Did I mention before, that in May I thought it would be a good idea to register for a sprint triathlon in August? Well, I did. And I was diligent about training, until about July. Once July hit, I lost some steam. Then lost more when John was out of town for work (a lot!).
Do I still plan to do it?
Yes I do!
Are my expectations lowering?
Yes they are!
I am mostly interested in finishing. I think if I do that I will be pleased. If nothing else, this has helped get me into better physical shape, and that is just fine.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Summer whirlwind
The first month of summer is already gone. EEK! Not that we haven't lived nearly every day to its fullest, but it has gone by so fast. There are six weeks left until school resumes for Odin, and he will be a 2nd grader.
My days have been filled working at the farm for summer camp. Officially I am the camp director in reality I lead games, manage volunteers, and teach campers about life, respect, responsibility, and we all have fun. Odin joins me most weeks with a few weeks for other camps that he was interested in. In case you are wondering Freki joins us too. I am very fortunate that my job lets me bring so much chaos to work with me.
Last week this article came out in our local newspaper. I knew they were coming yet was caught off guard when they wanted to interview me. Our campers love the camps that we run and the response from parents has been wonderful too. It is so exciting to be a part of something so great.
Zarah has been doing great with the campers. She loves her job at camp!
My days have been filled working at the farm for summer camp. Officially I am the camp director in reality I lead games, manage volunteers, and teach campers about life, respect, responsibility, and we all have fun. Odin joins me most weeks with a few weeks for other camps that he was interested in. In case you are wondering Freki joins us too. I am very fortunate that my job lets me bring so much chaos to work with me.
Last week this article came out in our local newspaper. I knew they were coming yet was caught off guard when they wanted to interview me. Our campers love the camps that we run and the response from parents has been wonderful too. It is so exciting to be a part of something so great.
Sunday, July 7, 2013
New things
Today I did something new. I paid somebody to come to my house and watch Odin. In 7.5 years I have never done that before. Odin reminded me this morning that we used to do a childcare exchange with our neighbors in Minnesota. We would go out one evening as they watched Odin, and then we would watch their kiddos while they went out. It worked out great but no money changed hands. This time it was the real deal.
Want to know what I did today when I paid somebody $28 to watch Odin? I went and rode "my" horse.
John is out of town on business and it's my weekend too. I think all parties had a good time. I know I did!
After I came home this afternoon, Odin and I stopped by the fabric store. I wanted to buy some fabric to make a saddle bag. While we were in the store Odin noticed all of the fleece fabric and commented on how nice it would be to have a blanket made out of the cuddly fabric. So, on a whim, I decided that we would make him a new blanket. He picked a Star Wars theme for one side and brown with bear paw prints on the other side. I thought we would do one of those no sew tie fleece blankets. He wanted nothing to do with that. He wanted to sew. And sew we did. He ran the foot pedal as I feed fabric into the machine. It turned out great. He was so proud that he helped make his new blanket. I am very glad that he wanted to sew it. It looks so much nicer than those no sew ones! . . Pics hopefully tomorrow!
Don't be fooled. He is only pretending to sleep because he doesn't want to be in the picture!
Want to know what I did today when I paid somebody $28 to watch Odin? I went and rode "my" horse.
John is out of town on business and it's my weekend too. I think all parties had a good time. I know I did!
After I came home this afternoon, Odin and I stopped by the fabric store. I wanted to buy some fabric to make a saddle bag. While we were in the store Odin noticed all of the fleece fabric and commented on how nice it would be to have a blanket made out of the cuddly fabric. So, on a whim, I decided that we would make him a new blanket. He picked a Star Wars theme for one side and brown with bear paw prints on the other side. I thought we would do one of those no sew tie fleece blankets. He wanted nothing to do with that. He wanted to sew. And sew we did. He ran the foot pedal as I feed fabric into the machine. It turned out great. He was so proud that he helped make his new blanket. I am very glad that he wanted to sew it. It looks so much nicer than those no sew ones! . . Pics hopefully tomorrow!
Monday, June 17, 2013
Last day of 1st grade
Odin's last day of first grade started like this:
After a few short hours of school we hit the road for the Lower Deschutes River where we spent three lovely days. What a great start to the summer!
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Flies
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A rough go.
It has been an interesting week to say the least. On Thursday, last, I was coming home form the farm and exactly two blocks from my house the car sputtered and stalled. I tried to restart it, but it again stuttered and stalled. We had it towed to the mechanic.
Friday morning I got a ride to the farm and helped get the last few things loaded into the horse trailer. Then we loaded the horses and were off, heading to our endurance ride, ten minutes ahead of schedule. Just a few miles north of the Oregon border the truck had a power drop and we coasted off the highway into a parking lot. Oil was pouring out of the engine compartment. We were able to find the horses a ride back to Olympia in a borrowed trailer. The farm's trailer has a gooseneck hitch and the other truck that we had available to us needed a bumper pull. Once the horses were off loaded and reloaded we had the truck and trailer towed to a mechanic. Then we headed home. We are hopeful that we will go to another endurance ride soon, it is just a matter of adjusting calendars.
I recently spoke to our mechanic. He started out by asking if we had towing coverage on our auto insurance, not a good sign. His shop lacks the diagnostic equipment to run the codes that the car's computer is throwing. He suggested taking it to another shop that specializes in foreign car repair - he even recommended one that he knows and trusts. And despite the fact that he had spent hours trying diagnose
the car, he didn't charge us.
Ahhh, cars.
Friday morning I got a ride to the farm and helped get the last few things loaded into the horse trailer. Then we loaded the horses and were off, heading to our endurance ride, ten minutes ahead of schedule. Just a few miles north of the Oregon border the truck had a power drop and we coasted off the highway into a parking lot. Oil was pouring out of the engine compartment. We were able to find the horses a ride back to Olympia in a borrowed trailer. The farm's trailer has a gooseneck hitch and the other truck that we had available to us needed a bumper pull. Once the horses were off loaded and reloaded we had the truck and trailer towed to a mechanic. Then we headed home. We are hopeful that we will go to another endurance ride soon, it is just a matter of adjusting calendars.
I recently spoke to our mechanic. He started out by asking if we had towing coverage on our auto insurance, not a good sign. His shop lacks the diagnostic equipment to run the codes that the car's computer is throwing. He suggested taking it to another shop that specializes in foreign car repair - he even recommended one that he knows and trusts. And despite the fact that he had spent hours trying diagnose
the car, he didn't charge us.
Ahhh, cars.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
More horse pictures!
We are getting closer and closer to our 25 mile LD endurance ride. It is in less than two weeks! The horses are doing well and in very good condition. We are tapering down our workouts now in preparation for the big day.
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