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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Sometimes and Always #29
43 comments:
- PrettyPhysicist said...
you're so gorgeous! I'm always tired too. I had to get up early to come into work early today, and I am just EXHAUSTED. have a good day! :)
- June 5, 2012 at 5:41 AM
- Whitney @ Everything Happens For a Reason said...
I can sleep for ten hours and still be tired too!
- June 5, 2012 at 6:01 AM
- Whitney @ Everything Happens For a Reason said...
I mean twelve lol!
- June 5, 2012 at 6:01 AM
- Emily said...
HAHAHA, LOVE that church sign!!!
- June 5, 2012 at 7:22 AM
- Kaileigh said...
I'm glad to hear that my husband isn't the only one who showers twice a day! (Sometimes 3 times, it's a bit extreme). He has actually jumped out of bed before because he realized he didn't shower before bed. Craziness.
- June 5, 2012 at 8:08 AM
- Erin said...
That's an amazing church sign--- I love the cheesy ones :) Hey, if they catch someone's attention, why not?! I linked up today love!!
- June 5, 2012 at 8:12 AM
- Natalie said...
Twice a day? I can't tell you the last time I did that ha ha. Love that pic and have fun at your friend's wedding!
- June 5, 2012 at 8:24 AM
- Nikole E! said...
haha, I hate having to pee so much! I feel like people are counting and judging.
I am so happy for your friend and her wedding! How fun for you to get to celebrate! - June 5, 2012 at 8:27 AM
- DaisyGirl said...
I'm a church sign fan, too ;) I always make sure I read them when we pass by...all in hopes of reading a good one!! Have a great day!
- June 5, 2012 at 8:33 AM
- P!nky said...
I'm with you, I'll skip showers sometimes. But I am stickler for showering once I JUST change the sheets. LOVE clean sheets day!
speaking of love, that church sign is amazeballs! so smart and clever!
I can just see my pastor singing
"drop it like it's hoooooot!" - June 5, 2012 at 9:12 AM
- Nicole said...
shower twice a day? He doesn't have hair... that's it :). I try to shower once a day b/c it grosses me out if I don't wash the day off of me.
- June 5, 2012 at 9:22 AM
- Amanda said...
Ready for the best cheesy church sign I saw in Maine two weekends ago??? You'll love it.
How awesome is that?! - June 5, 2012 at 9:25 AM
- Major Gal said...
great church sign. totally genius, just like you said xo
- June 5, 2012 at 10:01 AM
- Janna Bogert said...
I love cheesy church signs!!
- June 5, 2012 at 10:15 AM
- Annabelle said...
I love reading witty church signs! It will always spark someone's intrest to come to church!
I am one of those that is funny about not having a picture for my posts...but I can live without one or so...lol - June 5, 2012 at 10:53 AM
- Faith said...
that is why i only allow myself 6.5 hrs of sleep now. anytime i sleep more than that i feel horrible in the morning!
that is the best cheesy church sign i have ever heard! love that, haha.
and what is it with guys and showering twice a day? i only do that when i go to the gym ... and sometimes not even, don't tell anyone.
have the best time at the wedding! - June 5, 2012 at 11:06 AM
- Jasmine said...
LOL When I tell you ALL of these could've totally been written by me. I mean every single one of them!
- June 5, 2012 at 11:12 AM
- Traci said...
Totally agree on the sleeping thing & I just don't see the point of 2 showers. I don't get dirty sleeping!!!
- June 5, 2012 at 11:32 AM
- Emily grapes said...
hahahaha that sign is hilarious. I'm pretty sure I would've cracked up seeing it, but I'm sure a ton were offended by it.
I haev a certain germ thing that I've been keeping from you. I may share one day...may. ;)
Emily at Amazing Grapes - June 5, 2012 at 11:41 AM
- Shelley said...
Wow, he showers twice a day! He must be super clean!
- June 5, 2012 at 12:37 PM
- Lisa Stepi said...
I know what you mean about the sleep thing. Sometimes the more sleep I get the more tired I feel!
- June 5, 2012 at 12:59 PM
- Angie said...
I love cheesy church signs! We have a church in town that puts them up weekly and I never drive by there without looking at the sign :)
- June 5, 2012 at 1:03 PM
- Amanda said...
Haha! Megan I wrote about sleeping 80 billion hours and still being tired too! It's so true (and obnoxious) how the more rest you get the more zombieish you are the next day. Does it make any sense? Nope.
I also agree that it's a cardinal sin to post without pictures - I feel naughty when I do it, so I'm forever slotting pictures in my posts.
Enjoy your friends wedding honey! You'll need to get a picture with her, similar to the one you posted only her as the bride, and frame both of those pics together :) - June 5, 2012 at 1:26 PM
- BeckyJo606 said...
I love that church sign! That's hilarious. I agree with you on not showering all of the time--we aren't germy! :) Hope you're having a great day! :)
- June 5, 2012 at 1:31 PM
- Lil Lambz said...
I know what you mean about sleeping 12 hours and still being tired! Thanks for hosting today!
- June 5, 2012 at 2:43 PM
- poptartyogini said...
I can still be tired after 12 hours of sleep too. I don't even have anemia to blame. I like cheesy church signs. They always make smile. Keep drinking that water!!
- June 5, 2012 at 3:22 PM
- Rach @ This Italian Family said...
Oh girl, I am with you! I am a huge freak about germs, but then I don't always shower every day and my husband totally doesn't get it because like your husband, he showers twice a day! Haha! Love it!
