Jackie, Jean & Joel

So instead of writing a blog post last night, I had a cocktail and shortcake with Jackie and Jean. But those are J names... and today is a J day... and our little trio is special. And yes, you may take that multiple ways. But the way I'm going to TELL you about is, THIS is my Couch to Keg team.

Regulars know the story, but I hope you'll forgive me in telling it again.

In September, two of my neighbors and I got to talking about needing some exercise and decided to take it on together. We chose the Couch to 5K program because it seemed manageable (still seems like it ought to be, but never mind), and so we started. (we really need a pic of the 3 of us)

Kevin is ALSO a farm duck. *cough*

And then, on one of our cool down walks, we saw our other neighbor Kevin. Not a single member of Kevin's family has a J in their name. But Kevin is nevertheless, a very friendly guy. He and I often talk microbrews, as we are deep appreciators of good beer.

So when we told Kevin we were the Couch to 5K team, what HE HEARD was Couch to Keg. And heck. Who were we to argue with such impeccable logic. We exercise so that we have room in our diet for a couple cocktails. That is just the honest fact of it.

We never GOT to 5K running, but we are STILL, 8 months later, walking pretty regularly. So this is a good thing. And it is a GREAT thing to have gotten closer to these two fabulous women. I adore them.


And now Joel

Joel is our dog. He got a haircut last Saturday and HOLY COW, since the last time he was low on fluff, I swear he's lost about 8 pounds (which means probably 20% of his weight). He looks so good!

Before:  18 months ago. And the fur is not ALL the extra

After--isn't he svelte?

The really big deal, though, is how much better he feels. We changed his diet last summer after a bout of Pancreatitis to home made:  brown rice, chicken and green beans. He LOVES it. But he's also lost a ton of weight. He now runs more, walks farther, dances around more, and you can really just tell. (We also give him carrots for treats--switched those years ago).  He is, we think, 9 or 10, and he seems MUCH healthier than he has since he was only 3 or 4.