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Pelham Xterra

2009-05-27T14:47:00.003-04:00

Knowing how important it is to get a good nights sleep before the race, I hit the bed by 10:30. However, my body was not ready to sleep and really didn't seem to be in any kind of rush to get to there. I flipped. I flopped. I read. I tried counting the RPMs of the overhead fan, but that just gave me a headache. The last clock check I remember was 3:30am! Nice, I have been lying here wide awake for 5 hours and the alarm is set to go off at 5am. At some point after 3:30 I fell asleep. Guess an hour and a half is better than nothing. However, around comes 4:30am and I am wide awake. Wooo Hooo, a single hour of sleep! That's just fantastic. I gave up on trying to sleep at this point, so I just got up and started getting ready.

Took a shower, ate some fruit and oatmeal, packed the car and off we go at 5:45am.

We arrive for the Xterra Southeast Cup!

Race starts at 7:30 so I am hoping to have plenty of time to get warmed up. Rebecca helps me get my transition set up. One goal for this race is to have a much better time in both transitions.

Not really sure where the time went, but I only got a 4 minute run and a 5 minute nap/warmup on the bike before they start calling for everyone to head to the water. Oh well, so much for a good warmup.

I jump in the water and get a few minutes of swimming around before the start. Water temps were nice, 72 degrees. Not too cold.

Just another quick nap before we start.

Can you spot the difference?

I need a wetsuit. Actually I think that no one should wear wetsuits, slow everyone down so that I have a little more of a chance in the water.

Off go the Pros.

Pro Craig Evans swims like a fish! JEEZ he is rapid.

Pro and 3 time Xterra World Champion Melanie McQuaid just checking her time while swimming. You can do that sort of stuff when you are Professional.

First 750 meter lap is done. One more time.

Two time Olympian and three time Xterra World Champion Conrad Stoltz finishing the swim and is about out to blow by everyone during the bike and run.

Finally, I finish the swim.

Thought I have a look and see how far in front I was everyone after the swim. Funny though, no one was there. Oh right, they are in front of me! Crap! Off to T1.

My T1 time was much better this time around. However, getting gloves on my wet hands created more of a challenge this race. The Oak Mtn. trail is a lot of fun. It's fast, yet rocky and rooty. A lot of the trail looks like this.

The last 2 mountain bike races I have attempted on the Oak Mtn. course have resulted with 2 DNFs because of 3 flat tires. I was determined to make it through the course without a flatting, so I upped the psi in my tires much more than normal.
About a quarter of the way into the bike, I hit the rear wheel a little hard on a rock and knew that I was in trouble. I rode conservatively the rest of lap and made it. Phew, no flats.

Coming through the blood rock section.

I get to the transition area and suddenly my spot becomes a needle in a haystack. I look left. Nope. I look right. Nope. Crap. Where is my stuff. I then spot it, an aisle over. Oh well, there's a waist of 30 seconds. I rush over to my spot, throw the bike on the rack and tear off my helmet, gloves and cycling shoes. Pop on my running shoes, which now have a nice set of glow-in-the-dark orange yankz, and race belt. T2 overall is ok, even with wasting time searching for my spot. Need to get an easy to spot neon green towel to put down so that I don't screw that up again.

Off I go for the 10k "trail" run.

The first mile or so of the run feels good while I am trying to settle into the running rhythm. And then all hell breaks loose and the freaking trail decides it wants to kill me. Steep straight up and steep straight down. I don't even remember how many times I rolled my ankles and thought I was going to really hurt myself. I was so not ready for that kind of "run". Next year I will focus my run training for this race by running up and down the carved side of Stone Mountain. That just MIGHT be steep enough.

I finish up the run and cross the line. I didn't do as well as I would have liked, but it is only my second race. Atleast I know a little more on what to expect. Till next year...

Thanks to Ruth F. for the heads up on the difficulty of the run and congrats too for winning her class!

A HUGE THANKS to Rebecca for helping me get all set up, cheering me on and taking all the pics.

Cheers...

Yargo Xterra

2009-04-29T12:36:00.008-04:00

The alarm went off at the arse crack of dawn, 4:30am! Time to start eating. Two cups of oatmeal, an apple, some toast with jelly, and 2 cups of coffee. That should do for a while. Right on time at 5:10am there was a knock at the door and it was the rest of the Cowbell Clanking Crew, Brian and Christie. We pile into the Subie and hit the road.

