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June 27 Where Have I Been?Hey!! Just popped on to give ya a quickie. Sean's kids are here and I am staying quite busy. Ah! Who am I foolin'?! By the time I get a minute to myself my brain is too fried to write anything of substance!!! Puppy is as cute as ever - still playing the part-time terrorist act. But I love him!! Have spent some time on the boat cuz IT'S FREAKIN' HOT AS HELL!!! I even took it out without Sean on Monday - Yeah, I rock! No incidents! Call me Cap'n Kim.
Check out the attached video - It's Tantric - a song I am really loving right now!!
K, well, hope everyone is doing fine. Miss you all and think of you often. Special shout out to our buddy Bill who hasn't been feeling well - love ya, man!
Much Love As Always,
Kim
 attached video -Down & Out May 19 TYM 2 Run2 Weeks ago I posted some photos from the 2008 Race For The Cure in Vegas. What I didn't do was explain my participation. I was too busy bitching about the dog! Let me first say that I really, really, love the little guy and he does do some pretty amazing things when he isn't being a complete pain in my ass!! On to the race.....
In past years I have participated in the 1 Mile Fun Walk portion of the event.
This is the least strenuous and most of the survivors opt for this stroll as we lack the energy/fitness to do much more.
But this year, 3 1/2 years after my diagnosis, I decided that with all the working out, eating healthy, and subsequent weight loss, I was ready for the 5K Run!!!
And I did it!!!
Trust me - it wasn't easy.
But I did it!!!!
I wanted to stop about 100 times but my goal was to finish and be able to say that I ran the entire race.
I had a goal and I achieved it.
I don't remember the last time I was so focused, so determined.
As I crossed the finish line I could feel the pride inside me.
I felt pride, satisfaction, a sense of content, and exhaustion.
Exhaustion.
I was completely wiped out!
But my satisfaction overroad all and I actually felt pretty good, especially considering that I hadn't trained for a run.
My legs were a bit sore.
I found those muscles my trainer on the the TurboJam dvd's I've been working out to was talking about.
Those muscles that you find only when you've worked them to a point that they scream to you.
But, I actually felt really good!
I looked up at the time clock and found that I had run the 5K in under 37:40.
I say "under" because when I got to the end 37:40 was what I saw but when the start gun went off it was a good 2-3 minutes before I reached the starting line from which the time started.
I received my congratulatory carnation from a strapping, long-haired, dirty-blonde Chippendale and proceeded forward to find a bottle of water.
The only thing that was missing was seeing the face of someone I knew.
Someone who could see me reach my goal and be there to share it with me.
~I was alone in a crowd~
I did take notice that I was one of very few in the Run wearing the pink t-shirt that signifies the Survivor status.
Proud, very proud.
I thought that it was best that I keep moving.
And I needed to catch my breath.
I walked around a little until my friend, and co-survivor, called to let me know that she would soon be crossing the finish line in the 5K Walk event.
I met her there and we congratulated each other.
Believe it or not, after the ceremonies, I chose to walk back to my truck rather than wait in line for the bus!
I am such a stud!
Or an idiot!
I think the pride filled me for the rest of the day because I felt energized.
It wasn't until later that night that I really needed to stop.
I was so glad that my back and my knees weren't in pain - and a bit surprised by it.
Just my thighs and my calves were sore.
Oh, and the new cute pink shoes left a blister on the big toe of my left foot.
Sean did a little surgery after a day of, get this, helping my sister move on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Yes!! I helped move after all this.
Such a stud.
It wasn't until the Wednesday before the race that I got registered and put up a personal page on the Komen website.
On this site, my friends and family were invited to make donations in my honor.
In just 3 days I raised $325!!
I wish I would've started sooner!
The amazing part of this is that $200 was donated by 4 of you that I have met here on Spaces.
I was touched.
One of these 4 I have never met in person.
~Simply touched~
I hope that the 4 of you understand that you helped push me to reach my goal on that beautiful Vegas morning.
Thank you to:
Denise (of course, right)
Russ (aka Mayor of Zwebbyville)
Dennis (aka EZ)
Gina (aka Mannyed)
for your support and donations.
The friends I have made here mean more to me than you will ever know.
You make Spaces worth it!
Also thanks to:
My mom
Ron
Elle
Vicki
My cousin Herm
Most of this probably won't make a lot of sense to most of you but, trust me, cancer treatment really takes a toll on ones mind and body so doing what I did is a big deal. I have been working hard to get myself in shape. I have come to believe that Cancer Survivors are only as out of shape as they allow themselves to be.
At first I thought that I was a victim of what chemo does to a body.
But now I'm doing something about it and it's working!
I am proud to say that I've lost 17 lbs since starting my workout regimen and eating healthy.
And I plan on being more conditioned next year!!
Get your pocketbooks ready people cuz it's TYM2LIV!!
Much Love, and Pride,
Kim
attached video - Proud
How far I've come.......
5/7/05
Louise, Mayor Goodman, Me (that hat is covering a bald head)
The same 3 people 5/3/08 but Louise and I on different sides of the mayor.......
May 04 Told You I'd Be Back!Wow, even though I've thrown up a post here and there, I haven't truly blogged in a long time, huh?
