The Wiener Dogs

We have two wiener dogs at home. Cate has a growing interest in the dogs and she often chases them around saying "pup." She has learned a couple other words that we often use with the dogs -- no and right now. This is a short clip of her saying "right now."

More video clips

We've been working with Cate on learning various names. She knows the names of many of her classmates (and she can even identify their binkies!). She also knows her "cousin Q."

Cate - The Dance

Cate Martino: The Movie

I decided this week to test my abilities creating a photo slideshow. These are a few photos of Cate from the holidays.

Cool Slideshows

It's cold in Kansas!

We braved the cold today for our long run outside! It was about 15 degrees, but we bundled up and ran approximately 6.5 miles. It was definitely cold, but it wasn't unbearable once we got going. That's a new cold weather record for both of us.

Stephen is doing great so far. He has found time to run every day that we are scheduled. I missed one run this week because I stretched a tendon in my right foot.

I added an older picture of Cate to

the blog today. Even though it's from October 2006, it seems appropriate since the Jayhawks played today!

Marathon Update

Stephen and I made it through our first official week of marathon training! We ran 3-4 miles last week on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. We finished out the week with six miles on Saturday and two miles on Sunday. We are both proud that we managed to make the full six miles on Saturday with less than half a mile walking.

We have two big challenges right now: finding the time to run and the weather. We are both very busy at work, so at least one of us has been getting up at 5 a.m. to run. We know that work will stay busy until the legislative session ends in May. In addition, it's very cold so we are confined to our treadmill. Hopefully it will begin to warm up soon so we can get outside.

We have set up another Web page to help us raise money for the Leukemi and Lymphoma Society. It is at: http://www.active.com/donate/tntks/martinos

Cate seems to be getting cuter every day. This week, we've been working with her on the names of her classmates at day care. She knows Jack, Chase and Josh very well. She surprised one of her teachers at school this week by asking for a hug when it was time to leave. Cate puts her arms out and says "hug" -- how can you resist?