Weight Log

Ok it has been about 3 weeks since I decided to track my exercise and weight loss. I set goals for exercise (15 days for January) and then weigh myself on the first of the month. For January I had 22 days of exercise, started at 223 and am now down to 215. Woohoo! I am super excited about it. I figured that at 8 pounds a month by June I should be at 175 or so. It has been a LONG time since I have been under 200.

Ian Marley Zyta

We have had Ian for a week now and we added to his name he is now officially Ian Marley. Thats because he is a Marley! From the chewing of things that shouldn't be chewed to the sweet and very loving parts. Ian is helping to heal my (and even Paul's) heart from Ishie. It has been just over a week since we hae had him. In that time he has: chewed a computer power cord, peed on our bed (he was slleeping with us), chewed a sock, and dragged Zev across the room. He has me up every 2 -2.5 hours. (uually potty, not such a bad thing!) The good stuff: He went nose to nose with Spirit and actually played with him through the fence, won Beauty over to the idea that a dog will not eat the herd, played with Trent (new managers 1 yr old) very gently, Lots and lots of cuddles. He is also a total clown, often tripping over his paws or ears. I have to say he is growing on me, wasn't sure if I really wanted him at first but I am glad we did!

Puppy!

As you know from a previous post as well as other means we no longer have Ishie and Zara. Add to that our big male cat Grumpy. He has been missing a week now. Despite several trips to the shelter and search of the neighborhood he seems to be gone. I still have hope that he will show up...Anyway on one of the trips looking for the cat I saw puppies. They were 7 week old beagle mixes. I fell in love with one, asked Paul (who said no) and moved on. Then this afternoon Paul asked me what kind of pup he was. I told him and we went to look. My pup wasn't there but his brother was. We ended up bringing him home. He is a very cute little guy, brown and white with a white tipped tail. The white parts have brown ticking on them. We named him Ian, in honor of our beloved Ishie. So far he is doing great! He loves Jade and Zev. Jade is indifferent to him and Zev thinks he is a playtoy. We may regret bringing him home becuase of puppy frustration and I am sure that there will at least one post on the horrors of having a puppy in the house, but in the end it will be worth it.