Germ free air that is….we have been hit HARD with the stomach bug.  In the short 6 years of parenting this is by far the worst I have ever seen it.  Jackson started on Friday night…Ryan was awesome.  I never even woke up…I was out of the house early for a long workout and when …
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Last year was the first year we planted a garden with the kids.  It was a HUGE success.  We grew our own pumpkins, peas, tomatoes, peppers, and zucchini.  The only issue was that there were too many plants for our little space.  So this year we added another box so the pumpkins can sprawl on …
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We have had awesome warm and unseasonably nice weather this spring…I hope hope that it stays this way for the next couple of weeks.. We have been busy planning our summer trips which is always fun.  We will likely make our annual pilgrimage to Iowa in late June after Aly gets out of school and …
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This morning I went into center city to ride the West River Drive TT….I have never done a bike time trial before and I thought it would be good to see how they work.  We left Lansdale about 5:30 so we could get into the city and get warmed up before the event.  I thought …
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Pretty much sums up the next few months.  Ryan is beginning a new job in two weeks that will have him commuting a much longer distance than center city.  While he is making the transition, he is going to live in NJ during the week and come home on the weekends. HELLO single parenting….which actually …
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 This past weekend we traveled to NH to celebrate Easter, with my family.  We held the annual egg hunt and the kids had a great time.  Jackson rode the tractor all around…he was more interested in that than anything else. We headed home to PA on Sunday and early Monday morning we headed to NYC …
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 I spent this past weekend in Tucson.  It was so much fun!  A weekend away training, no kids, no dinners to prepare, and lots of fun new friends!  I was glad to finally meet Jen and some of her other athletes.  We trained hard and had a great time.  I was able to connect with Caroline, who …
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Jackson kept busy while I was in Arizona…..the kids had a great time with Grandma and the house was kept in order which was AMAZING. Tucson was great….and I will post more tomorrow.