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  • Mamma Mia- Take a chance on this one, girls!

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    Tonight I took an almost 2-hour vacation to a tiny Greek island.  I got to see a sneak preview of the new movie, Mamma Mia!, starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski and an excellent supporting cast. I don’t want to ruin it for anyone,…

  • A Splashy 4th of July at Hyatt Lost Pines in Bastrop, Texas

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    Hope you enjoy my review of a recent trip.  I thought you might be interested in more than just my spiritual journey…  We invited some neighbors and took the kiddos to the Hyatt Lost Pines in Bastrop, Texas (near Austin) to celebrate the 4th of July this year and had a fantastic time.  This was…

  • Are you listening?

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    I am so excited about my new blogging focus so of course my mind is filled with thoughts of writing. Yet it isn’t easy to find the right time to do that, as I have three little ones. And I don’t want to just write to write.  I really want to try to write as…

  • Bringing home baby– What you really need

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    I wrote this soon after my first child was born. Through the years I’ve passed it on to countless friends who were expecting. I’m publishing it here for anyone you know who might want some more advice. (Because pregnant women just don’t seem to get enough.) Sure you need all those precious layette items for your…

  • Baby Signs

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    https://www.babysigns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=aboutus.main Before I became a mom, an early childhood expert friend of mine told me about sign language for hearing babies. I was intrigued, so soonafter I had my first baby I couldn’t help but to find out more. She handed me a book called Baby Signsby Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn. I read it cover…

  • Organized ride ahead!

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    Gary and I are planning on riding in an organized 50-mile ride in a few weekends and I’m excited to get back on that bike for a good distance and in an organized ride. Organized rides are my favorite because I can ride my own ride by myself, without many of the dangers of riding by myself. There…

  • Back in the Saddle

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    On Monday I went for my first post-MS 150 ride with my two training buddies. Now that we’re all trying to get back to pre-ride reality, (and have tons more items on our to-do lists) it had to be a quick ride. It was great to be cycling again… it had been 8 days since my last…

  • Ya gotta love those electrolytes

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    If you read the post before this one, you know my dehydration tale. (If you haven’t read it, go check it out and come back.)  I was sharing my story with a fantastic dietitian friend this morning and she unlocked the mystery further… Her hypothesis is that I was drinking enough water, but depriving my body…

  • Dehydration is a real pain

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    Today I had a horrible pain just under my ribcage. As I was driving my kids to school I was wondering if I was even going to be able to walk them to their classes, the pain was so  intense. I made it to each of their classes, but then doubled over in the hallway…

  • To The Woodlands

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    Today I rode to our friends’ house in The Woodlands and back. It was great to get a nice (albeit quick) visit in with a friend and her adorable almost one-year-old. My friend’s husband is the one who got us involved in all this MS 150 business, so I don’t think she minded me showing…

  • Letter #3 to my MS 150 ride supporters

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    This was a letter sent to those who are suporting me in the 2008 BP MS150 ride from Houston to Austin: It’s three weeks away and my excitement is growing! On April 12, I’ll be clipping in and cycling off into the sunrise for about 93 miles to LaGrange. (And then I’ll wake up and…

  • A different kind of training

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    There is another kind of training going on at our house right now… It is time for our two-year-old to learn to use the potty. With the kiddos on Spring Break and very few definite plans, and because she certainly has been showing interest, I decided it was time to go for it. The trouble…

  • Baker Hughes team training ride

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    Today I met some of the people who are also riding with Baker Hughes at a team training ride. I was one of only 2 women riding, so I’m hoping some more show up on ride day!!  I’m riding with this team because a friend of mine rides with them, but his Baker Hughes connection…

  • Update letter to my MS ride supporters

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    This is a letter that was sent to those who expressed an interest in my training and/ or are supporting my ride through prayer, warm fuzzies or donations to the MS Society. (And for those of you who mailed checks to me, I will be turning them in to the Society on March 25. And for…

  • Fairfield Ride

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    length: 24.08 miles average speed: 14.7 mph time: 1:38 average heart rate: 75% of max maximum heart rate: 91% of max