We arrived early enough to see the sun come up over the fr...fr...FREEZING cold lake that I was about to swim a cool 750 meters in.

Brian and the ladies help me get my transition area set up and I set off to get warmed up and dressed or undressed as the case may be.

I thought I would let everyone know how someone new to all this tri stuff warms up by swimming on land.

Race starts with everyone standing in the water. It's a little chilly just standing there. But we are going to start any second now.

Ten minutes later I was getting rather chilled. Maybe a wetsuit will be useful next time. Come on! Let's GO!

Finally! We are going. I think that was about stroke 2.

I am out there somewhere. Out to the little dot by the shore, then make a right at the bouy and head to the next bouy. Does anyone know why the water temp at the bouys was sooooo much colder! Holy smokes.

Out of the water and heading to the transition for the first time. Look out for all the freaking pine cones. Big thanks to Brian for clearing the path.

Apparently my feet were thirsty while in transition.

Putting on socks and shoes with damp feet is not so easy. Next time I want a hair dryer so that I can properly dry my feet!

Woo Hoo! On the bike now. Time to fly as this is really the only portion that I do better than most.

And away I go.

Despite having to pass dozens of people, I had an ok bike time.

Off for the 5 mile trail run.

Bring on the pain.

There's the pain. My lower back totally tightened up on me. OUCH!

Oh so close. Don't fall down now!

I heard that The Cowbell Clanking Crew was a little distracted at times by the "UBER-Tri-Guy". Even Brian had to check him out.

Christie thought he was....

Thanks again to Rebecca, Christie and Brian for waking up so early and cheering me on!

Next up is the Xterra SE Champs in Alabama.

Cheers!

Georgia Aquarium

2009-03-28T17:13:00.005-04:00

Snowy day in the ATL!

2009-03-01T17:39:00.000-05:00

just keeps snowing...

2009-03-01T12:23:00.001-05:00

Snowy Sunday

2009-03-01T12:09:00.002-05:00

behind in the times...

2009-02-24T11:04:00.002-05:00

I just don't get around to posting much here since Ireland.

I will try to get back to it.

Cheers

first blackberry post

2009-02-15T19:33:00.000-05:00

Just wanted to see how posting from the storm would be.

Dublin (Howth), Ireland - #8

2008-12-21T16:54:00.007-05:00

Today we went to Howth, a little fishing town outside Dublin.

Waiting for the train to take us to Howth.

Howth!

Irish Coast Guard

Irish Coast Guard

a few sailboats live in Howth, they are shy in this picture.

Michael not looking at the water for some reason.

Rebecca not looking at the water either.

We saw Nessie, The Loch Ness Monster!

some island off the harbour, must be were Nessie sleeps.

I wouldn't go fishing in that boat.

Atleast they have a real boat to come pick you up when you capsize.

The Yacht Club. The sailboats have come out to play.

everyone needs a little lighthouse

just a picture of the area.

they like living on the edge in Howth

a little waterfall cropped from previous picture

Rebecca had a coffee after lunch. She was a little jittery!

C'EST LA VIE

Cheers!

Dublin, Ireland - #7

2008-12-21T13:33:00.007-05:00

Our day started on a search for the Irish Jewish Museum

We found it, but it was closed. We will try again Sunday.

Cool fencing

Chimney row

Rebecca balancing St. Patrick's Cathedral

It was quite windy on the grounds of St. Patrick's.

The sun setting behind the cathedral.

The Bad Art Gallery really did have some bad art and...

it was right next to the Fine Art Gallery.

A local artist Maser did some impressive outdoor work.

Rebecca posing

Michael helping

The Guinness factory tour!

a few bottles from the past 249 years Guinness has been around.

The actual 9000 year lease signed by Arthur Guinness.

Lots of water used to make the beer.

Isn't she lovely.

Rebecca pulling her own pint.

Practice makes perfect!

Rebecca's perfectly pulled pint of Guinness straight from the factory.

Up high at the Guinness factory overlooking Dublin.

She is working on it...

Still going...

Almost done...

And she finished it!

Dublin at night.

A very dramatic exit from the Guinness factory.

Some creepy people in Dublin.

Cheers!

Galway, Ireland #2

2008-12-20T16:36:00.007-05:00

Small castle we saw on our way to the caves and cliffs.

