Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Second Grader on Nov 30th, 2014
We are now a week or so out from fall soccer, and have gotten through what I will call re-entry. At first, with all that time on our hands and unseasonably cold temperatures outdoors, we were all on edge. What in the heck were we supposed to DO with ourselves? Honestly, none of us were […]
Posted in Jessica, Second Grader on Nov 24th, 2014
At the end of any training session for an endurance event comes the taper. This is when, having reached the point that you can run, bike, swim, whatever for the full race distance, you back off your training to recover and conserve energy in time for race day. I’ve only tapered once, for the half-marathon […]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Second Grader on Nov 13th, 2014
Originally this post was going to be called “The Value of Losing” and was going to focus on how much Simon has learned about losing with grace from his experiences playing soccer. I was planning to pen that entry immediately after the King’s Hammer Invitational Tournament, which you may have gathered did not go so […]
Posted in Jessica on Nov 6th, 2014
So we survived October. Actually, October was awesome, there was just a little too much of it! There’s a fair bit to catch up on, but I’m going to start with something odd: a dream. I am not someone who often remembers dreams, and when I do they are usually mundane or pure brain junk. […]