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Looking forward to getting my first half marathon in for 2012 this upcoming weekend.  I've checked the weather and it looks like we're going to have perfect temps and sunshine, lets hope it doesn't change too much over the next few days.
I picked up some new Brooks running shoes, which I instantly fell in love with and have been great in my training.  I look forward to putting some road...

In Memory of
Ryan Kenneth Zarlenga
12/7/87 - 2/23/93
In Memory of a Child
BY VACHEL LINDSAY
The angels guide him now,
And watch his curly head,
And lead him in their games,
The little boy we led.
 
He cannot come to harm,
He knows more than we know,
His light is brighter far
Than daytime here below.
 
His path leads on and on,
Through pleasant lawns and flowers,
His brown eyes open...

Last summer we started getting information in the mail about the rental show being held in New Orleans this year. As soon as Joel mentioned possibly going, I was all over it... checking out hotels and signing us up for the rental show, as well as learning about the sites and sounds in New Orleans.
From the momemt we arrived I was in awe, the city was everything and MORE than I expected! The...

Trying to get in 12 marathons for 2012 didn't sound like a challenge when we first talked about it, and even the running part has not been a concern. What has been trying is finding the races that work in my schedule with this weather, or a distance worth traveling to.
This week I was supposed to have my first of the 12 on Saturday and I was going to be doing it all by myself! At the last minute,...

With February being the month of reading and lots of traveling I'm hoping to get hooked into a few good books!
I've loaded my kindle with some recent best sellers and have some others that have been awaiting my attention. My hopes is to take that time I would be on facebook or any other social media and spend that time reading, along with car rides and hotel stays while keeping up with my 12...

While I wasn't perfect in my attempt at NO MADE IN CHINA for 30 days, my eyes were opened to a lot of things I didn't notice before.
For one, I was surprised at where I found MADE IN CHINA.  My intial thoughts were, it would be in Walmart and Target dollar spot, but finding a majority of items in Kohls that were MADE IN CHINA as well as throughout Target, was extremely eye opening to me! Even some...