tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265010872024-03-07T02:38:33.097-07:00The Norris FamilyI'm Tiffany.
My sweetheart Andrew and I have four cute kids, an on-the-go Colorado lifestyle, and plenty of memories that we love to share.
Glad to meet you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26501087.post-21959041121775202252013-05-14T22:20:00.000-06:002013-05-14T22:21:32.734-06:00Home Owners!<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We took a big step today:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Signed more paperwork all at once and withdrew more money from our account than we have ever done in our lifetimes...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">...and now, we are home owners!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">After closing, we drove over to our new house and began painting, taking measurements for projects, and enjoyed our first meal there together.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am so blessed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's definitely been an eventful past two months for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The crowing moment, of course, was the arrival of this little cutie here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's <u>because</u> we have this cute little guy around that even more hustle-and-bustle has recently happened around here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">...and bought a minivan (much like this one pictured here)? Side note--we LOVE our new Odyssey! I never thought I'd love being a minivan mom as much as I do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But that's not all. As if that weren't exciting enough, there is still more to tell:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After what felt like ages of searching, hoping, and praying for this great blessing, it's REALLY happening for us: we are closing on our first home<i><b> this Tuesday</b></i>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We are moving about five minutes east of where we currently live, into a cute little ranch house in Columbine Hills. Our stake (church) boundaries that we live in will stay the same; ward (church congregation) and schools will change. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Packing boxes (amidst caring for two little boys and a newborn baby) has made the process feel ultra crazy, but it wasn't until our landlord listed our townhome online and found a new tenant for the place that it really felt real. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So it's a bittersweet time for us. We are really sad that we'll stop working with our awesome landlord-turned-friend and to be leaving a great ward and neighborhood too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But change is good. Words can't express how excited we are to have </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">to move into another GREAT LOCATION,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">to live close to GOOD SCHOOLS...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">...it's going to be pretty awesome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Moving day is next Saturday. Countdown: 8 days!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26501087.post-84505178887802649212013-05-07T21:47:00.000-06:002013-05-07T21:47:10.121-06:00Sweet Baby Boy<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's been seven months since I last posted...seven <i>long</i> months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'll say now as I said then, pregancy is no easy road for me. I've been down many emotional and physical roller coasters between my last post in October and today. I must say my anxiety was especially intense with this most recent pregnancy. There were some days--okay, actually, <i>many</i> days when I thought that I was absolutely insane for getting myself into the business of having a third child--and another MAN child at that! These little guys are hooligans. My two older little boys keep me hopping all day, every day, and seriously...I chose to throw another one of those little crazies into the mix?! Yikes! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On the last day of November I walked into my OB's office and had my 20-week ultrasound. I also learned that Norris baby #3 was another <i>boy </i>that day.<i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And I cried. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's too bad that I didn't see more of the full picture then.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now, my heart is full.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now, all the emotional anxieties and physical pain <span style="text-align: center;">that had been my reality for nine months have been replaced by this:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Perfection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Literally Heaven on Earth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And I remember that it's all worth it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Welcome, sweet baby Matthew.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(Pictures and announcement created by <b>Amber Allen at<span style="color: orange;"> <a href="http://www.echobyamber.com/"><span style="color: orange;">Echo By Amber</span></a></span></b>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">*This sweet little one is four weeks old today (time is moving by way too quickly!). </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I am so blessed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Baby #3 is on the way!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My pregnancies are not easy to hide...I know that this is not going to be news for many of you out there! Still, we are thrilled to be officially making this announcement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am now 15 weeks along (almost 4 months). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Still feeling pretty sick, but thanks to a good doctor and modern medicine, the world's most empathetic husband, and TONS of support from family and friends (THANK YOU so much!), I am getting better every day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We are all very excited and are looking forward to the big day: April 22, 2013!</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26501087.post-88980843223574113602012-09-01T22:24:00.001-06:002012-09-01T22:24:38.295-06:00Triathlon (Again)<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I completed triathlon #3 today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was fun, tough, challenging.</span><br />
