I ran my first 5K this morning, the results of my Couch to 5K adventure.  I was able to run the whole thing even though my speed is quite a bit slower than your average tortoise.  But I’m very happy with my results because my  goal was simply to run it and to not have […]

Tonight I finished my last run with Couch to 5k.  I can’t believe I actually finished.  I am the queen of quitting what I start when it comes to exercise.   But I finished Couch to 5K.  I’m stunned! Time to have a little Laffy Taffy to celebrate and to plan my new venture: Bridge to […]

Started Day 1 of the last week of Couch to 5K.  Tonight as I was running along, finishing my first 30 minute run of my entire life and feeling so proud, I caught a glimpse of my shadow.  My very odd shadow.  It was at this point when I realized that what I’d feared all […]

I was sitting at the ballet school today, sneaking in a few stitches of knitting.  Little Korean girl that is in AG’s ballet class is watching me intently. Souya:  What are you making? Me:  A shawl. Souya: You know, grandma’s do that. Me: Yep.  Some grandmas knit and some young folks knit. Souya: Grandmas are […]

Small gig. I am the new writer for the Mom’s Corner column in Lake Family Magazine.

My Ishbel shawl was just starting to cruise along when I dropped it while trying to knit and simultaneously drive in the car rider line at school.  (I know, I know.  Let’s just let that little statement lie there and nobody pick up that ball…alrighty?!  Thanks.)  Anyway, many stitches were lost and bad words were […]

Having your husband set an old toilet by your front door is just classy.  Having it fall over and break into a bazillion pieces…that’s just extra special!

I guess this is kinda the blog version of the verizon commercial. I haven’t made any changes to the blog.  However, I got a message today from a reader stating that my columns are looking really wonky.  When I look at it, everything looks okay.  But I’ve been doing this long enough to know (5 […]

Couch to 5k is cruising along.  Starting with my next run, there are no more “walking” phases except for the warm up and the cool down.  Earlier this week I ran 20 minutes straight and that shocked me.  I never thought I’d get to this point, didn’t think it was possible.  I can’t say I […]

Dana made me a new website.  Check out the new home of Daybreak Pediatric Housecalls.