I thought I was so sly as I quietly loaded the family stockings with goodies prematurely. One less thing to rush around and do at crunch time right? Well the jig was up yesterday when Thing 2 discovered the booty. Now there will be only coal on Christmas. Serves them right. Adidas unveiled the 2014 [Read More]
Card Snark and a Day In the Life
My holiday cards went in the mailbox this morning. Finally. It may be the latest I’ve ever been on getting them out. Let the record show they were ordered on 12/10 and a full 9 days passed before they showed up at my doorstep (website claimed 5 days). Ok enough with the excuses. Although sending [Read More]
Nintendo Wii U Review
It’s been pretty much a madhouse around here. Thing 1 has friends sleeping over almost every weekend, we had a brood over for Thanksgiving weekend with more to come. Just in time for the onslaught I had the opportunity to take Nintendo Wii U and activity trackers for a test drive. Timing is everything. We [Read More]
G is For…
Groupon hell. I’ve had good groupons. Coffee discounts come to mind, compression socks, race discounts. But I always eyed the home improvement ones was just too much of a procrastinator to actually get one. I mean who wouldn’t want their windows washed or maid service or chimneys swept for $49? I may not have snagged [Read More]
Windy Weekend Rewind
I picked the perfect weekend to lay off the racing because our weather left much to be desired. The wind was wicked all weekend, culminating in a string of tornadoes on the ground yesterday. While we were lucky enough to only be without power for awhile, others fared far worse. Thoughts and prayers to all [Read More]
Introvert’s Guide to Party Conversation
We attended two parties last weekend, have two more this weekend and it goes on from there. ‘Tis the season. Let’s just say I was not born a sparkling party conversationalist (as if I am now, haha!). I’d pretty much rather have my eyes poked out with jagged twigs than attend a party where I [Read More]
Life After Microwave
It’s been 6 months since our microwave met an early death. To be honest it had way more features on it than I’d ever even think to use. Mostly it rewarmed leftovers and tea and quickly baked an occasional potato. It was originally purchased by the Caveman 5 years ago, on an impulse no less. [Read More]
3 Halloween Things
Trigger happy and it feels good: I officially registered for the Flying Pig Skyline Chili 3-way last night. That’s a 5k, 10k and half marathon over Flying Pig weekend next May. Thing 1 is in for the kids’ marathon. Thing 2 is in for the Flying Piglets race. Should be piggish fun! What races are [Read More]
Halloween Party Treats
Some of the things I love most about fall, in addition to cool running weather, are the holidays and the traditions that often go along with them. One of ours is a Halloween party. Thanksgiving and Christmas both rotate around the family but Halloween has been ours since before the kids were born and we [Read More]
Thing 1’s First 5k: Race Report
When the runner is ready, the race will come. I’ve waited a looong time for Thing 1 to want to run a race. I can count on two fingers the number of kids’ races she’s done. Although she had a stellar rookie year on the track team last year, she still has never run with [Read More]
