tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68923246064457708232011-10-08T13:26:36.242-04:00Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.comBlogger1881100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-65359563368063948582011-09-09T09:02:00.003-04:002011-09-09T09:09:05.307-04:00

Michael turned thirteen on Saturday. Such a good kid he is! Other than being a disorganized slob he's no trouble at all. His present was a trip to Puerto Rico over fall break, which is next week. We were supposed to leave tomorrow, but Tropical Storm Maria has forced us to change our plans. We are now going on Monday (fingers crossed!!) and returning Friday. We were lucky in that the condo

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-70491384978349209212011-07-10T13:37:00.004-04:002011-07-10T14:39:29.033-04:00

On this day last year....I caught my husband having an affair with one of my best friends. The day itself I don't often think about, because the days after were what I had to learn to live with. I thought about it today, though. And in hindsight, that day was just the worst in a series of days (and weeks) in which my anxiety and stress levels were building, as I began to suspect something was

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-28652624994230506512011-06-25T13:01:00.004-04:002011-06-25T13:18:15.112-04:00

First trail race today; first trail RUN, ever, actually. My souvenirs:Evidently, wiping out on the trail is a rite of passage. I went with Lee's niece, Christy, and two of her friends to a huge park well north of the city for a five mile race on a mountain bike trail. It poured last night, so the trail was muddy as heck. The first three tenths (not included in the five miles) was around a ball

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-27689918603546543272011-06-13T14:20:00.002-04:002011-06-13T14:26:59.061-04:00

I started feeling pain in my left foot, just out of the blue, yesterday morning. I didn't even run yesterday. It's a nagging pain where the arch of my foot ends at the inside of my heel. It could be that it was waiting to happen; I walked around a cement pool deck a lot on Saturday night, and was barefoot at home when I started feeling it. It's been constant ever since. I've been stretching

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-30095333001379259752011-06-09T10:47:00.001-04:002011-06-09T10:49:06.653-04:00

"Under code Orange conditions... the outdoor air is likely to beunhealthy for some people. Children... people who are sensitive toozone... and people with heart or lung disease should limitprolonged outdoor exertion during the late afternoon or earlyevening when ozone concentrations are highest."This is what we runners have to deal with here in the ATL. I at least get 'er done early in the

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-62539997852762732222011-06-02T18:13:00.003-04:002011-06-06T21:35:44.142-04:00

We've been sweltering under an uncharacteristically hot sun for the last ten days. Don't mistake me, summers in Atlanta are always brutally hot, but not usually until late June. It's been really hot since before Memorial Day weekend. We went to see the Braves play the Padres one night last week, and we were dying. There wasn't a hint of breeze and at 10:00, when the game was over, it was

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-11090966021199233022011-05-14T20:01:00.005-04:002011-05-14T21:14:37.692-04:00

I lost a toenail.The second half marathon in March is what did it. It felt so bruised after that race that I had to sleep with my foot outside my covers for a few nights. I could actually feel my heart beat in my toe, which is one of those OMG, toothache kind of pains to think about.It has been looking kind of gnarly and like it was going to fall off, and today I just pulled it. It's starting

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-45430546370323614862011-04-26T16:30:00.005-04:002011-05-14T21:18:39.012-04:00

Since my dad died, running - and everything else in daily life - has felt like it's been done with a heavy weight on my shoulders. The grief feels like a physical burden. Every day I can hear my dad's voice as if he were right next to me. I can't believe I'm not going to be able to pick up the phone and actually hear his voice. Dealing with my mom, who's definitely a glass-half-empty person, a

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-78824549972691020382011-04-04T11:57:00.002-04:002011-04-04T12:13:40.206-04:00

Dear Dad:Wherever you are, I hope you know how sorry I am that I didn't see you before you passed away. I guess I was in denial that you were going to go so soon. If you had hung on a few more days I would have been able to hold your hand one more time and tell you that I love you. But I know you were tired. You were tired a year ago, after your second round of chemo. You told me you only

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-52970124326679563882011-03-26T11:26:00.002-04:002011-03-26T11:30:24.914-04:00

The 2nd place ribbon on the left is mine - 2nd in the 40-44 age group with a time of 24:30!! I beat my PR by 35 seconds!The 3rd place ribbon is Lee's - 3rd in the 55-59 age group with a time of 28:10. He says next year he actually wants to run for time. ;-)All four of us did the one mile fun run and Michael had so much fun he says he wants to do the 5K next year. He is built so much like a

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-53048422042490441952011-03-25T15:26:00.001-04:002011-03-25T20:05:06.416-04:00

In the days leading up to the race, the thing I was most concerned about was driving downtown the morning of the race. I guess it's a sign that I'm getting old (and gradually turning into my mother) but I studied the map of the start area and the available adjacent parking decks several times. Years ago I used to work downtown and knew my way around quite well, but that's been a while and some

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-84784593605966010972011-03-20T12:59:00.003-04:002011-03-21T09:23:32.857-04:00

If I had to describe this event in one word it would be CROWDED. Holy crap. Very well organized and fun, the volunteers were great and the whole thing went smoothly, but still. So many people. I hoped to finish in under 2:00 and I came close - 2:00:51. Crowds held me back, and not just at the start. I registered so late that I was in corral J (out of corrals A-P) but at the halfway point I

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-86408868882726449792011-03-12T20:42:00.004-05:002011-03-12T21:20:51.231-05:00

Despite the awesome things in my life now, my great kids who are each thriving and playing and learning, and my physical health that is at it's best ever, and my comfortable circumstances and cushy part-time job, I am still struggling.I don't really dwell so much on the facts of Lee's infidelity anymore. It's more about how I feel in its aftermath. One thing I've discovered is that I am just a

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-9500150933028209062011-03-10T14:31:00.002-05:002011-03-10T14:33:35.297-05:00

that I've gone and signed up for another one. Next weekend. The Publix Georgia Half-Marathon. After looking at the course, I think that coming in with a sub 2:00 time isn't looking too likely!