Entrance to the Aillwee Cave....spooky!

Rebecca is ready to go spelunking.

4,500 year old bear bones

Stalactites

A waterfall in the cave.

Another waterfall in the cave.

Poulnabrone Dolmen (burial site from 8500 years ago)

They do cool fencing in Ireland.

No mortar!

All that fencing keeps in these wooly creatures that are everywhere.

Cliffs of Moher, over 700 foot rise!

HUGE!

It was cold there and extremely windy.

So windy that the water was flowing UP!

Way down the cliffs.

Rebecca was cold by the water.

On our way back down by the waters edge.

Cheers!

Galway, Ireland #1

2008-12-17T13:06:00.004-05:00

Galway, Ireland

On the train, heading to Galway.

A street in Galway.

J.F.K. Monument

Good thing Rebecca is not a car.

Out to the Atlantic Ocean.

The long building across the port is our hotel for the night.

Coffee delivery! Made to order in the back of the Reliant Robin cargo vehicle.

College Church of St. Nicholas. You can see my a ghost of me!

Stained glass reflection

The priest's view ahead..

and the view to the left.

Version 1

Version 2

Jewelry store

Cheers!

Dublin, Ireland - #6

2008-12-17T12:15:00.005-05:00

Trinity College where the Book of Kells is kept.

Trinity College

Rebecca wisping in the student union at Trinity College

Dublin Castle (the last remaining turret)

Dublin Castle clock tower

Michael standing "Guard"

Rebecca peaking

Cool doorknob

Dublin Castle side gate

Dublin Castle arches hallway

Dublin Castle chandeliers

Dublin Castle Presidential room (ceiling)

The THRONE. It was HUGE!

Dublin City Hall ceiling

Dublin City Hall

Dublin streets.

Christchurch at night

Christchurch breezeway

Cheers!

Dublin, Ireland - #5

2008-12-17T09:23:00.002-05:00

Rebecca at "church"

Christchurch

some Christchurch doors

the Irish like their sheep

My hill!

the Queen!

Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland

Street performers

a museum, I think

Merrion Square

St. Stephen's Green

Powers Court House

St. Patricks Cathedral

Lindsay House

Cheers!

Dublin, Ireland - #4

2008-12-17T09:18:00.002-05:00

Dublin Ferris Wheel

cool...bike lanes!

river view

not sure what this is

view of a church from the apt.

Cheers!

Dublin, Ireland - #3

2008-12-17T09:15:00.003-05:00

the Wreath street

the light up christmas ball tree again.

Moon over Dublin (blurry)

now get off!

Cheers!

Dublin, Ireland - #2

2008-12-17T09:03:00.004-05:00

Where the Irish put together their fire.

Dom ironing his shirt before the party.

Castle grounds

Our Castle for the night.

more castle grounds

and more...

the castle at night

more...

and more...

the dark and spooky tree

the castle grounds in the morning

Cheers!

Dublin, Ireland - #1

2008-12-14T06:05:00.003-05:00

A few pics from Dublin.

The Spire

Look Right before crossing....

Look Left before crossing...

Or you will get run over by one of these! I just do a 360 before I cross anything.

The L means it is a "Learner". LOOKOUT!

Cheers!

Raccoon Mtn.

2008-11-12T14:41:00.009-05:00

Wedding Photos

2008-11-12T13:59:00.002-05:00

Wedding Photos

The photos from the wedding are up and available.

http://www.kpophoto.com/?page=mykpophotos

Happy Halloween

2008-11-11T11:55:00.003-05:00

better late than never...

We had a fun Halloween!

Melany was a Cute and Cheerful Cat! Ella was a Pretty Purple Witch! Rebecca was a Beautiful Ballerina!

I was security...for the girls...

Surprise Shower

2008-10-15T19:21:00.005-04:00

I am sitting at my desk when I am called to a meeting room for something that I new nothing about. Naturally, my first reaction was to ignore it, but after being asked again I decided to see what was going on.
I walk to the meeting room and as I open the door I see the entire office standing around the table which has food, cake, balloons and gifts. "CONGRATULATIONS!"

And then from behind the gifts, up pops Rebecca! SURPRISE!

I was pleasantly surprised!

A card signed by everyone in the office! (and a gift card! YAY!)

Gifts!

Cheesecake....with flowers on it...real flowers! They said you could eat them...I didn't...

