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One of the nice things about doing triathlons,  is that they have kept me motivated.  It’s sort of like how many people use their wedding as a inducement to get fit.  My triathlons are similar to me, except that instead of picturing myself in a glamorous dress if I visit the gym regularly,  I picture […]

My daughter started her final year of public middle school this past week. After the first day, she came home and told me about her day. While she was excited about school, about the learning and the friends and such, she was bummed about the new principal. Apparently he’s a bit of a hard-ass. As […]

Mr Incredible and I just got back from several days without our kids.   It was nice, it was relaxing, and even though I did miss my kids, it was a wonderful way for us to reconnect and spend some down time.  We do have date nights every few weeks or so.  But, having days and […]

Every 6-8 weeks, I try to go away by myself for a weekend. Even before we completed our adoption, Peter and I agreed that I would take time off once in a while as compensation for the weekends he’s on call at the hospital and seldom makes it home.
It’s easy to explain to K and […]

Andrew is sitting on the floor right now, counting cash. There are piles of bills and coin around him on the floor. Allie is helping.
They are working together with her family to run a concession stand this summer. It’s a great learning experience, a couple steps up from the lemonade stand he never ran. Andrew […]