Because football can be recorded

By Sarah Martin HoodSeptember 6, 2015November 4, 2018 canoeing & kayaking, motherhood, northwest arkansas becky, canoe, colt, Elk River, jeff, keith 2 Comments

Maybe we over-scheduled our last few months and the weekends got away from us. Maybe the weather forecast was too beautifully tempting. Maybe we just couldn’t bear to part with summer – just yet. Y’all,…

High on the Hogeye

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 8, 2015September 18, 2016 gold star family, northwest arkansas, running 1LT Tom Martin Memorial Foundation, becky, colt, crazy aunt laura, fayetteville, half marathon, hogeye marathon, jeff, Keeping TIME, The Hogeye, tom 2 Comments

This was my fourth Hogeye. In 2012, it was my first marathon. The course and the hometown location were the familiarity I needed for my first go. In 2013, it was my first run with…

Field Day | Let the games begin!

By Sarah Martin HoodMay 31, 2014September 4, 2016 motherhood becky, colt, crazy aunt laura, field day, kindergarten Leave a comment

Neither of my sisters has kids and I happen to have a particularly entertaining one, so when they get a chance to hang out with him it goes a little something like this: Aunt Laura:…

This was the Christmas

By Sarah Martin HoodJanuary 8, 2014September 18, 2016 motherhood #firstworldproblems, arkadelphia, becky, christmas, colt, crazy aunt laura, god love grandparents, holidays, jeff, San Antonio, scout Leave a comment

This was the Christmas… I smiled. A lot. Don’t get me wrong, I smile every Christmas. But it’s also a time of traveling and stress and anything-but-routine which leads to frazzled nerves and shortened patience….

Take a Hike

By Sarah Martin HoodOctober 22, 2013September 18, 2016 gold star family, hiking, northwest arkansas 1LT Tom Martin Memorial Foundation, arkansas, becky, buffalo river, colt, crazy aunt laura, hawksbill crag, Keeping TIME, tom, whitaker point Leave a comment

“Let’s do the hike out to that pretty rock,” she said. So we did. As soon as my sister Laura confirmed she could come to Fayetteville for a weekend in October — we made plans….

The sights and sounds of Mother’s Day

By Sarah Martin HoodMay 16, 2013September 4, 2016 motherhood 1LT Tom Martin Memorial Foundation, becky, cabot, colt, crystal bridges, god love grandparents, jeff, mother's day, norman rockwell 2 Comments

It’s not that I wouldn’t be able to enjoy a weekend of peaceful solitude should Jeff and Colt ever decide to take off on a boys’ weekend and leave me to fend for my sleep-deprived,…

Half-a-palooza: Part 1 of 3

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 11, 2013April 24, 2013 running becky, bentonville half marathon, colt, half marathon, half-a-palooza, jeff 6 Comments

You may remember some nonsense from a week ago about my running a half marathon in a few weeks. I was (mostly) whining about running, not running, then running some more. So naturally, I decided…

The family that runs together

By Sarah Martin HoodMarch 20, 2013March 14, 2015 running 1LT Tom Martin Memorial Foundation, 5k, becky, colt, cow paddy, Cow Paddy Run, jeff, Keeping TIME 4 Comments

I imagine I’ll run this race every year that I can. Two years ago, The Cow Paddy was my first 5K ever. Last year, it was my first race (and first run!) after The Hogeye,…

Death by Sprinkles

By Sarah Martin HoodDecember 19, 2012September 4, 2016 motherhood becky, christmas, colt Leave a comment

The cookies never saw it coming. And Amanda’s kitchen will never be the same. But the kiddos made flour and sprinkles into a new art form. The only downside — deciding halfway through the afternoon…

Yes, another one.

