tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96290632012-02-16T19:12:53.901-05:00Greetings Readers, After years of baby making, WAY to many hours on the couch, multiple pity parties... I have found a new way out! Welcome to my Life, complete with kids, running, biking and swimming! (oh, and bit of obsession with weight loss and/or lack there of...)Tri Runnin' Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08880339489700065350noreply@blogger.comBlogger6691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629063.post-83068352467111907252012-02-14T20:31:00.002-05:002012-02-14T21:25:45.411-05:00

Yikes!Where did the time go? Opps. So. I was excited to manage a whole 3 runs in one week!! It felt awesome to get back out at it! Then I had one of those emotionally taxing weeks... where you use all your energy to breathe alone. Texting and talking to friends. Trying to not freak out, not. very. successfully. It was a very bad week. I hated to hear all about valentines day 'coming up'

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The kiddos seem to be doing okay. Z is the only one that has Stayed over with me. He loves to do it. Probably because of the lack of competition for computer time. Well, this weekend he had some homework time forced in. He had a report on Abe Lincoln to work on and some math difficulties that my friend helped him with. My friend loves math... me? Not so much. Z needs to work on

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So besides the emotional junk here is the latest stuff going on in my life...I now, well, as of Feb 13th, will have two jobs.My current wonderful job as a Site Coordinator in an ER dept with the doctors and then soon to be Unit clerk in the same department on the weekends. It is a rotating schedule. I will work 2 twelve hour shifts between Friday's and Sundays. Either 7am or 11 am. No night

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For some strange reason, those words make me cry.*sigh*I had my final 'free' session with my counselor today. I signed up for me. I feel like I am learning so much about myself by leaps and bounds. I don't want to give up yet.How sad is it for someone to believe they are not worthy. I know all the words to say, but how to believe them in my heart are a completely different animal. What

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So today was the big test and first interview.The test went great, interview too. Facinating job. I would be trained on reading EKG's for it and would have to watch a 35 bed cardiac unit!!! Scary but fun! Bad part is it would be night shift, but only 2 twelve hour shifts. 7p to 7a. and every 3 rd weekend. Tomorrow I meet with Nate and Stephanie from my department for our chat, ur, I mean

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How to love yourself by Me.Apparently there is 18 steps to loving yourself (according to wiki) ... much more complicated than the AA 12 step program... go figure. Apparently my 3 free pre- approved EAP counseling visits won't cut it. Dang.Oh well, I will be figuring in this thing out one way or another!!Admiting there is a problem is a good start. Pretending you are happy eventually comes back

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So, this blog is taking a bit of a different direction here. December was a busy month. Sorry for the neglect in the blogspot, but some major life changes have been happening...Let me just say I love my kids. I am not going to go into details here but needless to say THIS IS MY LIFE, your input is not needed. Please refrain from feeling the need to tell me how you think I am lacking mental

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Yep. I have mysteriously disappeared for a while... since we are staying in Kentucky for Christmas we combined the holidays for Thanksgiving and came up for a full week.The kids and I have wandered up to the vast domain of Wisconsin. My homeland. Managed to take in some night life, some family life, a run, a funeral, and a holiday all in the same week. It has kinda been a busy week, but with

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What a great feeling it is to get a bunch of stuff accomplished.Yesterday I did nothing. Well. I got up at the crack of dawn to head to Morehead, Kentucky with Reece and 20 other kids for a 'Honor Orchestra' concert. It is about 130 miles away. I had to follow the bus on the way there since Reece wanted me to drive, but I didn't exactly know where we were going. I didn't mind, but I like to

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Where did the week go? Wow!So, after a crazy busy day at work I hit the road and in about 5 hours I was there! I actually got there early. Dez's place is directly across from a park that is on a river front. Her kitchen and living room windows actually face overlooking the river. Beautiful~ We enjoyed a slow cooked roast and some wine and got caught up on our lives the past two years.I was

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Tomorrow is another fun trip for me... life has been kinda stressful lately... kids are great but I am looking forward to a trip away to my good friend Dez. Back in 2006 Dez and I trained for our first Triathlon. She dropped 50 lbs training for it and did awesome! Since then, we did a half marathon together and one Olympic distance tri together and a few sprints. Now the last time we raced