- June 5, 2012 at 4:27 PM
- Victoria said...
i adore a funny yet always usually true church sign :)
thanks for the fun link up! - June 5, 2012 at 5:42 PM
- Kelsey @ Seattle Smith's said...
So fun, I for some reason can sleep a TON and still be so tired. I hate it!
- June 5, 2012 at 6:41 PM
- Allyson Butler said...
...I tell myself that I'm anemic (...and that I have low blood sugar), but I think I've just made that up as an excuse for being a psycho when I'm hungry!
- June 5, 2012 at 8:32 PM
- Amber said...
Oh my gosh, those first 3 are so me. Pathetic, huh? haha! Love it :)
- June 5, 2012 at 8:49 PM
- Liz said...
Genius on blaming it on being anemic. Genius. I hope you will still be my friend after this but.... when I was in high school I lifeguarded, I used purell just about every hour but we would see who could not shower the longest. Since we all worked together, hung out together and then spent all our free time together it didn't much matter but a week was nothing. I mean we were in a pool allllll day long.
- June 5, 2012 at 9:30 PM
- Stephanie said...
What a great picture of you two! Hope she has a great wedding day this weekend!
- June 5, 2012 at 9:35 PM
- Brittany @ Boots and Pearls said...
Can I just say how many of these relate to me?! Haha. Especially the shower one. I'm not dirty or anything, and I really enjoy being clean, but I'm a housewife and so therefore don't come in contact with people a whole lot so why is it necessary to wash my hair everyday and put on real clothes. My workout shorts and shirts are just fine!
- June 5, 2012 at 10:16 PM
- Holly said...
Cute photo of you and your friend! I'm sure she will have an amazing wedding day :)
- June 5, 2012 at 10:54 PM
- Amanda said...
I'm always tired if I sleep more too.. weird! Completely concur about the water thing.. I've been failing quite miserably.. oh well. And I feel lost without having pictures on a post.. hence the reason I added a random one of my blog for the link-up :)
Happy Tuesday, Megan!
XO - June 6, 2012 at 12:03 AM
- Fran said...
It always feels so wrong when I get publish and there isn't a picture in my post haha - and church signs are hilarious, love them!
- June 6, 2012 at 12:55 AM
- Bon Bon said...
I have to admit, I just read the whole sleeping 12 hours thing...and now I have to tackle you:-) but I still love you! xoxo
- June 6, 2012 at 1:41 AM
- Jenna said...
My boyfriend also thinks I'm a crazy for only showering once a day - but no way am I going to shower twice unless I've been at the gym! Such a waste of time and water ;)
Congrats to your friend - can't wait to see pics from her big day!
Jenna - June 6, 2012 at 3:21 AM
- Nicole said...
LOVE the bit about pictures and blog posts. literally so true.
xo - June 6, 2012 at 8:51 AM
- Ashley said...
It is SO hard drinking all that water sometimes!!
Church signs always get me, I think it's great they like to have fun with them! - June 6, 2012 at 11:11 AM
- Holly said...
Hahaha, awesome church sign! I love seeing the different things church's come up with. Have a great time at your friend's wedding!
- June 6, 2012 at 6:33 PM
- Rhiannon said...
Ok I know a few commenters said it too but my husband showers two to three times a day too! What in the world?! haha hope you're fab, Meg!
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Please tell me there is someone on the face of the planet that has successfully transitioned from laying beside your kid's bed for over an hour to them saying good night and staying quietly in their bed when you leave without screaming for over 45 minutes each night about how you're their best friend and they miss you so much, Mommy help! etc. etc. etc.I don't know how many more nights of this I can take it's been over a week.I'm about to lose it or give in and lay beside the kid's freakin' bed for the rest of his life.The rest of the routine is the exact same as it's been- same time, etc. and he'll be 3 in March.If he doesn't take a nap, he's passing out by 4:00- so I only let him sleep for an hour.I think he's overtired but I can't do anything about it if he won't lay quietly and go to sleep.Just give me some hope and tell me this won't last forever.
It won't last forever!
Try gradually lessening the amount of time you spend lying down next to him. It's drawing out the process, maybe unnecessarily. If he's anything like my sons were, he knows how to play on your mommy emotions to drag out bed time for as looooooong as possible. (They are 8 and 4 and go to bed just fine).
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I. have no good advice. Some time around 4 my son just stated going to bed on his own. My dd3 was up until midnight last night :(
Thank you for the encouragement. I'm debating if I should start laying down beside his bed again and then ease out or just stick it out. Thankfully the baby has been sleeping through the chaos. I don't want to go back to square one but I'm wondering if I should pick my battles.
Mine always went to bed like a champ. Then she turned 3. I didn't move her out of her crib until she was almost 3 1/2, and THAT'S when the trouble started! It's been a freaking nightmare since about a week after I did!
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It's 10:30 here and I just put my 3 year old back in bed. Again. No help here, just sympathy.
It's 10:50 and still awake that would be my DS 5. Now he has been stuck in the house for the last two days because big brother has been sick. My Little Ponies here we come ! Lol. I can snooze a bit while he watches. He loves the ponies !" Wibbly wobbly timey wimey ......." The Doctor
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it doesn't last forever. but, it can be a tough transition. maybe time for a new bedtime ritual. i haven't done it in a while, so you might want to ask other mommies what they do....and i mainly worked at night, so i hardly ever got to do bedtimes. but is there a night light? a lovey? story time?i'm nekkid.
