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<description><![CDATA[The day before my Triathlon I had an interview for a promotion at work. I didn't do very well at all! I haven't been that nervous for a promotion/new job in a very long, long time. I have had interviews in the past year so I am not sure what happened. I thought that I was "present" during the interview; however, I was more present to my nervousness than anything else. I had such a hard time selling myself.  I haven't ever been very good with selling myself. Something to work on. The brass ring was so close, but something is telling me that I missed it by a mile. Lets hope that they don't judge you via your interview, but by your skills. This interview was with fellow co-workers so, I guess I will wait until I see something from CPOC.<br />
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My FIRST SPRINT Triathlon is complete! One hour forty five minutes! Start to finish!  <br />
More to come on the triathlon, just needed to get it out!<br />
Peace!]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:35:50 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Burning</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As I lay quietly at night<br />
I can feel it inside of me<br />
The movement so slight<br />
Can’t quite pin it down<br />
Toying with me <br />
Just out of sight<br />
<br />
Flowing like molted lava<br />
warmth pulls & cracks <br />
like an wound<br />
to show <br />
a bright glow<br />
clutching to get it under control<br />
it is all below<br />
hot air escapes my lungs<br />
everything turns to ashes<br />
<br />
Turning away from fright<br />
There is the new morning<br />
light<br />
A new day has dawn<br />
it isn’t quite gone<br />
try to focus<br />
vision becomes <br />
blurred and helpless<br />
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 <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:30:53 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>A few minutes of sun</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ One of the beautiful days up in the State of Washington happened yesterday a lovely 75 degrees with a light wind. So I was thinking in my cube that I bet Grandma hasn't been outside to enjoy this wonderful weather. I called mom to inform her I was going to be stopping by to see Grandma. I walked in talking very loudly to Grandma asked her if she wanted to go outside to enjoy some of the sun.  She didn't recognize me; it was indefinite somewhere in my soul I new with all that she has gone through in the last couple of weeks.  I didn't cry: I just repeated my name to her, and then she said "Oh I didn't even recognize my little Teri Lynn, what is wrong with me". I said "it's the drugs Grandma, no worries".  She like to drag her feet a little when you're rolling her along so I found myself saying "Pick up your feet Grandma¨. Reminds me of my Mom "Teri Lynn pick up your feet¨ See Mom I did listen kinda¨.   I rolled her outside and found a bench and had a seat we talked a little, mostly sat quietly and enjoy the sun and wind. I rolled up her slacks like we use to so she could get as much vitamin D as possible. Listening to the birds, watching the wind blow through the trees, I wonder what she was thinking.<br />
I can tell that her memories aren't what they use to be. This is another stage of life and morning. Another stage of life that no one wants to talk about, my question is why? Why wouldn't you want to share what knowledge you have about these types of experiences.  As a culture we still have our heads in the sand, there are book on How to fix a toilet, How to talk to your cats, How to talk with your spouse but I haven't seen anything on How to handle losing a loved one. Sure they say make sure your affairs are in order but come one people that isn't anything next to this! After the fact of losing someone there is a book out. Maybe I am missing the boat- or I just haven't looked around for this style of book. It isn't something that you would read everyday, until those days come.<br />
My Mom is my Grandmothers champion; my Mom is giving unconditional love to her Mom. My Mom is Not only my Grandmothers champion, but also her Dads. I have some pretty big shoes to fill literally!    Give up the Italian boots Mom! xoxox<br />
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 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:51:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Spin Class Thank You</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If it wasn't for spin class I wouldn't have been able to make it yesterday on a bike ride of 20 miles, I was having shifting issues, and chain issues. It seems as if I have heard the warning from some good co-workers and my husband that are "Cyclist" that you really need to practice on the bike that you're going to be ridding for your Sprint Tri! NO JOKE!! Dear lord I only crashed on the dam thing 3 times! I’m really think that I am part “Goofy” Little tip to those who are beginning to ride with "clip less pedals”. First off I don't know why they call them Clip less! CUZ you clip into the crazy things! Anyways, Back to the tip, ummm remember that your feet are clipped into those pedals. Typically I have pretty good balance, and I can catch myself.. NOT EVEN CLOSE! You start to tip and you forget that your feet are clipped into pedals and before you know it, you’re on your ass; it is a good thing that we can bounce! Well kinda if you don't get your legs in the way. So by 0830 I had bike grease and cuts on my legs, tomboy at heart.. Great eh! Oh well, I giggled at myself, picked myself up and started to pedal, and pedal and pedal I did.. Then I started to have problems with shifting, HIGH GEAR, so that is why I say Thank You to Spin Class! I meet up with Steven, Chuck and John when I started to have difficultly with shifting, I notice that they just got father and father away, I thought hmmm that's a little odd, I do pretty good in spin class I should be able to keep them at least in my sights...PLEASE not when you're stuck in a high gear. Before I knew it I was out on the trail by myself spinning my ass off.. Sweating my ass off too, oh well good work out right! by the time that I got to this turn around point, I clipped out and took a rest on a grass knoll and enjoyed the sunshine, taking a nice rest. When I get a txt message from my long time friend hey jump in the shower movie is at 1045, shit! it was 930! Then John called me asking me "where you at" It seems as if I was a half click away. So the guys finished their coffees and found me and tried to fix the bike... Even tho they did their best it was still in a high gear, so John and I stopped again and he was able to put it in a moderate setting! Thank you! So off we went, I knew that I want to go to the movies, but my legs just didn't have enough power to push me the finish in time. Maybe if I didn’t have chain and shift issues I could have, one will never know. <br />
My legs are pretty good today, yesterday during the ride back they where on fire, I just pushed through it! I knew that I had it in me to push! Or “MUSH” <br />
4 Weeks to go! Heavy Heavy training is going to start! Pool tonight, maybe spin class tomorrow rest my legs so I don't do any damage.<br />
PEACE!<br />
