Number 7 turned eight years old on Saturday. She asked for: cake ice cream seaweed (the kind you eat) Nutri grain bars a Lego set a watch a scooter with nothing girly on it and a dog She got a cake (decorated by Number 4) and ice cream, seaweed and Nutri grain bars (she tried […]
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I Need A Day Of Rest
When you are a serious athlete, you work your ass off no matter what sport you participate in. It is not uncommon to push yourself to the point of puking at times. But no matter what level you are training at, even if you are an Olympian, you also give yourself a day of rest. […]
Better Than Nothing
Today has been a really productive day, but a few unexpected things came up which sorta threw me off course for a little bit. Today is also the first day of swim practice, and that presents a whole other set of challenges including: Having 4 kids on the team in 4 different groups at 4 […]
Surrendering Is Fucking Hard
Two days ago I had an epiphany about my need to surrender in order to survive. Yesterday three really awesome things happened once I finally decided to surrender. Which was really cool. But I don’t want to give anyone the impression that surrendering is a piece of cake and that everything is awesoooooooooommmmme once you […]
Don’t Be A Hypocrite
I was up today at 4 a.m. so I had time to take a shower and do a couple things before I had to leave the house at 5:30 a.m. with Number 5 and Number 7 for a swim meet. It’s been pretty much nonstop since then, aside from 3 – 4:15 pm when I […]
A Once In A Lifetime Opportunity
From the time I was in high school to just before I got married, I spent a lot of time with my cousin and one of her high school friends. A LOT OF TIME. This high school friend, I’ll call him John, is one of my favorite people in the world. I have never laughed […]