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-57279175786545377462011-03-09T18:56:00.027-05:002011-03-10T19:52:51.047-05:00

Lee and I headed for the beach last Friday after we got the boys to school and his sister squared away with instructions and suggestions for activities for the boys. One of the best parts of this trip had to be driving down without kids! No "I'm hunnngrrrryy", no "how much longer???", no "mooooom, my Nintendo game fell between the seats!". Needless to say, we got to Seaside in record time.

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-22742308500774445662011-03-07T20:30:00.003-05:002011-03-07T20:44:48.257-05:00

Seaside School Half-Marathon...a big success! I want to write out the details later, but I did it in 1:47:43. I'd hoped to finish under 2:00, had nearly decided that goal was too optimistic, and was hoping to finish under 2:10, but the planets must have been in alignment (and all the other factors worked in my favor) and I achieved my goal in a big way! I finished 14th out of 267 in my age

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-62227179551371665732011-02-28T13:30:00.004-05:002011-02-28T14:05:48.949-05:00

I'm counting down the days until my first half marathon, and in addition to the long list of stuff to get done before we leave for Florida, I'm also focused on staying healthy, eating normally, getting plenty of sleep (maybe with a little help from my good friend Simply Sleep) and hydrating, hydrating, and hydrating some more. I don't think I could hydrate too much. I seem to need more water

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-86491089932309469112011-02-20T10:21:00.006-05:002011-02-20T11:00:26.751-05:00

10K yesterday morning, on a gorgeous, cool, sunny day. I woke up at 3:45 yesterday morning and could not go back to sleep, so I was exhausted before the race even started. But fortunately Michael agreed to come with me to cheer me on and he is the one who took this picture as the race started. I tried hard not to start too fast and I didn't feel like I did, but my first mile was done in 7:30

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-39036752290552423032011-02-14T16:15:00.003-05:002011-02-14T16:30:47.840-05:00

Oh, Valentine's Day. How you lose your meaning when the one you love is unfaithful. Even when he's trying to make it all right again, it feels too forced. I wasn't his true love when he was sleeping with my friend.To his credit, he did give me this:It's hanging in my kitchen, where it makes me laugh every time I see it.

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-34589077815699359302011-02-03T12:37:00.004-05:002011-02-03T12:45:50.907-05:00

I did my weekly long run a day earlier today, so with less recovery time than usual, because there is a 100 percent chance of rain tomorrow. I wanted to hit twelve miles today, so I extended my usual route. By the time I made it back home, I had covered 13.2 miles! I accidentally reset my watch at about the mid-point of my run, so I don't know my overall run pace....the first half was

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-78660985414174709902011-02-01T13:48:00.010-05:002011-02-01T18:08:39.417-05:00

(Caution: brain dump ahead)A friend loaned me the book "The Gift of Fear". Reading the author's explanation of how intuition works is absolutely fascinating and it has made me do a lot of thinking about how, over the years of our marriage, I have ignored my intuition about Lee.The first few years we were together and married, I worked full time, first at the law firm where he worked, then at

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-23463214059741297052011-01-31T20:25:00.002-05:002011-01-31T20:39:37.294-05:00

I went out and had a few beers with C. one night last week. I asked her a few questions about what went on last summer, and she was honest with me. I think she downplayed the extent of her participation - well, I KNOW she has. What she told me has left me feeling very conflicted about both Lee and her. I'm glad my questions are answered, but the result is that I feel really distant from them

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-23234160800710602232011-01-21T20:52:00.009-05:002011-01-21T22:02:44.845-05:00

Still training for the Seaside Half....still finding relief in wearing myself out with long runs....and as a side benefit (?) my pants are all too big. I had to to buy a few new pairs of jeans recently, in a size I have never been before, and those are starting to be loose in an unattractive way. I'm going to have to keep this up after the half is over or I'm going to have to go back and upsize

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-80306253281393435192011-01-08T17:58:00.003-05:002011-01-08T18:04:19.088-05:00

Ran a 5K this morning....my time was a personal record, over a minute faster than my last 5K time...and I won my age group....which was classified "Masters". Masters = old. So why do I keep hearing that the forties are the new twenties?Well, at least I didn't break a hip.

