Last Friday I got a message from Miss P asking if Number 2 could take care of her dogs on the following Monday. I forgot to get back to her until Sunday, letting her know that he’d be happy to do it. On Monday I woke up with a really bad case of conjunctivitis. Combined […]
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And they lived HAPPILY ever after.
Yesterday while I was making dinner, I was watching the Pioneer Woman. And while the only thing true about the title of that show is that Ree Drummond is a female, I still like to watch it. And I don’t know that everything is as perfect as it seems when the cameras aren’t rolling. I’d like […]
If at first you don’t succeed, tri, tri again.
Last year I did a sprint triathlon at Shady Beach in Norwalk, CT. It’s an all-women race and it’s a great race for beginners, although it’s still competitive. It was the second one I ever did. My time was a 1:20, and I came in 80th place out of about 180 women. I was 18th […]
I feel pretty, oh so pretty.
Since I’ve lost all this weight, I haven’t gone shopping for new clothes. First of all, I can’t afford it. And secondly, I still have about 10 pounds to go, so I’m trying to hold out. But we got invited to a party last night. A grown up party. And I didn’t want to wear […]
Reading is fundamental. Most of the time.
I have many, many fond memories of my parents reading to me when I was a kid. My dad used to read Richard Scarry’s Best Mother Goose Ever to me every night. I have almost all of those babies memorized. Still. And so I feel like every kid should have this book in his or […]
The first time wasn’t for love, the conclusion.
If you are new here, you may want to read yesterday’s post to get yourself up to speed… So, it was the beginning of August, I was 24 years old, three months pregnant, about to get married, and a few weeks away from starting a full-time teaching job. I had adjusted to my new situation, and the […]
