Monthly Archive: March 2011

Mar
31

Light It Up Blue

So when I said I was having a tough year I mean I am have a REALLY tough year.  In February we were told that Caleb was diagnosed as having Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). Last fall Donavan and I noticed that Caleb’s speech has begun to slow and regress in certain …

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Mar
30

BullDawg042

2011 has proven to be a tough year for me and my family.  On December 29th my father passed away, a loss I’m still struggling to cope with.  I spent New Years Eve on a red eye flying across the country with two children under 2.5 by myself in order to come home and bury …

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Mar
19

Carol’s Crusaders

This week I am excited to help my cousin raise money for her Relay for Life team.   Marissa is an elementary school teacher in La Plata Maryland and she participates in this event for her school every year.  I’m sure many of you have already heard of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. …

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Mar
17

Marathon Mommy

So as many of you know I am currently training for my first FULL (yes 26.2 miles) marathon. I’m only 44 days away.  Wowsa!  So how does a mom of two kids who works full time train for marathon… Here is a typical weekday:

Mar
15

Sweeter Than Honey

Last month I won the Athletes Honey Milk – Sweeter Than Honey contest.   The contest was your sweetest running moment. Here was mine: YAY!! For winning I received an entire case of Athlete’s Honey Milk. It has to be one of the best prizes I’ve ever won.  I love this drink. Athletes Honey Milk …

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Mar
12

Lenton Journey

This year I have been racking my brain trying to figure out what I was going to do for lent.   My diet is really strict through Easter as part of my Biggest Loser competition so there isn’t any room to give up some of my nom-worthy favorites.   So I tried to think what I could …

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Mar
04

Whats In That (Gym) Bag

Since I am in full on marathon training mode right now I generally carry my gym bag around with me on a daily basis.  As often as I can I try to run on my lunch break during the week and splitting my mid-week long run between 4 – 5 miles at lunch and whatever …

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