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-50667504341142257372010-12-27T20:42:00.004-05:002010-12-27T21:06:06.550-05:00

On Christmas Eve I was out for a run; it was a beautiful cold morning and I was in the zone, running my usual route but reversed, and about 4-1/2 miles along. I tripped on some uneven sidewalk and faceplanted - HARD. When I got to my feet, I realized I was bleeding a lot from somewhere on my face. I thought I had knocked out a tooth, but I determined that I hadn't, and thought it was just a

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-90756244263335882242010-12-05T12:35:00.005-05:002010-12-05T20:15:12.831-05:00

This has been an emotional week and things are good, but I feel like my emotions are just under the surface, threatening to erupt, all the time.On Monday I found something in his email that seemed to indicate he was cheating on me again. I made dinner for the boys that evening while I was waiting for him to come home, and I packed an overnight bag for myself. Once he was home, I pulled him

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-9814043537783770372010-11-18T20:33:00.011-05:002010-11-18T21:34:23.677-05:00

So, I have not been on the mat as much lately, mostly due to the kids' activities. With work, and homework, and projects, and swim lessons, and soccer, and chess, and Lego Robotics team meetings...well, you get the picture. Since early September, I've been able to practice twice a week at the most.Since I needed vigorous physical activity that suited my schedule, and something to get me out of

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-79813929635555610642010-11-11T08:23:00.007-05:002010-11-11T15:29:36.875-05:00

In addition to the sadness I feel about the loss of my friend and the closeness of our group of friends, I'm realizing, now that the dust has settled, something fundamental in the way I feel about Lee has changed.Even in times of tension, there was a connection between us. I couldn't have defined it for you; it was just there. Now, even though he is clearly doing everything he can to make me

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-60354565245218355852010-11-05T20:31:00.004-04:002011-01-26T17:28:15.471-05:00

It's November now, and generally, life is back to normal. But I still feel turmoil, uncertainty, rage, paranoia and sadness, or some combination thereof, on a daily basis.What I want is really not to care, to not have any attachment. If he's happy, great; if not, well, in the words of my twelve-year-old: "whatevs." I care less about that than I used to. His betrayal killed some of that

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-83046262021056277202010-09-21T14:39:00.002-04:002011-01-26T17:27:39.684-05:00

About two and a half months ago, I discovered that my husband was having an affair with one of my best friends. A chance look at our cell phone bill (which I typically pay online without looking at the actual bill) revealed six months' worth of phone calls and texts to and from this woman, more than would be expected even though she and her family are very close friends of ours. Most of the

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-84096270168209865972010-06-29T15:12:00.005-04:002010-06-29T15:40:53.910-04:00

There's no telling how much money I have spent on Lara bars for the family. I discovered them about six months ago, when the kids were tiring of Luna bars and I was stocking up on healthy snacks for Lee to have at the office, since his workload was such that he was working through lunch most days. Our favorites are coconut, peanut butter cookie, cashew cookie, ginger snap and pecan pie. I'm

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-9053868616291159132009-08-31T21:25:00.006-04:002009-08-31T21:59:02.858-04:00

I've kind of drifted away from the blogosphere, mostly because I'm too busy. I often think about things to write, but don't have the time to sit down and actually do it, and besides, I'm much more articulate inside my head than I am here.Here goes, anyway, if for no other reason than ten years from now I might wonder what I did with my life.I'm still working, roughly 10-12 hours a week. I

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-88922608487238939012009-04-08T20:38:00.003-04:002009-04-08T20:42:41.336-04:00

I ate seven Tagalong cookies tonight.I'm never going to be able to bring my legs down with control from tripod headstand, much less lift up into bakasana from there.Two years into practicing vinyasa/ashtanga yoga and I still can't straighten my legs in navasana for more than a few seconds.It's a beautiful night but I'm spending it indoors with the TV & computer.I'm procrastinating something

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-90983188074655762082009-03-29T18:28:00.005-04:002009-03-29T18:38:04.288-04:00

and it was an absolute blast. It was a sunny, chilly morning. The race started in the neighborhood next to the middle school. About four hundred or so kids and adults did the 1 mile fun run, so I stood next to the finish and watched for Lee & the boys, and cheered on the other runners. The 5K started shortly after, and because the race start was on a residential street, we runners were kind

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-24145956503715609882009-02-24T17:10:00.004-05:002009-02-24T17:26:33.932-05:00

After a week or so of relatively pain-free yoga, today my right shoulder joint really hurt, esp. in things like downward facing dog and chattarunga. Not so much with the small pinpoint of pain in a specific spot that I felt previously, but more in the entire joint. Pushing into my hands while driving my shoulders away from my ears is painful.On a positive note, however, today for the first time

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-52944586003363456222009-02-08T12:04:00.005-05:002009-02-08T12:10:45.506-05:00

I wrote a few amusing haiku for a friend's 40th birthday party last night. He's fortunately a very good-natured guy because everyone at the party had a poem, limerick, etcetera for him. Said party is also why I missed vinyasa flow this morning. Ahem.sign of getting old40 year old prostate glandyellow spots of floorlots of friends at housewhat happened to that Jim Beam?oops, must pass out

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-60048217500974020312009-01-31T18:07:00.002-05:002009-01-31T18:22:26.706-05:00

This week I started experiencing pain in my right shoulder, in a small but specific area in the front of my shoulder, right in the center. I'm not even sure when I first felt that pain, Monday maybe? I took Monday, Wednesday and Thursday off from practice, for other reasons more than for my shoulder, but yesterday I opted to do a Hot Core Power class at the Decatur studio instead of full

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-62433281175776100622009-01-27T17:54:00.003-05:002009-01-27T18:08:58.210-05:00