I was going to ask about story time. We use it to transition from the crazy day to bedtime. We read a story, talk a little bit about whatever is on their minds, then sing a lullaby and lights out. My oldest wasn't easy though. Two to three was a horrible year for bedtime. But she got over it. And I strongly suspect that she is the reason DD4 is so good about bedtime. I've never struggled with that one. DS might be a different story, but I'll have to wait and see.
"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles." ~Audrey Hepburn -
I never let her cry but when I could not stand laying by her bed anymore I decided to try another aproach which worked and works for both. of us. I put her to be at everytime everyday, I tell her good night, kiss her and I tell her I will be in the office (which is close to her room and I can hear her) She calls me, I go, hug her, rearrange the blanket or kiss her. I go every single time she calls. Sometimes is once, sometimes twenty but she goes to sleep relaxed and happy and I do not get frustrated since I do prefer going couple of times over one hour laying by her side.
I also leave the office light on so she is not in full darkness all alone because it scares her.
Just a different approach. Maybe just tweaking your method a little would improve the experience :) -
DS3 is an OK sleeper, but I do have to stay beside him most of the time until he falls asleep. We finish off the day by reading books for like 20 minutes in his bed, then we chat a bit, I tuck him in, turn the lights off and sit myself down on the floor. I always make sure to have water and a small container of cheerios close by for him in case he asks. Honestly he was making every excuse in the book to go downstairs for something, this was just a whole lot easier lol. I have never let him cry it out, it just wasn't for me. I think it just takes time and patience, and eventually they will sleep by themselves. My husband said to me the other day that at this rate, I'm going to have to stay our son's room with him until he falls asleep until he's 15! Ya OK dude. Remember, it's "just a phase" and "this too shall pass". Oh, and my son usually is sleeping by 8:30, 8:45. Good luck
DS2.5 just reverted from going to bed with just a kiss to wanting me to hold him and rock him to sleep.
Last night I made him go to sleep without the rocking, though. I "filled up" his favorite lovie with lots of hugs and told him that his lovie would watch over him while he slept and that if he needed me I was just down the hall.
he bought it.
"As you wander through your life, whatever be your goal,
keep your eye upon the doughnut, not upon the hole." -
I tried the "I'll be back to check on you in 5 minutes." And then 10, etc until he was asleep and he was ok with that for about 2 days.
Also tried writing the bedtime routine with pictures. Also lasted 2 days or so. He has 2 shows, 2 stories, teeth, potty, prayers, night light and I leave his door open with the hall light on. Sometimes I go in the next room, sometimes I go downstairs. But the routine has been the same since he was born. Except we transitioned from rocking to staying beside the bed to now leaving. For awhile I was leaving after 15 min but then he started dragging it out so I decided to stop. I'm not a big cry it out advocate- it was always quicker to stay but over an hour is ridiculous. -
Has anything else changed in his routine or life recently? How old is the baby? Could it be that he just wants more attention from Mommy? Just wondering bc I noticed a difference in my son after my daughter was born. My son has a little lamp with batteries that he brings to bed and he turns it on if he gets scared. When he asks me to say I tell him I'll sing him one song and then I have "mommy time" and he needs to go to bed.
It'll pass and it wont last forever. Sounds like he just wants you attention.I'm going to the zoo zoo zoo. You can come too too too.... -
I had the same challenge with my son who loves his routines which included me sitting with him until he fell asleep. When I got tired of falling asleep too at 8pm I decided to ask him what he needed to be able to fall asleep on his own. He said listening to the radio would help so now he listens to music (not the radio as I hate commercials but soothing songs), I go in an hour later and turn it off once he is asleep.
Hope this was helpful.
ps - Any other changes in his "routine" and he tends to revert back to wanting me to stay with him but it doesn't last too long.
Thanks everyone. His dad started working nights at the beginning of December. So that's not helping. He's also been skipping naps- so if he's really tired the last couple days I've been sitting in the rocking chair for 5 minutes instead of laying by the bed and he's usually asleep so I can leave. Picking my battles. Your suggestions were great and I will use some of them when I try to ease out of sitting in the rocking chair. I like the going to the office idea.
We visited ILs last week and they have a DS4 who has always been a great sleeper. We stayed with them for 4 nights, DS3 slept in his cousin's room. The first 2 nights he was up and down and ultimately ended up sleeping with me (poor DH got booted to the couch). Night 3 he stayed in his cousin's room, but was awake for quite a while. Night 4 passed out pretty quickly. We got home Monday night and he has gone to bed-in his own bed, by himself-with no problems every night since we got back. I hope I didn't just jinx it. Any good sleepers he can spend some time with?


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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (KOKH/CNN) - A gay couple has obtained a marriage license legally within state borders thanks to a loophole.
"It's been a long road," Jason Pickel said.
Pickel and Darren Blackbear have been together for nine years.
"I'm 45, and I didn't think that I would ever be getting married," Blackbear said.
They were going to get married in Iowa, but instead of making a trip out of state, they drove an hour to Concho and obtained their marriage certificate at the Cheyenne-Arapaho tribal court, where laws don't define marriage as between a man and woman.
Blackbear is a member of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Nation, which is how Pickel and Blackbear were able to get married.
"We're just super excited, and we're hoping that everybody will soon have equality across America," Pickel said.
The only thing missing from their license is a signature from their officiant - Blackbear's father.
