Today was the Inaugural Homeland Memorial Weekend Half Marathon and I came in first place! No, really, I did! OK, in fairness I was the…
Back in April, I took Paul’s record collection and a turntable to my nephew, Parker. This was a much-loved gift and he’s since purchased a…
Bloomsday 2011 is over and I’m alive to tell the story! And after little-to-no training, that is a success in itself. Yay! I’ll not bore…
OK, I admit that I’m generally pretty rubbish at math[s], but I think I’ve done the calculations right this time! You see, tomorrow morning is…
The Bloomsday 12K race organisers tell me (via email this morning) that I’m go for green for this weekend’s race. This makes me so happy…
It was about a year ago when I first loaded music onto my nephew’s iPod. His mum didn’t (and still doesn’t) have iTunes so his…
I had a post ready about how beat tired I was and it was only Monday. But I’m not going to post it because my…
I beat two children today. I didn’t plan to do it. I mean, I expected to beat one, but the other just happened. I also…
My awesome niece, Bug, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma the other day. She’s just days away from turning 15 and is an amazing kid. Really.…
My nephew, Haden, and I ran the Partners in Pain 5K in Spokane this morning. It was Haden’s second time running the race and my…
The second annual “Freeze Your Fanny and Burns’ Supper Extravaganza” weekend is officially over and I think it was a great success! There were 18 of us…
Oh my, oh my, oh my! My normally quiet home has transcended into a madhouse! But it’s a happy madhouse. Yep, the house is chock-a-block…
I rarely go into the upstairs of the house these days because the only things up there are two guest rooms and storage. But I’ve…
This Thanksgiving I have much to be thankful for. I have amazing parents; five sisters who’ve supplied me with loads and loads of fantastic nieces…
WooHoo! I made a trip to the homeland this weekend to make blagenda with my folks and one of my sisters. Her kids and my…
I’m in the homeland this weekend, staying at my sister’s so that we can make blagenda. Sleeping arrangements are pretty simple when I’m here: Sis…
WooHoo! Today is 10-10-10 and I’ve just run a 10K. Yay! This makes me happy because: It’s the furthest I’ve run since shortly before Paul…
Today’s post is brought to you by my totally awesome nephew, Haden. Please welcome my first-ever guest blogger. Yay! I’m here in a motel room…
Back in July, I was inspired by fish. It started as a general rambling, then turned to an actual plan for fishing on Labor Day Weekend. It was…
Yay! Pickle-making weekend has finally arrived. And just in time, as I was out of pickles. My folks arrived Friday night with freshly-picked cucumbers from…