1. I am going on a field trip with Michael's class tomorrow to see Greg Mortensen (http://www.threecupsoftea.com/) speak at Agnes Scott. There was an interview in the paper with him today, so while Michael had his snack this afternoon, he read the article. He asked me "What's a fatwah?" and I told him, then he said "Eww, he had to eat ibex jerky in Pakistan." I said "Isn't an ibex some kind

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-39412059558906474002009-01-23T19:12:00.003-05:002009-01-23T19:22:16.886-05:00

I've been feeling so optimistic about our new president....I know he is not going to save the world in one week, or maybe not even in four years...but I think all the energy, all the inspiration, all the goodwill, is going to count for something. All is not going to be achieved with him...but damn, do I feel like we are going FORWARD for a change, instead of going backwards or stagnating.GW said

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-1873836456617628192009-01-09T18:22:00.002-05:002009-01-09T18:57:46.827-05:00

I don't make resolutions....I don't start all over at anything....but I do like to renew my routines after the new year. I never blow it all in December with regards to diet, or spending, or exercise, but I usually have a little tweaking to do come January. One thing I've been really wanting to do is cook. I hit a slump in the fall of not wanting to plan meals, so every afternoon was spent

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-57893323333345926672008-12-23T17:03:00.001-05:002008-12-23T17:05:25.460-05:00

In the car, I put on the cd "Best of Schoolhouse Rock." Michael, reading a book in the back, says in a bored voice "Why do we have to listen to this?" "Because knowledge is power, dude," I say.Without looking up from his book, he says "So is a hand grenade."Out of the mouths of babes!

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-34412533944745381532008-11-05T11:40:00.006-05:002008-11-09T14:30:54.408-05:00

Image courtesy of this siteI can't believe that this day is here!! After many months of nervous anticipation, Obama has won the election!! For the first time ever, I stayed up to watch the returns. Normally I am too nervous and can't take the tension, but I did it this time. I dozed off on the sofa around 11:15 and was jolted awake by the sounds of screaming from next door, and yelling and car

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-11825753610896655312008-10-26T21:38:00.003-04:002008-10-26T21:49:10.820-04:00

I've been dragging lately - after our long weekend in NYC, I didn't practice for a week (scratchy throat, general business, tiredness) and when I did start practicing again, I felt slow, heavy, uninspired. I did an easy hot flow, then two days off, then three vinyasa flows in a row. The second day - last Tuesday - I hurt my neck AGAIN in chakrasana. I thought at the time it was just a pulled

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-46682557684098780382008-10-05T18:05:00.004-04:002008-10-05T19:20:56.832-04:00

Lounging on the floor after his soccer game yesterday, Michael dropped right back into what in the Bikram series is called supta vajrasana:He wasn't even trying. It took several months of practice for me to go beyond my elbows, and I can do it easily now though with a little bit of strain my my knees. Darned flexible kids!This past Friday at primary series practice I noticed that my friend

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-32419459944326887822008-09-29T12:13:00.005-04:002008-09-29T12:53:11.386-04:00

Will said two things that I want to remember:"Today during PE, we did the half mile run, and I tripped over a cone and did an eggplant." (He meant faceplant.)After collecting his t-ball snack yesterday: "Mommy, this popcorn ball has mushrooms in it." (He meant marshmallows. I have been giggling at the visual of a popcorn ball with mushrooms.)Did a hip opener class at John's studio yesterday;

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-70492298284825975972008-09-19T14:08:00.004-04:002008-09-19T14:16:53.209-04:00

Today's forearm stand. I can kick up lightly against the wall without my feet crashing into it, and balance for about five breaths. I found that moving my forearms closer together improved my balance. I still feel a bit wobbly, though, and I think it'll be a while before I can do this in the center of the room.

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-41917408850732045652008-09-12T16:19:00.004-04:002008-09-12T16:25:13.117-04:00

I did full primary this morning for the first time in about three weeks. I don't know why, but I felt great and really flexy AND strong today - usually it's just one or the other. Maybe it was the humidity in the studio - I was leaving sweaty footprints on my mat by the time we started Trikonasana. I was so sweaty, I got my chin in my hands for the first time in Garbha Pindasana.Weekend.

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-61240327550301638522008-09-01T16:34:00.002-04:002008-09-01T17:47:12.627-04:00

Yeah, I've pretty much abandoned this blog. I only ever meant it to be a record of happenings to look back to, a way of keeping up with daily life. Life is keeping me busy, though. The boys have started school. It seems to be going well, though Michael being at the 4/5 Academy means I know a lot less about what is going on in his classroom. I did sign up to be his room parent, so I'll grin

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-21707711337248059792008-07-16T17:13:00.004-04:002008-07-16T17:29:56.441-04:00

Summer has slowed to a crawl...all the empty time leaves me sluggish and not motivated to do much. I work so much better under pressure, as it were....not to mention, the nonstop chattering of a six year old leaves my brain and ears very, very tired.I had some awesome yoga practices a few days ago....over the weekend a woman from Hot Core Power was in town, teaching some classes as a preview to

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-73847587213114970602008-07-07T14:15:00.004-04:002008-07-07T14:31:46.147-04:00

