I had a mostly love relationship with summer swim team leagues. My kids swam on a local summer swim team from 2004 through 2017. You had to be a member of the swim club to join the swim team…summer swim…
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SPORTS: Musings on Family: Sports and Activities
I am guilt personified. If there is something to feel guilty about, I will find it. I will seek it out. I will claim that guilt as my own. And sometimes I manufacture guilt out of thin air. I have…
You Know What They Say About the Best-Laid Plans…
You know how you plan and plan and then plan some more. Just when you think your plan is set in stone something happens to derail it. You look around and think “How did that happen?!” You’re blindsided. But, if…
Musings on Swimming
As a kid going swimming meant hopping in the car, driving to the local indoor swim center in my British hometown with my dad and sister. My mother usually stayed home on those Sundays to cook the Sunday roast beef…
Restore That New Car Smell with Febreze Car Vent Clips #FebrezeCar #Giveaway
You open your car door one day and there it is. That unmistakable smell. You are momentarily overpowered by it. Knocked over by the odor. The odor is something entirely out of this world…and not in a good way. The smell? The…
BODYARMOR SuperDrink: An All-Natural Sports Drink for Kids and Athletes
I hate getting sick. Touch wood…reaches for wooden desk and taps vigorously…I rarely get sick. I get a flu shot each year without fail. In fact, I haven’t missed a flu shot since the flu shot shortage of 2004 or so.…
Gift Guide: Dress Up Your Sports Bag or Your Hair with Pomchies
Disclosure: I was sent a sample pack of snacks and drinks to facilitate my review. This post contains affiliate links. The views expressed in the post are my own. It’s a good thing that I never close the door…
The Grand Opening…or So I Thought
What can I say? I was naive. It seemed perfectly plausible to me at the time. A new recreation center was opening in my town. So my sister and I decided to be the FIRST people at the opening of the recreation…
Sporty
I used to scrapbook. I would meet up with friends for scrapbooking evenings. I would get so much done during those evenings of talking, scrapbooking, and of course eating and drinking wine! When I wasn’t scrapbooking with friends, I would…
Just Doing What I Do…
Last Saturday I had several people come up to me and thank me for what I do. I didn’t know what to say. I do what I do because I love what I do. That’s it. I’m uncomfortable when people…
