Monthly Archives: August 2009

Back to the grind

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Carrie

A few of the shots from our trip: From left to right: somebody cloned Gabe at Bay Beach Amusement Park, me and the kids at the zoo, one of the creepier train car exhibits at the Railroad Museum, playing in … Continue reading →

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Green Bay, day 4

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Carrie

As Eric put it today, the vacation is mostly a success, except for whenever we eat. Seriously, every time we try to hit a restaurant, everything goes to pot, with the whining and the complaining and the refusing to eat … Continue reading →

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Green Bay, day 3

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Carrie

The run today was such fun, exploring the Fox River Trail! It was marked, thankfully, so not having my Garmin wasn’t an issue; I went seven miles, according to the painted pavement, but I was so distracted during the run … Continue reading →

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Green Bay, Day 2

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Carrie

To summarize: started fair enough, hit a high point in the afternoon, then deteriorated quickly over dinner, leaving us with feelings of exhaustion and frustration. Filling in the details, we did breakfast here at the hotel, which was great for … Continue reading →

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Green Bay, Day 1

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Carrie

Firstly, I live. The dental extraction this morning basically went as follows: 1) They put a mask on my nose, blowing oxygen and nitrous. 2) They put a needle in my arm. 3) I woke up with gauze in my … Continue reading →

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I should add

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Carrie

As a very last-minute thing, is there anything in Green Bay that is absolutely a can’t-miss, taking into account that our family as yet has not, er, sipped from a certain football team’s KoolAid pitcher? (Sam was the only one … Continue reading →

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Facepalm

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Carrie

Read this?. Lovely. I really liked my old Sigg, and maybe (well, probably) I’m being a paranoid freak, but I can’t bring myself to use it and its old BPA-containing liner anymore. In my search for a replacement, I have … Continue reading →

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A brief afternoon interlude

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Carrie

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Those little bedeviled details

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Carrie

Why is it the little things that drive us so crazy? My running is going fine; my training plan is working really well for me, and I feel pretty good. But now, of all things, my Garmin seems to be … Continue reading →

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I feel funny.

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Carrie

My stomach is kind of flip-floppy, and my throat is a little goopy (sorry), and the whole world smells sort of yellow. (Do you ever get that? Where the best way to describe a non-visual sensation somehow works out to … Continue reading →

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