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Training Wrap-Up: Week 5
Week 5 went very well. It has been hard to stay motivated. I’m not sure that is the word I’d use to describe it either. 90% of the effort was encouraged by my training partners Katie and her daughter Ellie. I truly feel that if it were not for them – I’d have tossed my [...]
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Kid Talk
“Your son knows how to whistle? (pause, pause, pause) I know how to zip.” This is what Joel’s friend “J” asked recently as I tied his shoes. He was obviously impressed with Joel’s “skills“. (Pause)Me: “You know how to zip?” Surely zipping was a new “fad” our 6 and 7 year-old boys were now pioneering. [...]
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“Welcome to my world…”
Me: “Ouch!” Joel: “I know how it feels mom. I really know how it feels. Welcome to my world…”
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Literally thinking…
At her preschool, Olivia gets to make Mother’s and Father’s Day presents. This year, Olivia had the choice of coloring a couple of different pictures for her dad. Before she gave her dad his gift, she told me she chose NOT to color one of the pictures. (OK, I’ll bite) “Why Olivia?” She said the [...]
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Training Wrap-Up: Week 8, 7 and 6
So… weeks 8 through 7 were shameful – I packed in an impressive 20 minute swim in those 2 weeks. All in the name of progress… :) Last week (week 6) was incrementally better – I was able to muster enough motivation to workout 3 of the 6 days scheduled. Truthfully, if it wasn’t for [...]
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