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Through tears 16 Apr 2013 | 07:01 pm
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say,’Look for the helpers, you will always find people who are helping.’” — Fred Rogers I know. There is good in this world....
Race Report: Knoxville Half Marathon 10 Apr 2013 | 10:39 pm
Before the big race: (Please note that I am SO bloated in the picture. It happens about once a month, if you catch my drift. What? TMI?) The Knoxville Marathon is known to be a tough race. There are v...
Since it’s my birthday, I’m allowed to do two memes in one post. That’s like a rule I read in the blogging handout. 20 Mar 2013 | 11:42 pm
So, hi. It’s been far too long since I actually wrote here. I write A LOT of really funny posts in my head while I’m showering or running or driving around town, but by the time I get around to actual...
I need to tell you about the sandwich 4 Feb 2013 | 08:02 pm
Please don’t take my lack of posting about my recent half marathon as an indication that said half marathon was somehow not that great or not worth mentioning. It? Was AWESOME. EPIC. AMAZING. But befo...
2012 and 2013 11 Jan 2013 | 03:38 am
Oh man, I’ve been SICK. Please forgive me for this mucho belated New Year’s post, those three of you still here reading this poor excuse for a blog. Here’s last year’s list, and here the year before t...
The Good: A Year in Review 21 Dec 2012 | 06:29 pm
I still feel raw and tender after last Friday’s horrific school shooting in Newtown, CT. It’s not okay. How will it ever be okay again? And the only thing I lost was a sense that my kids are safe at s...
Probably Annoying 30 Nov 2012 | 09:32 pm
When my friends and I were in Nashville last April for our half-marathon, a girl stepped onto the elevator with us. She smelled amazing, so we told her so, asking what perfume she was wearing. Laughin...
The Fortuitous Finding of Wheel of Fortune 26 Nov 2012 | 09:36 pm
It all started with my kids first ever episode of Wheel of Fortune. Wheel! of! Fortune! It’s our family’s tradition. Every year I search the TV listings to find all of our favorite holiday shows. Fros...
Turtles and Bumblebees of Halloweens Past 30 Oct 2012 | 03:00 pm
Last Friday night, I worked a local trick-or-treating event, handing out candy. Ella and Carson came along and sat beside my booth and watched as droves of costumed children trick-or-treated along the...
Too Much 24 Oct 2012 | 05:28 pm
Nearly 6 years to the day when he finally got his first tooth, which happened to be the day after his 1st birthday, he finally lost his first tooth. It was a much anticipated event, with days of wiggl...
