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Training For The Teen Years

Nikki is getting to the age where I won’t be writing as much serious stuff here about her. I did the same thing with E early on in his life, writing more about the fun adventures than about any struggles they may be having. In other words, this may be the last “serious” entry I write about her and I’m hoping everyone will just remember I wrote it and assume... Read More

Pediatric Anxiety Disorder Anyone?

Nikki has had stomach issues for awhile now. We’ve been to the doctor twice about it, done some exclusionary analysis, monitored diet etc. And we’re just settling in on what the doctor said originally that I refused to accept: Irritable Bowel Syndrome. (Not the same thing as INFLAMMATORY bowel syndrome.) The reason why I was so resistant to the diagnosis is because... Read More

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

It’s weird today. I didn’t realize how strange our life had gotten in the last few months with a dying dog. Small things change along the way, you start to wake up every morning looking for the accidents in the middle of the night. You accumulate piles of old towels that you save for those accidents. You set up a special laundry basket in the laundry room for those towels.... Read More

This Is Why All Parents Are Certifiably Insane

You know how you just never know with your kids? Like…some days they’re awesome and some days they’re…not. And you just never know. This means preparing is just basically an act of dreams with the best intentions but it just never pans out EVER how you expect it to. And lets be honest…most of the time you’re negatively surprised. Like –... Read More

Getting The Miles In + Nikki’s First 5K Race Report

Running Is Just Like Smoking One of the phrases I first heard from people training for marathons and ultra-marathons was “getting the miles in.” I remember some of my coaches last year talking about meeting up before or after our runs because they were training for bigger events and they, “needed to get their miles in.” I remember – in particular –... Read More