First Person Friday (giveaway post).

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I can’t lie to you, People.

As of yesterday morning I had an entirely different post written for today.

It was a pretty good post, too.

I chatted about the need to focus on strengthening our core literally & figuratively in order to achieve total health and life balance.

I waxed eloquently about core values, provided examples of ways to uncover/identify yours (hello masters degree Im not using!) & then shared my five core values.

Top of my list? AUTHENTICITY.

Which led me to yank/postpone the post.

It meshed perfectly with a different giveaway yet it didnt read authentic to me under the umbrella of First Person Friday.

(**hang on as we veer wildly off previously planned path**)

ahh.

That’s better.

Yet before I truly begin to drag you into my head on a weekly basis I wanted to stop and answer this question:

I’m excited about your new Friday thing. What are your days like? Id love a glimpse into your life! Not what you eat etc. as MizFit but what you do all day! thanks!

It’s kinda boring.

It’s authentically me.

Please to enjoy.

Immediately after waking I head here (yes it’s the crack of dawn. no I dont set an alarm. Im a firm believer in the notion if Im not up-at-crack & excited for the day I must need more sleep. Im always up-at-crack)

coffee

Once Ive grabbed that I head here and work for a couple of hours:

desk

Why YES!Ā  My desk *is* stunningly clutter-free (wink) & kind of blah but I have an amazing mural to my left which totally sparks my creativity:

mural

Next, when there’s about 30 minutes or so left before Ren Man departs for the day, I stop working & head over to the cardio center for a workout:

bike

After that things take a turn for the predictable.

We may hit the playground.

Or hula hoop.

Or do some carpet roller skating if it’s already 100 degrees outside (Id like to blame the carpet on the Tornado– but sadly it’s my bumbum which tends to spontaneously slam to the ground. We started skating 2 weeks ago & before that it had been 18 years since I’d skated. FYI it’s NOT like riding a bike—-at least for me.)

Some days we’ll head here:

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and do this until they yell at us:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nur4VFlbZ8c
(alas, Im not joking about the yellage. Im a great role model!)

Then it’s play time again:

glasses

And again:

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Sometimes my day then begs calls for this:

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Though I do try valiantly (if by ‘valiantly’ you mean 3 or so times per week—which I do) to opt for this (my beloved frozen MetRx shake):shake

Then it’s often on to the library where we read books, make crafts & rip eyeball off aforementioned crafts before even leaving the building:

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Some days we terrorize the local Barnes & Noble for a while…

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Until it’s FINALLY time to start winding down for the day:

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(The Tornado demanded & snapped that one)

Then the nighttimeroutineGLAM ensues (dinner, TornadoRebelling, bath, TornadoRebelling, books read, TornadoRebelling) until she’s asleep.

Then it’s back to this:
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And usually some time spent with this (sans Tornado):

grill

Until this comes home (& we hang until bed):
chris-caricature

(**Veering wildly back on different path. Please to not ask WHY just know it’sĀ  not happenin’ again)

Here’s the deal, People.

There is, indeed, a giveaway with this post and it’s one this woman would LOVE to be able to win:

A YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO NETFLIX.

This fantabulous prize is sponsored by The Juice an online community where women can exchange practical ideas and tips on how to get more of what they want and less of what they don’t.

Check them out as, if Im not mistaken, my very favorite CRAB is a Juice contributor !

The Juice also does some fun videos & this week is all about making time for loved ones which, as evidenced above, is a big, big part of my self-definition (wink).

**mops brow**

Yeah, that was one long ass post, huh?

In recognition of that fact you can be entered to win the netflix subscription for the low low price of a comment below.

ON ANYTHING.

From my crappy pipecleaner glasses to the fact I grill every, single night for my main loved one.

Jump in & hit us all up in the comments.

USA only . Winner announced Monday.

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Comments

  1. Wow. I’m drooling thinking of how varied my workouts could be if I win this! Any and all workout DVDs I want!

    Thanks for hosting this giveaway! šŸ™‚

    Have a terrific weekend!

  3. Hey Miz!
    I love the pictures! And they all seem so “you”…right down to the goofy pipe cleaner glasses! And the TT, she’s following in your footsteps – look at her building up those muscles! A little slice of the daily…awesome!

