A Day in the City

As all of you busy parents out there know, finding time for yourself is rare. Finding time for you and your partner is even rarer! Chris and I leaped at the chance last week to have a day for just us. We took the girls to daycare/school and headed to the City for a little “vacation at home”. It was FANTASTIC !!! Anytime we are in the City sans kids, it reminds us of those days pre-kids which is pretty special. We had no particular plans, we just played tourist for the day. We found a really cool and funky coffee joint in the Fulton Market area, did a little grocery shopping (I know we are kind of weird like that), finally tried Kuma’s Corner (which is an absolute must do if you enjoy burgers or even calamari which was the BEST we’ve ever had….yes, really!) and hung out in the “adult only” section at the local pool. Not having to rush back for nap time was a highlight for me….it’s the little things that get me!

Can’t wait for our next tourist day! We really should do this more often.

Race Day

I DID IT!!!

Two years after making a personal committment to myself to complete a triathlon...a pregnancy and broken elbow in between.... I did it!  In retrospect, I should have been more nervous about the flippin' swim. 

I panicked big time in the swim. I just couldn’t catch my breath. So, I was the last person out of the swim in my wave. Somehow I finished the swim in 22 minutes but I swear I felt I was in the water for an hour. I was the person who was floating on my back (sort of) while hanging close to the rope.   Thank God for that rope!  I made up a little for my super slow swim in the bike and run (which I was pleased with). Overall, it felt good. But, honestly, the swim was torture for me. Clearly I need a lot of work in the pool. I am definitely not a natural swimmer like Chris. Thank goodness the girls take after their dad! 

Surprisingly, I wasn't very sore. Except for my knee caps! Strange, huh. M said I looked like an old lady trying to get down the stairs without too much moaning and screeching.  Thanks for the reminder, M!

I will definitely do this race again next year but this time I will do myself a service and train better.

Love, love  this sign Chris and the girls made for me!!

The girls climbed a tree to pass the time.....it was a LONG day for them!  They are just too cute for words!!

Smoothie Stashes

Back up and running

....at least for now.  We are still having computer problelms with intermittent online connection.  Looks like we may be investing in a new computer before this is all said and done.  Any who, lots to update you on so let's get started.

Another year

You'll never guess who enjoyed the cupcakes the most?!

Fried!

Wow, we’ve had some really crazy thunderstorms over the past couple of days. They reminded me of the summer thunderstorms from back home when I was younger. Booms, cracks, house shaking, glass rattling, fantastic light shows in the sky! Luckily we haven’t had any flooding (unfortunately, many others can’t say the same). However, we did have a bit of “excitement” yesterday morning when our house was struck by lightning! Yes, lightning! We are all fine and the house is too. Except for the stereo speaker attached to our living room TV that is perpetually humming and our computer modem that is fried! The strangest thing is that the time on one of our clock radios was changed by 2 hours (think twilight zone music).


I’ll be back up and running on the posts as soon as I get our modem replaced

Backyard Beauty

Next, First Grade

Today was M's last day as a kindergartener and she/we could not be happier/prouder.  She was an excellent student.  She learned to read which is a new love for her, learned basic math skills--addition and subtraction,  learned how to tell time, days of the week, months, learned about bears, shadows, plants, the solar system, weather pattens, clouds, was introduced to basic Spanish and Italian, sang new songs, expanded her creativity in art class, played dodge ball, made new friends, took neat field trips.  While she was hard at work she also found a new sense of freedom and confidence.   Busy year, I'd say!  Mom's a teeny bit sad:-(

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Ooooo, donut!



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Last Day of Gymnastics





The Stacker

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Book Worm

No, this is not osmosis reading.  Just M's favorite spot to curl up and enjoy a book.  Her way of getting  away from lil' sis.