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Late Sunday night I flew into DCA. After finding out that my 'shuttle' that I had booked online was not available, I managed to find a ride to the hotel... probably not the smartest way I have ever done, but hey, live and learn! So. By managed to get to sleep by 1:30am but forgot to change my cell phone alarm to off.  So promptly at 5:30 am I had to get out of bed to turn it off. I couldn't

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Seventeen years ago I had a friend from England. Katie.We met in Elementary school. First grade I believe. We became very good friends and stayed friends even when she and her family had to return to the United Kingdom. Many memories of sleeping over at her big house, dancing to Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney's song 'Say, Say, Say', Phil Collins and Weird Al songs... She had a 'snuggle'

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So.My heels are ugly. I admit my feet are not the most pretty thing in the world... in fact, I really feel sorry for the poor people the two whole times I have gotten a pedicure in my life. They had a lot to scrub off! My hubby likes to joke that my heels make great scratching posts.Also, apparently I run marathons in my sleep. My hubby has told me for a while that my legs 'go crazy' at night

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Lessons I have learned enduring the streets of Cincy.Downtown Cincinnati is your typical city. The 'bad area' has the "Drop". It is where newly homeless people are told to go for temporary shelter.1. Single Cigarettes are sold for a quarter each.2. If you do not 'show up' or check into the 'Drop' for 3 days your a kicked out.3. If you get into a fight at the drop you are kicked out.4.

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1. Best at useless paperwork? Hands down Boone county schools. I just don't get why the permission slips that come home. They need a copy for the principle and the teacher on the trip. Apparently they can just make copies and have the parents fill out two sides of the exact. same. information.... I wish there was an electronic copy I could use and paste. *sigh*2. Best Football team? I am

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So. Child number one. Brock. He was at his baby shower. Like he was born two days before it. He was 4 weeks early. And the longest pregnancy I had. Brock didn't talk until he was about 3 and a half. Now he tells us that was because he was too busy listening. ha.ha. He was never "Mr. Social". He was more 'Mr. Awkward'. He preferred to hang out with the adults in Elementary school, instead

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Ok, Grandma Z, I will write about the other two kiddos soon, but for now... Tonight I hit the gym. The last time I went for a 'long' er run, I actually made pretty good time. I was pleasantly surprised when I logged 3.51 miles in 36 minutes, which made it a 10.12 minute mile pace! Woo Hoo! Including the hills, I will take it! I have been breaking it up by running 1 mile or 11 laps on the

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So, This year Reece's homeroom teacher asked us to tell them, in a million words or less about our kids. So, I thought I would share with you, Enjoy! Reece. What can I say about Reece. He is the second of three boys. Brock is the older brother and is in 11Th grade . Zeb is the youngest and in 3rd grade. We moved here from Wisconsin last year. The move was especially difficult on Reece. We

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Last week an 8 year old crashed on his bike and broke both of his wrists. Then an ICE CREAM truck, came up and STOLE the bike and drove off!Also, last week Reece made chocolate chip cookies but mis-read the TBSP and TSP on the directions and put WAY too much baking soda and salt in the cookies. This week he did much better, but he almost forgot to add the best part, the chips! Brock is '

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Looks like the first day of school was a success. Brock managed to get some key classes that he wanted that fall in line on the road to becoming a pharmacist. He will be taking Latin, Anatomy, Psychology, geometry, English and History this year. He left it up in the air all summer since we apparently missed the 'enrollment' during the spring for this current year. I am a bit concerned about

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First day of school tomorrow and apparently I have much competition for the prestigious Slacker Mom of the year award, since the website with the bus information for my older two kiddos has 'connection' problems. I keep trying with no success. *sigh* Oh, well we are going to assume that they should do the same as last year. I know the youngest one's exactly the same, so that is how we are

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I contacted Starbucks to find out what ever happened to my precious Mocha. During our move last year, that was my sunshine in the morning. Ahhh. That. sweet. creamy. delightful. Dark Cherry Mocha. Yum. Ahhhh.... *slap,slap* Ok. So, I know I am not alone here. A lot of people out there really miss it too. Don't believe me just google the name and see all the comments of people missing

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Clearly, I have strayed from my 'endurance' posts. It is so nice to just hang out in the garden...and sit. Just hang out...but it doesn't help the calorie burn. Thus, I will try to describe my current status. By the numbers.... Two. The number of workouts I have managed per week for the past month. Sad. Three. The maximum number of miles I have run in the past month. Again, Sad. 40. The

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So, now our fallen corn has curved up toward the sky! Who knew?

