Last Friday I spent several hours walking around a backyard about 8 miles from my home. The people have day lilies and tons of them – a magnitude of varieties and some that they, themselves, have created. Because I am great at killing almost anything, I did not take down names as I did not… Continue reading Day Lilies
Still not quite number 6’s exact birthday time. He would say I couldn’t tell him what the time is and he is probably right. I can give ball park times of all six kids but no exact times, except maybe the twins. Pregnancy number five had been tough. I had horrible blood pressure problems. My… Continue reading 19 Years Ago
A while back I won a giveaway from Happy, Fit Mama on her blog. She had tested these wonderful energy bars and was giving away 2 sets of six of them. Never having heard of Garuka Bars before, I read what she had to say about this product and its taste and decided entering the… Continue reading @GarukaBars Review
No, I did not haul out of town last week. What? Miss the hottest week of the year? Not likely. I just took a slight blogging break. Can I explain why? Possibly but no concrete reason. With all of last week’s heat came a laziness. There lies the underlying cause of no blog posts last… Continue reading Summer Break
Training for marathon number six is just around the bend. This cycle will begin on Monday. I am still sitting here staring at an Excel sheet trying to figure out what training plan I am going to use. Let me tell you some of the things I want in a training plan. Flexibility! I know… Continue reading Training Is Coming
If you follow my blog, you may realize that over the past three years I have had some “voice” issues with certain topics due to be an elected board of education member. My term is now done and I know longer feel those restrictions, although there are still certain topics I cannot discuss in public.… Continue reading Politics or Education?
I have known for a long time that to truly lose weight, I need to keep track of what I eat. I also need to eat less and exercise/move more. It’s a simple process but really not at all simple. Two weeks ago I decided I would try to MyFitnessPal to track my food intake… Continue reading A Little Secret
Yes, it is July first. Yes, the year is half over. BUT, there is still six months to go. There is still a half year to come and all the wonderful things that go with that half year are waiting for us. I do, though, want to take a small bit of time to look… Continue reading Half a Year to Go
Disclaimer: I received a free Cho-Pat calf sleeve from Medi-Dyne for review purposes. I have filled out a survey from Medi-Dyne with my opinons on this product. All opinions below are mine. I found out about Medi-Dyne during their sponsorship of #Runchat. Ages ago (before my experience in Roanoke at the Blue Ridge Marathon), I… Continue reading Cho-Pat Calf Sleeve – Product Review
Back near the beginning of Lent 2012 – so February of 2012 – my daughter asked me if I would give up meat with her for Lent. I have a problem with thinking that giving up something is a good way to go on a spiritual journey like Lent but that is for another post.… Continue reading Cheater, Cheater! Hamburger Eater!
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