Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Kitty?

I'm not. She's soaked, and yowling, and I found it very funny. So I snapped a picture for you. :)

Monica decided to give Zoie a bath tonight so that she wouldn't shed as bad for the next few days. I didn't know that she was soaking Zoie until I heard a terrible yowl come from the bathroom when I was on the phone. As I was sitting at the computer, searching for Magnificent Mittens by Anna Zilboorg for my friend, I heard a soft yowl followed by several louder ones. Thinking that Zoie had been caught somewhere in the house, I rushed to the source of the sound only to find that she was getting a bath. hee hee

Last night I had a yummy dinner and I wanted to share it with you. Tasty taco spiced meat, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, and fresh lettuce all wrapped up to make a delicious meal.

Tonight I cooked up a wine reduction with a lot of tasty flavors thrown in and tossed some roasted chicken in it. Then I piled the chicken high with all of the flavorful ingredients that I used last night. Mmmmm, mmmm, crunchy! :)

I've also ridden 18 miles on my bike in the last week. I'm trying to use it everyday and just ride for three miles. So far, so good. Hopefully when I go to the doctor for my forced weigh in this March, I will have lost weight compared to last year.

In knitting news, I'm still plugging along on my lace scarf (which I really need to take a picture of), my sweater (still doing ribbing), and my socks (I'm on the second foot). Hopefully, I will have knitting pictures to show you all in the next few days.

Meet Wesley, Part Two

Wes and I got to know each other better after my post last night. We took another leisurely stroll through 3 miles (94 miles to go). I'm thinking of hopping on him again before I head to Michigan today. I'm headed up to judge bunnies again this weekend and I'm meeting Kristi (yes, Red Dog Knits Kristi!) for dinner. I'm super excited and trying to kick my butt into gear so that I can be gone by 1. See you all next week!

Meet Wesley

This is Wesley (aka a Weslo stationary bike) and he has come to the Knitter Bunny home to whip the flabby knitterbunny into shape. Wes is now occupying the spot where my wheel was residing and the wheel has found a home near the fireplace. I'm thinking of joining the "100 miles by April 1" KAL and getting my weight under control. College life certainly packed on the pounds. I was a meager 125 (and 5'6") during my senior year of high school. One Bachelor's degree, the beginning of graduate school, and five years later, I'm leaning toward 165 pounds. I don't really know how much I weigh because I refuse to buy a scale. So the last time I went to the doctor, I weighed in at 165. Not that I'm going to go crazy or anything, but I want to lose 20-25 pounds.

I took 12 years of dance lessons and miss the activity. My parents also had a two-story house and I live in a one story. Plus I didn't eat very well during my undergrad. I think you see where I'm going with this. I want to have more energy and feel better about how I look. Cutting pop from my diet was the first step, I don't drink any at home (though I do still drink pop occassionally when we go out to eat). Cooking more at home and expending some energy through food preperation was the next step. Learning to shop after I've eaten, sticking to my list, and attempting to buy healthier foods is what I'm working on now. Plus I have Wes as my secret weapon now. I biked for 3 miles this afternoon according to the readout. And I'm working on how to knit and pedal at the same time.

See the green bag on the bike handle? Oh yeah, I'm going to find a way to knit from that bag while I pedal. Socks and gloves here I come. ;)