What Your Handbag Says About You


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I'm a student again. It's only been 20+ years, but I'm enrolled in Pacific Yoga's Teacher Training program. I bought books, I have homework and I have classes this weekend - Thursday and Friday evenings, then all day Saturday and Sunday. Hopefully, by April I'll be certified to teach. Who knows what'll happen after that. For now, I'm just figuring ( Read more... )

It's not enough that I spent too much money on fancy containers for my tomatoes.

Or that every September I swear I won't grow tomatoes again, yet every May I buy too many tomato plants.

Or that I've got vines full of big green tomatoes that won't ripen with all the cold, rainy weather we've had lately:


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You Are Triathlon


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I am amazed that, when given the choice, my kids want to swim. This summer they've more or less (mostly more) swam every weekday. Yet, when asked "do you want to go to the pool or ride bikes?" they choose the pool. When asked "what do you want to do this afternoon?" they say "swim". I realize I may have fish rather than children - and isn't that ( Read more... )

My oh my! My girl did it again! 1st in 25 Backstroke 8 & under. She said she was proud of herself, "but not in a braggy way ( Read more... )

Today was the Northern Division finals. The four teams in the north half of the city - Ballard, Evans, Meadowbrook and Madison competed for slots in the All City Championship meet next week. The top 12 times go to All-City. J swam in her age group (8 & under) this week and did 25 medley and freestyle relays as well as 25 freestyle and 25 backstroke ( Read more... )

My girl swam in her first swim meet tonight! She rocked even though she finished last in both her races. It was a huge snafu because she got put in the 12 & under group and was swimming against older girls. She discovered the problem early and was given the option to swim 8 & under or do relays as well as her events in 12 & under (no clue why 8 & ( Read more... )

That's the polish shade I chose for my pedicure today. Need I say more?