"My father has always fought for civil rights and equality, and so that's one of the reasons why we wanted to include him," he said.
Blackbear's father wants the men to write their own wedding vows.
"I was talking with my mother I was like, 'God I hope that I don't get all emotional and weepy and start crying,' and she started laughing," Blackbear said.
It's pretty clear Pickel and Blackbear know what they love about each other.
"I used to be a wallflower. I used to be really shy and really quiet, but he kind of brought me out of that," Blackbear said.
"Darren has kept me centered and can keep me grounded," Pickel said.
And as they finalize all the last-minute wedding details, leaders in Oklahoma's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community say their marriage is a big statement.
"It certainly creates an environment for people that come behind them to follow suit."
It also draws attention to the fight for marriage equality in Oklahoma.
"Unfortunately, the state of Oklahoma even though it happens within the state boundaries still won't be recognizing their marriage," said Scott J. Hamilton, director of the Cimarron Alliance.
But for the couple, at the end of the day, it's two adults making a decision to spend the rest of their lives together.
"I don't think marriage is a piece of paper," Pickel said. "Marriage is love between two people, but the piece of paper is very important."
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The QParks Snowboard Tour is heading on to its 2nd tour stop in Schladming, hosted at the Superpark Planai. The Blue Tomato Plan P is the traditional pre-Christmas contest of the season, so Santa is coming on tour and has some nice presents in his bag like 1500.- EUR in cash and heaps of goodies from Blue Tomato and O'Neill.
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"Once more, unto the breach, dear friends, once more" cries out Snowpark Schöneben for the warriors of the freestyle scene. It's time for snowboarders from across the lands to do battle for the third stop of the QParks Tour and the Game of Fame.
This year we're back and bigger than ever. We also thought, as the level of shredding is getting higher each year, we'd invest in some new sexy looking bibs for all the competitors.
The teasers are dropping, the glaciers are opening and the leaves are falling. It can only ever mean one thing: It's getting closer to snow blanketing our fair lands. With park plans already set in stone, it's time to turn attention to the QParks Snowboard Tour, which will once again be hosted across Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy this winter. It's back and bigger than ever with 11 stops planned over the next 5 months with EUR 40.000 up for grabs. Not bad for playing the Game of Fame.
What a day it was high up on the peaks of Dachstein for the 11th edition of the O'Neill Pleasure Jam. With blue skies stretching across the continent and not a hint of wind, it was Sven Thorgren and Isabel Derungs that were crowned the champions of the O'Neill Pleasure Jam over the other 100+ riders from across the globe that had descended upon Superpark Dachstein to kick off the 2013/14 season of the World Snowboard Tour.
The days are shortening, the nights are longer and the first flakes of snow are falling across the globe to the joy of snowboarders worldwide. It's just a few weeks away from the O'Neill Pleasure Jam 2013 and there's a heavy hitting roster of riders lined up hailing from the upper echelons of the snowboarding elite, right down to the fresh faced rookies ready to cut their teeth at their first 4 star WST competition. But it's not just the competition killers that'll get a chance at the throne; the winners of the Video Challenge are battling it out on the web to get their invite to the O'Neill Pleasure Jam 2013!
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The most popular events of the festival are returning, including Saturday's Blueberry Festival Block Party and Village Stroll in Wilmington and the Blueberry Festival Parade next Saturday, August 4, in West Dover.
Boyd also pointed out some new events, including two nights geared for teens. On Tuesday night is the Blue Hawaiian Youth Rock 'n' Bowl evening at North Star Bowl. Wednesday is the Blueberry High School Dance Party at the Sitzmark.
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Another new and unique event will take place on the summit of Mount Snow. On Saturday, August 4, the mountain will whisk patrons to the top of the Bluebird Express bubble chairlift and fete them with a barbecue and bluegrass music. It's one of the most unusual events every held here in the valley.
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Unlike past festivals, Boyd said they didn't ask for any state funding to help pull off this year's extravaganza. "We didn't ask the state for funding this year. We knew the department of agriculture was stretched, so we tried to work our magic with local people and companies. They really came through."
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One of the goals of the festival is to get traffic into local merchants, Grinold added. "With many businesses participating in the Blueberry Passport, visitors and locals alike are reminded of the varied offerings available and often visit a business they may not frequent ordinarily. The festival is a celebration of the valley and its offerings, dyed blue."
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Community Recorder Duke Energy is investigating why about 1,500 homes lost electricity on Friday evening. Power outages were reported between 7:25 p.m. and 8:50 p.m., according to a Duke spokeswoman. The outages were related to an issue at a substation in Independence, but the cause is still being investigated.
