Posts Tagged ‘health’
A St. Louis Running Adventure
Jordan is lucky enough to go to a school with a committed running club. We meet before school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This year, Jordan signed up for two big challenges: To participate in three 5K races during the school year and run enough miles to match a full marathon. So far, Jordan has participated…
Read More +Power struggle
We ended the swim season today. It was the first time we’d joined a swim team… and I want them to continue. But wow. It was hard to stick with it. There are a handful of reasons: 1) Jordan hates being cold. When she’s cold, she’s cranky. When she’s cranky, she doesn’t want to listen.…
Read More +And now she can call herself a swimmer
Mark it down as another thing Jordan can do… She can swim in a swim meet. Today she and her brother each swam in the 25 meter freestyle in their age division. Jordan had someone stand near her to make sure she was okay – but she tells me the person who helped her out…
Read More +Getting back to swimming (Video)
I love trying to stay healthy and help my kids build healthy life skills… I run as often as I can and I love taking a Body Combat class when it fits within the kids’ schedules. Jordan has shown interest in distance running with me… And slowly she and I are learning ways to run…
Read More +What's going on here?
For the second time in a month, Jordan dealt with multiple days of high fevers… and no other symptoms. It’s pretty annoying when she gets sent home from school for a fever and there’s really nothing we can do about it. She really doesn’t seem to mind the high fever except for when it hits…
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