Category Archives: Rants and vents

One-track mind

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Carrie

Spring break begins. The kids are off school until after next week. And what’s my mind focus on? I have to do all my runs before dawn for a week, before Eric goes to work. Whine-whine-whine… And tomorrow, that means … Continue reading →

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In the eye of the paycheck-holder

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Carrie

Been arguing with my mom since yesterday, ongoing. This is unusual; I don’t think we’ve had an out-and-out argument in years.​ We’re lucky in that regard – or maybe it’s just that we’ve hit the point in our lives where … Continue reading →

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Episodes of BIG FUN

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Carrie

The scene: last night, doing preregistration paperwork for Gabe to see the gastro doctor today. The complication: I needed to have my doctor fax over a written referral paper to the gastro…and it needed to be there a couple of … Continue reading →

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Crash and burn

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Carrie

It was an awesome couple of days, there, where Alysia & Co. showed up at the tail end of their Dells trip and we all had a blast. We left all five of our assembled boys with a couple of … Continue reading →

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Ski slope

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Carrie

Well, the good news is that I ran today and survived.  Intervals of one minute running to one walking, for a little less than six miles, but I did it.  Unfortunately, it all went downhill from there. Actually, the downward … Continue reading →

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Feh

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Carrie

Well, the X-ray showed “stress changes” in my third and fourth metatarsals, and after scouring and scouring the Internet for information about stress changes that wasn’t buried deep in a medical document, I finally figured out that other doctors were … Continue reading →

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Yikes

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Carrie

Just got an automated phone call from the police, informing me of home invasions in my area over the last few weeks. “Please keep your doors locked, don’t open them for anyone you don’t know, and be aware of your … Continue reading →

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Oof

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Carrie

I thought it was March that was supposed to come in like a lion, not January.  I just hope it’s a month mix-up, not a portent for 2011 as a whole… Literally, the day began quite leonine, with the traditional … Continue reading →

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Sputtering to a halt

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Carrie

You know, today had every sign of being a good day at the outset. Woke up to a ton of beautiful snow everywhere, stayed in pajamas well into the middle of the day, played on the new Xbox until we … Continue reading →

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Let me tell you about my day

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Carrie

So it was the company potluck/party for Eric today, and he’d asked me to join up with the gang for the second half, where they go to neighborhood bars and celebrate the end of the year. I tried a while … Continue reading →

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