I broke my elbow
But only a little bit. (Insert joke about a little bit pregnant here)"Oh, get clipless pedals" everyone said. "You'll be so much happier. More power, easier on legs...."So thursday I bicycled 11 miles...
View ArticleHow I came to put a pencil in my (AHEM!)
Recently I went to an event with my Mommy Group. SAHParents, you know the one I'm talking about: where the children play in one area and all the grownups chat and drink wine upstairs. (At least if you...
View ArticleMiss Sally's Traveling Trunk
Miss Sally's Traveling TrunkMy friend Raina is a historical interpreter for a local plantation in Tennessee where she lives. She's in the paper today!
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West Point Triathlon
I live a hop, skip & jump from one of the oldest military institutions in the United States: West Point. I've been to concerts, the Museum (largest collection of arms & armory in the Western...
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Monroe Middletown "Just Tri It!" Triathlon
My last race of the season and basically, I did it because the location is fairly close to where I grew up. I had heard a few "friends of friends" talk about it, so I was hopeful there would be someone...
View ArticleWhere have I been?
I just checked the forecast for Puerto Rico. It was like a photocopy every day: mid80s, 20% chance of rain, partially cloudy.In other words, perfect.But enough of where I am going. Where I have...
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Because I could!
When Sandy blew through, it knocked down a major tree in front of my MILs. DH paced it out to be 39 feet. In a God-Hand moment, it missed her roof, garage, porch and powerlines. That's right folks:...
View ArticleThe Golden Rule
For those of you that were absent from Sunday School that day, its: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."I like to think of myself as a nice person. I try to be polite and reasonable to...
View ArticleI want a pony
Recently I had to call some 800 #s and talk to people about semi important things. (Damn you adulthood!)At the end of our conversation, the person asked "Is there anything else I can do for you?"So I...
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Scenes from a Camera Download
Which I obviously dont do often enough. Pictures are in chronological order beginning at the end of Feb and finishing now, end of April 2013.100 Days of Kindergarten project and trip report all rolled...
View ArticleA Fine Day to Bake Some Bacon
Bacon??!? I can hear the teeming millions gasp. Bacon is verboten. Its evil incarnate! Delicious, fatty, smokey bacon....Bacon is definitely a "sometimes food" I only buy it 1-2x per year. And today...
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Child makes a new friend
Butterflies are apparently cheap dates. One sip of red Gatorade and they'll be your friend for life. The bad news is their lifespan is measured in weeks. Its a good thing Gatorade is relatively...
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I swam across the Hudson River!
*Other* people PAY $1.50 to cross the Hudson. I swam across!It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Low 80, light breeze, water was in the mid 70. Very pleasant. Child was in the hands of...
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Hiking Adventure
We've had quite a few adventures recently and am just getting to download the pictures off the camera. DH had off Good Friday and we went on a family hike on some of the trails around Schunnemunk...
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Sick days
The breakfast conversation this morning:"Mommy, why is Daddy home?"Because he took a sick day last night."How many sick days does he get."I dont know, 5 is normal for most jobs."How many sick days do...
View ArticleI think he wants to be a pizza-tarian
A real (but embellished) problem currently in my household:Child: What's for dinner mommy? (eats a snow pea)Me: ChickenChild: Ew! I dont like meat! (eats a cherry tomato)Me: Ok, I can rock the...
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New Year's Resolutions - 6 Month Update
Like most people, I make New Year's Resolutions every year. Like most people, I usually make it about 3 months and they fall apart. This year was different. I'm actually losing the weight and...
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Triathlon (1 of 5) Prologue
To say I was nervous before this weekend was an understatement. Unsettled, anxious, jumpy, frayed are also words that spring to mind.I made a list and checked it twice. I spent 2 days packing. Worried...
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Triathlon (2 of 5): Swim
After deep but short sleep, its time. The alarm found both me and my sister waiting in anticipation. I had laid out my clothes the night before. So I sling them on, my sister applied my tattoo numbers,...
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