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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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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Never a dull moment.

July 15, 2008 – 6:42 am

I walked out the door at 5:30 this morning for a run and noticed a man laying in the neighbor’s front yard across the street. He’s apparently passed out, and I immediately cringe at the thought of what he’s laying in (they have two boxers…big ones…and this is a small yard). I stand there facing [...]

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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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Running in style.

July 9, 2008 – 3:27 pm

I heart Second Sole like nobody’s business. I get my shoes, socks, stylin’ fanny pack, accessories, and Clif Shot Bloks there, but even with the awesome discount Eddie gives me for putting up with half his staff on a daily basis (the boys cross country team at Notre Dame College rent the house next door), [...]

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The 300

July 9, 2008 – 9:36 am

I went to bed way too late last night, but those precious hours between the kids bedtime and my own are not something I give up freely. I only had about 4 hours before my alarm would signal it was time for my run. I tossed and turned in a fitful sleep that included my [...]

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