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02/01/07 Wow..what happened to January? Yikes. We got snow
again last night..suprise! Pics of Garden of the Gods today.
You can see the Incline in the foreground. We walk up that
thing every once in awhile...whew!
Got a shot of a bird in this sunrise.
01/31/07
A great message from Ron Hutchcraft...starts out like this.
Titled...No Such Thing As Getting Away With It.
She's one of those ladies with
an infectious laugh and a lot of mischief in her eyes. Recently, she
painted a word picture of an incident from her childhood that left us
all really laughing. She was three, her brother was four; the youngest
of eleven children. One day the two youngsters were watching ice skaters
on TV, and that inspired her brother to suggest that they try to ice
skate in the kitchen by spreading butter across the entire kitchen
floor. And that's what they did - laughing all the way. They were having
a ball, sliding across that floor like future Olympians, until Mom
walked in. They "skated" over to the corner farthest from the door as
their mother headed toward them with fire in her eyes. She didn't have
her skates on. She fell to the floor. The kids laughed, and Mom couldn't
get to them to punish them! Wrong. She went out and got a bucket of hot
water and started cleaning the butter off the kitchen floor. She began
at the kitchen door and steadily worked her way to the corner where two
children cowered; their entire short lives flashing before them. There
was no escape........................... Rest of
article..
HERE
Don't miss Albert and Dee Dee Pujols interview Part 2 about Isabella
(their child with Down Syndrome)....
HERE
Church in the mountains
01/30/07
This is the road I ran today..The first 2 miles are pretty much all
uphill. Trails are usually better to run, but too much ice and
snow right now.
Garmin data ..... 3.7miles
moving time 32 minutes, 56 seconds moving average 6.7mph
max speed 10.1mph
max elevation 6700 feet
Albert Pujols and his wife Dee Dee will be interviewed for 2
days on Focus on the Family..Listen
HERE
Albert
and Dee Dee Pujols: Giving Honor to God,
1
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Like many kids in the Dominican
Republic, Albert had a dream — and
that dream was to play professional
baseball. Today, you’ll see a side
of a major leaguer who despite fame,
fortune, and MVP status remains true
to his family, marriage, and his
faith in Christ. Dr. James Dobson
discusses things that matter with
St. Louis Cardinal Slugger, Albert
Pujols and his wife Dee Dee.
"When people come to me and say,
'Man, you're amazing, you're my
hero,' I'm like, 'Yeah, I'm your
hero, but God is MY hero, and that's
who your hero should be.'" -- Albert
Pujols
01/29/07
Anika's wedding website....
CLICK HERE
Guess what the weather prediction is for tomorrow??????
01/28/07
1/2 Marathon update...... Garmin data
5.76miles(whew!) Moving average, 6.4mph..max 10.8mph Moving
time was 54minutes,2seconds. Max elevation was 6633feet.
Bighorn at Glen Eyrie
Timothy(Big lard butt)on the couch....
01/27/07
Nicaragua itinerary. Looks like one of the stops will be
the dump. The dump is a place that is searched continually
(usually by the children) for anything that can be sold. Many
families will put up a tin roof and live there.
One of the projects we will visit on Monday. Your Compassion
sponsorship provides hope and a future. Especially, an eternal
future in heaven for those that receive the gift of eternal life.
The gospel is shared as a part of Compassion's involvement with the
kids.
We went to the mall again yesterday to share the gospel. Talked
to Buddists and a lot of agnostics.
Visitors in our front yard tonight. Yes, that is snow....UGH.
01/26/07
Ran again today before the snow tomorrow..UGH. Garmin data
3.2miles...moving time 28min,59sec....moving average 6.6miles/hr.....
max speed 14.9mph. Max elevation was 6700 ft(hard run due to
starting elevation of 6530 ft).
More wedding pics................. Our wedding day.
Anyone else with old wedding pics? Send them to me and I will post
it.
01/25/07
Checking the stats for the 1/2 Marathon... going to set a
goal of breaking 2 hours. I would have to run at around 9 minute
miles to get it done..and I should be able to do it(unless I have the
Big One). The Bix at that pace, would be 63 minutes...not
great, but doable. 13.1miles X 9 minute miles=
around 118minutes. Good goal anyway. Actually, if I finish,
that would be a good thing.
Guess what the prediction is again for this Saturday???
Can't believe
it...
OK. Time to spill the beans on the BIG NEWS!!! Anika got
engaged a couple of nights ago! Very exciting....we are very happy
for both Anika and Josh. May God bless their upcoming wedding.
More details to follow... or you can check out Anika's blog at.......
http://anilin23.livejournal.com/
From Anika's blog....
As of 9:30 p.m. Jan 23, 2007 -- I am
Josh's fiancé! That's right! What's
that? You want to hear the whole
story? Well, okay, I guess…
As far as old wedding pics. This one is of my Uncle Don and
Aunt Carolyn. They now live in Duluth, MN. That is yours truly as
the "ring bearer" on the right.
01/24/07
1/2 Marathon Update...gasp!!!
Beautiful day....ran from the house to the Walgreens on Centennial
and back....
Garmin data
3.4miles....moving average 6.2mph....max speed 8.8mph....
moving time 32min,41sec.
