{2nd marathon COMPLETED!!!} 17 April 2011

I ran the Padova Marathon {Corri a Padova! Maratona S. Antonio}. I had an AWESOME race........I finished in 4hrs 26min 25 sec.........21 min faster than my first marathon :D A perfect day to run too.

You can't see it too clearly, but I wrote "for Pete" on my leg. He was never far from my thoughts--he's an inspiration to us all.

Enjoy :D

Ciao!

{Kieran's 1/2 birthday} 15 April 2011

Kieran celebrated with 1/2 a cake......an annual tradition :D

Enjoy :)

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{happy 1/2 birthday Mark} 4 Apr 2011

11 1/2 today.........in keeping with our annual tradition, Mark celebrated with a 1/2 birthday cake!

Enjoy :D

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{shopping & lunch} 31 Mar 2011

I spent the day purse shopping & having coffee & lunch with friends.........a FABULOUS day!

us with our new, beautiful Italian leather purses :D

Enjoy :)

Ciao!

{a VERY sad day} 24 Mar 2011

Rude--our beautiful, sweet kitten--is in kitty heaven. He developed a fatal disease, FIPV (feline infectious peritonitis virus) and he could not be saved....we are really going to miss him :(

{happy SPRING} 20 Mar 2011

flowers blooming here...........sunny & 60F today...................WELCOME SPRING!!!

Enjoy :)

Ciao!

{first sign of spring}

This past fall when my mom was visiting, we planted a LOT of bulbs. Then we had flooding & I wasn't sure we'd have flowers this spring. But.........they are starting to bloom :D

Enjoy :D

Ciao!