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Sunday was a day of ...

moving into the new master suite! Woo freaking hoo!

Ten months after demolition of the garage, the master suite is complete. The kitchen, family room and "bonus room" should be ready for occupation by Saturday.

Minor (in the scope of things) other projects will continue for the next 4-6 weeks. But yesterday was a major milestone in our lives.

Posted by Oktree (Teresa) on November 5th, 2007 at 9:58am — No Comments (Add)
 

18 Sundays

Means 18 weeks of long runs. This week will be a 10 miler. My life over the next 18 weeks will be consumed with my weekly total mileage, how well I am following Hal Higdon's intermediate I marathon training program. I have tweaked it a bit to add a mid week tempo run or a mid week speed session on alternating weeks.

Last week I ran a 15k race, so the 10 miler should be a slam-dunk. Should be. It's always up for debate until the morning of the run. The problems will arise in about 4-6 w…

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Posted by Oktree (Teresa) on November 4th, 2007 at 10:30am — No Comments (Add)
 

Will we or won't we?

Be in the new master suite by Sunday?

Anybody want to place bets?

Hubby told me "we will be cooking breakfast in our new kitchen" by November 10. Any takers on this one?

Posted by Oktree (Teresa) on November 3rd, 2007 at 8:30am — No Comments (Add)
 

Of Children & Weight

My son is 6 yo and ever since I had him, my in laws have discussed ad nauseum how much Nathan looks like my husband, how Warren (that would be hubby) was skinny as a child and how I should not worry about how much my child eats because he will be skinny just like his dad.

To be honest, he looks more like my brother than like my husband in both looks and build. Both my brother and I battled weight issues growing up. I recall shopping for Brad's clothes and my mom picking up the pants la…

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Posted by Oktree (Teresa) on November 2nd, 2007 at 7:14am — No Comments (Add)
 

Marathon Training Has Begun

After not even approaching my expectations for a marathon earlier this year at the Napa Valley Marathon, I had told my husband, "no more."

This has been followed by two recently successful races. Now, my mind is ready to assume the challenge yet again. Hubby is fully behind me as he enjoys wine tasting while I am running. It's a good excuse to have a romantic vacation away from the children.

The 18 week training started on Monday.

This time, I shall overcome.

Posted by Oktree (Teresa) on November 1st, 2007 at 1:34pm — No Comments (Add)