The Mastripolito 5K

So I get this really NIFTY.. NEAT-O... COOL as all get up.. idea for New Year's Eve… and I pitched it to Joe.

"Honey.. what do you think about running at midnight?...we can start running about 10 minutes of and then continue into the new year..doing 3 miles? I mean would that be cool or what!??”

Now this is not a new concept or idea as there are New Year's Eve races.. but alas I couldn’t find any local ones to do.. so this was the perfect idea… the Mastripolito 5K was born!!!

Only problem now is the National Weather Forecast issued a high wind & wind chill warning for our area tonight… they are calling for sustained winds of 30-40 mph with gusts to 55 mph… (um...how hard is it to run INTO 30-40 mph winds?)... and well just because that is not enough they throw in the wind chill warning in which the forecast indicates that temperatures will drop into the teens by evening and will be in the single digits by morning and that anyone with travel plans on New Year’s Eve should take the necessary precautions and please dress appropriately.

So hmm.. I will let you know how it goes..

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And here are some last minute thoughts to inspire you into the New Year.. my last two official stupid happenings this week..

DON’T EVER.. EVER.. wear feathers to bed..
Monday night I was up late tinkering with the book project and just so happen to have on my super neat, FEATHERED long overcoat sweater….it has long delicate black feathers on the sleeves and neck… and well.. I kinda fell asleep with it on.. BIG MISTAKE.. because when I awoke the next morning.. I had black ink in the shape of the feathers imprinted all over my neck and wrist..OOHHHH wow.. just look at that….turning my neck right.. ooohh.. interesting…. turning my neck left.. bride of Dracula...fairly impressive.... what a cheap a-s freaking sweater…!!!.. I had to call Joe in to help scrub it off.....jeez us.. he was like WTF is that Wendy!!! ???? ... I wonder when he wakes up each morning does he just hold his breath for a second... in hopes that maybe.. just maybe... this day will be the day.. with no drama?

What happen to the snake?
Oh this am… unbeknownst to me... Joe is downstairs taking issues with a little visitor.. (aka: Mr. mouse…)…. it appears that it was hiding in the cat’s room downstairs (they have their own little room - closet space for their litter and food bowls) and while Joe was down there this little creature jumps out of nowhere and scared the living sh-t out of him.. thus mayhem ensued.. the mouse ends up sitting in the cat’s food bowl blinking at Joe.... while our cats looked at it.. Yeah you would think the cats would earn their keep but OH NO.. they were like, “Daddy there is something in our food bowl get it out..”

So Joe proceeds to spray the little bastard (the mouse not the cats) with Clorox clean up…..(like what the h-ll is that going to do??).. then chased it around the room with a broom… smashing everything but the mouse and ripping the top off my broom ….creating utter complete havoc .. finally corner it and getting it out.. … and what were the cats doing.. ??? …watching Joe run around like a lunatic..

I wonder what happen to the snake.. ?..I guess the hawk got it this year.. ?.....shame because we haven’t had any mice problems for four years... oh well I guess you cant have everything.

What to get the Gal that has everything

Thanks Santa for my Compound Bow!

Man.. I don’t know.. ...I am thinking..... if Santa was a WISE Santa he would have X'd out...SLASHED... or eradicated that request... and perhaps.. maybe... brought me a puzzle or something....

...but Santa knows me real well.. and Santa is a FUN Santa... so he brought me TWO..... yes two compound bows for Christmas.. one was from Santa Joe and one was from Santa Parents...

S-P-O-I-L-E-D ....R-O-T-T-O-N ....So I have the “training” bow and the full fledge a-s kicking split a tree in two bow...

Did you know you have to have your arrows made to the specifications of the length of your draw?.... Yeah found that out just recently.. thanks KS....so not wanting to wait not one more second.. I grab my trainer bow with two trainer arrows and march outside to find some targets... hmm.. Joe seeing what I was about to attempt runs out and suggests perhaps maybe pulling the old pumpkin from the refuse pile and aiming at that... great idea honey... (much better than the alternative I was thinking)..

I have no intention to shoot anything live thank you very much.. I am as my mother calls me a tree hugger, animal activist who so happens to eat dear meat and wears sheep skin shoes.. sorry... call me what you want.. I like my stuff ...but I won’t actually shoot anything alive unless it’s like charging after me and going to eat me... but what I do want to do is shoot things around the yard.. practice... and maybe even do a biathlon snowshoe event ..they have them you know, instead of shooting a gun and snowshoeing you do archery... I mean fun stuff!!!... right!??

