Mondays are generally the day of my training schedule for cross training. Last week was week one of marathon training for me but in reality, it was week six. Yes, I started at week six. So last week, I did a DVD that included some cardio and some weight training. It was a good 30… Continue reading A Summer Evening Walk
Sunday, I spent a good portion of the day at Rec Park in Binghamton. There was a live music fest that ran from 1 pm to almost 9 pm. Eight bands played a 40 minute set. The music ran the gamut from jazz to Dixieland to Zydeco to rock. It was a wonderful day and… Continue reading Rec Park Music Fest
So I posted some photos from a Happy Hour at Chapter House in Ithaca a couple weeks ago. Now summer has hit in earnest here in the Northeast, I wanted sunshine and outside for happy hour. Did I find it? You bet! Didn’t even really have to go looking as I knew where I was… Continue reading Friday Fun – Retake!
I am running in a 15K on Sunday. It is not just any 15K. This race is the Boilermaker. This will be the 32nd running of the race. So, in planning out my week, I knew I wanted to get one more long run in before the race so it would have to be two… Continue reading Long Run
A friend told several of us that she was nursing her child for the last time and it was a bittersweet feeling. Strangely, I remember the feeling and my “baby” is 15 years old. My thoughts did not necessarily turn to the last time I nursed that baby but more to the twins. With the… Continue reading The Last Time
I remember well those days when my children were little, younger than they are now. Currently, my six children are mostly all grown. Four of them are over 21 and the other two are 19 and 15. The challenges now facing me as a parent are very different than they were 20 years ago. I… Continue reading Do Our Children Really Learn from Us?
People tend to use these two words – faith and religion – interchangeably. Not me! I have a great faith. It is strong and has helped me make it through many trials in my life. It is a faith in a higher being but it is also a faith in my fellow men and women.… Continue reading Faith and Religion
… or actually presented Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.” My son has gone from loving being on the stage crew to loving being in the spotlight. This is a good thing for the Spartan Theatre Company as there is a true shortage of male actors, just as there are shortages of male voices in choruses. The… Continue reading Spartan Theatre Company Presents …
I went home this past week, just for a day. As I walked into The Smoke Shop to say hi to my cousin, he was wondering, as is often the case, what I was doing in town. You would think I live quite a ways away but I am less than 20 miles from where… Continue reading You Can Go Home
I have always felt like I needed a commercial driver’s license. It has been better lately as I have other licensed drivers at my home so I have not been doing the majority of “carting #6 around.” He doesn’t mind if his older sister or one of his older brothers picks him up as long… Continue reading Can Anyone Say Chauffeur?
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