  4. Fantastic post!! I LUV the peek into your life!! but you’re missing a picture of your handheld and thumbs, because I *know* you do that too šŸ˜‰ Lol

    (ps video not working šŸ™ )

  6. I adore this glimpse into your daily routine which DOESN’T include what you eat and that kind of stuff (the email was from me :)).

    THANKS MIZ!!

    Have a great weekend and I can’t wait to read the core values post as I’ve been working on that stuff as well.

  7. Your neighbor hood must think you are crazy.

    I can’t believe you asked them to hold signs up LOL!

    Now I see why you are so fit thought as your day is really busy and you are always moving!!!

  8. This is similiar to my day – except times 7! With 7 kids I’m up at the crack of dawn (4:30 a.m.) to have some me time before they all get up. Then it’s off and running -literally!

    Thanks for the glimpse into your day. I really like the random people holding signs!

  9. That was fantastic!!!!!

    Love the photo-journalism and I am, as ever, amazed by how you manage to do so much online blog-awesomeness with so much else going on!

    And thanks for mention!

    First Person Fridays rock. Hope they are at least half as fun for you as they are for us.

  10. Thanks for sharing your day with us.

    That mural? wow.

    can we get a bigger photo of that?

    who painted it?

    (can you tell I’m an artist :))

  12. I tried to get up at the crack of dawn today, but I try like you not to set an alarm and today my body just wasn’t having it. Oh well, lost a little work time but life goes on!

  14. You grill every single night? Wow. We bake, grill, steam, boil and even occasionally nuke.

    Loved seeing all of your photos.

    Your toddler tornado is roughly the same age as my little hurricane, but mine looks like a giant next to your petite little Miz!

  15. Thanks for the fun day in the life.

    I’ve always been curious (in a nonstalker way ;))

  16. peeking in quickly as we’re already outdoors.

    Giggled at the grill comment as I took some creative license there.
    We don’t grill every night…although most nights something ends up out there.

  19. I’ve visited your site before but I think this is my first comment!

    I love that I’m not the only one that wakes up at dawn without an alarm, and spends a vast majority of her day chasing around a tornado (or two).

  20. I love the pipe cleaner glasses.

    Did you wear those around town as well?

    It is important to stop and spend silly time with our loved ones.

    Fun Post.

  21. Great glimpse into a day in the life of Mizfit. I was interested to see your grilling comment. Most of my friends give me a hard time because I don’t do the grilling at our house – my wife does. Yeah, occasionally I will head out there and cook something, but she is the grill master. We also have something on there about every night.

  22. The ting I liked about the glimpse into your life was that it was so much about spending time with the tornado, which is just as it should be, but unfortunately in so many homes these days it just isn’t. Good on you!

    And, here in Australia, when the cooking goes outside it normally becomes the man’s job. So again, good on you!

  23. Thanks for the peek of your day. It makes me miss the time when my 16yo was little and we’d run around all day together.

  25. Jenn? Andrew? I know I’m beyond fortunate I CAN hang with her all day and already realize how these days are becoming numbered as kindergarten looms.

    It’s taken me a bit to find the groove but I am living the AH HA moment of if I never do anything more (read: CAREER) than raise a happy well adjusted Tornado that is enough.

  27. dinner, TornadoRebelling, bath, TornadoRebelling, books read, TornadoRebelling…….

    Makes working out and eating right seem easy to deal with in comparison, doesn’t it? Mommy boot camp is the ultimate warrior workout. šŸ™‚

  28. Enjoyed the play by play of your day. Yesterday, spent time at the playground with my 10 yr old son. He got me to try some equipment. It’s harder to get the teenage girls to join us on a bike ride and going to the playground!

  29. Loved the glimpse into your daily life! The Tornado looks like she has so much fun!

    “First Person Friday” was a brilliant idea, Carla! I’m thoroughly enjoying seeing (as well as hearing) about your life.

    (And I SO hope you cleaned your desk simply to take a photo, and that it doesn’t always look like that…. if it does, it totally puts me to shame!)