Through the summer, that is. Though honestly, it hasn't been so bad. This week Michael is at Camp Robot Inventor. It sounds awesome, and it puts him in a group of 9 to 13 year olds, exactly where I would like him. I've had some concerns about him "playing down", since so many of our friends have younger kids. It's not unusual - it's common, actually - for him to be in a group of first and

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-61080405800576064062008-06-30T14:09:00.003-04:002008-06-30T14:22:26.749-04:00

Not too much time to blog these days, despite the fact that time seems to stand still (and not in a good way) during the summer. I am still grinning and bearing the unstructured days, but several things have made it easier: Will is capable of playing, concentrating on, and enjoying board and card games; Michael is old enough to stay at home by himself for an hour or two; and both of them are

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-17440787827119850712008-06-20T21:15:00.003-04:002008-06-20T21:39:04.642-04:00

Friday night, Lee has taken the boys camping so I'm by myself, on the sofa, already in my pajamas. For dinner I had leftover grilled veggies, a Boca burger (sans bun) with some leftover herb dip, and for dessert a bowlful of blueberries with cream.I am finally over the dregs of the sinus infection that dogged me for nearly three weeks. I went back to yoga with a few hot flow classes and even

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-3939910115274265182008-06-03T15:32:00.002-04:002008-06-03T15:37:01.283-04:00

Still dealing with sinus stuff. Still no yoga in almost two weeks!! I miss it very much. Today when getting my cloth bags out of the back of my car at the grocery I spotted my poor, neglected Manduka mat, buried under the picnic blanket. A little while ago I got it out and did a few sun salutations, but the sinus pain by my left cheekbone meant that I could not hold my downward facing dog for

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-72002476579305206892008-05-29T21:47:00.002-04:002008-05-29T21:57:26.355-04:00

Wow, look at all the dust in here. The last two weeks of school were crazy busy - I always tell myself I'm going to set aside all my chores and responsibilities so that I can do all the things I love as much as possible the last few weeks of school - yoga, thrift shopping, pedicures, lunches with my friends - but I never do.No yoga since last Thursday, when I took a 6am Vinyasa class. Friday

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-12995272630269713942008-05-14T21:57:00.002-04:002008-05-14T22:09:29.435-04:00

The birthday activity of choice: bowling (at which I suck. My god, I threw a lot of gutter balls!). The birthday meal at Taco Mac, which was totally gross. I will never eat there again:It was his choice, but I'd rather have eaten at Wendy's. Except you can't get a beer at Wendy's.The Pokemon cake (two layers of semisweet chocolate cake with a layer of semisweet chocolate filling, and

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-14758682568178757252008-05-12T11:28:00.004-04:002008-05-12T12:21:14.263-04:00

Our new granite counters, new range, and new microwave/hood were installed on Friday.The kitchen before, counters cleared for the template to be made:The kitchen after - a few finishing touches are still to be done, but this is essentially it:I LOVE the counters and can't believe how much they've changed the kitchen. The counters seem much bigger than they used to, though they are exactly the

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-20597057063202595762008-05-03T15:17:00.005-04:002008-05-03T16:16:43.199-04:00

Yeah, it's empty and echoing in here....The silent auction is, at last, over. The followup is not, alas. The couple that was handling the software end of it has dropped the ball and the rest of us have had to take over. They did a terrible job of keeping up with payments the night of the auction, so we are having to try to reconstruct everything based on what is in the cashboxes. This time

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-52534927107266320432008-04-20T15:46:00.003-04:002008-04-20T15:49:20.338-04:00

My heart is racing. I'm keyed up with adrenalin and can't sit still. I feel on the verge of tears, am snapping at everyone, and want to be left alone. I have no appetite. I cannot wait until this silent auction is over. I'm going to a hot flow class in an hour. I'm going to walk to the studio with my music on full blast, then throw myself into the asanas with all my strength. I need to get

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-63473904454631345872008-04-15T19:14:00.002-04:002008-04-15T19:20:58.327-04:00

Back from the beach. A good time was by all, despite two overcast, cool days. That didn't stop the boys from getting the water. I got in one short practice mid-week, and two power walks with friends. Got back to town on Saturday afternoon, and Lee left for Ft. Lauderdale on Sunday morning.Yoga has just not been happening much this week - went to a Bikram class on Sunday morning and a vinyasa

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-36175644799909714642008-04-04T19:35:00.003-04:002008-04-04T19:45:21.443-04:00

It's been an insane week.We're leaving for the beach tomorrow. Normally I am not one of those oh my GOD, I need a vacation type of people because I don't work, and I don't crave an exit from my daily life. I look forward to trips, don't get me wrong, but I am not usually dying to get away. Well, I am this time, that's for sure.I practiced Sunday (hot flow), Monday and Tuesday (vinyasa) and

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-16442606007459874962008-03-29T19:22:00.004-04:002008-03-29T19:49:02.783-04:00

Been so busy and tired lately that on the days that I don't plan to attend a class, I don't even think about practice. Home practice is going to be out of the question until this silent auction is over.We had an auction committee meeting the other night. We've got a decent number of donations and the auction is a month away, but still some of the people at the meeting are throwing out ideas for

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-6249188130009413532008-03-26T17:39:00.004-04:002008-03-26T18:12:34.089-04:00