'Evening of Relief' feeds tornado victims
03/10/12 at 7:46pm by Nancy Daly | Comments
By Nancy Daly • email@example.com Chef Jason Robinson of Latonia organized an "Evening of Relief" March 10 for victims of the March 2 tornado. The buffet dinner took place at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Independence. The menu included grilled metts, brats and hot dogs, beef stroganoff , barbecue, macaroni and cheese, chicken, stuffed bell […]
Peach Grove needs tornado cleanup supplies
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By Nancy Daly • firstname.lastname@example.com As of Friday morning, cleanup and relief efforts are continuing in areas damaged by the March 2 tornado. According to Susette Reinhart, the outpouring of support has been amazing. Reinhart is working with others on Facebook to coordinate volunteer relief efforts in Northern Kentucky. Clothes are not needed, Reinhart said. […]
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By Amy Scalf • email@example.com The Red Cross opened an emergency shelter in Independence on Wednesday, March 7. The Independence Senior Center, 2001 Jack Woods Parkway, is now providing safe refuge for residents who are still displaced due to severe damage and power outages from Friday's tornado and storms, according to Soteria Brown, regional communications […]
Piner Baptist Church urges volunteers to stay home Thursday
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By Amy Scalf • firstname.lastname@example.com Large tarps, suitable for covering roofs, are the most urgent need in Piner today, according to several sources. Tarps and other building supplies can be delivered to Piner Baptist Church, 15044 Madison Pike, Morning View, Ky. 41063. In addition, the Homebuilders Association of Northern Kentucky has requested the following items: […]
Grief counselors available
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Community Recorder Hospice of the Bluegrass has grief counselors available to anyone affected by last week's tornadoes. "The thoughts and prayers of the entire Hospice of the Bluegrass organization go out to the communities affected by this tragedy," said Gretchen Brown, Hospice president and CEO. "Hospice staff and volunteers live, work and serve patients in […]
President grants disaster declaration
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The Joint Information Center in the governor's office released this information at 9:18 p.m. Tuesday, March 6: President Grants Disaster Declaration Requested by Gov. Beshear FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 6, 2012) – Governor Steve Beshear was notified tonight that President Barack Obama has authorized assistance for residents of seven Kentucky counties that suffered significant damage as […]
Tar paper, roofing nails needed
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By Nancy Daly • email@example.com PINER – Piner Baptist Church has crews of roofers but a lack of supplies to help fix roofs damaged by the tornado in southern Kenton County. According to Susette Reinhart of a local volunteer group, there is an immediate need for tar paper, roofing nails, shingles and any roofing supplies. […]
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Photos from grand opening of Beat Cancer Boot Camp Resource Center
Sunday, September 29th, 2013Early yesterday morning at the Brandi Fenton Park "Sarge" Anita Kellman held a strenuous exercise workout for the women in her Beat Cancer Boot Camp program, survivors of different types of cancer, and their supporters (including one man). I watched about 25 participants do a fifty minute workout of jumping jacks, squats, stretches, push ups, weight lifting, jack knives, etc. with Sarge counting out the exercises and saying "no complaints allowed." The grass was still wet so it was an incentive not to drop your body doing planks onto the grass. I thought one of the most challenging exercises was doing jump ups onto the sidewalk, and then doing imaginary rope jumping right afterward. These were obviously highly motivated, tough cancer survivors. Sarge herself did 30 pushups on the grass to my admiration.
All photos taken by Dave Johnson, www.photographybydavejohnson.com.
My previous post announcing this resource center grand opening (click here).
Before the ribbon cutting of this new Resource Center, District 4 Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll (who did not join in the workouts since his "camouflage was at the dry cleaners") said that the center was for those who had to endure the "long battle with cancer". District 1 Chief of Staff for Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller, Jennifer Coyle also congratulated and thanked the women for their strength. Sarge said that the center was a resource for the entire community, and was there to provide mentors, to give hope to newly diagnosed cancer patients. Cutting the yellow ribbon (photo below, L – R) were Supervisor Carroll, "Sarge" Anita Kellman, her son Mitchell Kellman, her Mom Faye Mincer, and aide Jennifer Coyle.
I was impressed with the comfort and beauty of the offices of the Resource Center, a truly welcoming place for cancer survivors and their families. Even the bathroom was decorated in army camouflage decor.
Note the creative office sign below "Home of Kellman Beat Cancer Boot Camp".
Congratulations to "Sarge" Anita for her vision and hard work in founding this terrific program, and for the creation of this new BCBC resource center for cancer surivivors, their families, friends, and the community.


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Michael Schumacher has not ruled out racing for Ferrari later this season, during a press conference called in Geneva to explain why he pulled out of a comeback in the European Grand Prix next weekend.
The seven-time world champion was forced to abandon plans to return at Valencia after experiencing neck pain following a test in an F2007.
It is not yet clear whether Schumacher would be fit to race if he had more time to prepare, and hasn't yet thought about the forthcoming races at Spa and Monza.
When asked about rumours that he could race at Monza next month, or even return next season, Schumacher said: "Speculation in this business is pretty natural. Lots of people have their own opinions and thoughts but the fact of the matter is that I'm very disappointed not to do what I was looking to do. That's all that I'm really thinking about and have to digest somehow.
"You can imagine that I obviously do feel kind of frustrated and quite sad because due to the circumstances I wasn't exactly expecting to be ready, but because of what happened I was obviously available to support the team and everybody.
"We have prepared ourselves very seriously, we have done as much as we could do from our side, but right from the beginning, Ferrari and ourselves always mentioned that I would do the job under the condition of being ready for it. It's sad that in the end I couldn't fulfil this target."
Schumacher added that he believes Luca Badoer is the right man to step in and replace the injured Felipe Massa in the European GP.
"Luca is a very good friend," Schumacher added. "He has prepared himself quite strongly to be ready for all the years because this was his main job - to be ready in case something happened.
"So he is not somebody that has been sitting quietly around not doing anything. He has always been ready and naturally he has worked out very hard since Felipe's accident. We had said that I first need to confirm if I physically could do it and therefore it was always normal for him to keep himself on the fitness level he would need.
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Sorry this is will be a long post but I think a great post. Been thinking about it for two weeks.
