My triathlon is in 5 days. You know, the one in New York City. Where I have to swim in the Hudson. Which, will be a MAJOR phobia confronted. And overcome. Assuming I don’t panic and cling to one of the pylons immediately after diving in the water. By the way, it’s not too late […]
Archives for July 2013
Wow.
What defines us is how well we rise after falling.
This weight loss/eating healthy/working out thing can be discouraging. Because it’s never over. And just when you think you’ve “got it,” a holiday comes along. And you take the day off from working out, which somehow turns into 2 days. And then you take one bite of that cheesecake that someone brought to your house. […]
I’ve got moves yoooou’ve nevah seen.
Yesterday was our annual family reunion. It was also Cool College Babysitter’s graduation party. We were all bummed that we couldn’t go to her party, but I told her that I would come over after everyone had left from our house. Her younger, more energetic college crowd would last much longer than the guests at […]
Seeds of Yesterday
Technology sure is making it evident how quickly things are changing. Yesterday I walked into the kitchen and heard part of a conversation between my husband and Number 2. Number 2 was trying to explain a picture he saw on facebook or someplace on the internet. It was one of those “then” and “now” pictures. […]
Shout em, scout em, tell all about em!
The house I grew up in is about one mile from the house my dad grew up in. And the house my dad grew up in is about a quarter mile from the church where I went to nursery school. My grandma was actually one of my teachers there. And fairly often, when nursery school […]
Yesterday kind of sucked. Well, except for this one thing. Which didn’t suck at all.
If you’ve been here a while, you know that Number 3 is my worrier. He’s got some significant anxiety and OCD related issues. He worries about what other people think. He worries about doing things the wrong way. He worries about Number 4 being better than him. He worries about the car breaking down. Or […]