The four years I spent on my high school swim team were four of the best years of my life. I learned lessons and developed friendships that I carry with me to this day. It’s pretty common for girls’ swim teams to do just about everything together socially, especially during swim season. One of my […]
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Dear Chris Stapleton
Dear Chris Stapleton, I’ve never really been a big fan of country or bluegrass music. So the first time I discovered you was only about five months ago when I saw a video on Facebook of you and Justin Timberlake playing Tennessee Whisky at the CMA awards. Holy shit. I was obsessed. I think I watched that […]
I did it.
I did it. I did it without stopping. I did it in the heat that sent over 2200 runners to tents for medical attention. I did it with two kids who were up puking in the middle of the night the two nights before. I did it in spite of all the crap we have […]
That’s The Thing About Swimmers
Let me tell you why I love the sport of swimming. Once you enter the world of competitive swimming, whether you stay there for one season or ten seasons, you have entered a sport that isn’t like any other one. And the only people who get it are other swimmers. And whether you know each […]
I’m ixsidid.
We leave for Boston this morning. Last year my parents and Number 3, 4, and 5 came with me. It was an amazing two days, especially for the kids. This year we are all going. My husband, Numbers 2 through 7, and my parents. (In case you were wondering, I managed to find a place to […]
Who needs Tony Robbins when you’ve got Number 3 and 4?
The kids are all very excited to go to Boston for the marathon. We are leaving on Saturday and will be there until Tuesday. I am looking forward to it also, but I’m very nervous for the run as I fell so far off the training plan when all the foreclosure crap went down that […]
