Mad Dog & A Win~Win

Very early in the morning...last Sunday morning, our alarms went off at 4:45. We arose in the dark, dressed and drove our girl to Madeira Beach for her first triathlon. She swam in open water for a 1/2 mile, biked 15 miles and ran a 5k in the Madeira Beach Mad Dog Triathlon.

Before it began...

The swim ~ She's the one in the white cap!

Transition from biking to running

Afterwards with Dad

With Mom

Saturday night we were sitting in the living room discussing our game plan for the Mad Dog Triathlon when this exchange ensued.

My husband: "Audra's built for triathlons."

Me: "What am I built for?"

Son: "Making sandwiches."

Wamp, wamp, wamp, waaaaaamp.

Sunday morning my husband left me with the car so he could help Audra set up her bike.

I had my first cup of coffee on the 25 minute drive. And I brought our giant Tervis tumbler filled with ice water.

I waited and waited, finished my coffee and sipped on the water.

And then I held it and held it. Know what I mean, Vern?

We were parked in a dentist's office parking lot. I got out to cross over to the Winn Dixie. Not open 'til 7:00. It was 6:15. CVS - not open 'til 8:00. I walked a little ways to the staging area for the triathlon in search of a porta potty. Desperation had set in. Ah....yes! Porta potties! Ah....no way. A long line of triathletes waiting their turn.

So I high tailed it (pun intended) back to our car. What to do? What to do? Bushes...too public. Knock on a stranger's door? Too embarassing. (Yes, more embarassing than the bushes!)

Look in the back seat for something. Anything. Another Tervis tumbler. But it was the regular size not a giant one. And I drank a lot of water.

Let's see. A tumbler and a beach towel. What would MacGyver do? Forget MacGyver. I didn't have a rubber band anyway. What does a desperate woman with a full bladder do?

A glance at my watch. 30 more minutes 'til the Winn Dixie opens.

I opened the back door of the car. If I scrunch down and cover up with the towel and...

"What are you doing?" My husband! Yes!

"Well, I was about to tee tee in a Tervis tumbler."

"Get in. There's a McDonald's around here."

So I didn't have to use the Tervis and I got a sausage biscuit for breakfast.

Win ~ Win

It's Time...Before & After Pics

Before & After pictures below. Thanks, Susan! You're the BEST!!!

I like the sticker on the bathroom mirror at Susan's shop. It says:

"There's A Cool Chic in the Mirror."

Kindergarten

It's time...(time for what answered at bottom)

It was picture day for the kindergarteners. I lived in Pascagoula, MS, and my teacher's name was Mrs. Dot. According to my School Records Book, my favorite activity was "saying ABC's."

For picture day, Mother cut my hair. I think she may have used her pinking shears on the bangs and I'm pretty sure she pulled out her pink rat tail comb to tease a little pouf on top.

Not Kindergarten

First Grade
(Workin' my Brooke Shield eyebrows!)

It was picture day for the first graders. I still lived in Pascagoula, MS, but now my teacher's name is Miss St. Pe (pronouced "Pay"). I got a "satisfactory" check mark in everything except "silent reading." That one needed "improvement." My favorite activity was "lerning." 'Guess I had a little more lerning to go.


For picture day, Mother cut my bangs. Short. At least they're straight.


Miss St. Pe


Not First Grade


It's time for a haircut!

Tomorrow is haircut day! I'll post a before and after.

Before

After

(Sorry, Jen, I couldn't resist texting about the pixie!)


Another After

The Back

I love this pup!

The End

Before & After

It could have been a sad day when my boy got a haircut. But since it was his idea the "sad puppy dog" face is just for show! My Skateboy decided his hair had gotten too hot and too annoying! It was his idea to cut it.
(Before - top pic)

That's my boy!