  30. Thanks for the glimpse into your life! You rock and your little girl is so beautiful.

  31. I liked this “Itā€™s taken me a bit to find the groove but I am living the AH HA moment of if I never do anything more (read: CAREER) than raise a happy well adjusted Tornado that is enough.” in your comment above.

    I work full-time and so I can’t spend all day with my kids… and yet I tell myself the same thing some days when I am not fulfilled personally by my (much needed) job… my kids are happy, healthy, well-adjusted and I take some (or a lot of) credit for that. It’s alright if I’m not a CIO on top of that accomplishment.

  32. Love this post! Love first person Fridays!

    But…when do you find time to clean? When I’m not at the dayjob it seems like all I do is clean or do laundry all day – how do you balance it out with Tornado time?

    Is it sad that this was the one question I thought all the while reading this post? šŸ™

  33. I love your day so much…makes me strangely excited to be a mama. I love how much YOU love your daughter and enjoy your time with her. I bet she is going to grow up and be just amazing.

  34. Wow! Now I’m thinking we need a post on how to grill and some recipes! I have a grill and hubby loves grilled food but I never have any idea of what to do with the thing except, you know, slap a piece of meat on it!

    Your days look a lot like mine – except at B&N we’re stuck for two hours at the train table;)

  35. I vaguely remember the toddler days of parks and games and libraries and arts and crafts and playdates. My “babies” are 18 and 20 now, so it’s been a while!

    How the heck do you keep such a clean computer area? Mine is strewn with notes and crumbs and napkins.

  37. I just loves this post. Thanks for sharing your life with us. It’s nice to know what MizFit does. šŸ™‚ Cutest Tornado I’ve ever seen.

    Please sign me up for the giveaway. Free is my favorite word.

  38. I absolutely loved this view into your life! I love to see what other people do on a daily basis. That’s what real life is, not TV or movie life.

    That mural is pretty cool, too šŸ˜‰

  39. I love the play-by-play of a typical day in the life of Miz! One thing’s for certain – you look like you have FUN. The Tornado is just the cutest!!

  40. I gave my son that same skull coffee mug!

    Loved the peek into your day – no wonder you sleep well, you are gogogo all day long!!!

  42. Ahhh…Routine. I have a love-hate relationship with it. It can be so comfortable, yet so…boring.

    As a Gemini, I like to shake things up a bit. Or so I’m told.

    Love me that Netflix!

  43. I wish I kneww how to bold this as I know Miz in real life and want to add that she’s a great mom and its a choice every day for her to find the FUN in motherhood.

    Love you!

  44. Wait. You grill every single night? Wowsers.

    I love what you do every day! The picture idea…greatness. My life, I assure you, is far more boring. We need to get out more.

  45. Awesome post! I also get up sans alarm. Fortunately it’s early enough that when I change careers I won’t be freaked out.

  49. I love this and just adore you šŸ™‚ I get up sans alarm…at lest the plug in kind. Mine rips the blanket off and smoothers me in kisses and tickles. I can think of worse ways to wake up!

  50. Glad to see I am not the only one who was curious what the heck you do when you’re not b logging šŸ˜‰

    I love it!

  52. Oh, man. I watched that video about 4 times! Cutest. Thing. EVER. And I love the folks holding signs up! That was hilarious. šŸ™‚

    Now we need a video of you and the Tornado carpet-skating! LOL!

  53. aaahhh…a day in the life of MizFit! Ironically, I was glued to my laptop screen like i was watching a movie! How funny that I am so nosey, I actually enjoyed the thumbs up picture and admired it as art! HA!

  55. thoughts:

    no WAY did I paint that mural.
    it was a hanukkah gift from Ren Man. We had bought the house and not yet moved in and he commissioned an artist to paint it for me.
    (I know. JACKPOT on the husband huh? I am grateful every day).

    bedtime? varies. typically Im in bed reading around 830-9.
    works for us right now since the Tornado is up SO EARLY she’s conked early as well.

    the B&N traintable? MY NEMESIS. (’nuff said)

    Uh Jill? We’re supposed to clean?! šŸ™‚
    Im not so great in that department and just do a quick WHIZTHRU after the Tornado is in bed and before Ren Man returns home.

    we make SO MUCH LAUNDRY with working out and the heat I strive to just keep up with that.

    and my DESK? I KNOW! How freakin clutterfree am I?

    all the result of last month’s challenge.

