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And it concerns a number. For most of my adult life after college, I’ve focused so much on a number. I let it bother me, uplift me, control me, enslave me. A great morning could turn real ugly just by a flashing digital number. A random Biggest Loser contestant’s weigh-in could leave me in tears…”I’m …

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    Guess who is ready to plant the garden? Stephen outdid himself this year. I won’t diminish the importance of my new tomato love. The man came back with more than a few tomato plants. I think those are his favorite things to grow. If he had to do it all over again, he …

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School was dismissed early due to the threat of bad storms arriving during dismissal or worse…when buses are on their routes. We are a large spread out county and most high school bus routes are over 2 hours long. Since the timing looked bad, we left a couple of hours early. Everybody has their weather …

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My weekend begins at 3:15pm Friday afternoons. When the last bell rings, I’m headed for the door knowing I have the rest of the day and a full weekend ahead of me before I go back to the fast paced world of Kindergarten. While I would love to leave my job at the door, most …

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(I’m wearing shorts, Mom. See them in the lower left corner) Why in the world am I torturing myself? So I can get out of bed Monday morning. Let me back up. I’ve got a huge race in 6 weeks. Today was long run day of 9 miles on the trails and hills. Preparation for …

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