I ran 20 miles on Saturday. The first 16 miles were great. I felt awesome. At 13 miles, a friend who is also running the NYC marathon (and is training for an iron man triathlon next year), ran past me. He told me I looked strong. It gave me a little confidence boost. About a […]
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My Favorite Way To Refinish A Table
A couple weeks ago I got a text… There was a table on the side of the road. I dropped off Number 3 and 4 at school and went to check it out. I gave the table to my father. He’s like the Duke of Refinishing. I asked him to strip the top and stain […]
Longest run, and shortest post, ever.
I ran 20 miles this morning. I don’t think I need to say anything else. I mean, except, Bring on the Blue Moons. VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!!! All you need to do is click on the banner above to register a vote for me! You can vote one time every […]
Trash to Treasure — Cute Game Table!
My husband found this table on the side of the road. The top was kind of a mess. My dad took it off, flipped it over, and painted the whole thing black. It still had some blemishes, so I decided to camouflage them. I made a checkerboard. I used painter’s tape and a framing square. […]
I could call an electrician, but I think this is a DIY job.
Last week I wrote about Number 3, and how he was having some issues in school with his behavior. Then I wrote about the post-it plan we put him on. The PIP. How that first day he got an 8 and was upset but then got his act together. He’s gotten a 10 every day […]
Dear Parents.
There is a fable. Or a parable. Or an allegory. It may not even be one of those. It may just be a story of how shoes came to be invented. I don’t know the title. I can’t find the actual story anywhere either. But it goes something like this: A king ventured out of […]
