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January 2010
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5K, Here I Come!
For the last 6 weeks or so, I’ve been doing the Couch to 5K program. It’s a training guide that basically alternates walking/jogging for 9 weeks of 3 x week workouts so that you gradually build up to jogging for the full 5K (approx. 3.1 miles). I haven’t wanted to blog about it before, [...]
Poor Hambone
Hambone has such a tough life. Especially when I try to dry out his dog bed from the soaking rain. What, you expected him to wait until I put it back on the ground?
And the Award for ‘Parents of the Year’ Goes to….
Over the weekend, we were all hanging out at my parents’ house with my brother & his daughter. My dad dips tobacco (GROSS!) and generally has various spit cups lying around the house. Most of the time these cups are empty water bottles, and when the kids are over he tries to make sure he [...]
Mazzy’s First Crush?
Mazzy had her 4 year-old check-up at the pediatrician’s office yesterday. Her doctor is a woman, but the nurse we see most of the time happens to be male. Yes, a male nurse at a pediatrician’s office might seem a little strange, and I admit that I was maybe a little…I don’t know…confused by it [...]
Fire Up Those Thrusters
One of the things Brett & I did over the holidays is watch a few movies, including the most recent Star Trek movie. I’ve never watched a single episode of Star Trek with Captain Kirk – I know, I know! I’m so weird. I did watch The Next Generation for a while, mostly because I [...]
I’m Back, Baby!
I have had the most wonderful nearly-two-week vacation over the holidays. I admit that prior to vacation, I was secretly nervous about so. much. time. alone. with my family. But it was great! We did a whole lot of nothing for the most part. Cooked. Cleaned. Ate. Drank. Slept late. Took naps. Watched movies. [...]