Earthmovers and Sandcastles

So, here’s the deal: the orthopedist (who is not a runner, but who specializes in sports medicine) thought it was a stress fracture from the beginning. I brought up the idea of peroneal tendinitis, and while he agrees it’s a possibility, he doesn’t want to rule out a fracture, either. Here’s something […]

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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 […]

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Kind of appropriate and amusing that this week’s Runners’ Lounge Take it and Run Thursday meme is “Care and Feeding of Your Feet.” They want to know how you take care of your feet, and I…well, I take a possible stress fracture out for a seven-mile shuffle.
To be fair, I woke up feeling […]

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I got my new orthotics.

The new ones are on the left. The red part is the bottom. See how much padding I lost on the old ones? Yes, I’m positive that they needed to be replaced; now I’m just hoping that this will be enough, and that it isn’t just incidental […]

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Did you miss me? Yesterday after running, we went to Eric’s company picnic, and then Karen picked me up and took me to Chicago for Kelly’s last hurrah as a single woman. There were five of us there, including Kelly, and we had a blast! There was eating, drinking, and much […]

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More ways in which my kids are smarter than half the internet:
SAM: “That’s stupid.”
GABE: “MOM! Sam said ’stupid.’”
SAM (heavy, beleaguered sigh): “If I offended you, I’m sorry.”
GABE: “That’s not a real ’sorry.’”
SAM: “I know. But let’s just play.”
GABE: “Okay.”

Good day to go to the Farmer’s Market. Fresh tomatoes rock! […]

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Just so you know. (Recipe here. Our oatmeal was cooked with raisins, so those are in there, too.)

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Yesterday morning, the boys and I went to Lake Michigan with friends. It was a perfect day for it: not too hot, not too windy, nice and sunny. Of course, Gabe wouldn’t venture into the water any further than his ankles, but he had fun digging in the sand. Sam had […]

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Summer, that is; it seems to have found our corner of Wisconsin. Now, I realize that we have very little room to complain; all things considered, there just aren’t that many days here per year that could be considered uncomfortably hot. Maryland was much warmer, and I recall suffering through far worse […]

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Well, would you look at that? I took first place in my age group in today’s race!
The Steve’s Encore race is on that gorgeous cross-country course, and I went out early today to put in some miles on it before the race; after all, the start time wasn’t until 9, […]

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