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With our garden we have many critters, from Deer, bunnies, wood chucks, humingbirds and butterflies!Brock came out to join me as I was sitting out by our garden. One of my favorite places to just hang out and AMAZINGLY while he was talking my ear off about his college future, we saw a hummingbird try to come up to our corn stalks! Of course this was just before the storm came thru Wednesday

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1. Texas Chili in the cafe at work!! Yum! Apples, blue cheese and dried cranberries... ok, sheesh, I should just say ALL FOOD!2. Our Garden. We are hoping to grow herbs next year in our garden. Right now, our watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes, cucumbers and corn are doing well. Our Squash is ok too, but we planted that a bit late in the season. Our Zucchini and pumpkins probably won't be makin' it

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The roads in my neck of the woods are never boring for sure... This is a list of items that I witnessed or seen on the side or in the roadway in one 24 hr time...I don't drive that much really! A Kitchen ChairMany Tire partsA huge garbage can (in the passing lane)A Box-o-styro foam cups.Too many cars with 'blown out' tires to countBiker with a bummed elbow from a car that took him out. (I stopped

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1. My oldest wants to be a pharmacist and our middle child is thinking about being a doctor! Woo Hoo!2. We now have a resident wood chuck that is going in for the Zucchini! I tell ya, it may be cute, but if he takes aim for our Pumpkins he is HISTORY! Our poor pumpkin plants are in recovery from the deer-fest!3. My future 'physician' said to my future 'pharmacist' today... "Hey, it would

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For all times I left my memory card in the computer at home and my cell phone was dying so I wasn't able to capture my own pictures, so all the pics here are borrowed, but some are FAR better than I could have done myself. (so I have linked them from the direct sources)On Saturday, we ventured from Kentucky to the big state of Indiana.If ever, I am feeling the slightest bit homesick we found we

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*sigh*March. Nancy left me.May. Michelle left me.July. J.D left boot camp. cry.cry.I now have been completely abandoned by my personal 'training'.The ONLY reason I stayed and didn't 'buy out' of the contract was because at least I still had JD every Saturday to kick my butt! Now he is leaving to go to something called Crossfit Hustle. It is a hard core training facility. You know it is '

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Even thought the top of this Tomato plant was eaten by the deer it is still growing two little tomatoes! Yay! NOW deer have taken a liking to our Zucchini!Hopefully this little one will survive the DEER invasion!!We have a little water melon starting! Yay!The pumpkins may have been taken over from the deer... bummer. Cat litter didn't work...So far the deer don't care for the cucumber plants..

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Ugh. What a week. Put a fork in me I am done!1. Genetic testing is 3,000 bucks, so you better hope your insurance covers it! (and you don't have a $$$$ deductible, like yours truly)2. If you have a close relative with a specific type of cancer it is only $475 bucks. What a bargain!!3. Did you know that a manger is not necessarily a barn? Yep. Learned that one too!4. ER staff are pretty

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1. Life is good. Life is not perfect, and not meant to be but WOW! The hubby never picked up a book before but now has been reading daily. Lately it's been Radical by David Platt and the Bible. And Reece professed God as his savior and was baptized with the hubby and about 16 other people this past week at church! Blessings abound here in our family... we have a growing relationship with God and

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As I am mashing together the potato salad last night, the hubby asked if he could help. "Sure!" I said. He mashed it up and added some mustard.I got busy doing other things and didn't think much of it until I went to put some potato salad on my own plate and asked him if he put any Miracle Whip in it."No" he said. Then when on to tell me why he didn't... Brock perked up and said 'Reece didn't

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This picture was a rare. Most of the trek to the bridge was uphill. Steep hills.Along the way they had huts to stop and rest. Lots of people took advantage. I was determined to keep going and not rest until we reached the top!We saw lots of these in the trees. Not sure what they are but they sure are pretty!Kinda expect some creatures to crawl outta there, Eh?Almost there!Oh, wait, stairs...