    *CUE CLUTTERFREE CONFETTI*

  56. I am so impressed that you get up without an alarm! I can’t even imagine that, since I usually hit the snooze twice before getting up. Aren’t you scared of not waking up on time?

    I love libraries. I’m so glad you spend quality time at one.

    Love Netflix!

  58. love your day šŸ™‚ can we trade?? pretty please?? wow clean desk, my apt is a mess right now and it’s starting to stress me out… and i’m so jealous of your grill…

  60. What a fun post! I loved seeing all of your pictures and that is the cutest tornado on earth! I posted yesterday that I did something very MizFit. I did bicep curls with a 12 pack of Diet Dr. Pepper and a gallon of milk on my way to the car from the grocery store. If it weren’t for you, that would have never crossed my mind. I thank you and so do my flabby arms. šŸ™‚

  61. oh, miz…keep spending your time with your tornado! You’ll never regret it! I spend lots of time with pipe cleaners too. šŸ™‚ Kids are the best and so temporarily kids. My tornados are much bigger than yours and I’m so thankful that I’ve been able to play/be with them. Now, it’s rockband on the playstation!

  62. Hey Carla, just dropping in for some free stuff to say hey! I’ve been rocking the strep this week and managed to get absolutely no workouts done (unless you count a couple of hours of mowing the incredibly thick and wildly overgrown lawn). Ugh.

    You grill every day? Really? I wish I had that drive. I grill once a week. I don’t rock the gas either. I’m all about the charcoal. I just picked up 43 pounds of it from Home Depot for 10 bucks. Awesome sale! Take it easy. šŸ™‚

  63. Dang, THAT is a grill! I may have to get the Farm man one of those.

    You look like you have so much fun — I’d so love to hang out with you for a day šŸ™‚

  65. It’s the week-end! I will be doing a little grilling myself! (+ a pitcher of some home made sangria!) Happy week-end to all!

  67. Arenā€™t you scared of not waking up on time?

    Im actually not. I mean had I a flight to catch or an important morning meeting Id set an alarm (I frequently have work meeting to which I drag the Tornado but those are never before 9)——but I wholeheartedly believe that if I DO NOT WAKE UP I **need** sleep more than work or exercise.

    Ive always woken up šŸ™‚ Im odd–I know.

    You look like you have so much fun ā€” Iā€™d so love to hang out with you for a day

    how funny would THAT BE as a First Person Friday give? All I need is an airlines to pony up the airfare and………

  69. Just popped by for a minute…..busy summer!!! LOVE all the pics of you and the tornado!!

    We grill a lot too. Some weekends we spend the entire day in the backyard with the pool and the grill and only go in for potty breaks šŸ™‚

    Great giveaway!! It’s getting so hot here, movie dates are happening more often šŸ™‚

  70. OK. Now that I’ve had some coffee….

    Another person who wakes up naturally (though way too early in the day for me…). Love it. I wake up the same time every day-which means during the standard time months I wake up an hour earlier.

    Love that you literally head out the door and spend the day out and about with the TT. And that the shop employees know you so well that they cheerfully hold up the signs. And the TT never naps??

    The grill looks wonderful. I cook something on mine almost every day -sometimes twice- year round. Best invention ever.

  71. Loved this post and loved how committed you are to your daughter and your family. Your daughter will always bring you much more joy than any career achievements you may have. (I am not a mother and don’t intend to be, but I do realize the importance of family.)

    That’s a way cool bike. Is it a recumbent? What brand? Just curious as I am looking for a stationary bike.

  72. Wow! I wish i had 1/10 the energy you have. You’re “boring” day sounds like so much fun!

    I also wish I had a grill, grilling is way better than stove top!

  73. Im not home (and youd think Id know offhand but I dont) the bike is RECUMBENT and I think LIFECYCLE brand?

    it was a floor model we got semi-cheap about 8 years ago.
    I LOVE having a cardio piece at home.

    and Deb? if you come back PLEASE LINK your Juice video!!

  74. Please do the core post. Sounds wonderful and exactly what I need right now, core strength, precisely what I need, both literally and figurtively. I am long on caffeine and carbs, but short on inspiration over the past few weeks.

