Posted by Carrie on 24 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Fitness and Health
I swear, I have not been bitten by any biking bug, regardless of what it says in the foreword to the book on biking that I bought yesterday. Buying a book does not equal being addicted; it just means that I don’t want to get further injured by ignorance. I rode a little […]
Posted by Carrie on 23 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Fitness and Health
Little over 17 miles today - biking. Boy, I hope I get cleared to run soon, but this wasn’t bad. I haven’t been bitten by the bicycle bug, but it will tide me over for a little while, I guess, so long as I can do long enough distances. I definitely […]
Posted by Carrie on 22 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Familial things, Pictures and movies
We’re back! I’ve posted a bunch of pictures from the trip, starting here. It’s not all, since some are on my phone and some are on a waterproof disposable camera I got to use at the waterpark, but it’s a start. Don’t miss all the lovely expressiveness of Gabe; what he […]
Posted by Carrie on 21 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Familial things
Gabe nearly punched Sam tonight and then angrily insisted he wasn’t leaving the hotel with us…because Sam folded a map incorrectly. Seriously. And Eric, while trying to mediate, murmured that it would have bothered him, too.
I told Sam that we were living with crazy folk. He just kept saying, […]
Posted by Carrie on 21 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Familial things
This will be our last full day here in the Dells, and although we’re feeling the end-of-vacation let-down, there’s still some frustration in coming up with what to do. Gabe is opposed to hanging out in the waterpark, where Sam would love to be. Neither boy can handle doing anything remotely frightening, and […]
Posted by Carrie on 20 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Familial things
Okay, some of the stress returned yesterday. We never do learn our lesson, but you’d think we’d make some headway toward figuring it out: every time we try to add in some structured event to the vacation, we run the risk of the boys standing in opposition, whether intentionally or just by being themselves.
Yesterday […]
Posted by Carrie on 19 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Familial things
Oh, Alysia, this would crack you up. We’re at the Great Wolf Lodge, and Eric’s polite chat with the desk clerk netted us an unasked-for, completely free upgrade from a regular room into a King Suite. We have our own room, and the kids sleep in theirs! Can’t wait to do Wiley’s […]
Posted by Carrie on 18 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Familial things, Fitness and Health
Heading out to the Dells this morning. Truthfully, this is probably the most stressful trip I’ve ever taken in my life. Gabe is being SO VERY THREE, which entails throwing tantrums at random moments and a complete inability to tolerate any form of silence or tranquility. The cave visit yesterday? I […]
Posted by Carrie on 17 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Familial things, Fitness and Health
We’re in Madison! Walked around downtown quite a bit yesterday - or perhaps it just felt like that because of the crutches. I now have huge blisters on both my palms. I’m not sure which appeals less to me: using the crutches again today, or hobbling on the sore foot. […]
Posted by Carrie on 16 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Completely random
Most of the clothes packed? Check.
Swimsuits? Check. (Ooh, don’t forget Sam’s goggles!)
Camera and batteries? Check.
Kids already acting like total maniacs? Oh, heck, check.
Nosy-ish neighbor watching the house and watering plants? Check.
Little toiletries, looking cute? Awww, check.
Feeling grumpy and ticked off from another morning of no running? CHECK!
Husband […]
It’s my Achilles heel.