So I am zinging arrows around the yard trying to hit the pumpkin and JEEZ US.... no wonder dad said NOT to put my target near rocks because IT MAY RICOCHET....Joe look at that.. arrow almost made it back to me without me moving... ... glad I didn’t have to go to the hospital with an arrow in my head... Santa is sure shaking his head...

I hope everyone’s holiday was fun too!

Simple Solution

How many blondes does it take to change a light bulb? ....

.........I really don’t know what the fascination is with blonde jokes…. I mean brunettes and red heads have there fair of stupidiness…so why pick on blondes?


So … my outside Christmas lights stopped working the other day… I figured it HAD to be due to the sleet and freezing rain that we were blessed with over the weekend.. perhaps freezing the outside receptacle…???.... I think that’s a fairly smart assumption… so I gave it a day… my daughter Heather tinkers with it a bit too….. "Mom cant get the lights to work"…..yeah I know… I think it’s frozen… so I analyze the situation… I painstakingly and dang near froze to death in the 10 degree weather spending an excessive amount of time trying to eradicate the problem….. thoroughly inspecting all the wires… rechecking ALL the fuses… making sure all the extensions are connected… NOPE.. still nada.. still no freaking Christmas lights.!!... It must be the actual receptacle.. I scour the garage for a replacement one..… sigh…...WTF..!!!... I mean come on… .. ponder ….ponder ….ponder…..they WERE working until this past weekend.. what variable changed.. ???!!!!!...

DING ….DING.. OH YEAH.. GRRRR….. the most complex problems sometimes have the simplest solutions…

....Joe…..who unplugged them????!

Genetic Snowflake

Pittsfield Snowshoe Marathon & Half Marathon

On March 7th.. Denise and I will be heading up to Vermont to participate in the Pittsfield Snowshoe Marathon....I somehow persuaded her to buy snowshoes and come with me... VERY NICE!
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For Denise… I AM SOO excited you are joining me this year!!!!!… its going to be an interesting road trip!!.... (get an ipod)……..

In case I forgot to mention last year’s adventure:…
Pittsfield Snowshoe 2008 Story

For my Better Half & E-O the Beast… you aint going to let two girlies show you up .. now are u?
Pittsfield Snowshoe Marathon Website

Thieves

Picked up the Christmas Tree on the way home last night.. the "REAL TREE".. the one that Santa puts the presents under.. ..and yeah so OK.. I KNOW I HAVE 15+ other trees decorated in the house.. BUT they ARE NOT the SANTA TREE…. !!! ....They are A-R-T-I- F-C-I-A-L …. But JEEZ US.. when did you have to take a bank loan out to buy a live Christmas tree????........

I stopped at the first Christmas Tree thievery place .... the place I usually stop… and asked the prices.. ..WELL.. the Douglas Firs are…bla..bla..bla…per foot…. and then the Blue Spruces….are like….bla… bla… bla.. and WHOA buddy… me no RELAT-O… how much is THAT TREE.. ????.....I point to a cute, not overly large tree…he brings out a GIANT RULER… hmm.. well… its.. almost 9 feet.. and soo.. hmmm….that would be $85 dollars… my EYEBALLS almost popped outta my head… R they F- kidding me.. ??????... DO they realize it’s NOT dipped in gold.. right???...

So the man asks.. what SIZE you looking for???... Um… size is not the problem.. PRICE... like (as my voice gets quieter.. and now I am at a whisper).. like around $50? …why do I hear crickets? ….my cheeks are a bit flush.. perhaps the tree for me is just not here… thanks… bye..

So a bit dejected and a BIT annoyed… I leave the thieves...WITHOUT a Christmas Tree… Bunch of money grubbing #@*^*^…

So thinking I am just not sure WHAT to do…. I come across a brightly lit area near my home… HMM.. looks like they have trees too.. oh heck why not.. so I stop… I slosh around the mud and check out the trees… they are all marked.. ok.. that’s better at least I don’t have to freaking guess what the price is.. ok so I am not a moron … the guy comes over and says $10 off any tree $60 and over.. .. I aint great at gambling.. in fact.. I usually lose so… .I picked me out a freaking tree…stuff it in the truck and with a SMILE ...and $62 lighter… feeling like I got me a deal… !!

PS: YES D.D. ....I do realize thats like 4 race entries

PSS: M.H... I do all this decorating for..?? (I get back to ya on that)

PSSS: D.P & G.P.....YES.. it's necessary that I have these many trees!!!!!!

PSSSS: J.M.. thanks honey for my tree... I LOVE IT!!!... stringing popcorn tonight!

Wing Nut

GOT the "LED..GIT".... Pics in and posted them in to the Birthday Extravaganza Story... That PICKLE MAN IS GREAT!!!!... Yes S.B.... I am a little wing nut!
Birthday Extravaganza Story