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Hi There! I am crazy busy but have some awesome pics from the weekend! Can't wait to post 'em... but no time today! Hopefully Soon!! Here is a quick one...The Nada Tunnel. Way fun! Yes, traffic goes both ways thru this thing, you have to stop and honk then proceed 900 ft thru it. Very Fun. Especially when your automatic headlights don't come on right away!! Yikes!Have a great week!!

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So I am lucky enough to not have to work until Tuesday! After some appointments Friday we will be checking out some of the Kentucky sights on Saturday and Monday.Red River Gorge is one of the 'most visited' Parks. It is within 2.5 hours from our house and would be a easy day trip away. My goal is to see a few waterfalls, such as this one and that one. Oh, and who doesn't love the name of

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We dropped off the older boys at a youth camp for the week on Friday and since it was just the three of us we decided to surprise Z.We told him to get his shoes on 'cause we were going for a 'ride', but didn't tell him where. He was bummed. He was looking so forward to spending tons of time on the PS3 since he was an only child for the week. I jokingly kept saying to him "Aren't you excited? I

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How is it I can swim, bike and run for just over two hours Saturday morning and feel fine... and then I workout with a trainer for 30 minutes and feel immediate lack of control over the arms, having to wait to shower until I can shampoo??? ... cautiously driving home without excessive turning required...and the next day feeling every angry muscle, still very angry at me...Well, listen up kids,

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Cayson and Duner, a photo by ziemendorf on Flickr.Isn't he the cutest nephew? Oh wait.. we have 10! lol.

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Rachel and Dr. Al, a photo by ziemendorf on Flickr.The guy responsible for all this craziness!

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almost there! finish line!, a photo by ziemendorf on Flickr.Oh, yeah... done!

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rachel, post-race., a photo by ziemendorf on Flickr.Very. Happy. to be done! : )

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First and foremost, I just want to give a shout out to all my friends and family that showed up at the finish to cheer me on! I loved it! Thank you so much for fighting the crowds and showing up to see me! (Even if we didn't meet up, sorry Julie, Wendy and Jennifer!)It meant a lot to me that you all were there!THANK YOU!!At the start of the day air temp was 60 degrees, according to my phone.

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'Twas the night before Race Day, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;The swimsuit was hung by the chimney with care,In hopes that race morning soon would be here;The children were nestled all snug in their friends beds, (at a sleep over)While visions of sugar-soda danced in their heads;And me in my 'kerchief, had crawled in my sack,Had just settled down for a

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After a recent concert of Jason Gray, we picked up a package from World Vision and agreed to give $35 a month to help a little girl named Silvia. Her BIG, BRIGHT eyes caught my attention. I put the photo of her on my fridge, above the Ice and Water dispenser. That way I think of her everyday. Trying to remember how lucky we are. We hope to connect with her soon, by letters and gifts.She is from

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Last Saturday the hubby took the two youngest to a local fishin' pond. A guy near them decided to use chicken liver as bait and he was catching fish like crazy! The boys were using red worms. The guy let my boys use some liver, they caught a turtle.Think it is a fluke thing? The next day they bought their own liver and caught 3 turtles!!My oldest was a bit on top of things on Sunday morning

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My parents got a cell phone. Take two. Gadgets and technology are not my Mom's best friend. My Dad likes to fidget with 'em, but seeing how his memory isn't the greatest, he probably isn't the most help when it comes to 'techy' stuff. Maybe she will keep it on so we can actually get a hold of her when they are not at home.First Triathlon event of the year is coming up in 8 days. I managed a 'mini

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Bricks: training on two disciplines during the sameworkout, one after the other with minimal or no interruption in between They are key to triathlon training. My worst is getting off the bike and heading out on the run. Legs just feel like logs after the bike. They move but the nerves somewhere around the buttocks are hurting and don't recover too quickly. No matter HOW MUCH cushion you think