Rebecca help me cut the cheese...cake...

Still cutting the cheese...cake.

It had a metal bottom that I was unaware of and tried to cut through it.

I was WARNED to not make a mess!

A very nice surprise and very thoughtful of the company. Cheers!

Stone Mtn.

2008-10-12T12:56:00.003-04:00

Yesterday we biked over to Stone Mtn, hiked up, and then rode home.

Very windy on top. Thought Rebecca was going to blow over.

Good times.

Denver, CO

2008-10-08T12:09:00.003-04:00

Woke up to a rather nice looking day....
(of course the phone camera doesn't capture how nice it really is)

Ready to go for another 20 hour work day!

that is all...

North GA State Fair

2008-09-30T11:40:00.006-04:00

The animals may bite, but the girls WILL bite!

Big Bird!?

Ella nearly became caged.

Melany and Ella loved all the rides!

Nemo ride for Melany.

Nemo ride for Ella.

We even got to ride the Merry go round with them.

"The camera is right there, now smile Melany."

Time to get inked..errr...painted...errr...air brushed...

Melany is the Heart of Hearts!

Ella goes for the more "look at me" location.

Beautiful Ella and her pretty butterfly.

Rebecca needed to get in on the action with...

a colorful Dragonfly.

Ella can appear to be so innocent sometimes.

but really she is just looking for her next opportunity to shine!

Melany the serious artist.

Funny smile...

The fair was fantastic and the pig race was the biggest hit of all, but my camera battery died right at the start of the race so no great pics.

Hallelujah

2008-09-25T12:09:00.003-04:00

Those in the know will know that this is a good thing right now!

NO MORE DRIVING!

Sep. 5-6-7

2008-09-08T12:51:00.002-04:00

A few pics from the weekend...

Cute little ladybugs...

Rock Stars!

RIP Kip

2008-09-02T20:59:00.004-04:00

Kip was a good puppy.

His favorite trick was to roll over.

He loved Melany and Ella.

"Wonder what part this was?"

One of Kip's favorite places to be was the farm. He will now be part of the Lake Nottely forever...

Miss you Kippy!

:)

2008-08-29T11:20:00.002-04:00

Shower glass...

2008-08-22T20:45:00.001-04:00

da girls..

2008-08-19T13:00:00.005-04:00

Updating kinda got away from me again...

but here is a pic of Melany and vid of Ella (she likes spinning).

Melany

Ella

ORAMM done

2008-08-01T12:45:00.002-04:00

Took me about 31,500 revolutions on my singlespeed.

ORAMM this weekend.

2008-07-22T09:31:00.006-04:00

This weekend is ORAMM, which is pretty much the only "race" that I have attempted to ready myself for. No HR specifics training, no climbing specific training, pretty unspecific "training" in all areas. Just ride the singlespeed as much as possible. I had some good weeks and I had some horrible weeks. Hopefully they even out, if that is possible.

This is what I am up against on Sunday....

I heart the disclaimer..
"Do not underestimate the extreme difficulty and danger of this event. The course is extremely demanding and travels over rugged terrain with extreme elevation changes. The forest remains in its natural habitat. It is not uncommon to see wildlife such as a wild cat or a black bear. Be ready to cope with any circumstances!!"

That's about all for now.

Fell off..

2008-07-22T09:27:00.001-04:00

I fell off the blog-wagon. Hoping to get back on...stay tuned...

cheers!

The most economical & green room addition ever

2008-06-25T22:13:00.003-04:00

The green addition: Yes, it is green. But it is also green. All reused, recycled, and re-whatever the third "re" is. It cost us two days and $0 and we have added an entire room to our house!! Are we green or what?!

What used to be a disaster area of bikes, tools, and junk beyond measure has been transformed into a habitable living space designed especially for Melany & Ella. (You should see what the attic looks like!)

Note the shelves and toys...

Little person sized chairs...

And stuffed animals galore!

It will suffice for now until the girls pick a color - so, far we've had one vote for "pink with purple polka dots" - and we really start to create a room fit for 2 princesses.

Bump n Grind 2008

2008-06-04T09:41:00.006-04:00

I haven't been on a starting line in over a year and the last race that I did attend was the 2007 Bump n Grind where I made it a whole 5 minutes into the race before I double flatted and had to walk out. I decided that I would seek revenge on this course for 2008 by racing the singlespeed class. The race started well and I went into the woods in 2nd place, stayed up front for half the course and felt like I was on my way to a podium finish. And then....

