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On Tuesday, my mom put the family dog, Shannon, to sleep. We had her for over 12 years.  She was beautiful, a white faced husky/Shepard mix with grey and white fur and pointed ears, one of which always flopped down. She never growled and rarely barked, but she was prone to mad escapes around the neighborhood.  My dad was more broken up about it than anyone else, and it hit him harder than any of us expected.  I didn't live with the dog for long and won't pretend I was particularly attached to her.  Still, it was a sad week for the family. 

In other news:

I ate far too much Chinese food for dinner. 

The "running thing" isn't going particularly well.  I've got to get on that.  My 5k is like 6 weeks away.  I'd like to traverse it in under an hour (note: I didn't say 'run' -- I don't think I'll actually be able to run the whole thing.)

I joined a softball league at the behest of my co-workers. I've never actually played softball. Yes, really.  This should be... interesting.  Hit the batting cages tonight. For the first time in my entire life. Yes, really. I went like 2/30.  I'm awesome.

This week's moment of Mommy fail:  Saw a commercial with Bon Jovi talking about charity. It was playing snips of Bon Jovi songs.  Asked Clownfish if he knew who it was.  Thought he'd know the music for sure.  He said 'Justin Beiber'?NOOOO!