Anyone who reads my blog posts knows I can be a tiny bit fanatical about spinning. I spin anywhere from 3-5 times per week and I do it for the health benefits, of course, but there is more. I do it for the comradery. I love to see my fellow riders at 5am and rehash the events in our lives, laugh about getting up at 3:30am to sign in and supporting each other when we don't feel like coming to…
Blogger's note: As you will soon read, I began this post very early Christmas morning. Shortly thereafter, time took on a face of it's own and my poor little Amelia ended up without an appendix, but with a holiday story of her own to tell. So below is the original post with a few more added 'here's to' comments. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Good morning and Merry Christmas everyone. This Christmas morning it's me and Izzy, sitting by the…
I have refrained from posting for some time now. I have struggled with topics that go nowhere or the ranting of a crazy menopausal woman. I am unsure, even now, why and what I am writing. I will tell you that I have been hit with the are you kidding me? stick. I began the year with this crazy injury to my left hand spawned by removing a lovely baked brie from my oven. I moved on to various 'female…
Picture a beautiful, upstate New York Saturday afternoon. A pool, a deck and an iPod with about 5 hours of Zumba music. Right there, you have the mixings for a perfect Zumba Ladies afternoon. The margaritas and taco dip are just a bonus. Yesterday, Judi hosted our monthly Zumba Ladies party. While the attendance may have been a bit lighter because of people's vacation plans, it had no impact on the lightheartedness and fun. I realized, as I do every…
It has been a week since we returned from our vacation on Skaneateles Lake. The beauty, peace and serenity of lake life have been replaced with the cold, hard facts of real life. Bummer. Humor me as I recap my week for you, both highlights and lowlights. I thought I had accounted for feeding the fish with one of those "extended feeding tablets" that is supposed to supply enough food for 2 weeks. Well, sadly we have come to the…