I have been playing for a couple of months now, learning from tapes and videos. I have a Eastman 605 that was voodooed by steve perry. I bought from a person in New Jersey and I am the third owner. It sounds great. (I thought) I decided to get an instructor that could help me with a few issues that I needed help with. He liked my mandolin but thought the action was high so He told me of the best guy to do the work. Dan Kalchek of Kalchek Guitars. I called and he said bring it over.
He liked it, but also thought the actiuon was high and that the fret board wasn't flat and that the strings were very wrong. But it sounded good but could be better.
He spent an hour with me talking about my mandolin and about his shop. I thought this was my chnace to ask a pro and someone who really knows his stuff about who or what was the best Mandolin that he likes! It is his answer that is the great adivce....
He started to talk about mandoilns and guitars and how it is a marriage of woods that make a great instrument. It is a marriage of woods, finish, strings and everything all being correct at the same time that makes a great insrtument, Not who made it. He looked around his shop (which had 15 guitars each one more beautiful than the next) and walked over and grabbed one off the wall and said let me play you something...Wow, he is good....The sound was pure and the tone was excellence in every way. I don't have the words to write just how perfect he played and how beauitiful this guitar sounded. The instrument was well used and missing some finish around the pick guard. This guitar didn't look nearly as awesome as so many other on the wall. Well, he played and I listened...When he finished he said" If my home was on fire and I got my family out and then my dog, I would run back into the fire to get this guitar! I own several guitars and some that cost 30,000 or more but this is the only one that I would grab. It cost $300 and I had set it up as my camp guitar and thought if anything happened to it... that would be ok.
Well, it has nothing going for it. The supports are going the wrong way and the woods are nothing special, the finish is worn and like I said nothing going for it yet some how it is perfect and I would risk everything for it." So when you ask WHO makes the best... it really has very little to do with it. It is a marriage of woods, skill and a little luck. Go out and play some and listen for the one that talks to you. You will know it when you play it. It will feel right and sound right to you and you will feel it deep down inside. You will know it when you find it."
I left with that in my head. He talked about our local maker Nugget mandoilns and others but his advice was clear, go out and find the one that is right for you and don't pay much attention to the name on the mandolin.
I went back to pick up my mandolin in a couple of weeks and he had so much to say about it. He leveled the fret board, did a full fret dressing, had to adjust the truss rod, he said it was very loose and needed major adjusting, lowered the action to 1 mm and put on a set of elixir strings and polished and oiled the instrument. It looked great! he played me a song and all I could do was smile, That came out of my Mandoiln. After getting home I played it and it is a new intrument. The sound was totally different and if I could hear it (new ear and all) that really had to be good.
Dan sets up and repairs most of the Interlochen Arts Academy instructors and students insrtruments as well as John Wunch and Don Julin (who plays eastmans) instruments. Everyone who I talk to says he is the best! So I think his advice was awesome and his work on my mandoiln was amazing.
Get a pro-set up on that used instrument you will be impressed and when MAS sets in (and it will) don't just buy a name, find the one that talks to you!
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BOSTON (WHDH) – Temperatures on Wednesday are expected to hit triple digits and beaches are ready for the influx of people who will be flocking to the coast in search of relief from the extreme heat.
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"Put a notification out to our elderly and to folks in the City of Boston to be very cautious over the next couple of days with extreme heat," said Mayor Menino.
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Watkins Professor and Film School Chair Steve Womack hosts the event, which is open to public and features panels discussions and Q&A with professional screenwriters and authors. Admission is $45 in advance or $50 at the door; students with ID, $25. Doors open at 9 a.m., and the seminar begins at 10 a.m.
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Sore Calf Muscles From Running in Vibram Five Fingers
This story starts with a very interesting (brutal) workout at my local CrossFit gym. It was five rounds for time, of running 400 meters followed by 10 squat thrusters (a front squat into an overhead push press) at the prescribed weight of 135 pounds.
Combining the short 400m run with the thrusters basically prevents you from catching your breath, and turns this into a monster metabolic conditioning workout. The total 2km of running was actually the most I'd done in a while since busting up my knees.
They had been healing nicely, so I figured it would be a good opportunity to work on my barefoot running form in my Vibram Five Fingers.
Be prepared for sore calf muscles. It's going to to happen, but it will pass.
I soldiered through the workout and was pretty happy with my performance, but the running really did a number on my calves. Up until then, I had mainly been wearing my Vibram Five Fingers for weight lifting and indoors training. Because this was my first time running in my barefoot shoes, I inadvertently made a rookie mistake in regard to my form.
I purposefully (and wrongly) avoided letting my heel strike the ground.
I focused on landing on the balls of my feet, which is an important component of a proper running form, but only half of the formula. By the end of the workout my calves were so tight I had trouble walking to my car. After three days I was still walking down the front steps to my apartment sideways!
After some advice from one of my trainers and from the website of "Barefoot" Ken Bob, I later realized how essential it is to let the heel "kiss" the ground to some extent after initially planting with the ball of my foot. This brief period of heel touch allows the calf muscles to temporarily relax (something they didn't experience during my workout). Here is an excerpt from Ken Bob's website:
"Letting the heel touch allows the calf muscles to relax. Do relax! Don't fight to keep the heel off the ground, otherwise, you will end up with extremely sore calves and achilles tendons. You probably will have sore calves, and possibly sore achilles tendons, too, at first anyway. Especially if you are new to running, or have been a chronic heel striker (over striding)."