  75. What a cool giveaway. Your days seem like a nice mix of me-she-us time! Fun & business. Then to bed and reboot.

  77. I just love ya and your day and that little Amazon that keeps you busy.
    No need to enter.

  79. I’m sure it’s a “grass is greener” moment, but I am truly jealous you get to terrorize Austin while I’m cooped up in the office all day.

    And can I still win if I already have a netflix sub I pay for? If not, then go ahead and skip me. šŸ™‚ Seriously, I could not live without netflix streaming and my xbox360. It’s pretty bad…

  80. How is it that your life seems at once simpler but also fuller than my own life? Maybe it’s just the way it looks from a distance? Now I must get off my laptop and go Playout with my boys.

  84. I love Fridays now.

    Thank you for sharing pieces of yourself with us.

    (No need to enter me)

  85. Miz,
    It’s BEX…HELP…I’m on my Bday challenge and I’m GAINING instead of losing…and not only did I cut calories, but I’m busting my @$$ everyday with vigorous exercise instead of alternating my moderate one day and vigorous the next routine. I need help out of this. PLEASE.

    I emailed you privately and we’re also addressing this next week in VIEWER MAIL (although Im pretty certain that email wasnt from you…)

    Signed,
    Your’s Truly,
    The Crazed Opera Singer!

    • I was waiting for someone to recognize that (and my starbucks :))! sometimes.
      not as frequently as Id like…

  88. I vote for the core values exploration post!

    I know how to work my midsection but the values not as much.

    Also I MUST know šŸ™‚ what is coming soon at the tattoo link page!!

  90. I love the peek into your life!

    And I would love to be selected to receive a free year of Netflix! There are so many workout videos that I want to check out! Oh the fun I could have!

  92. Awesome post! I love the glimpse into your life. Can you please send me some good getting-up-at-the-crack-of-dawn-to-work vibes?? šŸ™‚

    Have a great weekend!!!

  94. Loved this!!

    I can’t believe you asked the coffee guy to hold a sign.

    This almost makes me want a child.

    ALMOST (it looks way too tiring :)).

  98. I just loved this post because I felt tike I was there with you & all those adorable pics!!!!! It kind of took me away from the craziness of southern CA for a bit. I know, people always say they want to move to sunny CA, but here where I am, yes, the weather is nice BUT we do have lots of smog AND it is so dang crowded! Although I like the 24 hour gyms for me AND I love the gym pic of Tornado!

    Looks like you have a beautiful life & fun too! You made it that way & I say congrats to you! That adorable child is one lucky kid along with the older kids too (you & RenMan). šŸ™‚

  99. Bee Cave area, eh? Ever been to Leander? That’s where my mother’s family hails from–somehow related to Stephen F. Austin himself (descended from his niece or something like that). And I’m a big traitor because I moved to NY.

  101. omigosh what time do you go to bed?

    you’re such an inspiring mom… can’t wait till i have one of my own to play-out with (ok i can wait, but you know what i mean lol)

  102. I want to come hang out with you for a week but I think I’ll require a week spa vacation to recover so lets make it a two week vacation and please enter me in the drawing for that.

  103. VERY MUCH enjoyed the post Miz and I already do Netflix so I am only posting to give you a thanks for the fun pics. Happy Friday.

  104. Forgot to mention this follow-up.

    I posted a “you are beautiful” post it note in the ladies restroom at work and when I came back a few days later, someone had added, “and smart” which made me smile.

  108. Your daughter is adorable! What a fun way to spend your day. Although you are one crazy lady getting up at 4:40am on a regular basis!

    What time do you go to bed at night?

  111. Oh, how I envy your life! Except for the getting up at the crack of dawn part šŸ™‚

  112. Your life sounds about the same as here except I have two girls and we only get up at 5:00 am here. Everyday weekends too. Hurray for coffee.

  113. hey miz its been awhile since i been to ur site. I recently went BACK yes, back to school and with a toddler and family life things sooooo overwhelming sometimes and have gotten off track. So thought I’d check you out and see how u are. Maybe get the motivation and inspiration i need.

