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Ragnar Rocks? or Ragnar Sucks?

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Is the glass half full or is the glass half empty?  For me it’s both and generally has something to do with lack of sleep and/or hormones in it’s possibilities.

Ragnar Rocks:

My very good friend Connie called and invited me to join her and some other friends to run the Wasatch Back Ragnar race. We’ve both been so busy that we haven’t hardly hung out for the last year, so I thought it’d be super fun!  If you don’t know what it is – it is a 198 mile relay race from Logan to Park City with a 12 member team, split into two vans of six.  Our team was called “Glitzy Girls”.  Our team captain, Tiffany is the girliest girl I’ve ever met. They needed another runner so I invited Cami to join us.  We were beside ourselves with excitement!  What a great girl bonding adventure – AND – Continue reading →

Quick – Cast May/June 2013

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If I posted separately about everything we were up to the last month, I’d have at least five more posts and probably bore most people to death.  So in the same manner as my previous quickcast – Here’s our top news stories:

Ari had her spring dance recital - which I missed again. Boy, that makes me seem like I get 'bad mom of the year' award. We were flying home that night. I am sad I missed it though!

05/23/13 Ari had her spring dance recital – which I missed again. Boy, that makes me seem like I get ‘bad mom of the year’ award. We were flying home that night. Once again, trip planned before the recital was planned…

05/31/13 I went to visit Aub in Portland for two days and failed again to take any photos. Continue reading →

Dare Greatly! – Moab 2013

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This is a perfect representation of our winter this year. I have a few adjectives - artic, bleak, depressing, horrid. Thus NO running outside for 3 months.

This is a perfect representation right outside of my house of our winter this year. I have a few adjectives – artic, bleak, depressing, horrid. Thus NO running outside for 3 months. 

All winter I’ve known I am running the Moab half.  Every week I thought the inversion would lift, the temperature would rise, the ice would melt and every week it didn’t. Continue reading →

I Am Catching Up….. February

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Homework. That’s my excuse. So bear with me in my brevity in order to to pack in a lot of important adventures and experiences.

Valentines Day:

Forget Pinterest. My kids come up with their own valentine box totally representing their personalities.

Forget Pinterest. My kids come up with their own valentine box totally representing their personalities. That would be a caesar salad, her favorite meal of all time on there too.

TT's valentine box, he got stopped in the hallways carrying it in and it spread around the school so that kids were sneaking into their room just to see it.

TT’s valentine box, he got stopped in the hallways carrying it in and it spread around the school so that kids were sneaking into their room just to see it.

 

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In honor of the one year anniversary of D leaving, we drove up to indoor skydive again. We went with him the day before he left. TT had gone up there with a birthday party a few months ago and that boy was doing flips and owning that tube. The instructor taught the girls a few flips too. We miss D, but we are now on the downhill!!

Flying makes Lelu happy

Flying makes Lelu happy

 

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The twins had a week off in Feb, but I didn’t so I tried to entertain them when I could and that included a trip to go sledding. My friend Cami came along with my other friend’s kids, since their mom was under the weather. Cami and I even went on a few runs and survived to tell about it!

Brayden and TTJeff and Christina made a quick trip up to go snowboarding.  Jeff was a good sport and took the twins both Friday and Saturday.  We attempted sledding again, but it was raining and we figured out after getting completely soaked that sledding on snow that’s being rained on is not possible.

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They have so many Taylor mannerisms that are similar.

Our January Exodus

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There comes a time every winter that I must escape, lest I lose my mind and will to continue. Must be my AZ brain muscle memory.  2013 has by far been THE WORST January I can remember.  I believe every single day was freezing, snowing and/or the worst air quality in the world (truly).  I am so glad I planned a trip for the middle of January! Continue reading →

No School, No Sugar…great memories!

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My semester is over…phew!  After history of R&R, I am absolutely sure that I loath heavy metal in all its forms (there’s A LOT of them) as well as 99% of rap and I (somewhat embarrassingly) really liked the psychedelic genre. After digital photography, I am absolutely sure that there is SO much more to learn, but I have the best camera to do it. After Justice & International Affairs, I absolutely know I will not go into political philosophy and avoid it like the plague (my instructor made it as palatable as possible thank heavens).

At the beginning of the semester, I chose to give up sugar for 90 days and told B that I needed a reward to keep me motivated.   Continue reading →

Why Do We Live In Utah??

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Shel has the best Thanksgiving decor for her house and our heads

Our usual Thanksgiving is spent putting the turkey in the oven, going up skiing and then coming home to a warm house and an even warmer meal.  Without having D around this year, not wanting us to feel sorry for ourselves missing him too much, I convinced B to deviate from our tradition and head south.   Continue reading →

Ari’s Fav Memory of year 11

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Once she got it..she caught most the waves

Seeing as our trip to Huntington Beach involved both of my girl’s favorite memory of the year and it was totally spontaneous with zero planning makes me think that I need to be more open to those kind of trips.

For Ari, surfing was the most awesome thing she’s ever done.  She says there is nothing cooler than having a wave push you in to shore.  Based on the few times I tried to surf or boogie boarded, I would have to agree it’s a bit of a rush.  Maybe it feels a little like flying might?

Plus, she’s been reading “Soul Surfer” and was very inspired. She wants to surf in Hawaii now…..I am sure she does!