By Sarah Martin HoodMay 4, 2012January 28, 2013 running becky, colt, jeff, marathon, marathon mamas, marathon maniacs, oklahoma city memorial marathon 5 Comments

So it turns out there’s a very good reason more people don’t run marathons so close together. It’s hard. After the Hogeye, I knew I had something left and I didn’t know when I’d be…

Nacho Average Baby Shower

By Sarah Martin HoodJuly 13, 2015November 4, 2018 motherhood becky, colt, crazy aunt laura, god love grandparents, Summer 2015 1 Comment

After throwing such a festival of nonsense for Laura’s chickens last fall, Becky and I knew we couldn’t just host a normal, traditional baby shower for Laura and Leo. We had a reputation to uphold….

A Chicken Story

By Sarah Martin HoodOctober 28, 2014September 18, 2016 motherhood #fiestadepollo, becky, chickens, colt, crazy aunt laura Leave a comment

Over the years we’ve all learned not to underestimate my tree-hugging, Chaco-wearing sister Laura when she shares unorthodox or seemingly crazy plans. She’s not just talk, people. She actually DID stumble across such a thing…

Angry Feet

By Sarah Martin HoodMarch 29, 2014 running becky, Cow Paddy Run, hogeye marathon, inflammation, little rock marathon, marathon, marathon training, running injury, stress fracture, triathlon training 2 Comments

I was waiting for confirmation before I mentioned it, and I got the phone call this week. Diagnosis: Angry Feet. After a marathon, things hurt. And after the Un-Marathon that was Little Rock this year,…

Halloweek | Pumpkin Patch

By Sarah Martin HoodOctober 28, 2013September 18, 2016 motherhood becky, colt, crazy aunt laura, fall, god love grandparents, halloweek, halloween, pumpkin patch 2 Comments

I once thought of Halloween as a simple holiday. A single day of costumed, candied fun. Not a holiday SEASON, like Christmas or Thanksgiving. Just – Halloween. But somewhere, somehow this family started stretching Halloween…

Back for more

By Sarah Martin HoodMay 23, 2013May 23, 2013 running becky, jeff, warrior dash 4 Comments

A few months ago, when our friend Keith declared he wanted to run the Warrior Dash this year, we were happy to join in. Add Becky to the mix and we’ve got a team. Then…

Half-a-palooza: Part 2 of 3

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 18, 2013September 4, 2016 northwest arkansas, running becky, colt, fayetteville, half marathon, half-a-palooza, jeff, The Hogeye 12 Comments

They say running is the ultimate solitary sport. Lonely, even. But I have found it to be anything but. Believe it or not, I’m still relatively new to the running community. I ran my first…

Easter in photos

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 1, 2013September 18, 2016 motherhood ace, becky, colt, don, easter, jeff, keith 2 Comments

We had no big (travel) plans for Easter this year, but we were lucky enough to spend the day with family (my sister Becky), and friends who might as well be family. We grilled, ate,…

Best Laid Plans

By Sarah Martin HoodDecember 21, 2012September 4, 2016 motherhood, northwest arkansas becky, christmas, colt, fayetteville, jeff, lights of the ozarks, santa 2 Comments

It’s been unseasonably warm here for weeks. Months, even. We decorated the tree in shorts, we baked cookies with warm sunshine streaming in the windows — we’ve been enjoying weather in the 60s! But winter had to get here…

Sisters!

By Sarah Martin HoodAugust 20, 2012September 4, 2016 Uncategorized 5k, becky, colt, crazy aunt laura, painting with a twist, run for the grapes Leave a comment

I just couldn’t help myself so I stole my own thunder last week by posting a few photos of our Sisters Weekend to Facebook. But not to worry, there are more! Laura drove up from…

The Hogeye

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 20, 2012September 4, 2016 northwest arkansas, running 1LT Tom Martin Memorial Foundation, becky, colt, fayetteville, jeff, Keeping TIME, marathon, The Hogeye, tom 5 Comments

More like The HogWASH, but we’ll get to that. I knew I would only have one First Marathon. Heck, I might only have one marathon. So I wanted to be sure it was memorable. I’m…