Tonight we're having a totally made up pasta with cheese sauce - a few veggies chopped fine in my food processor, sauteed in butter, then a sprinkling of flour, milk, then some sharp chedder, et voila, cheese sauce - with diced ham, over low-carb elbow noodles, with fruit for the boys and salad for us, plus leftover biscuits (not for me though - I've been eating well today). Waiting for the

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-261828410469729142008-03-25T19:59:00.004-04:002008-03-25T20:51:07.703-04:00

Normally I eat a fairly low-carb diet with no problems and few cravings. I save my bread and sweets consumption for special occasions and my weight and energy level are not affected. However, lately I have been jonesing to bake, and have been missing a few things I used to eat, like granola and bagels. This morning I succumbed to my desire for granola and ate a bowl of Kashi high fiber cereal

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-31227854564285597542008-03-19T11:47:00.003-04:002008-03-19T12:24:38.130-04:00

I'll spare everyone the recitation of everything that's going on. Most of it is school & kid related stuff. Last Friday night we had bad storms & a tornado nearby, then more torrential rains early Saturday morning which resulted in the cancellation of the first soccer game of the season. I've been managing to get in practices when I can, either some of primary plus some stretching here at home

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-34324785178018242442008-03-11T14:19:00.007-04:002008-03-11T16:08:21.442-04:00

So last Friday I went to John's morning class which turned out to be almost all of primary. It was one other woman and myself, so we got lots of adjustments and personal attention. I continue to be strength-challenged.After the closing chant we were sitting on our mats chatting and I confessed to John that I was really struggling with backbending and he said "I noticed". He said, correctly,

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-6430062832394148612008-03-06T16:35:00.005-05:002008-03-06T17:27:28.409-05:00

Spring is always a busy time of year - social events, school events, soccer season, summer vacation and summer camp planning. I've been going from one thing to the other, and I had insomnia almost every night, so I've been operating in a bit of a fog. Let's see if I can recap:Last week was the Kids' Consignment sale. The date kind of crept up on me so I spent three or four days madly pricing

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-43108089957562537562008-03-03T21:00:00.002-05:002008-03-03T21:03:22.346-05:00

I have never cared much about the comic "Garfield", but this is quite funny.Garfield Minus Garfield: who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life?

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-67056184131125904642008-02-24T14:18:00.004-05:002008-02-24T14:30:59.012-05:00

That's what happens if you wait almost three weeks inbetween full primaries. Yow! I had yet another night of insomnia on Friday night (and, okay, two glasses of wine and a beer) so I felt quite tired. My back felt fine, and I felt bendy, but seriously lacking in stamina. Sometimes John just does primary series and sometimes he adds a bunch of extra stuff, like handstands inbetween each of the

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-2663480177395664882008-02-21T19:11:00.004-05:002008-02-21T19:52:00.272-05:00

We had an awesome time in San Diego. Loved the city, loved Carlsbad, the beaches, and Legoland. Will was a total trooper on the flights - if I had known that they would be able to watch four and a half hours of Cartoon Network on the seat back tv's, I wouldn't have worried. I despise Cartoon Network, but it kept him quiet and happy each way. You gotta do what you gotta do, you know?Been crazy

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-71142799646451938012008-02-14T09:12:00.004-05:002008-02-14T12:28:48.573-05:00

Short & sweet here today - I've got to get going this morning! Valentine's Day party with the kindergarteners, a happy hour after school with friends & their kids, got to get the hamster farmed out for the weekend, etc. etc.A few days ago we weren't sure if we were going to get to take our trip this weekend - Will started having intense hip pain on Monday afternoon which progressed to him not

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-85039856862866349132008-02-11T13:42:00.000-05:002008-02-11T17:18:36.861-05:00

Thanks to Tova's comment in my last post, I went looking for information on the psoas, and, long story short, I think that I may have created my own problems by using a yoga ball to sit on at the computer, instead of a chair. I think that my posture, combined with trying to engage my core in order to balance, has shortened, strained, whatever, my psoas muscle.Last week I ditched the ball and got

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-27941950530407952592008-02-06T18:14:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:39:46.966-05:00

Today, during the Core Power Flow class I took, all I could think was "I want to quit yoga". It didn't help that the room was too hot and I felt like throwing up, but my lower back and hips were totally uncooperative. One would think that as the class went on, the muscles would loosen, but the opposite happens. I got a chiropractic adjustment yesterday; it made no difference at all.Yesterday

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-85910344872216332922008-02-02T14:17:00.001-05:002008-02-02T14:52:04.396-05:00

We told the boys this morning about the upcoming Legoland trip. I presented them each with a folded map of the park printed off the internets and said "we're taking a trip during the upcoming long weekend, guys." Michael ripped his open and shouted "Legoland? Are we really going to LEGOLAND??" Then he began leaping around the room and yelling. Will was more sedate, but still excited and

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-14212604597861956592008-01-31T18:38:00.000-05:002008-01-31T18:41:09.611-05:00

It's haiku made up entirely of quotes from George W. Bush, forwarded to me by my dad.I'm almost sad we're not gonna have Dubya to kick around any more!MAKE THE PIE HIGHER I think we all agree, the past is over.This is still a dangerous world.It's a world of manmen and uncertainty And potential mental losses.Rarely is the question asked Is our children learning?Will the highways of the Internet

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-11832146947597067442008-01-31T09:21:00.000-05:002008-01-31T09:24:41.793-05:00

with this guy:I recently bought both of his cd's, and I love them more each time I listen.

