Happy Mother’s day today to all the moms, I hope you are all enjoying your day. Most of you know that I’m training for a triathlon with the Leukemia & lymphoma’s Team in Training. I am happy to report that I am really close to my fundraising goal. I am so thrilled to be so…
This past March I completed the Blue Norther Duathlon at Texas Lutheran University with some of my Team in Training teammates. We ran 3.1 miles, rode 14 miles and then ran 3.1. I have never done anything like this before. Usually I just run 5K’s; to do two in one day and then bike was…
My Friday night was spent drinking wine, laughing and hanging out. I ignored the fact that I had practice with my fellow Team in Training teammates the next morning. I did not put my bike rack on my car, put my tire pump in my car or mentally prepare for practice as I do most…
My triathlon training has been moving along pretty nicely. I’m happy to report I had some progress with my swimming. Nothing to jump up and down about; but some small progress. For the past few weeks I have been working on getting my nutrition right. I was feeling very tired after my workouts and sometimes…
I just got back from swim practice and I’m feeling a bit down. I had no idea that I didn’t know how to put my face in the water and breathe. It turns out you can forget how to swim if you haven’t done it in decades. When I got to swim practice this morning…
You guys know I like to challenge myself. I learned to ski days before my 40th birthday and now I’m involved in another challenge. I will be completing my first Triathlon on May 27th in Austin Texas, the CapTexTri. I am training with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training ( TNT ). I’ll…
This was the view from my window last month wile I was in Park City Utah with my family. A beautiful pile of white snow. I hope you all enjoyed your holidays as much as I did; mine were extra special because I spent them with one of my sisters and her family in this…
I love rice, it was one of the first things I learned to cook as a kid. I remember my mother teaching me exactly how to make it, it’s one of the few memories I have of her. I couldn’t have been much more than 8 years old at the time; I remember feeling really…
Sundays are usually pretty relaxed around here. Yesterday while my son played Minecraft, I framed some art. There is nothing cuter than children’s art. My son painted these a few years ago and they still make me smile every time I look at them. I love that self portrait in the middle This one is…
The LEGO KidsFest is a very exciting event for both parents and children, I attended the KidsFest in Austin in May and had a great time. The last stop for the year is in Pittsburg , below are some tips to help you make the most of your experience. When you first walk in don’t…