My valve stem broke! Where is the little piece!

Hello???? I don't see you holding air any longer!

I also managed to decorate my rim with a nice big dent. The tire went flat so fast when the valve stem broke off, that I could not stop quick enough before slamming the rim into a rock! LOVELY!

I call this...Shades of last years flat tire.

About a minute after this picture was taken, my race was over.

The bike did not fulfill its duties.

Luckily, Rebecca did not have the any bike problems and she was able to finish her race with a proper time.

I do believe that Rebecca has passed along her flat-attack-at-bump mojo onto me. Her bike survived for the second year in a row.

Even though I went home empty handed, I went home a lot happier than this guy did. OUCH!

I will seek revenge again in 2009. Maybe I will just fill my tires with marshmellows so that when the inevitable flat occurs, I can finish the race or atleast have a trail side snack.

Happy Birthday Ella

2008-05-29T12:50:00.008-04:00

This weekend it was Ella's birthday and after questioning her several times, she did confirm that she wanted to have a birthday celebration. Who knew a 3 year old would want to have cake and presents.

Ella was doing some damage to the cake. Well her icing anyways. Next year we are just going to get her a gallon of whipped icing in multiple colors.

All that icing took its toll and she was on the verge of a sugar high crash.

Melany has moved on from the days of just eating the icing and now prefers to eat the cake as well. She ate her share and nearly had a the dreaded sugar high crash.

But then there were presents and energy levels were quickly replinished.

Ella had to start with the card. How boring.

However, she really liked this card.

It had Hello Kitty tattoos inside.

I am sure the card says something like Happy Birthday Ella!

Now on with the good stuff. Present number one.

It's pink! It's a purse! It's Dora!

I think she likes it. Melany is already scheming a way to get it from Ella. She now wants to share her new birthday presents from her birthday. SHOCKER!

Oh my, more pink stuff. Something Hello Kitty for sure.

No pink this time. A Dora doll. Another favorite.

This one looks big, it must be fun. I bet it is more Dora.

Whatever it is, Ella thinks it is fantabulous.

Melany was really having a ball at this point.

Suddenly, Ella opens a big bag and there is a ball. A big ball.

Here catch!

Ella loved the little birthday card.

And the accompanying present really gave her a workout while she struggled to open it.

It's....it's....it's....an Ugly Doll! She loves it and luckily Ugly Doll was accepted into the flock of brown puppy, white puppy, polka puppy, giraffe, mickey, noisy cat, and the numerous other must-have-all-the-time favorites.

Happy Birthday Ella!

Patio Beautification

2008-05-21T10:35:00.003-04:00

While I was working in the kitchen putting up the last of the trim, Rebecca was busy working in the garden. Huge improvement. Hopefully Nola won't kill everything.

Oak Mtn. Ride

2008-05-20T09:56:00.012-04:00

Saturday we made the trip to Birmingham, AL to ride the trails at Oak Mountain State park. We are racing there in 2 weeks and thought that we would get in a little pre-riding and run the dog until she was tripping on her own tongue. We raced Bump & Grind last year and Rebecca had a great race while I double flatted in the first 5 minutes of the race. Hopefully my Stan's-up'd Kenda's will fare better this year.

Rebecca's super pink Surly SS is ready to go.

The green Surly SS hasn't decided if it wants to go. Too bad!

Nola was chillin' while waiting for her slow people to get ready.

I think this gal is ready?

and finally this wierdo is ready.

Nola's view. At this point she was no longer sprinting and so began lumbering dog pace for the rest of the first lap.

The infamous blood rock section. It gets a lot of hype, but it really isn't bad at all. Most of Moab trails are made up of miles of this stuff. Rebecca comes into it full gas.

Nearly done, just the one last turn and drop.

She is working hard now!

Nola did blood rock section too. She made it look easy.

My turn.

Is there a line here?

Almost there.

Three laps later and 50 plus miles the bikes are tired and a tad dirty. We did learn that this trail system does not drain so well. Still a fun ride and can't wait for the race.

Some of the wildlife seen that day. Unfortunately we didn't have the camera when we saw the huge black snake or the huge mystery snake that had just eaten some rodent. Yummy!

that is all...

