I ran

I was sooo nervous yesterday. I never thought I’d even register for a race much less have a number pinned to my jacket and a tag on my shoe to record my time. I chatted with my coworker Laura as we waited for the start. It was just surreal to […]

Waiting

I love the light in the evenings. Especially now that the clocks have proceeded ahead and we actually get light after 6:00 p.m. Twilight time is kind of magical. Even inside, when I sit with my eyes closed while my child hides toy cars beneath paper Speed Racer cups so […]

So this is where it begins

The video game obsession, that is. Although he’s been pretty good about the time limits that are imposed. Still, it’s slightly unnerving how easily he blocks everything out when he’s playing. He wouldn’t even say goodbye to me before I ran out to meet friends today. And I had to […]

She’s priceless

Really. I have no idea how much she costs us because I’m afraid to look at the total. But another trip to the emergency vet tonight came to $167. And now she’s huddled in my closet waiting for her tummy to feel better. Please, gods of the vet bills, have […]

I did this crazy thing, see

I signed up for my company’s running club. Well, that’s pretty harmless in itself. Because it’s just a club, right? But they sent an email last week to inform me that the first race is coming up. In March. Hello? This IS March! March plus a couple of days, in […]

Blurry but sweet

I was playing around with manual focus and forgot to flip it back when we were using the remote. Ah, well. I love this pic anyway. It shows the lovely sunshine we’ve been having the past few days. We’ve needed it. To counteract the miserable cold. February wears me out. […]