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So far, one week with our garden, we have learned...1. Hot and sticky weather loves...ZucchiniCumbersPumpkinsAs they seem to have grown by leaps and bounds!2. On the other hand.... Hot and sticky weather hates...TomatoesAll, of the tomato plants we had started in the cool dry house that did REALLY well, fried quick and are now invisible. Well, So much for Salsa and sauces.3. Turkeys love...sweet

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We woke up about 4:30 am and met Ang and Jess in the hotel Lobby. He was geared up and ready with his bike. On the way to the car we began see lots of people riding to the transition area. One guy asked if he could hitch a ride, but we had no extra room. We wished him luck and sent him on his way. He had to catch a ride to a ferry that dropped them in the water, um, I mean had them jump into

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Limited time today, we are heading out soon to the big race!! So, Here are some brief pics of our adventures... Friday we hiked over the Golden Gate bridge and back.We then headed to Salsalito for a burger and a root beer. It was a cute town with lots of shops and riverfront restaurants.This is a chart at Alcatraz that shows how many different languages you can get your audio tour in. Lots.

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Yep. We made 'er. After a 5 hour delay in Milwaukee we made it to San Fran. We grabbed our rental car, which makes me feel a bit like a hamster everytime I hop in. See why?After settling in to our room at 7am, we grabbed breakfast at the hotel restaurant. We were tired but hungry. We sat next to a couple from England and another couple from Germany. We kinda feel like the minority here.

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I am SUPPOSED TO BE packing for our trip to California tomorrow while the hubby, the sitter (aka. Uncle Fox) and the kids are melting, um, I mean enjoying the Brewer Vs. Reds game. I am behaving, by putting away some dishes. Testing some dark chocolate and making sure the remote control works correctly for the crew.So far so good. (I am super excited for Extreme Makeover, fat people edition!!

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1. Spiders. They grow 'em UGLY here in Kentucky. Fuzzy, big and mean looking. Not you typical 'garden' spider. Just the LARGEST JUMPING SPIDER IN NORTH AMERICA. They are also called 'bold' spiders. Yep. I agree. I came over TO ME, pretty sure it wasn't saying 'Hi!'.2. Dirt. It is dirty. I smelled like manure most of the evening. Even AFTER washing my hands multiple times and showering.

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1. Overheard on the way home from our trip to Wisconsin this weekend... ‘Oh, no! She’s putting something down. NOW the seatbelt is coming off... Brock quick USE YOUR LEGS!’. All because someone wouldn’t share his twizzlers with me.2. 5 days until San Fran, I am so excited!3. Chocolate Raspberry creamer...not a fan. Neither is my family. Zeb said “Why don’t you just throw it out?’4. 2 crayons + 2

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I set out last week to work. I had planned to not make my Starbucks stop, since I had coffee and breakfast at home. I still didn't hit Starbucks, but thanks to a freaky looking spider that decided to ride shotgun, specifically on my driver side door, then wander on the the dash while I am driving down the busy morning highway... I was FORCED to make a stop in the parking lot of my favorite

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Start yer engines race fans... here we go!I trying to take in all the craziness that is about to start for the next 6 weeks or so!1. We head up to Illinois to visit my friend Dez! I miss my try friend. We began the craziness of triathlon together way back at a Sarah Reinertsen fun run in 2008. We complemented each other well since we are both not speedy in the sport and both loved biking! She has

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So, Friday night my hubby decided he wanted to get dressed up in a shirt and tie and take me out on a date. Like, for real. Like to a place that I can't even pronounce the items on the menu. Kinda like I went to for prom. Yeah, I think that was the last time I was at a 'dress up' type place.I was absolutely giddy. I was trying to be all, "ok, that will be fun.... but really I was like 'ARE

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Life’s full of ‘em. Easy ones. Hard ones. Difficult ones. Pleasant ones.We can not ‘choose’ what happens to us. We CAN choose how we react.We gain 25 lbs.We can decide to throw ourselves pity parties with a party of one, maybe bring another into it. But what does that help?We lose our temper.We can grumble about how ‘they’ deserved to get ripped apart, to try and make ourselves feel better. But

