Just in case you need to be entertained

May 14, 2012

One to make you laugh One to sooth you And one to inspire you. My family and I spent the greater part of Saturday night watching videos on YouTube (I told you we were cool) and I wanted to share. I need to watch that triathlete GoPro video anytime I’m feeling lazy or wanting to more »

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Monday Morning

May 14, 2012

Good Morning! Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a splendid weekend! Mine was great: Friday night Derek and I saw The Avengers Saturday morning I learned to flip turn (sorta) Sunday morning we celebrated Mother’s Day with my family And Sunday night we celebrated Mother’s Day with Derek’s family What did you do? Any Mother’s more »

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Mother’s Day Part Deux

May 13, 2012

Smile, Maggie! Why does Maggie never want to look directly at the camera? She’ll look right at me, I’ll pull the camera out and – BAM! -  she immediately looks the other direction. Such a diva! I’ll get her smiling face… one day. Both Maggie and Derek were very excited to wish their mom a very more »

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A Day for Moms

May 13, 2012

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mamas, mamas-to-be, and fur-mamas out there! Love you, Mom!! My brother and his wife hosted a lovely brunch Mother’s Day this morning. It was their first official hosting gig in their new home as a married couple and I think they did a fabulous job. There was definitely more »

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Just Call Me Flipper

May 12, 2012

A couple of weeks ago my new swim coach caught onto something I’ve been trying to downplay for years now… I have no idea how to flip turn. Despite the many hours I’ve spent in the pool training for triathlons, I just never learned how. I like to think it’s a simple mix of just more »

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Easy Morning

May 12, 2012

Good Morning!!! My swim group is having a flip turn clinic at 10 this morning, so I took advantage of the later start and slept in. Maddie and I enjoyed a leisurely walk around the block, I did the dishes, cleaned the kitchen, and made a simple pre-swim breakfast. One egg sandwiched between an english more »

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