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-24308616050011117372008-01-28T22:27:00.000-05:002008-01-28T22:48:50.900-05:00

The weekend of President's Day, the boys are off from school on Friday and Monday. Feeling restless, I looked at airfare to Washington DC, thinking we'd maybe take the boys and go museum hopping for the weekend, since it's not too far away and couldn't be that expensive, right? Well, airfares were in the neighborhood of $300 apiece. I had recently checked airfares to San Diego, just for the

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-23167182377709314592008-01-26T20:44:00.000-05:002008-01-26T21:01:55.156-05:00

I've been poo-poohing the studio and led practices in my mind since I haven't been able to go, but I went this morning and remembered why I love them, and the studio, so much. Alas, I still am not going to make it more than once a week, so I'll be pining away for those practices I guess.I was worried about the studio not being warm enough, because it was barely above freezing when I left for

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-3635576923545616992008-01-24T17:11:00.000-05:002008-01-24T17:20:41.973-05:00

In an earlier post I reported hearing scuffling around in the attic one night when I slept in Will's bed with him. Because we had a rat episode in the fall (rats under the house) I assumed one successfully navigated the poison bait stations we left under the house and crawled up the wall into the attic. I went to the hardware store last week and got traps and some poison. Well, last night Lee

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-27951110228687664152008-01-21T13:09:00.000-05:002008-01-21T13:38:08.558-05:00

You know, if I can just get past the surya namaskars, I really start to enjoy myself. I was SO tempted to skip it this morning. It's been in the 20's since Saturday and we just can't get the house warm enough. We have heat pumps, which are fine except during weather extremes, which the 20's definitely is (are?) for this part of the country. They have been running nonstop since Friday - our

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-59115867114530558422008-01-19T17:56:00.000-05:002008-01-19T18:45:07.015-05:00

Geez, how do you people who have snow all winter stand it? The muddy boots, the wet jackets, the snow encrusted mittens drying on every surface, the pants that are constantly wet from the knees down...I'm over it.And all that with only one full day of snow.Actually, it's been kind of nice. There hasn't been the ice that normally causes the metro area to shut down entirely, just a nice white

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-48739719801266147412008-01-16T17:51:00.000-05:002008-01-16T17:56:24.188-05:00

SNOW!And we've got accumulation!Lee and the boys are outside in their coats and mittens, having a snowball fight. I am inside with the fire lit, an enormous dish baked penne in the oven, and a glass of wine here next to me.There wasn't supposed to be much snow or accumulation, but we're getting it. I think it's all supposed to melt during the night, or turn to sleet, with normal conditions

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-19539649566856865032008-01-15T19:49:00.000-05:002008-01-15T19:54:51.932-05:00

We did a lot of hip opening postures in this class, all of which felt great on my lower back. We did a spinal twist at the end, the twist where you draw your knees in, then let them drop to one side, arms extended to the side, with your gaze away from the direction of your knees. As I twisted to the right, looking toward my left fingertips, the teacher knelt down next to me, pushed gently down

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-26145015525498252212008-01-14T13:54:00.000-05:002008-01-14T20:32:16.914-05:00

I went to a Vinyasa class at the hot studio today taught by a guy from whom I've taken a Primary Series class and several Core Power Flow classes. He's kind of an unlikely-looking yogi, but has a very soothing style of teaching, is friendly and encouraging, and has a way of creating flow between postures even when it's not a flow class. A lot of the postures in today's class were from the

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-89913047955038011102008-01-13T19:17:00.001-05:002008-01-13T19:23:49.464-05:00

Did a Core Power Flow class yesterday in a packed and steamy room. Stayed up waaaaay too late last night. Muscles were sore today from yesterday's class. I thought I'd skip any yoga today, and I walked the three-quarter mile to the library and back instead (on the way back toting a heavy bag of cookbooks). However, I wanted to prove to myself that I could commit to fifteen minutes a day,

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-88760455858681726222008-01-11T17:18:00.000-05:002008-01-11T17:48:37.347-05:00

Last night I went to school for curriculum night, and when it was over Beth and I decided to go get a beer. I called home to tell Lee, and he said that Will had been complaining of being very cold and tired, and had fallen asleep as soon as he got in bed. Uh oh, I thought. Michael was sick with a fever, cough and fatigue earlier in the week, and I suspected Will caught it.Sure enough, during

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-10998358662206837942008-01-10T16:53:00.000-05:002008-01-10T17:29:45.805-05:00

It hasn't been full practices, or even the primary series, but I have been on my mat every day!Monday was a Core Power Flow class. Tuesday, Michael was home from school with a bad sore throat and I had volunteer commitments, so Lee came home to stay with him while I did my volunteer thing. I didn't think I was going to squeeze in any practice at all, but I did five a's and three b's and some

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-62640226406997093412008-01-07T12:31:00.000-05:002008-01-07T20:05:52.292-05:00

And what a creaky return it has been. On the home front, when we returned from the beach, I was really in the mood to be domestic and hunker down at home with the family, cooking wholesome meals and just being together. So far we've done that. Thursday night I made homemade tomato soup with whole wheat rolls, Friday I made grilled steak salad, Saturday night I made a big pot of turkey chili,

