Olivia: Mom? Mom: Yeah? Olivia: Have you ever had toe food? Mom: Toe Foodddddd? Olivia: Yeah. Joel: It’s not toe food, Livi, it’s tofu. Olivia: Oh.
General
Apple Pie-ness
I wish everyone had friends like I do. If I were a good person, I’d share them, but their mine. Mine. All mine! Ah Ha Ha Ha Ha…. They bring me pies. They do lots of other wonderful things too (like watch my children, assure me that I’m normal, and make me laugh until my [...]
General
It’s like not having pockets.
We’ve all been there… you’re in a situation where you don’t know what to do with your arms. Folding them feels too guarded, letting them hang senselsly feels too vunerable… Fold, hang, fold, hang, pace, pace, fold, hang… If only I had worn pants that had pockets! That’s how I feel about my lips now [...]
General
What am I, a Maypole?
I should wear dresses more often. My daughters don’t know what to do when I put on a dress. I’m not a tomboy by any stretch of the imagination, but I suppose I could show them their mama has a little more sugar and spice running through her veins. Today I decided to ditch the [...]
Swim/Bike/Run
The Results Are In!
It’s been a full, full week, but I am finally posting my stats for the Danskin Seattle triathlon from last Sunday. Of course, I have a long story to tell, but I’ll just state the numbers for now… Overall Rank 248 of 3496; Class Rank 39 of 342 (30-34 age group); Swim 00:11:29; Swim Rank [...]
Family
Certainly, I am more evolved than this? Aren’t I?
As my youngest was rolling about, snotting, snarling, slobbering and wailing upstairs – I looked down to my husband in disbelief. Exasperation and dismay swelled within and that twisty knife feeling crunched my chest muscles. Again. “Get me the yellow pages, honey. I need an exorcist.” Kidding. Do I really have to deal with people [...]
General
Pie and the Tri
It’s almost here – this Sunday. I have my Tri Suit. It’s supposed to be 67 and rain. Not a problem. I’ve run a half-marathon… in the snow… my torso covered in a hefty bag to keep dry… all uphill… in snow shoes… and snow pants… heehee. The snow and trash bag part are true, [...]
General
Not Again!
Dinner. I gotta come up with an idea for dinner! First there was breakfast, then snack, then lunch then snack then snack… now dinner! For cryin’ out loud. Every day, it’s like this! Every! Day!
Humiliation
“Crash” rears her clumsy head…
I have always been prone to bumping, dropping, skinning, tripping, falling, scraping, oopsing, and tumbling about. It’s just who I am. It is what I do… In an earlier post, I shared how I got the nickname, “Crash”. This uncomfortable alter-ego came for a visit this morning. It’s funny how she tends to visit while [...]
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