Team JOKOLOCO

This morning was the 1st Annual Biathlon at Striker's work. The biathlon consisted of a walker walking 1 lap, a biker riding 4 laps, another walker walking 1 lap, and then a runner running 2 laps. The course was pretty lengthy and included lots of hills and inclines.

Will got suckered in to being the biker on a team of desk dwellers. Keep in mind that they were competing against guys on the maintenance crew and a former Olympic runner! I got to be a Volunteer with a stopwatch (no clipboard though)!

It was lots of fun and very well organized. They had a very good turnout - about 50 participants, 20 volunteers, and lots of kids and spectators! And they only have 130 employees including their board members who also participated. I have a work event tonight and I guarantee we won't have a similar turnout.

4 AM Club

If you've ever been pregnant, you are familiar with your bladders desire to wake you up in the middle of the night. If not, welcome to my world. Typically I wake up around 3ish, but I stayed up later last night, so I woke up around 4ish. I may need to talk my bladder into making this a permanent time slot since I had several people to "talk" to.

First, the Queen randomly BBM'd me in response to something I sent her last night after she went to bed. It was 6 AM her time, but she's almost never up this early! :)

I continued my routine of checking facebook, the blogs, and Google and People news. I commented on both Ruth's and Jane's posts, and low and behold Ruth replied to my comment! Another 4 AM buddy! (This also left me wondering if and when Ruth ever sleeps???)

Then, what do you know? Bianka commented on my Facebook status. No real surprise there since she's nocturnal. I wonder what will happen now that she's on maternity leave?

Anyone else want to join our 4 AM club? Paula? Andrea? You guys can get away pretty easy since it's 7 your time ;)

2 Out of 3 Furries...

...approve of our new bedding. There are lots of pillows to match, but it was bedtime when we finally got it all put together. The furries jumped right on as soon as the comforter was in place. Heaven forbid it be free of fur a second longer than necessary!

Yes, the huge mound is The Pillow, which is why the furries have moved to daddy's side of the bed. Hey, there's 3 of us on my side too! Of course 2 of us are only 1.5 inches long. :)

Oskar Goes to the Groomer

Today marked Oskar's first trip to the groomer. Yes, he's almost 5 years old, but until today I had always done the haircut. He was in need of a bath, haircut, nail clipping, teeth brushing, and ear cleaning - in other words, the works. That was far too big of a task for the hubby and I, so off he went to PetSmart.

The hubby dropped him off and came home to tell me that they were going to give him a buzz cut. I raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything. Striker went to pick him up and BBM'd me "Oskar is a little short...." If I can manage to get a picture of his poor little chicken legs, you'll understand how naked he feels.

Probability Lesson

I may have blogged before that the hubby and I met in Statistics in college. He got an A, I got a C.

Tonight at dinner (Olive Garden, woo hoo!), they hubby mentioned that we had a 50/50 chance of having a boy and a girl, and only a 25% chance of having 2 boys or 2 girls. As he watched the wheels turning in my head, he explained the odds until I eventually nodded, reminding him that I barely passed Stats.

Daddy will definitely be helping the kids with their Statistics homework!

Brown and Furry

Oskar hates my new body pillow because he can't snuggle against me like he prefers. He prefers to curl up against my belly or thighs. The body pillow prevents this. His solution? Lay on top of it and conquer the monster!

Octo Mom

Last week, while discussing Jon & Kate plus 8 at work, we came up with the idea that Octo Mom and Kate should move in together and tape a reality show with their 22 children. The series could end with a Celebrity Deathmatch between the moms.

Apparently Octo Mom would rather fly solo. The best part? Jon & Kate started out with just a 2 hour special. It's only a matter of time before there's 24 hour coverage - the good news is that at least she won't continue to help bankrupt CA.
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