First Garmin Test to place in blog

Dave - - I gave it a shot - - -how can I isolate specific sections - - say I just want to show the totals section in its entirety as you often do?  Or just the graph . . . .thanks - - -B

W7D1 complete and a post for my baby

W7D1 - complete . . .now on to my beautiful wife.  Hey honey!  Glad you made it safely.  Summer is in Orlando doing some training for our business - so I am playing Mr. Mom for a few days here in Kentucky . Here is an update sweets - .got Kyra ready for school fine AND she let me take pictures this time

Jackson spent most of the morning in our bed

And Sam was convinced he heard a zombie upstairs

Of course, you know we went to Chuck E Cheese and Kyra overloaded so much . . she had such a blast that when we got home she had to crash.  She fell asleep on the couch in the sun room, and was so tired she actually fell off and just kept on sleeping

Everyone has had Chinese for dinner and Jackson is amazed at the concept of a fortune cookie - -he broke open all of them and "read" them to me : " Skiddla skiddla Jackson Daddy skiddla skiddla Attention"

Here are a few more of the babies:

Love you sweetie . . . we all miss you . .

W6D3 and a comparison (a bit of self indulgence really)

Today was the end of Week 6 in my C25K program.  In reality I am probably somewhere in Week 9, but with my trip to Florida, having ran 5K several times in the past few weeks, and now runnnig twice as much just so I can play with my Garmin Forerunner - -I had to get a firm point to finish out so I picked Week 6 at the beginning of this week and will finish out according to that schedule.  Week 6 Day 3 was on long 20 minute run - -which I completed.  I ended up pacing myself and ran 2 miles in the 20 minutes.  I ran the first mile in 9:16 . . . my second mile my I scaled back and ran a 10:44 - - felt good the whole way through - -when I figure out how to post the Garmin info I will do that - -I have a consult scheduled with Dave - - I did experience some pretty decent cramping related to a stomach virus the house is having - - so I ran "tense" the entire time (if you know what I mean)

Feeling good - - completed this Week 100/200/200 - - will be doing the testing tomorrow

Now for a bit of patting my own back:

Up top and left - we have me at the beginning of C25K - above was taken today -  W6D3

Again - up top and to the left was taken near the beginning of the program; back in March - -above was taken today W6D3 - -this also includes the strength training - -I am starting to see a difference . . . .Summer still tolerates me pestering her to snap photos . . if I could just train Jackson to use the camera, I would be in good shape . . .LOL

Look Out Donnie & Marie - -the Jones

Donnie & Marie Osmond got nothing on my kids! Somewhere in Branson, Missouri or Gatlinburg, TN - -there is a talent scout that will recognize the phenomenon that is the "Jones"

Kyra off to school

I got Kyra off to school this morning - - -Summer tried to get a much deserved sleep in - but I am not sure how well I did - - this is for her so she can see that I dressed Kyra OK

Hair was done

But I am not sure what her deal was - I think she finally learned how to keep one eye closed

and here

The hilarious thing is that she knew what she was doing - - in between pictures I would say "Stop sweetie" and she would smile so sweet then when I would try to take the picture

She is so funny - -I tried again

I was laughing so hard . . .she would stop and say, "Picture" and I would try again . . and like Lucy pulling the football from Charlie Brown - -I kept trying to kick

To prove that she was messing with me - -she would slide in a "normal" shot

Not sure where she gets her quirky sense of humor . . .(Hee, Hee)

Here comes the Cake!!!

The kids singing Happy Birthday to me - - posted mostly for the relatives.

W6D2 & my birthday

Completed W6D2 because I wanted more time to play with my new Forerunner.  During W6D2, I ran and walked over 3 miles within the workout - -did all the splits correctly - -no worries.  Later in the day, I did a 1 mile intense hill run just to see how my time would work out - - less than a 10 minute mile.  I am still wanting to get Dave to look at some of my numbers and tell me what it is telling me.

Today is my 42nd birthday

The whole gang gathered and sang Happy Birthday

As you may notice - Bum Face has been suspended - - running in Florida with that scruff was for the birds.  I did leave a goattee long enough to get home with and kiss my sweetie - -

Here is the gang basking Daddy in all kinds of attention before presenting me with the ultimate Birthday present

Thats right - - my very own Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. hat to run in . . .just like Forrest.  Guess I'll have to get Bum Face up and running again.  I've got 5 weeks to become indigent - - LOL . . .