Monthly Archives: April 2008

New info

April 29, 2008 – 2:20 pm

One of the additional categories that Kyle created for me on this blog is Rockstar, which I haven’t posted under yet because we haven’t had one of our “rockstar weekends” that my mom so generously supplies for us by whisking the kids off to Sand-town for a few days so we can stay out, sleep [...]

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Fun with photos

April 28, 2008 – 1:43 pm

Here’s a photo montage to recap the weekend.

Kade looks a little too excited at the prospect of smashing up a poor, defenseless bumblebee.

Liv had two sundaes, a cookie, and cleaned the table of all stray jimmies (sprinkles). Suffice it to say…she had a blast.

I lay it all out the night before to help alleviate [...]

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Weekend Update

April 28, 2008 – 10:54 am

Kade had an ice cream social at his preschool on Friday night, where he performed “Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee” with his class. His version included “licking up” and “puking up” the bee, which I don’t remember doing as a kid, but I went to catholic school so it was probably censored in some way. [...]

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This little piggy went…ouch…

April 25, 2008 – 3:36 pm

I was so excited to get my new shoes that I made the stupid decision to take them out for a 5 mile run before properly breaking them in. About halfway in, I felt the familiar burning and stinging of skin rubbing on shoe and I knew things wouldn’t be pretty when I got home. [...]

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Close call

April 24, 2008 – 2:04 pm

Diabetes is a mystery that I’m constantly trying to solve. When I experience a low it’s like my brain splits into two, and both sides of my consciousness argue with each other over how I should handle it, while I stand there, in a state of confusion, as my numbers continue to plummet…
For example…I was [...]

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Decisions…decisions

April 23, 2008 – 2:08 pm

I really should be dusting, cleaning bathrooms, and doing laundry but both kids are napping and it’s gorgeous out and there is a lawn chair screaming at me to come on out and sit on it. Wait, now my dusting wand is yelling at me to close the computer and use it on the blinds [...]

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Please tell me this is only a phase…

April 23, 2008 – 1:53 pm

Today Kade told me that he hated me. He was on his way into his room for a time-out, looked right at me and said it with such meaning that I almost lost it right there. Instead, I said “that’s fine, but you need to stay in your room for 4 minutes, ” and I [...]

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Plans for Saturday

April 22, 2008 – 10:38 pm

I just registered for the Hermes Cleveland 10-miler. I wasn’t going to run it, but a friend of mine emailed last night to see if I would be there and we haven’t seen each other in a long time, so I decided to register. I really miss her, so this will give us the perfect [...]

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You are my sunshine…even when you scream

April 22, 2008 – 10:03 pm

Liv is 20 months old today. The peaceful, content baby that once graced our household with her presence has packed her bags and a demanding, obstinate toddler has moved in. It’s the “terrible two’s” and they are starting four months early. I give her credit…the kid’s theatrical skills are pretty impressive. I keep looking for [...]

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Send off

April 19, 2008 – 11:35 am

My training partner, Sarah, leaves this afternoon for Boston. On Monday she’ll be one of 25,000 determined runners participating in the 2008 Boston marathon. She has been working towards this goal for nearly 2 years. She trained all last winter in order to qualify at the Cleveland marathon, and has been training ever since for [...]

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