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-76831045828535284542008-01-02T23:33:00.000-05:002008-01-02T23:46:35.644-05:00

Aftermath, Christmas:New Year's Eve:We're back from four days at Edisto Island with five other families. Great time. Though our bike rack somehow shattered the rear window of my CRV on the way down while it poured rain, and it was in the 30's all the way home today.I got on my mat one time at the beach house, and I think I might have reached a point where I can practice alone. In silence. And

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-67564946443160694072007-12-19T21:00:00.001-05:002007-12-19T21:49:48.915-05:00

Since I haven't practiced since Sunday (and that was a Bikram class) and there is no yoga in my near future, I might as well talk about food. Well, food and illness.In the middle of the night Sunday, Will ralphed in his bed. UGH. I had a breakfast meeting on Monday morning, so Lee took Michael to school, went by his office to pick up some work, then came home to stay with Will while I went to

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Last week before Christmas, and the boys are out of school on Friday, so I've made myself lists and agendas for each day which need to be strictly adhered to. The last of the boys' gifts, teacher gifts, prizes for family bingo on Saturday, groceries and wine, all need to be bought this week. Tomorrow morning I have a breakfast meeting (PTA related), Wednesday one of my friends is having us all

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-83556331989404442102007-12-10T21:05:00.000-05:002007-12-10T21:48:42.030-05:00

I know it's Japanese but...my knowledge ends there. My five-year-old has gotten into it lately. I ask my mom friends to tell me what it's all about, and they just shrug and look helpless.I know the cards are for trading. Are they also for games? Are there action figures? Is it just a spinoff of direct to DVD movies? This morning Will dragged out all the beanie babies he used to sleep with

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-41456084573443005722007-12-09T18:31:00.001-05:002007-12-09T18:53:09.669-05:00

My birthday was Friday. That morning my cat was killed by a dog (as I blogged about previously). What a shitty day. I went to Community Circle at school, a very sweet monthly ritual that all the children attend. They sing, and the grades alternate spotlighting different students for various things, and talking about their expeditions. The singing is my favorite part, but I was feeling so

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We got him in 1994, shortly after we got married, from the county animal shelter. He had been taken there from a vet's office, where his owners had dropped him off, claiming he had eaten baby aspirin, then never returned to claim him. My sister-in-law and I picked him out, discovering that he was supposed to have been euthanized twice already, but had been missed. When we brought him home, we

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I think I have started a new tradition for the fam wherein we kick off the month of December with festivities. That's the day we get out the Advent calendar, and the boys were all excited, so I got them each a Christmas book and told them we would go to the Christmas parade downtown. Since all this was going to happen on Saturday morning, on Friday I made a coffeecake to have for breakfast the

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I went to an hourlong Hot Power Fusion class this morning in the Hot room. It was super hot this morning, and I sweated buckets. Afterward, I walked over to Dancing Goats and got myself a large latte, because this morning I didn't brew a fresh pot of coffee. Lee is out of town and I just reheated a cup that had been in the fridge for about a week. So, good god. I am almost out of my mind with

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-63180357427960178282007-11-30T17:17:00.000-05:002007-11-30T17:47:54.762-05:00

HA! As if. I despise cigarettes and I tend toward foofy lady drinks like cosmopolitans and chardonnay. However, my voice sounds all raspy like I had a late night of debauchery, alcohol and smokes.Since starting yoga a year and a half ago, I've never had anything worse than a tiny case of the sniffles, but I've had a tickly sore throat for about a week which has morphed into a gravelly voice

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-9941338125303314692007-11-25T15:15:00.000-05:002007-11-25T18:47:40.732-05:00

Since I wasn't hosting Thanksgiving this year (my contribution to the family meal was a green salad with toasted walnuts, dried cranberries, crumbled blue cheese and a walnut-raspberry vinaigrette), I wanted to make something to indulge my desire for some kind of fallish dessert, which, really, is my most favorite kind of dessert. Anything with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in combination is

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-9974290466608414922007-11-14T18:12:00.000-05:002007-11-23T17:57:11.700-05:00

It's official, if it wasn't already: Georgia is one of the biggest hick states in the nation!You know when the governor starts praying for rain, that he's run out of ideas. We had about ten minutes of rain at our house last night, so I guess technically his prayers were answered.Meanwhile, a country club dweller in the northern 'burbs used something like 440,000 gallons of water in October.

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-40680445007963825772007-11-12T16:33:00.001-05:002007-11-12T17:44:44.408-05:00

I'm going for my first mammogram early tomorrow morning. Can't say I'm looking forward to it, but since I have the chest of a twelve-year-old, I hear it won't hurt much.Tomorrow morning's primary series is canceled - there is a yoga retreat and John says he has too much to do. Wish I were going on the yoga retreat - they're going to the Keys for five days.Instead, if I want to practice tomorrow

Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892324606445770823.post-57887495092914172482007-11-07T21:06:00.000-05:002007-11-07T21:32:51.647-05:00

The last couple of practices I've felt my chattarungas improved a bit, though jump throughs/jump backs seem a lifetime away. I dutifully lift up and attempt to jump back every time, though it seems that unless my arms grow a few more inches, it's not going to happen. My knees hit the mat halfway back, and I reposition my hands so that I can lift my legs up again and shoot them back. My

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