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I am enjoying my diet.Er, or lack there of. Getting back to da' gooooood stuff!I am working out, enjoying FUNCTIONAL FITNESS (in addition to my bike,swim and run stuff). I eat when I am hungry and stop when I am not.Maybe 'cause it is a lifestyle, not a diet.BE sensible people.Oh, and I love fooducate! and Paleo foods.I do love my salt. And dark chocolate.Did I say not eat a bag of chocolate

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This Saturday was my triumphant return to BOOT CAMP. I missed getting beat weekly from JD.He is a former military dude. Very fit. With an insane love for Burpees. EVIL. Pure and simple.He said he took it easy on us this week. Ha! Lets see, Spiderman lunge? Easy?Burpees for on minute straight? Easy?The REAL bonus part was when he partnered us up. One of us was to do as many push ups as we can

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One of the things I really liked about HIS Mansion, was how they ate dinners.Each table had about 8-10 people. The people on the ends were the 'excusers and scrapers'... If we ever wanted to get up, we had to ask them to excuse us. If on of the 'excusers' needed to leave the table they would ask the other to excuse them. It was more a show of respect then anything else. It also made us more aware

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This weeks episode of Trainer Tuesday began right off the bat with a beautiful display of my lack of grace and um, memory. Two words. Turkish get-ups.In addition to making my flaws painfully obvious, it required WAY too much mental control to maintain the perfectly straight arm for this girl. After trying that twice on each side my trainer too pity on me and said, "lets do something else".Now,

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It is hard to describe the feeling you get when you complete an endurance race. Even if you are slow like me. Especially when you have friends in the sport.Something inside just clicks.Kinda feels like 'Hey, I CAN do that!'...It creates a spark to go the next distance. The past two weeks all I could think about what how scared I was since the last half marathon I did I finished with a painful

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I went. I got wet. I waited.... and waited... and waited....Finish time: 2:45, new PR.Short version.For those of you that would enjoy MY (and son's) picture and all of the entertaining details, please continue reading.Forecast: Rain, ThunderstormsTemp: Balmy 66 degreesAfter 'setting' my alarm to go off last night at 4:30 am, I woke up on my own at 2:49, with an unsettled feeling. Thankfully my

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So, THIS is the forecast for Sunday's Half Marathon... lovely.Kinda reminds me of the last time I had to race in the rain back in Waupaca 2007.A good day for a duck.At least once it is over, I plan on meeting up with another blogger, Geek girl and her hubby. She will be doing a full Marathon in Nashville on Saturday AND THEN the full flying pig on Sunday. I know I have NO reason to whine about me

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My Job title is 'Site Coordinator' but that is only 20 hours of my week. 12 hours a week I am supposed to be Dr. Steve Yamaguchi's Administrative Assistant.Thanks to made up holidays, I got flowers from Dr. Yamaguchi today at work!! Technically it was a day late, since I was off on THE actual day, but it was a VERY unexpected surprise.No. He is not related to Kristi Yamaguchi the gymnast, but he

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Ok, ok.I know I was a slacker. Partly due to the half marathon training and I was busy yes, BUT sometimes made myself busy to avoid the sickness of my trainers evil mind. This is her first workout without her for the week.See how sick she is?Workout 11 min high knee (tap on bench)30 seconds wall sits with front raise (10 lb)run the stairs 1xrepeat for 3 rounds20 squats, 10 pushups6 sit ups18

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I just love watching storms come in. This one triggered a tornado warning but it was for the southern part of our county. (from the front porch and then my kitchen window) No Tornado's happened, but sure was neat to watch! Also on a side note, all this rain gives us the best noise to sleep to. The creek in our back is constantly flowing, it sounds so relaxing at night! Ahhh. Ok. Until you

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I just had to share this little note I had on my night stand last night. Zeb loves to get up crazy early for some weird reason every morning. Just to hang out with me! : )

