seb’s surgery last week went as smoothly as it could go. the surgeon didn’t have to explore seb’s arm for his tendon, and he had it sewn back together in about an hour and a half. seb came out of anesthesia quickly and got home in time for his cousins, brother, grandma and pop-pop, mommy […]
Posted on April 21st, 2013 by jkh
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i’m sitting at children’s hospital in the surgical family waiting room. it’s relatively busy in here. who knows what these other parents have brought their kids in for. sebastien is here because he had yet another accident with his whittling knife, that sharp bugger! this time, he hit a tendon. so he’s in surgery. i […]
Posted on April 11th, 2013 by admin
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today is april 3. today i have a niece who is now thirteen. a teenager. today the sun shone though the temps were in the upper 30s–it looked like spring, but it didn’t feel like it. today i went for a 3 mile run and wanted to run fast the whole time but had to […]
Posted on April 3rd, 2013 by jkh
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this is a collect we pray before bed nightly: Keep watch, dear Lord, for those who work or watch or weep this night, and give angels charge over those who sleep; tend the sick, Lord Christ, give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, and shield the joyous, and […]
Posted on March 21st, 2013 by admin
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black bean brownies 1 can rinsed black beans, pureed 3 eggs 1/3 c. oil 1/3 to 1/2 c. honey or sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder i mix all the ingredients with a wand blender. put batter in greased 8×8 pan. bake at 350 for about 40 mins.
Posted on March 2nd, 2013 by admin
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it’s march 2nd and the weather seems like more like february. i don’t like february. it’s dark and dismal. also, running is really challenging–getting out of bed to run in the teens and pelting snow on slippery sidewalks. while in some respects it makes me feel hardcore to do this, it’s not…. fun. and now […]
Posted on March 2nd, 2013 by admin
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it was weird. the friday we left for florida, i ran for over an hour in 20 degree weather, all bundled up (cause i hate getting cold). then we get to florida and it’s in the low 80s. while we were there, brian and i partook of a long trail run at a regional park […]
Posted on February 19th, 2013 by admin
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here it is, our annual florida trip. we are so thankful that brian’s dad has a place down where it’s warm. especially this year since it was just about 20 degrees when we left pittsburgh. the downside of our trips to florida in my mind is that for the week, we turn into total tourists. […]
Posted on February 8th, 2013 by admin
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it is currently 15.6 degrees fahrenheit in pittsburgh tonight. this morning was about the same, maybe colder since they delayed schools yet again. i didn’t mind the school delay. it meant that my run this morning was seen by a few less people than normal. and that’s good, when i know the only thing people […]
Posted on January 23rd, 2013 by jkh
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brian and i just recently signed up to run a 30k trail race. april 13, moraine state park. a 30k!!! that’s 18 miles people. oh man, i’m going to die. i wrote about running in a post from 2010, i think it was called “year of 13” or something. i waxed eloquent (har!) about climbing […]
Posted on January 9th, 2013 by admin
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