I Did It! Wheeeee!
Sooo…I did it! I walked my very first half marathon, the Forest Park Half Marathon. I took lots of bits of video along the way, and as soon as I have a computer up and running, I plan to edit together a little video–Rocky style–of me training and then crossing the finish line victorious. It … Read more
End of Summer Vacation
Wednesday last week (September 5th, that is) marked the first day of school for Willow. She was extremely excited to be starting. In fact, she had picked out an outfit for the first day of school more than a month ago–or rather, she swapped out ideas for an outfit several times. It seemed like she … Read more
I’m An Unrepentant Pusher
Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha! I’ve got my daughter hooked on that insidious drug known as hiking. Yesterday, I asked her if she would like to go hiking with me in Forest Park. Well, that isn’t entirely true. I told her I wanted her to come with me because I would love to … Read more
Glistening, Half Naked Eye Candy
Ha! I knew that title would get your attention! It is certainly more catchy than say, Triumph At Forest Park or The Toughest Thing I’ve Ever Done Physically, (Except for Childbirth). What can I say? Sex sells. And, the title does actually have something to do with this post…eventually. The Forest Park Marathon and Half … Read more
Photo Gallery of My Longest Mileage Day
So I walked all over the place on Wednesday. I broke the walk into three legs. The first five mile leg was mostly from SE 39th through SE 42nd meandering the streets (i.e. following around each and every block) from Belmont to Hawthorne. Then I had to stop to go with my husband to a … Read more
And I Got Only One Blister…
I walked 20.36 miles on Wednesday, which is nearly FIVE MILES more than I have ever gone before! I totally smashed my personal record. I’ve got lots of pics, stay tuned for that to come!
Nature’s Goodness and 7/30-8/2 FFU’s
*FFU=Friday Follow Up Hey, all! It’s that time of the week again to post my Friday Follow Up. For those of you new to this blog, my FFU’s are where I blog about where I’ve been and what I’ve done for the last week in my attempts to fulfill my mileage for this year’s mileage … Read more
July 18th and 19th FFU*
*FFU=Friday Follow Up So it’s that time again for my FFUs. Join me today to see me write about where I’ve been and what I’ve done for my walkabout for the last week. Wednesday’s Highlights- Wednesday was incredibly stressful as we tried to figure out if Micah was having heart troubles or blood clots or … Read more
July 17th FFU* & My New Camera Arrives!
FFU*=Friday Follow Up So it’s that time again for my FFUs. Join me today to see me write about where I’ve been and what I’ve done for my walkabout for the last week and hopefully enjoy some pictures, too! Tuesday’s Highlights- Whee! My new little point and shoot camera came! I was playing with … Read more
July 11th to 16th Friday Follow Ups
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m behind on my Friday Follow Up posts. The 7th through the 12th should have been posted about on Friday the 13th (oooh, insert Twilight Zone-type music here–I said Friday the 13th!), but my computer wifi decided to be pukey and get an attitude and refuse to work. … Read more