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This week, getting back into the swing of things was not easy. Apparently for me or the kids.7. "I am too tired to get my 9 miles in today" ~ me.Sunday I was still on jet lag due to riding and trying to sleep all night in a bus from New Hampshire, so I neglected to get my long training run in on Sunday. Yeah, bad Rachel. I am pretty sure I am going to get a new PR for this half marathon coming

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We are getting record rainfalls this month here in Kentucky. But boy, oh, boy is it ever making for some beautiful scenery out my windows. I love Kentucky... it is only fitting to post some quotes by Daniel Boone here. I completely understand. (I personally love the first one! lol)I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks. -----------------------Soon after, I

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Yesterday while I was at work it rained. Lots. Our neighbors had quite the story with pictures when I got home from work. In this first picture you can see the far away view of our front yard. Note the mail box and fire hydrant. To the far left of the home is a retention pond.This is the river that ran between the homes because our front yard got too much water in it. Our neighbor had water

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Ok. So. I sat on a bus with 18 other people from my church to head up to a place that helps people with addictions. How was my trip? Hmm. How do you describe being in a place so welcoming, so safe you feel comfortable walking around in your PJ’s with your teeth not brushed and some serious bed head? How do you describe hiking up a half mile hill to a huge rock, that no matter

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And so it begins.The wonderful taper. The point in which you reach your maximum training miles and gradually get less mileage in for the week before the big race. (Which is May 1)Since I have kinda a crazy day today, I put my 12 miles in yesterday. The were the worst miles I have ever run!! Really. Not pretty. I think I walked 2 or 3 of them. It was hot. Almost 80 degrees and my ipod died

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I love having boys,when it comes to the kitchen it can be an interesting place.My oldest, Brock, volunteered to bring a treat to school for a class project. He LOVES Merry Berry Cheese Bars. He wanted to make a double batch. One for home and and 'most' of one for school.After digging out the recipe and grabbing the ingredients he decided he needed to cut his finger nails. (??) Ok. I started to

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Oh, boy. I love my trainer. She is KILLING MY ARMS.She even thinks she saw a bicep today.he.he.Oy. I can't type much. too. sore.

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Saturday afternoon, I dug out my camel-bak bag, got some fuel (aka: beans and gu), layered up and headed OUTDOORS to get my 10 miler in. Oh, boy. Absolutely nothing compares to getting out side and pushing yourself. Plus, there is the 'code'. Ya know, how other runner smile and wave at you, just 'cause you are both running. I love that. You don't know who they are but it's like you have friends

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Poor Zeb, that kid just can't catch a break. It seems like every time there is a field trip at school he gets sick! Ended up ok, slight fever, some nausea, but that was it. Just another missed field trip... *sigh* he was so excited too, he had a 'packed lunch' ready to go! Saturday we decided to skip Zeb's soccer game just in case. Since he seemed fine, we decided to get some spring supplies.

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Last night Zeb wanted some sweet potato fries that Reece was getting ready to put in the oven. After asking Reece to make some for Zeb, Reece replied "Only if you let me on your computer time". Not wanting to give up any computer time Zeb replied "Only if you hug me for a few minutes". Smart Kid. He has been taking notes from me!

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My perfect little plan for weight loss included meeting my Trainer on Tuesday's, Thursday Boot Camp and my killer long runs on Saturday's. At least until the half marathon on May 1. Well. Not so sure about that now. *sigh* I LOVE BOOT CAMP. Been doing it for years. I finally have a trainer that really pushes me. I think. BUT, the boot camp instructor on Thursday is NOT the same one that teaches

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It is me verses the scale. Again. Everytime I start ramping up my miles, so do those numbers on the scale. I am DEFINITELY not doing another half marathon this year... or maybe ever... I am very ticked off right now. Probably will be until May 1. I can not ignore that stinking voice in my head after a long run saying 'Oh you can have this, you just ran ALL those miles...' or 'Oh, you can have

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Ok. Let me explain quickly how I signed up for Urban Active. (aka...my gym)I called before I left to see if they had any specials or visitors passes that I could get off the internet. I guess I didn't just check my self because I am lazy, of course.So the girl I talked to said NO, and the visitor pays $15 a day to use the facility. Since I was still a member at the YMCA, I didn't want to join.

