Monthly Archives: November 2009

And we’re back

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Carrie

First, a few gratuitous photos.    More up at Flickr. The kids are now back at school, and we’ll try to get back into a groove before Christmas holidays hit and derail everything again. We put up the tree tonight, … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Smoke the Turkey 5K

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Carrie

Good friends run with you. Very good friends go running with you even when they aren’t runners and, in fact, hate running. When I told Alysia I was coming to visit, and I asked how far away a particular Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

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In Michigan!

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Carrie

Too much fun going on to write much, but while we’re breathing for a moment, I wanted to step in and say that we made it here to Alysia’s, and all is well. The kids are as thick as thieves, … Continue reading →

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Addendum to the day

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Carrie

I’m still president of the “Vote NO on Issue Carrie” lobby group, but there is this to make me feel better: we’re going to visit Alysia. And she’s even humoring me by doing a Thanksgiving Day 5K with me, even … Continue reading →

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Mad at myself

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Carrie

I’m mad at myself for keeping a messy house. For taking both sets of keys last night instead of leaving one for Eric, through which stupidity I wound up having to leave and miss most of the PTA meeting. For … Continue reading →

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*burp*

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Carrie

Jeez, what the heck?! I just finished what was a fairly typical meal for me: leftover stew in an acorn squash. Not a huge helping of stew, due to the smallish size of the squash, either. But for some reason, … Continue reading →

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Just so you know

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Carrie

…totally equals… And now the amusing part is that he knows it. He loves the comic. Guess who’s getting a stuffed tiger for Christmas?

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Sammy-ism

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Carrie

Yelled, in frustration over a math worksheet: “MOM! In math class, we don’t always have to get the right answer!” (…”but in the new approach, as you know, the important thing is to understand what you’re doing rather than to … Continue reading →

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Post-race blues

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Carrie

Or something. I don’t know that my funk is definitively related to the whole post-race letdown, or whether it’s the time change, or something else entirely, but I have noticed subconscious tendencies to try to self-medicate with sugar, which…well, it’s … Continue reading →

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Milestone for Sam

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Carrie

[kaltura-widget wid="a8smj2er88" width="410" height="364" type="grey" addPermission="3" editPermission="3" /] …and then we had practice time, and all I can say is that the first few times he has to use it, I hope he’s wearing a warm coat, since he’ll likely … Continue reading →

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