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Running lately has been minimal at best. If I’m really honest with myself, I haven’t been in consistent running shape since before summer break. During that time, I was dealing with a lot of symptoms that made running very difficult and I finally had to just quit. Now that I know my problem is gluten, …

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Its a perfect day for hot oatmeal. We finally have some cooler air coming down, thanks to Sandy. After a night of not so great sleep thanks to coughing and whining, I’m enjoying my bowl of oats and granola. Long day ahead and I’m out of energy already. Love fall, hate fall sickness.  When is …

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Ridiculous. My view on a Thursday afternoon.   Do doctors ever really use these? I remember as a child wondering who the lucky kids were who got to eat all those popsicles and pudding pops because they never offered one to me. Hey, I was like 4 or 5 when I was going to all …

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Since I’m sicker than the monkey caretaker on Outbreak, I thought I would share workout from 2 weeks ago. It’s been a couple of weeks since we got into the new gym, but here are a couple of pictures from the first morning workout. The new space is fantastic! I’m amazed at how quickly this …

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They are back in my life, wearing buns. I got some Udi’s buns at Trader Joes last week. And they taste just like regular multi-grain buns. They toasted on the grill and made a perfect burger! I put the rest in freezer because they have a shorter shelf life than regular wheat flour buns. After …

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It’s an Alabama Tennessee legend. A little history for you. If anybody has heard my sob story before, just glaze down to the score 😉 I started watching and gaining an allegiance to Alabama football in mid high school. My family didn’t have any preference for college ball, only NFL (Saints…WHO DAT???!). However, my basketball …

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The closest one is in Atlanta. Since we were driving through there, I begged pleaded and promised all sorts of crazy things (clean the laundry room? Really??) if we could stop by TJ’s. After trusting the stupid ridiculous Google map after the latest iOS upgrade, we wound up in some industrial park. After typing and …

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After an outstanding game and restful sleep in the mountains, we took the scenic route home through North Carolina and down to Georgia through Atlanta. The colors are peaking in the northern sections of the Deep South.      And then we pulled into a roadside farm stand and I forgot all about the leaves. …

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This winding road leads to great things. Check out the home for the weekend. We are pretty high in elevation, enough so that I got cold if I stuck a nose or a toe out from under the massive comforter on the bed. After I woke up to a definite chill in the air, I …

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I thought the road to Gatlinburg would be boring because road construction is never pretty. Last time I drove this road, I was in May on the way to a race. I do believe the same stretch of road is still under construction…with the same one-lane-only. However, as I was trying not to doze off, …

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I’m packed! I’m taking my own food because, well, nobody wants to be burdened with someone who has such strict dietary limitations. If we go out to eat (and we will….I fit right in with this family that loves to eat out and enjoy a long dinner), and I can’t find a plain salad or …

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I think 3 day weekends should be mandatory. Work hard for 4 days, get 3 days off. We all know that at least 2 of those days will be jam packed with family commitments, half days of worship for those who participate, household “honey dos”, etc. That would leave 1 day for actual slowing down, …

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It’s story time! This one is called “The Day Katrina Figured Out Gluten-Free Potato Soup” and it’s quite a story. During the first few hours/days of learning the only “cure” from horrendous symptoms of Celiac disease was to cut wheat, I had a steady list of foods and dishes that I was really going to …

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This past Saturday was our CrossFit Breast cancer fund raiser, Barbells for Boobs. Our box raised over $1,000 for Mammograms in Action. This program is strictly for funding preventive screenings and tests including biopsies. It is for those who are left out of the parameters of most insurance companies. Many insurance companies will not pay …

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