In Memory

It was a sad day at the Goodman household, I had to have our Sophie put to sleep. She has been fighting a thyroid issue for years. Lately she has not been able to make it to the kitty litter and her back legs were starting to give out.

I do not now for sure how old Sophie was, she showed up the fall of 1996(I think that is the right year) and has been a part of our family since. If I had to guess I would say she was 13-15 years old.

Her nickname was Toto. I will miss Toto but I know that she is in a better place. I told her that where she was going she would be young again and could play with all of the other kitties, like she use to.

This has been A very difficult day for me, I do not like making these decisions, It just breaks my heart. I know there are alot of people who do not understand the bond between humans and animals but believe me it is a very strong bond. I am glad that I had the strength to be talking to her and petting her as she passed away. I have always said, my cats have been good friends to me and I will be with them to the end no matter how hard it is. The other cats knew something was going on, they have not left myside all day and for that I am greatful.

Toto thank you for being there for me, it was a pleasure taking care of you all of these years. I will see you again someday! Love you.

PEACE

Bikers have big hearts...Triathlons are not just for healthy people

When I say that I am a cyclist alot of times I get the "oh you are one of THOSE people". I have not quite figure out what THOSE people do however if that is what a cyclist does then yes I am one of "THOSE" people. I dont think that "NON THOSE PEOPLE" really understand what "THOSE PEOPLE" are all about. Most of them are very caring people. So as I find things in my reading or internet searching. I am going to mention some of "THOSE" people with big hearts.

One of "THOSE" is Robbie, Oakley Rob, RVS he has many names. I have known Rob a long time. I met him through Bill. His Nickname at the time was Baby Burf..make your own joke there.

What really caught my attention was this year when I was e-mailing him about some glasses and he said that he was doing the Hy Vee Tri as a team. I though great, however It was not just a three man team it was a 4 man team. The way I understand is Rob has a friend that has Noonan's disease, and he wanted to do a Triathlon. So Robbie and 2 other friends. Said ok we will do this tri with you. So they set up a team. I know the swimmer was Greg Allen. Greg is acutally from Pella and 3 years ahead of me in school. The runner was Rich Newkirk.

How I got to thinking about this again was I was talking to Rob at a cross race and asked him if they were going to do more tri's. He said that they told his friend that they would do 1 to 2 tri's a year. Hy Vee was not just a one time deal. I was looking thru the Hy Vee pics and came across the ones below..



They say that a picture is worth a 1000 words. Look at his face, it is pure joy.



Alot of times I will get into the oh woest me mind set, then I see pics like the ones above and realize how lucky I am. To Be healthy and to know people like Rob.

PEACE.

Change Is Good

As you can see I have changed the look of my blog. I decided that for 2009 I am going simple. You cannot get more simple than black and white. I thought that I would let the posts and pictures add the color. I have also changed the title of the Blog. I have so many sayings that inspire me, so look for different ones added to the title every month or so. I hope that you enjoy the changes. Continue to stop by and see what it going on in my life...

PEACE