Along with this critical mistake in my form, I also neglected to realize that years of wearing shoes had affected the conditioning of my leg muscles. Not only are very few of the leg's muscles activated while running in shoes, but the calf muscle becomes shorter in relation to the amount of cushioning between the heel and the ground.
When switching from my old sneakers to Vibram Five Fingers, that change amounted to a difference from 25mm to 6mm! After taking shoes out of the picture, the lever action between the foot and the leg increases significantly.
Even when using proper form, new barefoot or minimalist runners will notice that their calf muscles are very sore and tight in the beginning. When allowing the heel to kiss the ground in the middle phase of the forefoot landing stride, the calf muscles do a lot of work towards controlling the heel's descent.
"Controlled descent" is key here because it insinuates that your heel is safely and softly touching, instead of banging and driving into the ground like in the typical heel strike landing. If this sounds complicated remember, it isn't rocket science. Just relax and let your body do what it needs to in order to prevent you from hurting yourself and causing pain. You don't need to force something your body was naturally engineered to do!
If you remain patient and proceed with your training at a slow but progressive pace, your body will soon adapt and your legs will get stronger.
In fact, a body composition test I had done revealed that during one period of my training my calf muscles grew faster than any of the other major areas of my body.
Be sensible about your training and don't do any hard running if your legs are already really sore. Just get plenty of rest and keep working at it! Focus on running with good form and with a light step, rather than trying to reclaim your previous mileage as fast as possible.
I've also made this video to help explain some of the issues that contribute to muscle soreness from barefoot running.
If you want to learn more about the muscles and soft tissue which interact during human running, you should check out the book Running Anatomy. It offers an intriguing inside look into what the human body is doing while you're tearing it up out on the track.
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91 Responses to Sore Calf Muscles From Running in Vibram Five Fingers
Euforica says:
I had my first run in Vibram Sprints today, after which my left calf was really sore, because I also avoided landing on my heels. There were times when my heel kissed the ground and I thought I was doing it the wrong way. So glad I found your post! Despite the soreness and a half developed blister, I love Vibram! Felt great running in it! I don't know if it was really Vibram or the excitement of running in one, I clocked one minute faster than usual! =)
David, really appreciate your posts! =)
(By the way, Counterpain works well on a sore calf. Just after an hour, the soreness disappeared!)
Flysi3000 says:
Got my VFFs a little over a month ago, and definitely didn't acclimate properly. 2nd time out, I didn't even make it a half mile, and my right calf suddenly started spasming. I took it easy, iced, stretched, and after a week or two I was back running again. Then, just last week, feeling pretty good I decided to up my pace, and right at the end of my mile, my left calf spasmed – hard.
I guess I need to pay more attention to letting my heel kiss the ground, and continue to acclimate more gradually.
Alexandra says:
I bought my Bikilas 4 days ago and today was my 3rd day running. I used to run in my Nike Shox (love them) but looking at something different and challenging so I bought the VFF….Up until now, my calves and achiles tendons are very sore. Day 1, I did Shaun T's Insanity for an hour then ran for 1.5 miles without socks on and I ended up with a blister on the ball of my left foot…I ran my usual 1.5 miles a minute faster than usual (12 minutes) and I also ran the whole 1.5 miles landing on the balls of my feet and didn't touch my heels at all (I thought I was supposed to do that)….Day 2, I bought the Injinji socks (best decision I made)…my blister didn't get worse…..I did Insanity again for an hour then ran….it was so painful that I had to stop running…only ran for a mile…..I read up on the proper way of running and I was doing it wrong so today (Day 3) after I finished 1 hour of Insanity, I ran slower and tried to kiss my heel on the ground…..felt so much better and ran for 1.75 miles…..I think prepping myself by doing Insanity first loosened up my leg muscles…….
Alexandra says:
Thanks…the blister is gone (injinji socks helped a lot). Just now working on my sore calves. I think I'm going to take it slow today.
Andy Banni says:
Youch! I made the same mistake and am really suffering in my left calf. Thought I was doing so good too! Thanks for the tip
Jimmy says:
Great article! I started transitioning to VFF's about three months ago and for a long time couldn't run more than 1-1.5 miles before my calves would knot up and I'd have to limp home. It was getting really frustrating and I was almost about to give up when I made a couple changes to my form that made a huge difference:
First, I had been focusing so much on my feet that I was basically propelling myself entirely with my feet and ankles. This of course put a huge strain on my calves. I made a conscious effort to relax my calves, which forced my larger quads and glutes to engage.
Secondly, I was overstriding. I had read many times over the importance of shortening your stride during barefoot/minimalist running but for whatever reason never did it. I finally realized that by extending my leg too far forward I was having to point my toes downwards in order to maintain a forefoot strike. This meant that my calf muscles were contracted more than necessary when my foot hit the ground. By shortening my stride and making sure my foot comes down directly underneath me, my foot is in a more neutral position at the point of impact and it doesn't strain my calves.
So now I finally feel like I can start building up distance without destroying my calves. I was able to run 3 miles yesterday. I hope this is helpful to some of the other newbies. I can't stress enough the importance of establishing good form at the beginning.
tgv1 says:
Thanks for the info. After 2 days in a row of running on my new NB MT10 trails, my calves felt like two liter bottles and were extremely sore! Heel kiss will definately be in my mind from now on! Barefoot Ken link is great too.
