My husband's family has a story that they repeatedly tell about when a member of the family was humiliated for licking his ice cream wrapper. He was young and his Dad was strict. Upon seeing his son licking his ice cream wrapper, the father told … [Continue reading]
Sticks and Stones
April Anne, and Linda , following the footsteps of Dawn, wrote about Things They Were Thankful For. It is a great idea to step back once in a while and think about all of the wonderful things. It helps to not get so caught up in all that is … [Continue reading]
Training Begins
I trained for 24 weeks straight in preparation for Grandma's. I added weeks into Hal Higdon's Intermediate I program to make the program work for my scheduled marathon. I stuck to the program and even included speedwork. But, I don't know if it … [Continue reading]
Happy Birthday, Dad!
Today is my Dad's Birthday, so I thought I would do an entry in honor of him. Five Favorite Memories of my Dad from growing up: (1) In the mornings, I would hear my Dad's footsteps as he came down the hardwood staircase. It was a sign that he … [Continue reading]
Family Fun at a Price
The entire family piled into the car after dinner. We drove to the local football field for BoBo to practice throwing the football to his Dad. While YaYa and I did our best to throw the "pee-wee" football back and forth to each other, Tom and BoBo … [Continue reading]