Monthly Archives: March 2008

O_O

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Carrie

I just went out and bought a bathing suit. An honest-to-God bikini. For the first time in my life. Somebody, either hold me or high-five me.

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Spa!

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Carrie

We’re staying here for the Gaming Classic, and Eric has said that I can leave the kids with him and shuffle off to the spa while we’re there. Hmmm, what should I have done to myself? The package deals all … Continue reading →

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Disappointments

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Carrie

Wanted to sleep in a little bit this morning – just a little, maybe thirty minutes – since I didn’t have to get Sam on the bus for school, it being Spring Break week. Sam put the kibosh on that, … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter!

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Carrie

For our family, that means hidden baskets and eggs (in the living room; still too much snow on the ground to do it anywhere else); eggs, bacon, and hot cross buns for breakfast; church (Sam picked out a new outfit … Continue reading →

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Impromptu

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Carrie

Eric called and wanted to know if it would be all right to have a few people over to munch tonight – what veggies we had in stock, etc. He refused to commit to whether it would definitely happen – … Continue reading →

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Twitch, twitch…

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Carrie

Second day of Spring, Wisconsin: 8-15 inches coming, according to weather.com. According to the twitch by my eye, what’s also coming is me with a shotgun, blasting at the clouds and screaming.

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Do try to keep up, Mom

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Carrie

ME: “Gabe, did you have a good nap?” GABE: “Mom. I was hibernating. Now it’s spring.” ME: “Look, Sam! These markers have different colors on each end.” SAM: “Mo-oooom. Not different colors; different shades of the same color.” Well, excuse … Continue reading →

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The day’s results (so far)

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Carrie

This morning, I was bad, and I went to the gym and ran. So long as I kept my pace in the 10-minute-mile range and didn’t try to get down to 9-and-change, and so long as I paid attention to … Continue reading →

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All right, already

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Carrie

Made an appointment with my doctor for tomorrow afternoon to get my knee checked. Well, technically, it’s not my doctor; she’s not available for another couple of weeks. The nurse practitioner isn’t available, either. This is some guy from Milwaukee … Continue reading →

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Better day

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Carrie

After my bad day with Sam on Saturday, I still felt unsettled with him. We all went to church yesterday morning, and after that we ran by the mall (looking for a large thermos and possibly something in which to … Continue reading →

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