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Ok, so, my personal trainer emails me tonight...Rachel,I hate to tell you this - but I got a new job. I really enjoyed training but this was a great opportunity that I just couldn't pass up.I am sorry to leave you up in the air like this but I did enjoy training with you. Good luck in your future endeavors and with the Flying Pig! I'll be rooting for you!NancyWhat??? Ok, so I did my workout

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Productive very weekend, er, Saturday anyway.Saturday we booked it full. In the morning we had Z's first soccer game! He did great. It was cold. (in the 40's) so we watched from a perfect spot in the heat of our sun baked car. (ha.ha.) About halfway thru the game the coaches wife came running up to my car. Turns out they were getting worried about a boy that had been hit in the nose by another

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5. Dear Allergies, You can behave now. I am now on day 3 of meds. That means you leave. Now. Thank you. 4. Dear 16 yr old living in my house, Thank you for not trying very hard to get your license. I really appreciate it. I am ok with all the stress I have right now, no need to add to that! Thank you! 3. Dear Personal Trainer, Could you socialize less and become more like Jillian. You are very

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Why do we spend so much time worried? Why look back if we can't change anything?I love these verses.Hebrews 12:1-31 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud ofwitnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that soeasily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For thejoy

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Well, this may not be one of his better stories he finally wrote me one for my blog... So, without further delay, today's posting is brought to you by Reece... my cheery and so happy child. ha.ha.An unfortunate day of me {yes, He picked the title}I wake up and get dressed after turning off my alarm {no he didn't see previous post}that I usually don't wake up to. (my mom gets mad and forces me up

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Family pic that my friend Ang took. It turned out well, but for some reason everyone is smiling... probably because they are all trying to hide behind my thighs? lol.

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This weekend some of my 'old school' friends came down the 'big city' to visit.Jules and Ang. They arrived about 5 or 6pm on Friday night. With the rain lingering over them.After a brief tour of our home and getting them settled in Brocks Room for the duration, we decided to head to Dewey's Pizza. Yummmmm.After Pizza, it was still raining so we did a short drive to check out the Cincy skyline

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Watch out Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Some crazy WI girls are getting together this weekend for some fun! Yep. That's right. My long lost friends from high school are coming down to visit! I am so excited to show them the area we now call home! One of them I have known since I was in first or second grade. The other since fifth grade. Both a loooong time. Hopefully they don't kill

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Behold our Toothless wonder boy.Between nature and dental abcess Zeb is quickly becoming Duner.At his last dental check up the dentist took an x-ray and found out he is missing two teeth on the top and one on the bottom.Missing teeth as in, not going to grow in, EVER.Like Father, like son...except we both have dental insurance so he will be getting that fixed, we just have to weigh out when and

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He loves the torture! lol. Here he is... he hates having his picture taken. And yes, he is that tall. He actually was squatting down a bit for me.

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Soooo, I signed up with a personal trainer today... (Thanks to Uncle Sam) and my hubby made a wager with me. I NEED TO LOSE 20 lbs or 20% body fat in one year... or else guess who gets to pick up a part time job to pay back the trainer money... Yep, yours truly.I got measured. Apparently I am equally developed. Except my thighs. my left is bigger? But weaker? Well,hmmm...I have had some knee

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Since the title of this blog is 'Life with Kids'... it is only fair I write about them from time to time, right?So, Friday, we were out to eat at one of our favorite places called Beef O'Brady's. We like to call it BOB's for short. The kids really like it, not exactly sure why, it's kinda like Buffalo Wild Wings, but smaller. Anyway. While we were there, I was telling the kids I wanted THEM to

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Dear US Government and State Governments,I know you are a bit overwhelmed right now with the economy, protests and turmoil in various countries, but I am requesting you please send me my tax refund. I mailed it in you as soon as I could get everything together. I sent all the papers you requested (btw, thank you for keeping the paper industry going, I know they appreciate the business). Oh, and

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May 1 I am going to run the flying Pig half marathon in Cincy. This year they are going to have custom BIB tags so the 'squeelers' can yell our names as we run by! How fun! Now, what to put on the tag???

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