably against Kentucky law. You can look in my logs and get a very general low-down and then use imagination to fill in the blanks. 

That being said, I'm going to continue to be scarce for the foreseeable future but I'll keep my logs fairly current.

Keep on keepin' on ya'll!  

I married my husband after dating him for 4 months (had known him for 6 years, but still).  Slow and sure

Trust your gut. 

Hugs Mz. Yanti.

We would def go for the weekend if we go. The penultimate stage is really close to my brother's house and the final stage is 8 laps around downtown so we could at least see them more than once. Being at the finish for the final sprint would be cool, if you could get a good spot. Last year we were in Durango when the tour started. We were in the same hotel with the BMC road crew (probably not the racers). I still kick myself for not going to watch but I was trying to be a good wife and keep it a non-race related trip. A trip to Denver is pretty normal for us but DH gets um... less than happy if we make too many trips, especially if they're all race related.

My birthday was great today!

-Went out to lunch with coworkers
-Ran a 5k - was over 2 minutes faster than the previous 2 weeks.
-A and E met me at the finish with balloons!
-There was pizza! And I got a shirt for running all 3 weeks!
-I won a $20 gift card to Moe’s!
-There is red velvet cake in the fridge