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Me setting up my transition area</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Don't know my results yet; only that the entire event took me about 2 hrs. 45 mins. to do (way longer than I took to complete my tri last Fall), but here are some highlights:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The event began at 1:45 in the afternoon...the latest I have ever begun a race. With 90 degree temperatures outside, the 750 meter swim at the beginning felt SOOOO GOOD! No panicking this time. Just puurrrre pleasure....ahhh.</span><br />
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My heat (yellow caps) beginning the triathlon</div>
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Finishing the swim </div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The bike portion of the race, which was originally planned to be 17 miles long, evolved into 23.6, due to road construction. That part was brutal for me, given that I had hardly trained for the biking, and also because the weather took a crazy turn...into heavy rain and high winds. It was exhaustingly wild.</span><br />
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Natali on her bike.</div>
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Me biking. </div>
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(HUGE THANK YOU to Kathy for loaning your road bike to me for the weekend. It made such a difference!)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The 5K run, well, uh, hurt me. My legs were programmed to keep doing their 24 miles of biking thing and didn't want to change, and by that time in the afternoon, the rain had stopped and we were back to 90 degrees...on a dirt trail. I was super tired and super ready to be finished. I'm just happy that I reached my goal of not quitting on the run!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Through all my adventures, today was overall a blast. You can't beat these blessings:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">-I got to race with a good friend, Natali (who kicked my trash, I might add. That woman is tough!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">-Andrew and my boys were cheering me on and taking pictures all along the way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">-I was racing a triathlon...one of my favorite things to do in the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Last but not least, I loved that I got to race <a href="https://www.flatironsevents.com/m"><span style="color: orange;"><b>for a cause</b></span></a> for this event. It felt really meaningful to know that I was both having a good time <i>and</i> doing good for others while I raced today. I couldn't have done that without the large support that I had from friends and family. With our combined efforts, I was able to raise $180.00 for the Waldo Canyon wildfire victims! THANK YOU to all of you--you know who you are--I was so deeply touched by the selfless generosity that you gave. There are some among you whom I know have very little to give, but gave so much anyway. Your friendship and examples are tremendous blessings to me.</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26501087.post-21432700003270102482012-08-21T13:37:00.000-06:002012-08-21T20:51:10.338-06:00First Day of Preschool <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I feel old today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This morning, I dropped off my FOUR YEAR-OLD son at PRESCHOOL.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My carefree days of not having children in school are over (at least, for the next 20 years, give or take).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">At <b>6:00 a.m.</b>, my little boy was knocking at my bedroom door, fully dressed in his prechosen racing shirt with backpack already on his back. I wonder if he slept at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"I'm ready for school!" he told me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Try as he might, my little adrenaline-loaded boy couldn't manage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So a little after 7:00, I rose myself from attempted slumber and dressed myself and Russell, fed my boys...and twiddled my thumbs a little until I could finally put the kids in the car to go to Mt. Carbon Elementary School-- a.k.a. "Taylor's Preschool."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When I picked him up two hours later, my little preschooler had a smile on his face, but as is so typical of him, had little interest in conversation:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"How was it?" I ask.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"Good. I could only eat one of my snacks, so I should eat the other one at lunch."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"That sounds like a good idea. Why couldn't you eat both?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"I don't know."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"We ate snacks and read a book and stuff."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After prodding him, I managed to get a few more bits of info out: that the title of the book was <u>Clifford's First Day of School</u>, that he played on the playground, he sang a song about animals, and he learned that this month is called August.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My conclusion: that I am definitely raising a boy (aren't boys weird sometimes?), and I think that he likes school. