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A Full Refrigerator = A Happy Family…Blessed to Have Both
I have not been able to run for 10 days due to illness. Just now getting back to it. Running inside to try to make it easier on lungs. Not one of my best work outs but I knew it would be like this...
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Running Without Potatoes
Tough going this morning in 70% humidity @ 80 degrees (feels like 84 degrees). I can’t help but believe my runs will get faster and easier when the heat and humidity leaves. I used to avoid the...
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Celebrity Chef Recipe Weekend with Rocco Dispirito and Julia Childs
Signature of Julia Child (Photo credit: Wikipedia) After the 2012 Olympic Women’s Marathon this morning, we went to Church. Afterwards, headed to the pool. Mary Jo and Greg stopped by too....
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I’m Not Going to Sugar Coat It
My legs have been sore following my long run Saturday. On top of that, the fried chicken, mashed potatoes and green bean casserole that I made Sunday, probably hasn’t helped my performance this week...
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Today’s Long Run With My Sister Dolores on the Katy Trail
What a great morning – with great weather too. Dolores and I headed over the the Katy Trail early this morning and she rode her bike while I ran my 17 mile long run. No dodging cars and uneven...
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The Mary’s Home Picnic
After Church I picked up Mary Jo and we headed out to where else??? Mary’s Home. Look it up if you aren’t familiar with it. In the Annepedia it is listed as God‘s Country. Our Mom’s family had a...
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Food for the Soul – Detoured My Long Run and Proud of Son
If you know me, you know I love Hot Tamales. Not just Mexican fare but also a staple of the South. …and I am a woman of the South. When I was young we had someone in the neighborhood that made Hot...
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My Marathon Journey, 10 Years in the Making…Now Finished
St. Louis Rock and Roll Marathon for 2012 is now history. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, 10/22/12, Shane Logan who finished 2nd in the Men’s Division said, it was the hardest course he had...
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Cookin’ with Julia Child and Richard Blais
Today, we are gathering items to send to friends in NJ who were hard hit by storms. Ordered much needed gloves and masks to be delivered to help agency there. Today is also…my cooking day. First and...
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Time to Register for the More/fitness Women’s Half Marathon
Tomorrow I’m registering for the More/fitness Women’s Half Marathon! This will be my 5th half marathon. I’ve covered 1,700 miles (estimated steps: 2.7 million) training and running the past 4 half...
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Powering Up with the Olympics
I’ve taken about 3 months off…from running. While off though I signed up for a marathon in September. What a great time though to power up. The Olympics are a great motivator to dig in and get going...
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Going for the Goal(ld)
This last year I’ve picked up some really bad habits. Used food as an emotional crutch following my husbands 2 strokes and gave in to fatigue. I have to do more than I have ever before to gain back...
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How to Rock 2018
I just came back from a three year exercise/diet hiatus. I won’t bore you with the details as to why, but I’m older and heavier which makes it harder to get back into an exercise routine. I started...
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Salads to Go
One of the best gadgets for creating fresh crisp salads , is the Salad Spinner. After soaking and rinsing the lettuce, just put the torn leaves into the Spinner basket and with a few hard presses,...
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The Weekend Cook
I like to cook up most of our meals on the weekend. We moved into a new home in August, so I am still getting use to the kitchen. I’ve felt a little out of sync. This is how things look in my frig...
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The Come Back
It’s been 7 years since I ran my last half marathon and 5 years ago that my husband had his debilitating stroke that left him disabled and homebound. Since then it’s been a litany of other health...
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Still Going Strong
It’s been 3 weeks now since I started my big “Comeback.” Still going to the Y for workout. Yesterday I did a 5K with my son which was a lot of fun. Even though it was just a 5K and I did a fast walk –...
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