July 2008

Earlier in the summer my seven year old, Megan, asked if one day she could join me on a run. I hadn’t given much thought before about letting her accompany me on an early morning run (which I selfishly guard as “me time”) but ever since completing the Detroit Free Press Half Marathon with [...]

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When running found me six years ago I was a stressed-out new wife, full-time teacher and part-time graduate student. I was tired – dog tired. Mentally drained, emotionally weak (it is hard to have much self-esteem when you are second guessing yourself because you’re new at the job and running on 4-5 hours [...]

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Update: I’m entering this picture (above) in Write From Karen’s Summer Time! photo contest.

P.S. I thought this was a great picture until I looked closer and noticed that Paul is pinching Megan. So much for the sweetness.

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If I hadn’t packed my CrockPot this week then I would be tempted to make this CrockPot Chocolate Mousse recipe from Stephanie, otherwise known as the CrockPot Lady. Stephanie’s blog is called A Year of CrockPotting and she has determined to make and post one CrockPot recipe for every day of 2008. I [...]

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It’s true that Adam was working and I was house hunting but we did manage to fit in a lot of fun things too.
The Beach. We went to the beach on several occasions. It is one of our favorite things to do as a family. The last time Megan and Paul were at [...]

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It all started this morning at the park. The kids begged Adam to play fetch. With sticks. Because they were pretending to be dogs. Adam played along except that he did not allow Megan and Paul to retrieve the sticks with their mouths (they wanted to).
When we got home from the [...]

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After all that talk about desserts it only seems appropriate to move forward to the subject of brushing my teeth. Thanks to Mom Central I had a brand new Preserve Toothbrush waiting in the mail for me when I got home from San Diego. What makes this toothbrush special is that it is [...]

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As if the children weren’t already convinced that San Diego is going to be a great place to live, Adam sealed the deal on Sunday night. We spent the afternoon soaking up the sun at Coronado Beach and afterwards Adam suggested eating dinner at Extraordinary Desserts. There is “real” food on the menu. [...]

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This painting was hanging on the wall of our hotel room in San Diego. The girl in the picture watched over me while I slept. It’s not hard to guess why she was given the nickname “creepy girl.” Something about her just isn’t right.

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