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26501087.post-11175673833808312982012-08-20T16:13:00.000-06:002012-08-20T16:14:56.888-06:00Countdown to Triathlon: 12 Days<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am getting ready to participate in my third triathlon...in just twelve more days! As usual, I am feeling anxious and excited as the big day approaches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This tri will be somewhat unique this time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My friend Natali and I will both be racing for a cause of our choice. I feel like my choice of cause was a no-brainer...after witnessing the most disastrous fire in Colorado's history this June, it just made sense to try to help those whose homes were among the 346 that burned in Colorado Springs! I am still shocked and saddened that it happened to so many. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Next Saturday, I'll be racing for them with help from an organization called "Colorado Springs Together."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">To whoever is reading this, whoever is interested, whoever also feels like they would like to help the wildfire victims but don't know how, I would love to have your support. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You can read more about my upcoming race and Colorado Springs Together <a href="https://www.flatironsevents.com/members/fundraising?id=6444"><b><span style="color: orange;">HERE</span></b></a>.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26501087.post-32875050982594623202012-05-31T15:45:00.000-06:002012-05-31T15:45:09.741-06:00Devin's Graduation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">...the day after Kyle came home from Brazil, my youngest brother Devin graduated from Timpanogos High School!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Family. <3</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26501087.post-83690427210426520542012-05-29T16:26:00.002-06:002012-05-29T16:29:12.537-06:00Kyle is Home!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It was such a happy day for me and my family. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Here are Larz and Andrew the night before...making "Welcome Home" posters in anticipation for our Elder's arrival.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Kyle meeting my littlest guy for the first time--ever. Russell was born only a few days before Kyle left home.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Russell and Taylor's birthdays are only ten days apart, so we plan to have a combined "buddy" celebration in June for both of them-- <a href="http://www.andrewntiffany.blogspot.com/2011/06/birthday-boys.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">similarly to how we partied last year</span></a>. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">When I greeted by boys yesterday morning with a "Good morning!" and "Happy Birthday, Russell!", I reminded Taylor of their party coming in the near future, in hopes that he wouldn't completly spaz over the absence of cake and ice cream that day. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Okay, well, Taylor still had a cow. But I'll give him a little </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">credit--because his </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">defensive reaction had nothing to do with cake. He was trying to protect his brother. Taylor made a clear argument that not having <i>any</i> celebrations for Russell on his birthday was definitely <i>not </i>an okay thing.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Thankfully, I had a lot of help that year (thanks again to Donna, Andrew's mom, and my mom especially). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">But hopefully that's as crazy it will ever get in our family of back-to-back-to-back birthdays. I don't want to forget any of these three special guys in my life...even if it is just for a moment!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">...I realized that my neglect was getting really bad when <a href="http://www.andrewntiffany.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">MariLouise</span></a> (who lives in Texas) called me just over a week ago to ask me if I was pregnant. Our conversation went something like this:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">ML: "I noticed that you hadn't been posting on your blog, hadn't been posting on Facebook, so I thought, it must be because Tiffany is sick and pregnant again!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And after a very overdue, very uplifting conversation with my good friend, I hung-up the phone and began having visions of myself being back in the blogging world...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I haven't run much since the Mudder because my right foot has been hurting a lot. My gut-instinct has been telling me that it's because I need new shoes.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I found out last week...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">...when I went into a specialty running store where they recorded images of me running on a treadmill--<i>pretty cool</i>--and showed me how much my feet overpronate when I run. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">So that fun news, combined with recovering from a crazy run like Tough Mudder, make me feel like it's no wonder that my feet are killing me!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Well anyway, Boulder Running Company put me in these crazy expensive Brooks shoes that (of course), made my feet feel a zillion times better the moment I put them on. What's a girl on a budget to do with that?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Why, get last year's Brooks model from Amazon, of course! :) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">They arrived on my doorstep this afternoon. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And they <i>feel</i> super nice. Just one problem...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">They don't <i>look</i> so sexy. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">These <b>fat</b> sneaks, complete with wide, un-tapered soles with those big gray "things" on the sides (as Andrew puts it), are so <i>un</i>attractive to my husband. But <i>man</i>, <b>they feel so great</b>...