Zooma

I've committed to a Half - Zooma-ing

Back in the fall, I wanted to set a goal to run a 1/2 marathon. I thought if I signed up for a 1/2 in a really great location I’d be more motivated to do it. But it turns out the really great location costs money and we didn’t have money and I didn’t train [...]

The sounds of silence

As I sit and write this, Courtney is in her room screaming, not sleeping, and Patrick is going down to bed. It’s that time of day where you sink into the couch, happy to have survived the day and having had no one die on your watch. You sit and think, I’m done. I can’t [...]

Goals to keep moving

As of the 16th day in 2012, I’ve done a pretty good job keeping moving. The number I saw on the scale the other day was one that I hadn’t seen since 1985 or some such. OK, I have no idea when I last saw that number but it doesn’t stand out as something I’ve [...]

A month has gone by

I realized yesterday morning that it had been a month exactly since I’d had Hunter put down. It kind of caught me off guard – a month. How did that happen? Where did the time go? I’m sure the time between December 9th and January 1st helped to make the transition easier, we were so [...]

Sew a little something for me

At the end of 2011, I did a ton of sewing. I mean, a ton. And very little, if any of it, was for me. I made quilts and potholders and aprons and pillows and robes and jackets. And I ripped out tons and tons of stitches and did tons and tons of ironing and [...]