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 <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:37:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<br />
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You’ve been what I have wanted for years<br />
I can barely see you through all of my tears<br />
My heart aches <br />
As I watch our life turn into ashes<br />
<br />
As the sun pierced through the trees<br />
I wanted to drop to my knees<br />
and scream<br />
insteed <br />
Tears fall <br />
dropping like the morning dew<br />
<br />
Hearts are heavy from<br />
pain<br />
exasperation<br />
sorrow<br />
Can we handle tomorrow<br />
or will it be another day filled with sorrow<br />
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 <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:21:39 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>How to say Good-Bye</title>
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<description><![CDATA[How do you say good bye forever to someone that has been there since the day that you where born. Someone that has loved you unconditional for 39 years, someone that never judged you, someone that has always been able to bring you back to what I call an even keel, someone that doesn't seem to have an evil bone in her body. A lady, that has a heart of gold, a lady, that can sing to the birds and feed the squirrels and I swear to you if she could she would be playing the organ all at the same time!   A lady, that I still have visions in the kitchen making cookies, lunch, and dinners with a smile on her face. Someone, that I can sit on the back porch and say nothing for hours just holding hands, because it has been to tuff to talk. <br />
How do you say good-bye? We all say that they broke the molds when we meet awesome people; well they really broke the mold when God made her! And I need to say good-bye!  These are the questions that I am asking myself, how on heaven do you say good-bye to all of this?  This is a blessing and a curse all at the same time, at least thank you God that I can say all that I have been wanting to say, which is a lot of I love you! And bunches of kisses!<br />
My grandparents have been a source of inspiration to me! In the recent year I have found out a story about my grandfather when he was an infant, if I told you about it you wouldn't believe it, I am working on finding this story on-line to post on my blog.  My grandmother hasn't had an easy life either, but she has been happy and has made the very best out of her life. She has had knee replacements, hip replacements and even a glass eye. She will be my inspiration for a life time!  It has been told to me many times that my grandmother was so small that they put her in a shoe box and put her wood stove to keep her warm when she was first born. Grandma and I have always giggled about that... We have giggled about many wonderful things. We have had a kinetic energy or ESP. If she is thinking about me i know if I am thinking about her she knows sometimes we will pick up the phone at the same time to even call each other. We call it our feelers!<br />
I have been very lucky to still have a grandparent alive! I have been very luck to have had such wonderful inspirational and loving grandparents! I will find my blessing there in years to come. I will still find myself wanting to dial their phone number which my entire family can rattle off better then their own phone number.<br />
Peace and Love and Joy is all that my grandparents have ever wanted for me and that is all I want for my grandmother.. Which I love with my soul!<br />
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 <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:51:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>steady</title>
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<description><![CDATA[quarter mile swim<br />
<br />
12-13 mile bike<br />
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1 mile walk<br />
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hooowooooo on my way<br />
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5 weeks to go!]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:42:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Do you ever feel as if you’re getting pulled into a million pieces all at the same time? I feel as if I am getting pulled in to a million and one pieces at my job.. Maybe I am too obtusely to understand what I am and am not to do anymore. Basically my bosses are not to be found! I work in a department that needs supervisors that are here, if they are not here then they need to assign someone else in charge, but some how some way this always lands in my lap. I should and do take as a compliment that the staff is coming to me with request and problems, dealing with them is another issue. Officially I am not in charge, but the senior staff members know that I can handle most of the situations and if I can‘t handle them I seek out people that can.  Finding those senior staff members and giving them a brief of what is coming and what you have done can drive a person to drink.  Why is it that rumors are at work?  I thought that all of that was to stop in high school. AS IF… I wish that someone would have told me or sat me down to tell me that rumors at work can be more damaging to your career and your ego than a high school rumors every did or ever will do to you.  I just want to take these people up on stage and bring the entire department into one room and ask them questions…. Hmmm wouldn’t that just be sweet! Yep just said Sweet!  I would really like to be blunt! But my mother taught me well, if I don’t have anything nice to say then say nothing at….<br />
I have A LOT TO SAY MOM…. Can I just break the rule once!<br />
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 <pubDate>Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:35:37 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Feeling it today</title>
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<description><![CDATA[50 minutes swim<br />
60 minutes spin class<br />
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 <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 10:23:47 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Happy Anniversary</title>
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<description><![CDATA[To John <br />
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Happy Anniversary Honey!<br />
<br />
How do I begin to say how lucky I am to have you in my life<br />
You’ve been my best friend from the start:<br />
Morning, Noon or Night<br />
You’ve even been ready to go out to the edge and back again<br />
<br />
You’ve been Willing to accept my imperfections<br />
Allowing me to have the reflections of life<br />
<br />
You’ve been my best friend in good times and in sorrow<br />
You’ve held my hand when others have let it go<br />
You’ve stood strong $ loving for years <br />
You’ve shown me a sweeter yesterday and a better tomorrow<br />
<br />
You have the keys to my heart <br />
<br />
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								Original works of Teri <br />
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 <pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 10:46:13 -0400</pubDate>
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