Finagle a Foto Challenge #4

Photo Challenge time!!  This time i entered the 'Finagle a Foto Challenge' from over at Happy Jax blog!!  This weeks theme is 'Scavenger Hunt' and i gotta tell ya, i had FUN!!  With help from Hubby (instructions on camera use), i tracked down all the focus points and went nuts!!  :)

1#  Blue

Monkey bum looking gorgeous in blue!! (And chewing on EVERYTHING with his new tooth!!)

2#  Light

The sun setting out our kitchen window....yeah, need to clean those!!  (Love trying to play with Light!!)

3#  Smell the Roses

Hubby taking time to 'smell the roses' with monkey bum!!  Love watching my boys play!!

4#  Shadows

I felt pretty sneaky stalking some shadows!!  The blinds in the spare room cast some pretty neat shadows!!

5#  Time

Love my work watch!!  There's only so many ways to flash up scrubs, so i love the wee ray of light this smiley-face watch brings!!  (And it was only $10!!)

So there ya go!!  Go check out the other Scavenger Hunt entries or join in the fun!!!

Toodles!!  :)


'Live for a Life Without Regret'

Danger!! Under Construction!!

Yup, my blog is Finally under construction!!  I know i changed the header recently, but it doesn't feel right!!  So for the next few days weeks il be rearranging and changing and having fun finding a design that fits!! Thanks for hanging in there!!

Construction Crew

Toodles!!  :)

'Live for a Life without Regret'

I Runned Far.....

Has anyone ever died from chaffing, or will i be the first?? Running 21km Did not do my skin any favors...Whats that? Oh yes, the 21km i ran the other day, you know, THE HALF MARATHON I RAN!!!!!!

I DID IT!!!

We turned up to Rotorua scared witless, almost to the point of incontinence!!(Almost) We got there about 20 mins before my start, which was enough time for me to grab my pack then stand in the porta-loo line attaching all necessary items to my singlet/shoe!! Chugged back a gel (Tropical flavor my butt!!) and headed for the start!!

LOVE my singlet!!!

 The run itself was half forest track, half road with a bit of mud, gravel and lifted tree roots thrown in for good measure!!  The first 10km i ran at a faster pace than expected (?adrenaline/gel/aliens beaming me along) and i completed the first half in 1 hour 10 mins.  Then i hit 12km and with it a 'wall' of sorts!  My pace slowed down and my legs said 'ok, that's enough for today!'.

Starting out! Never seen myself from that view before....

The last 5km were pretty damn hard!!  I stumbled on visible and imaginary things, walked for about 100 meters on 4 separate occasions, and generally just started devising ways of injuring myself so that i could stop!!  And then just passed the 20km mark i got CRAMP!!!  Wow!! Iv never had a calf cramp whilst moving!! My forward motion was reduced to a shuffle as i watched the guy in front of me pitch forward holding his own calf!!  It was pretty freakin horrible i tell ya!!  Fortunately, iv seen 'Run, Fatboy Run' and i said to myself  'If Dennis Doyle from downstairs can do it, So can i!!'  and with that i put on my Big Girl Rundies and stumbled sped to the finish!!

A couple of meters from the finish!!!

2:43:48  

 was my official time for the event!  It's a time i am Super Happy with, and it means i completed the 2 goals i set!  1 - To finish the run  2 - To achieve a sub 3  (i feel fancy saying that!!  I really do!!)

Did i enjoy it?  Most of it!  (Not when i tried to open my 2nd gel and spilt it all over myself)  Will i do anything different?  Yep, my training runs need to extend and get more varied!  Will i do it again?  Hells Yes il do it again...in April, hopefully.....Crazy Much???

Toodles!!  :)

'Live for a Life without Regret'

Ps:  Thanks for all the lovely advice/supportive comments you awesome folks have given me!!!

And thanks InSynergy!!! Our team ROCKS!!!

5 Things Im Lovin' right now!!

Im linking up with Maegan at Chesterrific this month for the 5 Things im Lovin' Right Now!!  These weren't hard to pick at all!!

1#  The Big Red Car!!

This is Lachys pride and joy!!  It's been handed down the ranks and still runs like a good car should!!lol!  Lachy can be in the foulest mood ever til i put in him in his car, then he puts his driving face (this is the cutest intense expression ever!) on, grabs the wheel and is ready for anything!!  We've even started taking that with us shopping instead of the push chair because he'l just sit in it for ages and not get grumpy!!

2#  Tupperware sandwich box!!

This thing is AMAZING!  Since passing my tomato sandwich test with flying colors (as in my tomato sandwich wasnt remotely soggy at lunch time)(even without gladwrap!!) we've become BFF's (yes i know what that means now!) and i take one of these babies with me EVERYWHERE!!

3#  My Running Bare dri-fit 1/2's!!

After pretending to be an amazing athlete i decided to try and look the part and purchased these pants!!  This might not make sense to everyone, but with my height these are the perfect '3/4 length tights!!  And they're super comfy and keep me nice and dry! (that kinda sounds like i pee my pants when i run....for the record, i dont!)  

4#  The Hunger Games Series!!

Im halfway through the 3rd book , Mockingjay, and im SUPER excited for the movie in 20 days!!!  It's (i cant believe im saying this) almost rivaling The Twilight Saga!!!

5#  Lachy's Bonjela!!

Honestly would've lost my marbles by now if not for this stuff!!  Lachy actually hates it and will clamp his mouth shut as soon as he see's the tube, but once it's on his gums and he's finished pulling faces he's no longer bothered by his 'wanna-be' teeth!! It's kinda like a 'Big Red Car' for his gums!!

So there ya go!!  These are the items currently making my world go round!!  And just to prove how long it takes me to write each blog post, by the time i got to this point, Lachy's 'wanna-be' teeth have turned into 2 Real teeth!!!  



Toodles!!  :)

'Live for a Life Without Regret'

'At Laaaast'

The last couple of days weeks have been so joyful around these parts (*coughsarcasmcough*)  Whilst my offspring is a constant joy, sometimes id really just like to pop him over the neighbors fence for an hour or 5 so i can have a something on ice regroup and collect my thoughts/marbles...I dont know my neighbors but im sure they wouldn't mind!

My babies had the dribbles/chewing things/swollen gums symptoms of teething for the last 5 months, and these last few weeks he's had the added bonus of being clingy/rubbing gums on EVERYTHING/crap sleeps and just being a sad wee monkey in pain!

Nice photo of the day, not sure what's happening with my head!

This is the face of teething!!

And this.....

This one too....

It just goes on and on....

My poor wee monkey!!!  Pamol and Bonjela can only do so much :(

But lo and behold, yesterday we noticed something WONDERFUL!!!  Lachy has not 1, but 2 little teethie buds happening!!!!  He's been completely uncooperative with getting a decent pic' but here they are!!!

Not the best pic, but they'r there i promise!!!

So hopefully he can have a wee break from the painful gums for a little bit after these puppies have fully arrived and before his top ones bust through!!

Right, bed time now!!!

Toodles!!  :)

'Live for a Life Without Regret'