Tuesday began like any other Tuesday. Master's swim followed by work. Both went well and the day was proceeding normally.

I left work early to take Hubby to an appointment with the RSD specialist. The burning in his foot and ankle had increased since starting physical therapy. After examination, Hubby had a spinal nerve block for some pain relief. As we were waiting to be released, the nightmare began.

My cell phone went off with my daughter Hooch's ringtone. I answered to hear her hysterical voice telling me that she had been in a car accident. She needed us. I ran and got the RN and had Hubby unhooked from all the monitors and IVs. We were about 30 minutes from Hooch and it was 5pm rush hour. She called several times while we drove and we tried to figure out what was going on. I finally was able to talk to one of the paramedics at the scene who was examining her. She had hit another car head on while driving to work.

When we arrived at the accident, Hooch's car was just loaded on a tow truck. We immediately found Hooch. She had declined the ambulance to the hospital. She was very shaken up but walking around fine. I was so relieved to give her a hug and tell her that I loved her. Just to play it safe we took her to the ER to be checked out. All the tests came back fine.

It's Only a piece of metal. Thank God Hooch is Ok.

While at the ER, Hubby(who was supposed to be laying flat on his back for 3 hours) asked to speak to me in the hallway. He informed me he had just spoken to his Mom. While she was walking her dog, 2 bulldogs charged her dog. She tried to kick at them but ended up laying on top of Scooter to protect him. Luckily Scooter and her were shaken but uninjured. Bino and Hubby left the ER and headed to check on my MIL and call the police.

Could all of this be happening to us? Were we going to wake up and find out that this was all a dream? Had we entered the twilight zone? Unfortunately we were awake and reality had slapped us in the face.

Our Hooch and Mom are fine. Hubby hung in there and endured until able to lay down. My head was spinning in circles and I lacked an ability to focus. Bino was a blessing and helpful in every way.

Waddling to find a way out of the zone we are in............

PAUSE

This week has gone by so fast that it feels like everything is on fast-forward.Everyday things have fallen into place and everything has gotten done but there has not been much time to spare.

Hubby has started physical therapy this week. I think this is great for him to start getting some movement back in his foot. The pain from the RSD limits what he can do but you have to start somewhere. The bonus for me is that I have been having some low back pain and I get a massage and stretching while Hubby gets his PT.

Master's swim is now back on my schedule at least 2 days per week. It feels so good to be back in the pool. After a short period of lighter workout, Coach really kicked it up with intervals on Thursday. I was exhausted when I got out of the pool but satisfied with a hard workout.

Hooch , my daughter, is doing early graduation from high school in December. That has thrown us into a world of registering and getting ready for classes at a junior college in January,an exciting time for her.

Bino has finished football. With one season over, he is on the Varsity bowling team and our matches have begun every Tuesday and Thursday evening. I can't make it to all the matches but I love to watch him when I can.


Now to hit the pause button---

I did get time to catch up with Iron Snoopy and Moose. They are heading to IMAZ next week. We did a spin class together and got a chance to chat afterword. They are so motivating for me to talk to. When they get back from IMAZ, I will have a thousand questions for them about their expeience.

I intend to keep the pause button on this weekend to have some quality time with Hubby, my kids, Snips, and TriSharkie.

Waddling on pause until Monday then will hit the replay button......................

COMBAT SWIM

This is what I should have worn for master's swim class this morning. I was having a great swim and cruising through the workout on the board. About half way through class, this guy jumps in my lane at the other end of the pool. His arms were all over the place and he was doing flip turns at the ends. While I was on a 60 sec. rest between sets, He did a flip turn and almost kicked me in the face. I looked to Coach for help and his words of advice were that this was good practice for an Ironman Swim because you feel like you are in combat. I felt like I needed a helmet everytime I swam past this guy.

I survived and managed to get my entire workout done. I did get hit a few times and sicked in some extras water. Maybe it was good practice.

Waddling to calmer water..........

OFF SEASON BEGINS

Tomorrow is the beginning of my off season training. Time to lay the framework for 2009. One of my favorite parts of training is the planning. As always, it is done in pencil for good reason.

The basice layout of my week will be:

• Monday - spin or trainer
• Tuesday - Master's swim(am) & Run (pm)
• Wednesday - Spin /Trainer followed by short run
• Thursday - Master's Swim
• Friday - Day off or Swim
• Saturday- Spin
• Sunday - Long run

Somewhere in there I need to do some strength work with no excuses. I am excited to start my framework for 2009 season.

Waddling with a plan..............

365 DAYS

TriSharkie and Waddler give Beach2Battleship a thumbs up and plan to be here 365 days from today heading to cross the finish line.

Waddling to plan my training..............

WELCOME

Please visit my training partner and friend- Trisharkie!

Waddling to visit a new blogger.......

MASTER'S SWIM

There was not much sleep for me on Monday night. I had leftover excitement from the weekend plus anticipation of master's swim beginning again for the winter. I never realized how much that I had missed it.

I jumped out of bed at 4:45am with no problem. I got there 15 minutes early. There were others feeling the same way as me. I chatted with my friend Dan who had just signed up for IMFL and it will be his first.

I was thrilled to see coach again! It was hard to believe that last year at this time I walked in not being able to swim. What a motivation he has been to me. I also know he will play a large part of the year ahead of me.

Waddling to get some sleep before an early swim..........