Happy Ima's Day

2008-05-12T16:12:00.005-04:00

Happy Mother's Day. May we open your gift?

Big hug or is this a wrestling match?

Maybe a little too big. Should hugs hurt?

The winners!

Melany's 5th Birthday

2008-05-12T15:39:00.007-04:00

The Beautiful Birthday Girl celebrating her 5th.

The cake of choice, actually cupcakes of choice.

Hurry up, I am ready to eat cupcakes!

Melany attacking the candles, however, the angle of attack was preventing any outages.

Time for some candle shock and awe, attack from above!

Candle outaging campaign complete! Mission Accomplished?!

What she has been waiting for all evening.

Still going at it.

The cupcake monster.

Could it be more My Little Pony?

Yes, it is more My Little Pony. Shocker!

She loves the bag.

Ms. Ella had a great time too. Her birthday is in 2 weeks!

Still learning how the Konstrux work, but they really like them.

Happy Birthday Melany.

Large coffee and a couple anacin

2008-05-07T09:04:00.007-04:00

Cure for the common headache or just a caffeine overdose.

Whichever you choose, it quickly extinguished the annoying headache that I couldn't sleep through last night.

Now if I could just keep Ella out of my coffee.

Happy Birthday Mom!

2008-05-05T09:59:00.003-04:00

Happy Birthday Mom!

Cinco de Mayo! Such an easy birthday to remember!

Pancakes on the stove!

2008-05-05T09:55:00.002-04:00

We had a hankering for some pancakes. It sure is nice to be able to cook again!!

Cooking with gas!

2008-05-04T23:12:00.007-04:00

Finally had a free weekend and the weather behaved so that work could be done.

We are cooking with gas now!

First item prepared.....rice! Rebecca is happy!

Oops, I forgot to relight the pilot on the water heater. Cold showers are not cool! All good now.

Lunch ride snack

2008-04-30T14:22:00.001-04:00

mmmmmm...salty stuff after a mtb ride.

that is all...

Tour de GA

2008-04-23T22:54:00.005-04:00

Can you tell that there is a race in town?

We are headed to the team time trial at Road Atlanta tomorrow. Very much looking forward to how fast these guys can do laps on the bikes.

April 19....what to remember....

2008-04-15T11:21:00.003-04:00

American Revolutionary War begins....
Toronto and Ontario destroyed by fire...
Charles Manson sentenced...
Rodney King "awarded" 3.8 million...
Branch Davidian standoff in Waco, TX ends with lots of death...
Oklahoma City bombing...

Bicycle Day! Something(?) to celebrate. (Not really going to celebrate in typical style.)

Since it is also my birthday, I will be "celebrating" by lapping Yargo 6 or 7 times on my singlespeed mountain bike. Six to seven hours of riding, that should burn some calories so that I can eat a few cakes.

Melany took Frogman for a ride.

2008-04-14T11:08:00.002-04:00

Melany took Froggy for a ride in the Jeep. Froggy was careful to put on his seatbelt.

Girls are driving....

2008-04-11T12:18:00.010-04:00

The new ride...

Melany is learning to drive and Ella is learning to be a patient passenger.

Melany getting the hang of it and Ella relaxing a bit.

Ella wants to drive.

Ella and Melany are ready to go with Ella in control.

Ella did well.

kitchen is closer

2008-04-05T20:09:00.002-04:00

We now have a working disposal, power to the stove (gas coming this week), the last of the pulls installed, and some loading and organization of the cabinets. What are we ever going to do with all our time when the kitchen is complete.

Rebecca on CBS Evening News

2008-04-03T20:58:00.001-04:00

Rebecca is in the news.

2008-04-03T12:39:00.022-04:00

She made CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/04/03/infant.neglect.ap/index.html
and Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0327933820080403?sp=true
and NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89340054
and USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-04-03-infant-neglect_N.htm
and MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23937497/
and many others....

Rebecca's press release

2008-04-03T09:35:00.003-04:00

Dr. Rebecca is going to be even more famous than she already is...

http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2008/a080402.htm

Congrats!

Ella's new hairdo

2008-04-02T14:57:00.001-04:00

Ella's hair is finally better...a little

Melany and Ella

2008-04-02T13:27:00.000-04:00

The cute little ladies...

When they are getting along

hmmmm

2008-04-01T14:40:00.001-04:00

Starting this on April Fools Day...Is it for real?