Z-Z-Z-Zelda!!! and the Goathead

I have lots of catching up to do here on this blog. I just wrote a long email to my friends/family with an update on our new doggie (and how the kids have been throwing up all night - FUN!) which prompted Ken to tell me that I should just blog this stuff.

So we added to our family on Thursday by getting new doggie. She's a one year old gray miniature poodle and she's super sweet. We thought Oscar needed a playmate, and it's turned out to be true. He tormented her for a few days and now they're having lots of fun tearing around the house together. She's pretty scraggly looking and kinda stinky after living at the pound for about six days before coming home with us, and unfortunately, she can't have a bath till next week because of recently getting spayed.

This weekend was the cyclocross race at the Boulder Res which the COOL FUN people (that would be me) dress up for. I went as a goathead. I need to check the results to see if they put me down as racing for GOATHEAD RACING like I put on my ACA waiver. Fun race made way more fun by dressing up. I'm telling ya, you get much more cowbell if you are in costume!! I have to say my costume was not very aero and having the Stan's bottle on the back of my bike didn't make the bike any lighter. The gal who was behind me said it flipped down and was rubbing against my tire for the last few laps! ugh!!

Obama lost because you didn't vote.

well, hopefully this won't be the case because you got out and voted. and voted early like I did today.

this video is very funny. watch it here.

hellovader

this is what ken wants to be for Halloween. Frankie and i are going to be witches, Isabella will be a vampire bat, and Oscar will be a dog, i guess.

I love cyclocross!

Cyclocross is just too much fun. I like cross more than road, I've decided. I've also decided that my new MO is that I have to have to bring beer for after the race if there is not a beer garden as part of the race. Unfortunately, I've been sick for the last 10 days or so and (foolishly?) did two races in those 10 days but did not feel up to the post beer feed. Drat.

On another note, I won Women's Rider of the Year (like ACA BAR) and also Masters Rider of the Year at the track this year. I got some sweet green backs in exchange! woo hoo! As my friend Gary Peterson said, "A check always fits better than a jacket!"

Pink Yeti bling

Ken really needs to get his own blog. He likes everyone to *think* he's too modest to do so or that he doesn't have time, but in reality, he spends an awful lot moderating on Slashdot and reading his Powertap files! But I heart him anyway.

Well, today I was supposed to race the second Frisco cyclocross race but since I have this dastardly cold, I decided to bag it. I talked Francesca into helping me wash my mountain bike, air up and Stan's up the flat tires (since I have not ridden it since May!) and then we made this custom Hello Kitty Chain Slapper. I am mighty proud of it - two layers of flannel, velcro, and a great snug fit! Easily washable too! No more annoying chain slap noise. Now I just have to ride the bike...

Using The Strap-On In Public

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