Elevation is 6501feet ... pics below of the run..check out the
Walgreens on Centennial.
Had not posted lately because our internet connection was down...UGH.
Not only that, our home phone would not work because we have Vonage.
And, of course, my cell phone was not working because it got washed.
And I had Connie's cell phone yesterday, and the place I was working was
a dead spot for cell phones......so we were disconnected from the
outside world! Anyway, the cable company came today
and fixed our wires outside..have a Comcastic day!
I have a new cell phone now. An LG 6100. Not a fancy
phone at all, but it does have a speakerphone, and WORKS!
Have some big news....but will have to share it later. BIG
DETAILS to follow.☺
Last night... must be a streak(to the
right of the star) from a plane...or maybe a UFO?
Visitor in our front yard this morning..check those ears out!
Timothy lounging....
01/21/07
Twinkies are becoming my favorite snack....more details to follow.☺
Snowing again....so had to run the treadmill. 45minutes at
incline 5.5...4.5miles. Not as good a running outside, but better
than nothing. If this weather does not get better, it may be
difficult to train for the 1/2 marathon. We will see.
Sunset in Monument last night.
Dinner and cards at the Carpenters last night. Nice to know
some folks who play Euchre...probably cuz they are from Minnesota.
01/20/07
Was supposed to run a 5K in the mountains today, but it is snowing,
and I am a wimp when it comes to that. The following are pictures
of Connie and I at the Mall yesterday..sharing the gospel. This is
Connie with some gang members.
This is me sharing with a couple of guys
We also talked to a Mormon woman and some Wiccans....Yikes!
01/19/07
Better day for running ...Ran Ute Valley....
My Garmin data... 3.45miles
34°F
28minutes 20seconds.
RealFeel®
Moving average 7.3miles/hr
29°F
Max speed 9.7miles/hr
Winds: S at 8mph
Elevation 6508 feet
The trail is just packed snow...
Going down
Guess what is up for the weekend again? UGH..
This is the snow coming a few weeks ago...
The girls in Vail...
Another pic of our kitty. Warming himself by the window.
01/18/07
Went running outside...not good. Too cold and snowy for my
taste. This is the data for today's run.
20°F
From my Garmin GPS
2.69miles Moving
time...27minutes..20seconds
RealFeel®
Elevation 6474 feet
4°F
Winds: S at 14mph
New Sante Fe trail on the way to
the Air Force Academy... LOTS of
snow and COLD...
A pic of Matt and Jenn when they
came out to go skiing before
Christmas. Buca de Bepo...Yum.
Wow...the Pujols Foundation is now working with Compassion
International. Check out the Newsletter by clicking on
THIS LINK.
01/17/07
Anyone want to run the Slacker
1/2 Marathon?
June 23rd 2007 All downhill in the mountains...
Star above Pikes Peak. The other light is the buildings on top
of the peak.
A video that Ryan took when he and Sarah were out here last summer.
This is a gondola ride to the top of Vail mountain. Also has Connie
doing some open air preaching!
Click on the play button......
Looks like date night Sunday at the Briarhurst Manor in Manitou
Springs..old pictures from the
WEBSITE.
Golf studs golfing at Palmer Hills last Thanksgiving....
Old pics of our trip to Ireland
House ruins...Dingle Peninsula
1/16/07
Looks like I am hiking Quandry on March 1st...Unless it snows
a bunch.. Don't want to get caught in an avalanche. This is one of
the easier 14'ers, but still should be a challenge. Click on the
picture below for info on the mountain.
We will be leaving for Nicaragua in a couple of weeks on a Compassion
Advocate trip. While there, we will visit student centers, meet
the country field staff and see all the kids. I hope to take a
bunch of pictures to use in upcoming Compassion presentations. It
is an awesome thing to see what God , Compassion and your sponsorship is
doing for the kids. Pictures to follow. For those of you who
are not sponsoring a child through Compassion, please consider it.
The life that will be forever changed could be your own.
Looks like the weather will be hot in Managua. in the 90's!
It will be a welcome relief from the cold and snow we have been having
in Colorado.
A shot of one of our "buddies" in the front yard this afternoon.
Well, Matt Layman has challenged me to run a 1/2 Marathon with him in
April. Not sure if an old man like me can get in shape to do it,
but we will see. Training updates to follow. I have been
running on the treadmill a bunch because of the weather. Ran for a
1/2 hour yesterday(about 3 miles). Gonna run another 1/2 hour
tonight.
Website of the St Louis Marathon....
http://www.stlouismarathon.com/EventDetails/WeekendSchedule.htm
Training schedule off the internet
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
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Sun
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Stretch &
Strengthen |
3 m run
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5 x 400 5-K pace
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3 m run +
strength
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Rest
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3 m run
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5 m run
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Connie and I are still planning on running the
Boulder Boulder 10K on Memorial Day. Close to 50,000 folks run
this thing. Come on out and run with us and we will go to a
Rockies-Cardinals game afterwards!
The BolderBOULDER finish line in the University of Colorado's Folsom
Field
A picture of our kitty, Thomas. Have you ever seen a cat lay like
this? He does this all the time.
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