Interesting finds in Aberdeen

I love some of the interesting foods I find here in Aberdeen. For example, yesterday I found venison sausage with cranberry, and it was yummy! I love that you can find venison on the shelf right next to the chicken! You can get duck, turkey, beef, pork, chicken, scallops, fishes, and meat alternatives all in one store! How cool is that?

I also find the new types of mushrooms growing here very interesting! The other day, I smelled something really musky and putrid outside my house. After investigating, I discovered that it was coming from some large brown mushrooms. I grabbed the pooper scooper to just knock them over and put them in the compost bin. MAN! When I scraped away the tops, underneath was black sludge... it was.. rot.. and death and horrible smells and maggots. I think Hexxus escaped FernGully. That was some nasty stuff. I scooped it up, rocks too, and threw it all in the bin. YUCK! Now the smell is gone. I've never seen anything like it. On a more pleasant note, sometimes you see much prettier ones:

Isn't it cute?

Anyway, when I'm not hunting for interesting foods and fungus, I'm still going to Kung Fu and working on that Couch to 5k podcast. Angel is my 5k training buddy. She's a champ. If I slow down, she starts pulling me. I tie the leash around my waist because we run in town (also because she's faster than me). Kung Fu is going well. I've finished learning my first form and may be ready for my first belt test! How exciting is that? Who would have guessed that a girl with brittle bones would be testing for a belt in Kung Fu? Of course, it doesn't always come easy. Don't worry Mom, I'm fine. :o)

From blocking kicks

Working out those bruises was extremely painful! I've learned, since beginning martial arts training, that you have to "work out" bruises. You need to bring them to the surface and push out any clots. It hurts, but they heal faster. We use an ointment to help with that.