Around and around and around she goes…

July 26, 2008 – 8:49 am

This was supposed to be a 16 mile Saturday, but because I really want to run the local 10 mile race in August, I rearranged things and made this a step down week to prepare for the increased mileage over the next couple weekends. So today was only 12 miles and should have been relatively [...]

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Warning: this post contains both whining and complaining.

July 24, 2008 – 3:00 pm

Before I skip off to clean toilets (now that’s something that really prevents me from spending quality time with my children, not to mention that it totally sucks), I need to vent about all that ails me at the moment. My sugar has been low all day. I woke up at 120 and it’s been [...]

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Monday madness

July 21, 2008 – 4:58 pm

Today I feel like I am drowning. I have a board meeting tonight at the preschool so I’ve been scrambling all day to get the paperwork together (nothing like waiting until the last minute), making phone calls (some people still haven’t turned in the paperwork due July 1st), and compiling my list of things to [...]

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Fun in the sun

July 18, 2008 – 3:56 pm

Kade’s first session of swim lessons ended today with a pool party. He got to bring his Shrek boogie board and squirt gun, and I got to bring a snack that would hold up in the 90 degree heat. We have spent every morning of the last 3 weeks at the pool. Despite the stressful [...]

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I’m “normal”…finally.

July 16, 2008 – 8:51 am

I had my marathon, 2 hour endocrinologist appointment yesterday, but Kyle stayed home with the kids so I could actually get some questions answered (thanks, honey). I was having a brain fart and drove to the wrong office. Thankfully, I was a little bit early and the offices weren’t far apart, so I was only [...]

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No nuggets tonight.

July 14, 2008 – 5:56 pm

Kyle will be living it up at Bar Cento’s special Terra Madre event tonight (he’s taking photos of the fabulous food, and he’ll tell me all about how mind-blowingly delicious it all was when he gets home, which will make me feel even sorrier for myself and my night home alone with the kids). The [...]

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It’s Always Sunny in South Euclid

July 13, 2008 – 5:37 pm

Days like this define the lazy days of summer. We woke up to rain so I cheered everyone up with some blueberry pancakes, Ohio maple syrup, and crispy bacon. Liv and I snuggled in with some books on the couch while Kade played with his castle and Kyle did his usual computer/iPhone check. By 10:00 [...]

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Worst. Run. Ever.

July 12, 2008 – 3:13 pm

Okay, the Youngstown Half Marathon I ran two weeks before being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes was my worst run ever, but today’s run was a close second. Since this is the first Saturday of the entire summer that we didn’t have plans or weren’t in Sandusky, I decided to sleep in and take my [...]

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Tracks

July 11, 2008 – 3:21 pm

I did 4×800 at the track this morning. My left calf/shin area has been bothering me lately. It’s like a random nerve-pinch kind of pain that makes me want to stop abruptly or fall over. It hurt the whole way to the track and I kept thinking that I should back off on the speed [...]

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Music is my…

July 10, 2008 – 4:56 pm

A friend of mine just sent an invite for a “Soundtrack of Our Lives” party. It’s a girls only event where we each compile a soundtrack that chronicles our history and have them loop in the background while we catch up, laugh, cry and drink lots of wine. We need to choose one song that [...]

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