Monthly Archives: December 2012

2012, now with (some) new pictures

Someone told me on Saturday that I must be so glad that 2012 is almost over since it was such a bad year. Wait, what? I suppose it started out rather poorly.  February was basically spent in and out of … Continue reading

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Baby’s First Christmas (with an obscene amount of pictures)

I think Christmas was a little overwhelming for the tiny person.  She’s still so cranky today!  It probably doesn’t help that daddy (her favorite person) was home for 4 days and then had the nerve to go to work today. … Continue reading

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Ugly sweaters and caroling in Tim Horton’s

It’s a really good thing I’m not a teacher because I do not own an (ugly) Christmas sweater.  First world problems. Anyways, my local Fleet Feet hosted an Ugly Sweater Scavenger Hunt on Saturday, so I rolled my butt out … Continue reading

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year for fat bearded dudes

I don’t think it’s a secret that I love Christmas.  I love the decor, the lights, the music, the food, the spirit, the giving.  All of it. We do not have outside lights despite being surrounded by them.  My husband … Continue reading

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Sometimes you just have to say eff it

So, remember how I was all upset about my baby potentially being labelled failure to thrive?  And how we were going to Cleveland this week to look into getting a helmet? Charlotte had her 9 month well-check last week and … Continue reading

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I scare easily

Fact: I am terrified of the dark. Fact 2: I run at 5:30 AM, which thus means running in the dark. This morning I was finishing up my run with a half mile left.  My neighborhood is filled with loops … Continue reading

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Things I don’t know how to tell you

I’m sure you’ve noticed blogging has been lighter again recently.  We’ve had a lot of medical appointments in the last month, but I still haven’t figured out what to say about them. “Failure to thrive.”  That’s been getting tossed at … Continue reading

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