Monthly Archives: June 2009

Stop! Random Time!

We went to Ohio over the weekend to attend a friend’s funeral.  41 is much too young to die. I’ve never laughed so much at a funeral.  You know you are saying goodbye to a special person when she arranges … Continue reading

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You Capture – Summer

For us, summer definitely means time at the pool. The kids have swim lessons before the pool actually opens so it’s nice and quiet there… The water is a little bit cold when you first get in. But Emma must … Continue reading

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Tentacle-y

First there was the blog. Then there was Facebook. Then I tired of people poking me and throwing snowballs at me. So I joined Twitter. But I didn’t delete Facebook. Then I made it so my Twitter updates showed up … Continue reading

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And another one gone…another one gone…

Jake’s teeth are dropping like flies. The latest casualty? His other front tooth. He “lost” (lost it…had it extracted…whatever) his first front tooth when he was 3 years old. To be honest, I’m surprised this tooth lasted as long as … Continue reading

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Spring Reading Thing Wrapup

I’m going to call this one a draw. While I didn’t read every book on my list, I did read an extra book that wasn’t on the original list.  I never got into Emma, but I read The Lion, the … Continue reading

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Fitness Friday

Well, the 5k is over.  Now what? I think I’ll eventually run another 5k, but I’m not entirely sure when.  I guess I should find another one, but I’m not sure it’ll happen anytime soon.  We’ll see. On a whim, … Continue reading

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You Capture – Emotion

Finally, school is out for the summer for Jake which means that he’s around a lot more to be my model muse guinea pig whirling dervish subject.  If there’s something this boy has a lot of, it’s emotion.  Well, maybe … Continue reading

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Insight

Every once in a while, at the oddest moments, I’ll be struck with an idea that I can’t let go of.  Sometimes it’s mundane and useless.  Other times, it reminds me of past behaviors that I should correct. They sneak … Continue reading

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Run, Thea, Run!

Well, I can officially cross something else off my bucket list. On Saturday, I ran in my first 5k race. While I had to walk for a lot of it, I’m considering it a success because this is something that … Continue reading

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Fitness Friday

I can’t believe it’s finally here. Nineteen weeks ago, I put it out into the universe that I was going to run a 5k.  That’s not the first time I’ve made that claim, it’s just the first time I put … Continue reading

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