An Open Letter.......

........to Ryan's doctor Dear Doctor, As you know Ryan's last Interfieron treatment is this Thursday. It has been a long year of that nasty stuff for him and we are glad that he is doing better. It usually keeps people in bed all day feeling terrible, but Ryan seemed to thrive even on his worst days. He is a tough kid. Although we are glad he is doing well and that he won't have deal with the poison that is called medicine, we are a little concerned. As one of his climbing partners I think I can speak for all of his climbing partners. We are afraid of what he might do to us at 100%. He already climbs laps around us in the gym. He is also eternally psyched to climb outside. What are we going to do with him? I propose that you could prescribe something to make him a little lethargic, or better yet, how about something to make him put on large amounts of weight. We are just asking for a little help in slowing him down so we can keep up with him. Thanks in advance, Ryan's climbing partner

Cobbler

Tonight we made apple cobbler in the Dutch oven in the backyard. Brett taught me how, and now it is one of our favorite deserts. It's really rich so it is impossible to eat very much of it. Instead of buying charcoal I found an Oak pallet, cut it up and made my own coals. Much cheaper.

Here's the finished product. I think making it is almost as fun as eating it.

The Obvious Answer

When I was a teenager I heard the the Broken, Beat & Scarred music pick of the week. "Dead, Jail or Rock and Roll". I used the title as an answer anytime an adult would look at me (usually in disgust) and ask "So............what are your plans for the future?" It was generally some girl's dad who was asking. They always looked a little confused when I would reply "Dead, Jail, or Rock and Roll." It was obviously lost on them how cool I was. Enjoy the song.

More Fun Run Results

Brett finished his fun run yesterday morning. He did it off the couch with a head cold in a time of 14:58 for 2.5K. Steve and his lovely wife Jennie ran their 5K in "about 30 minutes". They ran in Utah......in the snow. Now that's commitment. Check out their picture below. I think it's funny that I wore as many layers as they did, and I was only running in 40 degrees. If you have an update for your fun run e-mail it to me so I can update the results. Thanks to all who made a donation to one of the charities.

The Brenton's Final Results

Amy and I got up at 11:30 to the alarm on my phone. Yes, we had to set an alarm to wake up at 11:30. We are old people, and I sometimes get up at 11:30 for work. We dressed warmly because it is 40 degrees in Tucson tonight. I wore tights, two shirts, arm warmers, my Mountain Hardware beanie, and a windbreaker. Amy dressed similarly. Not only are we old, but we are desert rats too. We had a nice Fun Run through our neighborhood. We looked at the Christmas lights and watched the illegal fireworks shows. We ran 3.1 miles in 26:12, I burned 435 calories, had an average heart rate of 148 beats per minute, and averaged 8:43 miles according to my Garmin 305.

Early Results

Brett and his kids did their first half of the Broken, Beat & Scarred Team Brenton Fun Run. Brett finished in just over 22 minutes with Rebecca and Tyler just over 24 minutes. (I think they let the old man win to make him feel good). Remember to send pictures and times and I will post them here. Thanks to all who have/will participate.

Those are some cute little runners.

That looks like some serious business. Check out Tyler's hands. He is ready to sprint.

Christmas

Everyone made out pretty good this year. Caitlin got a video camera and is planning on becoming a youtube star. Philip got an acoustic guitar. He really seems to have a talent for music. Fortunately he is a metal head like his old man. Amy got a Patagucci fleece jacket and a new ipod. I made the mistake of introducing her to pod casts and her shuffle just wouldn't cut it anymore.I really scored. A set of tri-cams and 10 Wild Country carabiners. Just what my rack needed. Hope you had a Merry Christmas too.