You Go, Girl!

My lifelong, dear friend Kristin O'Malley has to committed to run in her first half marathon. She'll be racing in the Nike Women's Half Marathon in San Francisco on October 21st. As a friend and supporter, this is a very special event for two reason. First and foremost, I am most impressed by Kristin's commitment to train while juggling the demands of a 1-year old, a very active 3-year old, 140 hormonally driven teenagers (not hers people...she's a high school teacher!) and her own school work. She's a courageous woman.

Secondly, and most importantly, Kristin is running to raise money for Leukemia research. She is running in support and honor of her Aunt Pam, who was diagnosed with Leukemia last year. Although Pam is currently in remission, she is still struggling with the horrible side effects of the treatment course. Chemotherapy is truly barbaric. I've had this thought many times over the past year as Pam has undergone this treatment. For the millions of cancer patients, we must find a better way. I applaud Kristin's efforts to raise money in support of medical research for this important cause.

Kristin has a fundraising goal of $3700. Check out her website.

http://www.active.com/donate/tntwaak/tntwaakKOMall

My blond moment of the day-- In the acronym for Team In Training, I was wondering why they use the letter "N" to represent "In" instead of the "I". It took me a minute to figure it out.

Daiden's first visit

There's a baby boom going on all around me. Last week we had a baby shower for Sarah, our school social worker. She's having a boy in July, one of 3 staff members expecting babies this summer. Not only that, but Wenmei's pregnancy is progressing smoothly. And quickly! She's at 17 weeks already. My how time flies.


Here's a picture of me with Denee's 10 week old son, Daiden. He is such a cutie! He loves to snuggle and he's starting to smile and laugh. Contrary to what you see in the picture, his eyes are not usually crossed. This is an awkward picture of him, but I only had two photos to choose from and I look terrible in the other one, and...well, it's my blog! Sorry Daiden!

Cool Rider...

Sunday turned out to be a great day to ride with Keith on his motorcycle. I finally got a motorcycle jacket to go with my helmet and gloves and I was ready to go! I've got to admit, it is a thrill. There is, however, one thing I've got to learn about riding on the back of his bike. When Keith shifts gears and the speed drops momentarily, my head snaps forward and I smack the front of my helmet against the back of Keith's head. Not very cool. I'll have to practice keeping my head in alignment...either that, or get my own bike : )