The other day as I was running down our road, I had the weirdest feeling. A tiny twinge of sadness. A wave of weirdness.I had hit the point in my run where I was at the very end, the bitter end. Coming back after having twins has been hard, but this is not a post about running. I use landmarks on ... Read More about A Tiny Twinge
Snow Day, Hot Topic
So.It snowed last night. While it didn't snow as much as it could have, it was a nice wet snow for the kids to play in earlier in the day...for about twenty minutes. Why do I see all these Facebook pictures of perfect snowmen and smiling children, and all I see and hear is whining and complaining of ... Read More about Snow Day, Hot Topic
Halfway for Beef
Three kids ago, I ran my "comeback" half marathon. It was my first since I started having kids, and since it was in Champaign, where I had started my long distance running love and trained for all of my other marathons and halves, so it seemed only appropriate.And I ran it with a ribeye on my racing ... Read More about Halfway for Beef
Date Day at the Farm Bureau Meeting
I know. You're at the edge of your seat with the excitement that this title brings.Joe and I really know how to live it up! The funny thing is, we DID have an actual date night...but it started at a design center for our new bathroom and ended at Target.Again, we know how to live it up.Anyway, Joe ... Read More about Date Day at the Farm Bureau Meeting
When Three Months Feels Like Three Seconds or Three Years
In an amazing feat of grace and sleeplessness, and through massive piles of laundry, doctor's appointments, and kid shuttling, Joe and I have emerged and made it through the first quarter of our twins' first year.Did you read that?They have already lived a quarter of the year.Yikes.These past three ... Read More about When Three Months Feels Like Three Seconds or Three Years