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">...maybe next time I run I'll put on a hot string bikini to keep his eyes off of my granny feet. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I stumbled upon season one of <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/season1.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> <b>"Downton Abbey"</b></span></a> on Netflix last year and devoured it in just one week of watching. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Then I both impatiently/eagerly waited a year for Downton's second season to air on PBS...which began last month. Do I dare admit: I think my life over the past several weeks has totally revolved around watching this series (<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch/index.html" style="color: orange;">via PBS's website</a>)?! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">This Monday when I sat down for my favorite "me" time of the week to watch the best TV series ever created, I did NOT expect <b>this</b> terrible surprise: that I was about to watch the <b><u>season</u> <u>finale</u></b>! How <b>cruel</b>! It had a great ending, but (sigh), after only 8 episodes...ohhh, my heart...I think it just broke a little! Must I really wait <i>another <b>year</b></i> for a taste of Downton's sweetness?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Except perhaps for my sexy hillbilly smile...ahhh, yes.)</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26501087.post-65058254395348543592012-02-01T02:39:00.000-07:002012-02-01T02:52:26.566-07:00New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">and the stunning, perfect beauty of the great outdoors.</span></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26501087.post-75350048753215578702011-11-10T19:00:00.001-07:002011-11-10T19:17:04.409-07:00Girly Graditude<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">A girl's gotta have her make up. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My kids have a morning routine, nap routine, bed time routine. That's me. I feel happier with things that way (and I think my kids do too).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Now a slightly embarassing confession here...until recently, a large part part of our routine has been that Taylor gets to watch TV while I shower and get ready each morning (Russell just follows me into the bathroom and gets into every drawer that he can). Not my intention of course, but I often end up taking longer in the shower than I should, and then Taylor ends up sitting in front of the TV much longer than he should. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Well, with poor Taylor as our guinea pig first child, Andrew and I have learned a lesson in parenting and have revised TV watching in the Norris household. At first, it took a little creativity for me to omit TV for high-maintenance Taylor <i>and</i> still get ready for the day, but I'm glad we made the changes that we did. It's been really worth it. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I don't know how my ancestors survived without... I guess its no wonder that the pioneers got so sick all the time!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26501087.post-50604070354998895862011-11-07T22:47:00.001-07:002011-11-08T05:40:18.000-07:00Health<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Have I mentioned that I'm going to run <a href="http://www.hrcaonline.org/Recreation/RunSeries/RunSeriesRaces/BackWild12Marathon.aspx"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">my first half marathon</span></b></a> on Saturday?</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5doV0W72-edrQbAuHX4rqHov4lkZiXhlVxJ81s6eIeDSIW2uZE2oBRDzQ3sTFNWP56zjMuHns6mDDxWQFQwcn4TBHERiOjKXGQO83xViL_1lSa10eYFhhQf6oCJ25O4e5MKKL/s1600/tr-07-stage-3-dan-hudson-photography-143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5doV0W72-edrQbAuHX4rqHov4lkZiXhlVxJ81s6eIeDSIW2uZE2oBRDzQ3sTFNWP56zjMuHns6mDDxWQFQwcn4TBHERiOjKXGQO83xViL_1lSa10eYFhhQf6oCJ25O4e5MKKL/s640/tr-07-stage-3-dan-hudson-photography-143.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">On trails. Through scrub oak, viewing panoramic scenes of downtown Denver and DTC, hopefully past wildlife.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I wanted to seize this moment in my life, when I am in the best running shape I've ever been in, loving feeling fit and competing in races, having now proven to myself that <a href="http://andrewntiffany.blogspot.com/2011/10/wildcat-mountain-10-mile-trail-run.html"><b style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">I can run 10 miles on trails</span></b></a> and love it. I figured, "what's 3 more?"</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I am looking forward to this adventurous new race experience.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I'm also nervous. I've never run that far before! I've also been teeter tottering through feeling sick and healthy, healthy and sick, over these last three vital weeks of training. Talk about a pain--literally.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">As most of us are, I am no stranger to pain and illness. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Whether it be moderate or extreme, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">each time I feel a little helpless because my body isn't cooperating the way I want it to, </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">my</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> <b>graditude for good health </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">when it's around increases.</span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I am so thankful to have a healthy body that I can depend on most of the time to do what I need and want it to do.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I am blessed.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(On a side note, I am also very thankful for the <b>flu shot</b> that I received today! Hopefully it'll put an end to the sickness see saw thing).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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