I graduated from high school in 1991. I am truly a victim of late 80\’s and early 90\’s pop. I though I\’d try the 80\’s song test that I found on theMommyfiles Blog. I did just fine, for a late 80\’s gal (a 69.5). I got the \”I didn\’t want my MTV enough\” score. True. [...]

I visited Froggie\’s Pond and found this little thing. I am not one who is drawn to this type of thing usually, but I am fresh off my little rant about not being in my prime anymore:) Some of the things seem to be contradictory, and others I am embarassed to admit fit me… Where [...]

What is the prime time to be \”prime\” anyway??? My friend Julie told me about the woman who won the Seattle Danskin Triathlon. She informed me that the winner, Lisa Walker, is a 43 with a 13 year old and a 10 year old. In the Danskin one can sign up as Elite, in an [...]

On July 29th I took the kids to see my favorite local live band, The Retros , and 80\’s cover band. They did an afternoon concert in Bellevue. We went with my sis-in-law, nephew, 2 of my friends and thier 3 kids. It was a warm and beautiful day. The court yard had a water [...]

It helps that Joel loves to play dress-up. Putting on a tie and shiny shoes was a snap. The tux he wore was the same that the groom wore. I think the slippery and shiny shoes were his favorite. Perhaps we prepped him a little too much. His pillow had 2 fake rings tied to [...]

I got to do my first triathlon in 2001 and the second in 2003. It has been my hope to make it an annual thing, however, things come up! I knew a number of months ago I would be trading my 2004 experience for my cousin H\’s wedding in Minnesota. As it turns out, with [...]

On Monday, July 19th I was at the pinnacle of frustration with my expanding waistline. I had mostly recovered from my lenient diet from camping and the 4th of July, but my shorts were all feeling miserably tight around the waist! That afternoon, I did 200 crunches with the vow to continue daily until I [...]