  117. i wish i could grill every night. when brandon and i get our own place … that might become a reality and i will be a very, very happy woman.

  118. Your little Tornado is sooooo adorable… šŸ™‚ And I know you know this, but they do grow up soooo fast, so it’s so great that you get to spend all this time with her. (My teenager is turning 18 in a few weeks; boy do I feel old… So sometimes I’m getting really sad that my toddler is growing up so fast…) Anyway, thanks for another glimpse into your life!

    First person Fridays are great! Have a wonderful weekend!

  119. my, my it would be nice to curl up with a movie right about now. it has been a long week counseling kids at a summer camp. just today i walked in on them having a conversation about which camper they should eat a la donner family style.

  120. Loved the post. It is much more interesting than my day would be in pictures! Ah – the life of a sedentary lawyer… šŸ™‚ I would love me some net flix. Sam

  121. You are so creative. I love the way you write and the pics just add another great element.

    My day:
    Wake up by alarm (b/c if I woke up when my body wanted to I’d be two hours late to work)
    Walk pups
    Fed pups/myself
    Off to mundane work, which I make as fun as possible by making people laugh all day.
    Sneak away for a Buckies break at 2ish
    Again, back to *yawn* work
    To some kind of training for the day (ride, run, swim etc.)
    Home, feed pups
    Shower
    Make dinner
    Wait for Trainer to come home and eat
    Very little tv
    Sleep
    repeat

    Not nearly as interesting or fun as your day!!

  123. Iā€™m not posting for the giveaway (already have NetFlix and love it), Carla, but to tell you that I just loved your typical day in pictures! Cute and clever idea and it was nice getting a glimpse into your daily grind. šŸ™‚

  125. I SO enjoyed getting to know the real you! Thank you for sharing some of your fun times That mural is fabulous (as is the TT).

  130. Miz, I love this post!! I love seeing how your day really is, and I love how you got the folks at your regular hangouts involved with the subtitles… and the Tornado is impossibly adorable on that Freemotion lat pull!!

  131. I’m not here for the giveaway but to tell you I so love the interaction with the people sprinkled in your day, the pipecleaner glasses (of course!) and the TT does lat pull downs better than I! What’s up with that? too cute.
    re: RenMan = Jackpot … he won the lottery too, Carla.

    and gees, a fan by the bike … what a great idea! I schvitz so much on the treadmill this would really make it more comfy.

  133. I love the pic of your little tornado in front of the grill. She looks like she’s about to unleash something lol. My hub and I love to spend long days at Barnes and Noble too.

    Netflix is great! We’ve had it a couple years. It’s SO much better than Blockbuster. I can’t say enough.

  135. The tornado is so cute! I am super jealous of your clutter free desk – I think it’s motivating me to make mine a bit neater. Will work on that.

    I love Netflix! I had to cancel my unsubscription due to lack of finances, but it’d be awesome to get it back again. Woo!

  136. This was an AWESOME FUN-TO-READ POST!!!!!!!!!! You weren’t kidding!! I love how you got the people to post with the signs….hilarious!!

  137. LOVE! (As I miss the original online presence.)

    I don’t think I saw the mural finished (it was in progress) and I love it! I would enjoy gazing it while gathering thoughts because I found I thought very clearly there once I cleared the diesel out of my sinuses.

    And please to inform E that she needs to cease and desist on the growing up already!

  138. This is my first time reading your blog….very fun. I found your blog through Lanie (Fit Fig).

  140. I’m sorry but that does not look like a boring day, I love the pictures, so much fun. The best part about summer, doing crafts and getting messy outside. I love glitter (outside)…Ha!

  141. This is one of my favorite posts. I loved taking a peek into your daily life. The next time my husband joins me at the grocery store I’m going to do some strength training and post it just for you! The Tornado is just so darn adorable. Also loved your skull and cross bones coffee mug. You must like it STRONG. yum.

  144. What, exactly, is the purpose of decaf?

    You are smart smart to hang on to those toddler moments. My children were born YESTERDAY and they are both middle schoolers in the fall. My DH put our oldest behind the wheel while on vacation (rip out my heart and run over it whydoncha?).

    Do you not worry at all about the carcinogens of grilled meat? It makes me nervous…

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