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We homeschool as well. Pulled my first born out after kindergarten and have never looked back. He is sixteen now. We have seven kids and it seems they are getting smarter, earlier, as we go along. I believe it is because they hear my wife schooling the older ones. Some of what they hear has to be sinking in at an early age. I was worried about the social aspect in the beginning, and still am a little. But we belong to a co-op where they get to hang out and learn with many other homeschool families. Sports, band, boyscouts, etc. they get plenty of interaction. None of the kids in our neighborhood are homeschooled but my kids seem to fit right in. Being able to pick and choose curriculum for each child is very helpful in helping them understand certain classes. It has been alot of work, mostly for my wife, but totally worth it for us. Not sure I would have wanted to be homeschooled though.

"unique body style" sigh... bookmarked the page. good reasons, and inspiration.

Could you offer the tattoo artist a little extra in the tip jar to draw it up for you? Then when he let's you know it's done, just walk in.

Wife and I started dating in highschool (1987). Got married in 1992. Seven kids and all these years later life is still good.

Wow haven't posted in a while. So I was supposed to leave tomorrow for Portland and my conference with the 5K. Was told Friday I was too "experienced" to go so they let some people with less years in to go instead. Totally bummed. I have never been on the west coast except once when I was nine. I was really looking forward to it. Sooo...now I have a little more time to slow down and work a little slower. I tried doing too much I think. It is taking my knees days to recover. Hamstrings are doing better but my knees, oh man my knees are killing me. I have enjoyed, kinda, walking and running a little. My kids are going with me so that is a plus. Need to start doing other stuff now also. A little weights maybe. Eating better has made a world of difference in how I feel. Fruits and veggies are so much better than fast food. Thats all for now. Thanks again for the support it is much appreciated.

Enjoy the interruptions, in the blink of an eye they are grown up.

Didn't notice the girl pic thread was shut down. Gabrielle Reese would have been my pic. Don't remember seeing a "racy" pics of her. But that was 20 years ago.

This may sound kind of lame and corny but when I think about what kind of shape I want to be in the only pic that comes to mind is Brad Pitt in Fight Club.

Don't think I will do it here**

I need to. I try to write stuff down but that never lasts. I am on the web all the time, so it would be much easier. Don't think I will do it hear as this is a general thread. Never blogged before. I need to find a program that I can track everything with, food intake, excercise, etc etc. Here would be great, I realize I don't know any of you but I feel more accountable if I post. And for me that is key.

strong sexy back, love 'em pregnant woman for sure, wifes been pregnant a bunch of times, very sexy long straight hair confident, the way she carries herself when she walks someone I can easily talk to, or not talk to and still be comfortable sigh...I could go on and on

Been out of town for work. No organized excercise but lots of walking up river banks with 5 gallon buckets of water. Climbing ladders, walked around a few cow fields collecting soil samples, removing fallen trees in a creek, blah, blah, blah. I should be in the office all next week so hopefully I can get an actual routine going. Been eating alot better lately so I am feeling much better also. Beasties are great, good pace to walk to. Thank you for asking.

Mostly walked it for the first time today at lunch. Ran a little...very little. Took 50 min. Even walking fast I am slow. But now I know I can do it in less than an hour in the shape I am in, so only room to improve from here. It felt pretty good, listened to some Beastie Boys and Dark Lotus. Got a little lightheaded and dizzy once for a minute or two, I should have eaten something today. Thanks again to everyone.

Huge thanks for all the advice. I have mapped out a 3 mile course around my office building. The roads are runner friendly. I will walk it Monday, maybe run a little, it's been a long time. I will keep track of what I am doing. I will go to the runners guild and poke around. Thanks again you all, I am getting excited about DOING something.

So I joined the website a while ago. Then walked away. Now I am back, a little more serious about my health this time. I live in NC and have a work conference in OR the first week of May. One day during the conference they are having a 5K run, they blocked out an hour during the conference to do this. While I was registering online I saw the 5K and for some ungodly reason I got excited/scared/excited and signed up for it. I have a month...one month to go from Jabba the hut to someone who wants to finish the run. I know I will probably walk most of it, there are others from my office going and I really don't wan't to embarrass myself too much. All I really want to do is finish, that's all. I plotted out 3 miles around my office on google maps and I guess I never realized how far 3 miles is. A little intimidating to say the least. I have let myself go, pretty badly, but really want to do this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.