Anatomy of an 8K

Last weekend I ran an 8K (5 miles) race.  I prefer to call it fun run, since race implies speed and competition, and I don’t really embrace either concept very well when it comes to running.  My goals were to finish the run without walking, and to finish is in under an hour.  
Pre-race (oops, [...]

We Don’t Worry About Stuff Like That (or, the Poo Poo Post)

It was only a matter of time before this blog turned to the topic of pee and poop; we do have a 2-year old after all.  It happened sooner than I thought it would, but here goes.  We are potty training, so the poop fascination has ensued.  Parents complain about it, but I am applying [...]

How Did I End Up With All This Stuff?

We are in the process of organizing all of our stuff.  I think every day is organizing for us, because we have a 2-year old and the law of entropy has applied itself to our house to the nth degree.  I can’t really blame Tommy for the stuff, I only blame him for the odd [...]

First Bites

One of my son’s favorite activities is sitting on the kitchen table, the fruit bowl at his knees, taking a bite out of every piece of fruit in the bowl.  Nectarine, plum, red apple, green apple, banana.  So our lunches always contain fruit with baby bites taken out.  As many parents probably do, I sometimes [...]