It probably has a lot to do with the fact that this space wasn't intended for ALL to read and some of my freedom was taken when a certain someone "found" it and may have shared it with others I'd rather not have in my business. I've thought of going private but my thought on that is that allowing only folks on my friends list takes away the possibilty of meeting NEW friends and not all the peeps I communicate with are on that list! So, Rock, meet Hardplace.
I have made the decision, at this point, to just be myself - take it or leave it. If I suddenly go private, now you will understand why.
Another reason I've been away so much is that I simply don't have the time, or opportunity, to sit in front of my computer as much as I need/want to in order to post anything of worth. Nobody wants to hear "blah-blah-blah".
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Taking up much of my time is precious little Brett. If you don't know about Brett, he is the little puppy that we adopted on February 16th. I didn't want him but he's here. I love him. I mean, look at him!!! How could I not love him?!
But, man, he is a lot of work!!! He is a constant reminder of why I never had children!!! He is now 6 months old and I am still cleaning up pee in the house! Pottie trained in 2 weeks my slowly shrinking ass!!!! I have tried everything! The crate, the trainer, the collar, the smack on the ass, the keeping an eye on him every minute, the praise every time he goes outside. Still. WTF? He just doesn't get it. Actually, he does get it. He does know that he isn't supposed to go in the house but he keeps doing it! I have borrowed my sister's carpet cleaner on several occasions, rented the rug doctor from Von's once, and even paid Stanley Steamer $140 expecting that he was done stinking up my house.
~I am fooled way too easily~
My house doesn't smell good like it used to.
I don't have time to keep up with general cleaning.
The carpet on the first floor is pretty much destroyed and won't even pull up with the vaccuum anymore.
I have to make trips to the shoe store more often because he thinks that everything in this house is here for his chewing pleasure.
I have to pick up dog shit around the yard,
Re-bury the drip system hoses - this is chewing and digging pleasure for him,
Put up with having bare rose bushes because, apparently, he doesn't like the pretty flowers,
Bathe him when he pees/shits himself while in the crate,
Then it's off to the garage for a Crazy game of me holding the towel up to have him run through like a bull to try and get him dry.
Don't even get me started on the ordeal of trying to brush him - can you say "impossible"?
Besides the shoes I had to replace, he has chewed couch pillows, bed skirts, rugs, puppy pads, my thigh master, chairs, my water bottle, his crate blanket, and today he made me bleed when biting at my feet while I was simply attempting to walk across the room!
He has broken a glass candle holder by running around the house like a maniac,
Broken out of his crate on more than one occasion,
Dug craters in the back yard that the people of Area 51 would be interested in investigating,
And he is extremely proud of himself when he comes running into the living room from the kitchen with the dish towel in his mouth.
It is a constant chore just to keep an eye on him so that it doesn't get worse than it is. But wait!!
When my husband begged to have the puppy, he told me that I wouldn't have anything extra to do.
That having a dog wouldn't change my life in any way.
That he would take care of the dog and everything to do with him.
Hhhhhhhhhmmmmmm.
~I am fooled way too easily~
Now let's talk about the cost involved with getting a puppy who won't mind. He was "on sale" for $610. Then they told us that we should get the crate full of "free" stuff to house train him in 2 weeks. That was another $130. When that didn't work, Sean contacted a trainer who comes to the house once a week for 3 weeks. With the training collar included, this was a mere $700. The "free" vet visit was $50 when it was found that Brett had Giardia from being in the kennel at the pet store. Vaccinations were $70 after the Giardia was cleared up. Bed, baby gate, leashes, collars, bowls, sheet of artificial turf to help the house training process, puppy-proofing the gate, life vest for the boat (wait til you see how cute it is!), toys, treats, and food came in about $190. He was fixed a couple of weeks ago for a low, low price of $360. Cha-ching........$2,110!! Certainly has not been worth the hassle I've endured the last 2 1/2 months!!
I keep trying to remind myself that he is still a puppy and that, some day, it won't be like this on me anymore.
But it has been very hard for someone who didn't want to deal with this in the first place.
Don't get me wrong, I Love Brett, and take very good care of him.
I don't like that he's brought so much chaos and mess to my life and that it takes so much of my time.
When he isn't being a terrorist, he is quite sweet, and I love to see his precious little face and his tail wag when he sees me.
He has done some pretty amazing things, as well.
It's just that it's not evening out.
More later this week.
And, I promise, it won't be all bitching!
Much love,
Kim
attached video - Nobody's Fool
May 02 I Mean It!!Look!
I posted a couple new photo albums for March & April.
And I changed my video from that SAD, SAD video that was dedicated in my cat's honor back in March.
So, I AM trying!
Seriously, I really miss you guys and I really miss this outlet.
I mean it!
I'll be back real soon.
It's hard to find the time since I was remarried.
And even harder since the puppy got here.
Living alone, I could blog any time I wanted.
Ah,those were the days!
Some of you already know about the Race For The Cure that I will be a part of tomorrow.
I plan to put together a blog after that.
Well, not right after that, but, by Monday.
I hope that everyone is doing well and staying happy.
I'm trying to remind myself of that every day - stay happy.
No matter what.
See you soon!!
Now sit back and enjoy some Blue Man entertainment.
Much Love,
Kim
attached video - Blue Man Group Megamix
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