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Run Like A Girl 8K
In my meagre opinion runningskirts.com make the best ladies running gear. I haven't run in anything else since I first tried one of their cute skirts. They fit snugly and the attached panties keep underwear nicely in place on the run so I have no wardrobe adjustments to worry about as I go. Easily accessible and neat side pockets carry the few ( Read more... ) -
Going the extra mile for one's child.
Well, one sure fire way to ensure the addition of extra miles to one's run is to, against better judgement, allow one's darling daughter to carry her newest prize possession in her arms while in the jogging stroller. We set off for our afternoon playdate/run with friends in a mini convoy of double joggers with Sam stubbornly nestling his friend's ( Read more... ) -
Tickle Me Bea.
Bea's still not saying a whole lot, but every once in a while she surprises me ( Read more... ) -
Of Bea.
Considering the terrorising and tears that frequent our afternoons it amazes me how excited Bea gets in the morning when I tell her it's time to go get her big brother from preschool. Sometimes she'll find her shoes and hand them to me happily. More often she squeals with delight and immediately takes off racing to the front door. She hammers on ( Read more... ) -
Of mice.
Was it really over a decade ago that I lived on Rippingham Road and could be found riding the Finglands or Magic Bus carefully holding a little humane mouse trap in hand? I'd get off at Platt Fields and release the little rodent into the park before continuing on to my uni lectures. Trap, bus ride, release, was quite a regular occurrence and ( Read more... ) -
Finding her voice.
Bea is beginning to use sounds to make vocal sense now. An example:
Sam - "I want to play with Bea in her room. Don't worry Mummy, I'll keep an eye on her and look after her. Come here Bea!"
Bea - "MUMMY!" -
Oh Aussie Gumboots!
From Australia with love tiny tot Sam received a cheerful yellow pair of wellington boots adorned with a friendly koala on each ankle. Inherited by Bea these boots have become a firm favourite and she can often be found stomping around in them, regularly having stubbornly inched her toes into the wrong boots ( Read more... ) -
What a difference a bed makes.
Baby Bea is quickly buzzing her way along to her next milestone marker of being eighteen months old. She's really not a baby at all any more and is growing up so fast. She's hit that age I remember loving with Sam. Suddenly she isn't a baby lump but is a little toddling person, a daredevil child who likes to climb up high and explore everything. ( Read more... ) -
Red Top Rumble 11.5 miler
[Race was on Sunday February 7th, finally edited my text ( Read more... ) -
hardCORE Serious Trail Runner 8k.
I went to and fro regarding whether or not to get up at the crack of dawn and head out to the White Water Centre for the hardCORE Serious Trail Runner 8k trail race on Saturday. I hadn't even been too hopeful that the race would actually take place, the trails had seemingly been closed solidly since my last race out there at the end of January, ( Read more... )