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Blogamigas in Seattle
Hard to put into words just how needed my trip to Seattle was. I’ll get to that, let me start with the activities of the week. Jody picked me up from the airport after a harrowing journey...
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That time when I was an 80-year-old woman and broke my foot walking
On Friday I was walking from the main lodge here at camp to my car. I would actually describe my pace as “yogging”, which is what Zach and I call it when one is half jogging, half walking. I was...
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Tiny Revolution
Today (Dailah’s 7th birthday) we were in the main lodge at camp for breakfast. Every few minutes a camp counselor would come up to Dailah, pick her up and twirl her around, whisper something in her ear...
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I get by with a little help from my friends
We interrupt this regularly scheduled (Disney) programming to talk about mom friends. If you’re a mom then you know just how important having friends who are also traveling this mom road really are. I...
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Little of this, little of that
is what I’ve been up to lately. Of course I’m preparing for Wine to Water. This year on top of local wine being offered as a tasting I have successfully convinced a local distillery to donate their...
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Mexico 2014-Family time!
My generous parents-in-law told us at Christmas our present this year would be a spring break trip…to Mexico…all 19 Klipschs. Obviously it was exciting then but the Sunday before we left NO ONE SLEPT...
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Let Us Be Women Who Love
I have so many posts to write about the move and so many feelings but this post has been on my mind since Zach walked down to the house from his office at Abe Lincoln and said, “So you ready to move to...
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Colorado
A few weeks ago I took off for Colorado to hang with some of my very best friends. I remember the first time we got together I was so nervous. I had loved these women and their online personas for so...
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#3-Wherein I learn how easy (and deliciously dirty!) it is to change the oil...
Right when I decided on the year that goes beyond DIY I knew I wanted to learn how to change the oil in my car. I drive a 2012 Honda Odyssey and because we live a pretty good distance from my work...
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Water Party!
Before we moved to Michigan I called my sister (in-law) Leslie and said, “Ok, we have to decide if we’re doing Wine to Water right now. I have 15 tubs of stuff stored in my basement that if we decide...
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On being lonely, a year and half after a move.
There’s this crane that always sits on the edge of our dock. Every day I see her multiple times a day by herself just looking out on the water. I finally had to do a little research on cranes because I...
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Female friendships and the power they have at making you forget you’ve got...
There is currently a stranger in my house. This very sweet woman came with her husband to care for me while I’m on forced bedrest due to the very unpleasant combination of pneumonia/cracked ribs. I...
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A Full Decade with Dailah Leagh
Yesterday our one and only daughter turned 10. Double digits she said when she woke up. Booya! Her one wish (other than a kitten and to pull up the carpet in her bedroom) was that her cousins,...
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An Open Letter to My Daughter On the Precipice of Puberty…
Yesterday we were at an orthopedic appointment for Binyam and while waiting for him to be done with his x-rays Dailah and I were talking. This is when she told me that for lunch she was able to have...
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Who We Are When No One’s Watching
It’s been awhile. So much to say. But for now go check out my post on the Mama Bear Blog (I’m posting over there a bit more regularly). “Almost three years ago we moved from both of our families and...
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On Identity
I’ve been mostly a healthy person in adulthood. As someone who works in the health and fitness industries as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor (and someone who oversees those...
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