Jacob says:
Yeah, I ran a ton of stairs yesterday in my Bikilas (which is awesome since they weigh so little), but I quickly discovered that no extra space on the stair = no heel touch… and super sore calves today!
Will go back to indoor training until I've acclimated my calves a little better. Thanks for the article!
Nate says:
Thanks for the post. I just started running in VFFs this week. I hadn't read anything about altering form until after my second run. I began to suspect that the loud slapping noise couldn't be right. Of course, I was landing heel first and didn't realize that was incorrect. So today, in my third run, I focused on my posture and landing initially on the ball of my foot. Needless to say, as I write this, my calves are quite sore.
In my research, I found this video:
http://www.vimeo.com/12551218It's also an ad for another type of shoe, but if you can get past that, I thinks it's pretty helpful. At least it was for me.
Thanks again for the post.
Jacob says:
Here's another solid video that is on run drills and technique for the fore-foot strike:
john says:
Great post.
@Jimmy – you hit the nail on the head – form is everything. Start there and build.I've been completely barefoot for 3 months now (have tried a few of the minimal shoes – nothing's beats pure bare foot for me) and just finished a 5k two days ago. My calves are SORE. The last 1/2 mile I could tell I was not keeping good form, I should have stopped and walked, but do you think I did? NOPE (this being my first race since ACL transplant last spring) – I was way too excited to be running/racing again and barefoot to boot that I kept going and am now paying for it.
Oddwell says:
I am also acclimating to the Vibram five-finger shoes. When I bought them from Sandy Point Progressive Sports in South Daytona, FL, the guy who helped me took the time to train me and explain the acclimation process, including a warning about sore calves and to "take it easy for awhile and use the shoes for everyday use before running hard."
I took his advice, but this week I started a heavy training routine for a triathlon and my calves are super sore. A little Tiger Balm helped tremendously. It loosened me up quickly and took most of the pain away.
Thanks to everyone for the great talk and exchange of ideas. Running barefoot is so much better. Though my calves are sore, I have not had one hint of shin splints, which I tended to suffer from in the past.
Cheers and thanks to David for initiating this talk,
Kris says:
Thanks for this post David – I have been for about half a dozen runs now and my calves are sore but getting there. Reassuring to know that I'm not the only one!
@Nate and Jacob – those are great videos, the YouTube one in particular is just what I need I think.
Fred- says:
I've been running for about 3 weeks on Bikila LS (in mix with Kinvaras) now and currently limiting myself to 10km on them. I still have somewhat sore calves after long VFF runs but not enough to stop me from running the next day on my Kinvaras. Before switching I already ran with a midfoot strike and +/- 180 spm cadence.
Dave says:
Thanks for the great info here. I am 48 and just started running again after a few years off. I combine running with cycling, rowing, and weight lifting. I gave up running because I would develop pain in my lower back and shins. I decided to try barefoot with the VFF KSO. I run on the local university track which is a nice rubberized surface. Prior to buying the VFF shoes I would mix in a 400M run in my socks and it felt tremendous. I live in Southern California and spend much of my day barefoot so I thought this would be an easy transition. Wrong. I still ended up not listening to the advice and the other day I attempted to run 2 x 400M laps and ended up with severe left calf spasm. I had to call it a day and limped home where I applied ice through the night. The pain is mostly gone but I can feel it is still tender and would easily re-spasm if I tried to run. I will back off the running concept for a few months and will wear these KSOs out on errands and the gym. Hope I can get this sorted out – I really want to run again.
Kate says:
I've been running in my Vibrams since May – I had done some running barefoot on the beach so I was a little acclimated when I started. I still had the sore calf muscles, especially when I started to increase my miles. Luckily, it did go away but I did have to change my running technique.
The bad thing is I am about a minute slower per mile than I was with regular running shoes. The good thing is that I am now training for a marathon and I am not achy when I finish my long runs…
When I slack on my form and go back to my old style of running – typically when I try to speed up or I am running with someone who has on normal running shoes – the soreness comes back in my calves and feet.
Otherwise, I love them and can't wait to do my first marathon in them in November!


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Meetups / North Terrace entrance of Botanic Gardens
Date:Saturday, July 6th, 2013 (5 months ago)
Time:12:30 pm
Address:Plane Tree Dr, Adelaide SA 5000
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theportraitgroans5 months ago
Any cute girls going ¿
kevinstudd5 months ago - RSVP'd
Yo, I'll be getting there at like 3pm or whatever because I get off work then.
It will take me like maybe 5 minutes to walk to the Botanic Gardens from there because its close as butts <3
So yeah 3pm.
onlinefeline5 months ago - Organizer
its ok joshhhh, i'll be there until late~ <3
onlinefeline5 months ago - Organizer
p.s i'm bringing some snacks (i'll buy both vegan and non vegan stuff. if you have any other special diet needs tell me!) for you all and if you wanted to bring some food it'd be much appreciated, don't feel obligated to bring anything though! i'm hoping to see you all there, message me if you have any last minute queries (◡‿◡✿)
jamieroller5 months ago - RSVP'd
How was the meet up??? sorry I couldnt go I had to fill in at work!


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Jeff Culhane visits with West Virginia women's basketball coach Mike Carey to get an update on the team as it prepares for Saturday's Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic in Charleston. Presented by WVU Healthcare.
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Jeff Culhane visits with West Virginia coach Mike Carey to get his thoughts on the Coppin State win and Saturday's game against Fairleigh Dickinson at the WVU Coliseum, presented by WVU Healthcare.
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