Sheila on August 17th, 2009

The girls got to talk on the phone AND video chat with Winnie tonight. They’ve been wanting to for a while, and I know she has wanted it too, but I’ve had no way to get in touch with her. All three girls were so happy to finally get to see each other [...]

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Sheila on August 16th, 2009

This afternoon, I took three 7 year olds and one 5 year old bike riding. We went across the street to a longer cul-de-sac where they could get up some speed in a safe place. Oh man, were they happy.

Riders

First, they competed for speed. Two of the 7 year olds were clearly faster than [...]

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Sheila on August 15th, 2009

Ten weeks from now, I will be walking. And walking and walking. My 3 Day, 60 mile walk for Breast Cancer will be underway and I will be in the middle of something so much larger than myself.
At this point, my serious training has not begun. I’ve been walking, but most of the walks [...]

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Sheila on August 14th, 2009

Friday of the first week back to school. We made it through week one. Phew! This summer’s lazy bedtime schedule has not been kind to us. The girls are no longer used to going to bed at 7:30, and have been having a hard tine winding down and settling in to a good [...]

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