Monthly Archives: April 2009

Spring Break Over!

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Carrie

Last night in their beds: GABE: “Well, Sam, what are we going to do tomorrow?” SAM: “I have to go to school.” GABE: “Oh. Does Daddy have to go to work?” SAM: “Yeah.” GABE: “Oh. Well, Gabey, what would you … Continue reading →

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Kicking myself in the butt

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Carrie

I honestly don’t want to make fifty gazillion posts that read along the lines of “OMG I HAVE A MARATHON IN [x days]!!! Obsess, obsess, obsess!” but that’s what my brain is doing, and trying to focus my attention on … Continue reading →

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Randomosity

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Carrie

I went out and did four miles today, as prescribed by Uncle Higgy. Wasn’t paying any attention to my Garmin (hard to, anyway, in the dark) and managed to do 8:11 miles, on average, without noticing. (Actually, mostly 8-flats; the … Continue reading →

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Meh

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Carrie

It’s funny; if this were an ordinary week in my training, I’d just be thinking of it as a step-down week in mileage, which would be fine and welcome. I know, though, that it’s not a step-down week, that next … Continue reading →

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This is why Sam is me

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Carrie

ME: “Sam, what’s Bakugan?” SAM: “Um…I dunno.” ME: “Oh. See, my friend Whitney has a son who’s about your age. They don’t live here, but where they are, she says that all the second graders have Bakugan. Is Bakugan not … Continue reading →

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Embrace the cheese

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Carrie

So Eric and I are doing The Love Dare. (Cue the “awwwww” noises or gagging sounds.) Here’s the thing: what with work, kid activities, and our own other involvements, he and I had reached the point where we were barely … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter!

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Carrie

From us to you. I’m roasting some chicken right now, and the boys haven’t quite ODed on chocolate and candy yet, so we’ll call the day a success. (The fact that I’m still riding an adrenaline high from a lovely … Continue reading →

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Runners: Open Thread

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Carrie

Yesterday was my last “big” run of the training program. This week, I begin my taper. For non-runners, the basic concept is that for a week or two before a big event, you ease up on your training, allowing for … Continue reading →

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Spring Break in 5…4…3…

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Carrie

Actually, Gabe’s already on break; he doesn’t have preschool today, so he’s coming with me to MOPS and then to the store, where I have to buy All the Freezer Containers, due to an increasingly glaring obsession with making soup. … Continue reading →

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Things that make me giggle

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Carrie

1. Gabe was grouching at me in the car this morning (that’s not the good part), so I flipped on the radio to distract him. Some Justin Timberlake song came on, and I asked him if he liked it. “No,” … Continue reading →

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