Reclaiming My Inner Pioneer

J is in fifth grade this year, and can now wear my shoes.  His interests are soccer, electronic games, beyblade (although I’m told that bey...

I went for a run while my Mister picked one apricot tree clean.  The trees are a bit sparse this year, so even though these aren't the p...

J starting out on his 1 mile fun run. J Finishing his run A in his 1/2 mile fun run. He's wearing a dark blue shirt and looks bac...

The boys have been busy with various day camps.  They took a sewing class one week, and made pillow cases and these backpacks, they loved i...

We spent the weekend in St. George where my Mister competed in his first IronMan.  It was a crazy weekend, but pretty amazing to consider...

Today I fed the little chickens, they're still in the garage and will be until we think they're big enough to safely mix with the ol...

I'm not a big fan of New Years resolutions.  Especially the generic ones that get broken by January 2nd.  When the government passes a r...

My totally amazing former college roommate is the author of the blog The Great Fitness Experiment .  She's hilarious and wonderful, and ...

This is his 3rd time (we go once a year):

I can't remember what I used to do for fun when I was single.  I'm sure there was something.  I guess I liked reading, listening to ...

-The bulbs are up, there's no stopping spring now. -I feel pretty good after my 6 mile run this morning. -I pruned the fruit trees. -If ...

I pulled out a calendar and planned my runs now through race day. Now that I know what I'm looking at I'm only a little worried abo...

2.5 miles at a fairly constant speed around 12 minute miles, so not my personal best, but considering I haven't run regularly in almost ...

A sat down to do a yoga DVD the other day (he's been doing them nearly every day) and CP decided he wanted to do it too (and that he nee...

I've been a little worried about my 5-year-old. He's very energetic, and doesn't have a good sense of where his body is in rela...

A: Mom! MOm! (me running into the bathroom thinking there was an emergency) Mom- Look, I made an ocean in the potty. The pee is the wate...

I don't really like the idea of new years resolutions, I do, however, like the idea of setting goals for myself, and a new year seems li...

Web MD reviews the wii fit, and concludes: If you're going to substitute giving your thumbs a workout with the Wii video games for a Wi...

Some of my college roommates may recall my talent in hula hoop-ing. It's a gift, what can I say? We got a wii from christmas (from ever...

And sadly, my sis was ill, and didn't come, so no video, which is a shame. It was just the teacher and I, so I got to do some awesome s...