Let’s be clear right off the bat: I’ve never been a runner. I played softball and soccer when I was a kid. I never understood how the cross country kids had the endurance. And when I finished college, I started teaching a few group exercise classes at various gyms. So, other than the time we spend [...]
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Gerardo Arce: January 25, 1951 – December 11, 2011 I miss you.
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All moms have it. The voice that they use when they talk to their kids. It may not be an all-the-time voice. I for one never had the goo-goo, ga-ga voice when talking to the Roos as babies. In fact, I try to use a normal voice most of the time. But that “mom voice” still [...]
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Life is serendipitous sometimes. Last Friday the 13th was the one month anniversary of my father’s funeral. I was doing some work for a client and was sifting through their “hidden posts” on their Facebook fan page. The hidden posts area is the place where Facebook sends wall messages they think are spam. I got [...]
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It’s been nearly a month since my father passed away. And I’m still blown away by all the people who came together when I needed them. It’s quite striking, really. I mean, you know you have friends. You know you have family. You know you have blog readers. But when something tragic happens, you truly, [...]
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“And I’ll find strength in pain And I will change my ways I’ll know my name as it’s called again” – The Cave, Mumford & Sons Few song lyrics have ever spoken to me like those words. But I’ve listened to this song over and over lately as I’ve thought about my life as a [...]
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Thank you all for all the comments, tweets, Facebook messages, phone calls, emails, texts and all else regarding my father. As many of you know, he passed away on December 11, 2011 at the age of 60. I was blessed to spend eight days in Costa Rica earlier this month while he was in the [...]
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Dear Retailers Who Forgot November, I’m a little confused. Just before Halloween, I went into one of your stores. As I passed by the seasonal section, I had to chuckle. Black and orange filled the shelves on one side of an aisle while green and red stocked the other side. Let me get this juxtaposition [...]
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If you follow me on Twitter, it’s no secret that I love me some Trader Joes. We first entered a Trader Joes when we lived in Phoenix back in 2003. I remember thinking, this costs WHAT? And it’s not filled with fake crap? Of course, not everything is super cheap but most of it is. [...]
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I’m Melissa. Most people call me Mel. I’m a mama to two boys and a lover of all things outdoors. I'm a marketer who hearts good grammar. I also love Twitter, my Mac and all things techy.
This is Daddy Roo. We met in 1995, got married in 2000 and had Big Roo seven years later. Yeah, we like to take our time. Daddy Roo plays soccer, loves cooking more than I do and takes sarcasm to a level few people can. He’s awesome.
Big Roo is our 4-year-old ball of energy. He’s all boy except for the pink bear he carries around. I embrace the contradiction. He’s already a fan of hiking and camping.
The youngest of the Roo family. He loves eating kiwis, chasing his brother and swinging in our backyard. He also loves attacking his brother with a squeal of laughter.
