Sprinkler Fun

Chloe and Trouper had a fantastic afternoon playing in the sprinkler. People always feel bad for Trouper when they hear that he's missing a leg. I think, in the future, I'll just direct them to these pictures when telling them that he's just like other dogs. Click and image to enlarge.

Charlevoix by iPhone

I've been in Charlevoix, MI since Monday.  My family has had property up here since my mom was little and I have countless memories of rolling down the hill with my cousin, breakfast picnics at Depot Beach, running with the dogs on the bluff and, of course, hundreds and hundreds of hours on the water. [...]

RS CVX 2010

"There are four bedrooms," my mom's excited voice rang through the speakerphone as we headed north in the Jetta, "so you girls can each have your own room!" Kelli's face fell a bit as she looked at me.  "Mom," I called out, "we might just drag an air mattress into the yellow room and all [...]

Run Charlevoix —> RAN Charlevoix!

This post is a couple of weeks overdue but I wanted to announce that my sister, Lizzy, my mom and I all successfully completed our Run Charlevoix events!  Three Winter girls in three different events - I'm not sure if the small town race was ready for us!  Lizzy finished second overall in the half [...]

Run Charlevoix!

Yep, I'm a runner now.  Last month I ran the Race to Wrigley,  my first 5k since college, and next month I'm doubling the distance with Run Charlevoix!  My friend, Kelli, has encouraged me to to join the Daily Mile website to log my runs and try to connect with other runners.  I'm not going [...]