Monthly Archives: August 2008

Waiting

August 28, 2008 – 9:38 am

My pump hasn’t arrived yet and the shot of long-acting insulin I took last night wasn’t quite what I needed to prevent sugars above 200 this morning. I’m going all Atkins today in an attempt to keep my sugars under control (I’m a total carb-loving diabetic so this is major). We are supposed to be [...]

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R.I.P dear insulin pump

August 27, 2008 – 11:29 pm

For the first time in over a year, I am typing this post without having a medical device attached to my stomach. I am completely, involuntarily untethered and it feels both wonderful and strange. My pump decided to malfunction as I was bolusing for my dinner tonight. I had just run 8.5 miles, which included [...]

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Things that don’t suck about today.

August 27, 2008 – 4:38 pm

Both of my kids are taking a nap at the same time. And that, my friends, makes today perfect…just perfect.
If I wasn’t running tonight, I would have to pour myself a glass of red wine to celebrate this totally unsucky day.

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Things that suck today.

August 26, 2008 – 6:00 pm

Kyle’s flight was delayed, but what doesn’t suck is that he has finally landed and is headed home so we can have some time to um…talk tonight. Given the crazy week we had last week and this last minute business trip, we haven’t seen much of each other and I totally miss him. I’m way [...]

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20 miles, countless errands, 24 cupcakes, 1 cake, no sleep, and a very happy baby girl

August 26, 2008 – 9:23 am

Last week was bananas. I somehow managed (with Kyle’s help) to get everything together for the big preschool meeting on Tuesday, kicked it into party-planning mode on Wednesday, cleaned the entire house on Thursday, and just about fell over from exhaustion on Friday.
I woke up at 4:00 on Friday morning in order to make it [...]

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Happy 2nd Birthday, Liv Ellen

August 25, 2008 – 9:24 am

My baby girl turned 2 on Friday so this post is way overdue, but better late than never…right?
I had a hard time coming to terms with her first birthday because I couldn’t believe that my baby was growing up so fast, but given that I kept telling people she was turning 3…I feel like I’m [...]

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One of those days

August 14, 2008 – 5:13 pm

This is how I look today (except for the fact that my hair is black, and I don’t own pearl earrings, and have never in my life put mascara on my lower lashes).
I am going crazy getting things ready for our school year at the preschool. I spent the entire day on the phone…and [...]

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Excuses.

August 13, 2008 – 2:54 pm

I haven’t blogged in a few days and it’s making me slightly crazy.
I need to do a recap of my 18-miler (thanks for the nudge, Courtney), tell the tale of my near-death experience this morning with an SUV, complain about all the registrar duties I’m “voluntarily” buried under and give cute little reports on all [...]

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No wine for me tonight.

August 8, 2008 – 3:04 pm

Shit. I’ve got 18 miles on the schedule tomorrow. This is when training gets interesting. You have to trust that all of the work you’ve put in up to this point will get you through 3 hours on the road. To be honest, it’s not the mileage that scares me…it’s that my sensor will go [...]

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At a loss.

August 7, 2008 – 2:45 pm

My dad’s best friend, Dale (Skip) Weyer, passed away late last night. He battled cancer for over 2 years, and unfortunately he lost.
I can’t remember a time when Skip wasn’t a part of our lives. As a kid, he was always the reason my dad was in trouble. I lost count of how many times [...]

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