We are now recovering from a lot of days of rain. I know, "wah wah", from the NW crowd but it really was constant and the wind was 30-40 mph the whole time. Fortunately, the power never went out for longer than a minute.
Last weekend, I finally got our garage cleaned out. This was something we have been wanting to do since the move last summer. Well, we got it done in one day. This was dual purpose: 1. Park my new VW GTI out of the elements and 2. Set up our home gym. For now, our home gym is just a SoloFlex we picked up off Craiglist, a treadmill, and some gymnast rings, but we hope to expand it over the next year. It sure has been nice.
Jane is doing well in school, really well. She is busy with that and saving up her half of the her first EFY with many babysitting jobs. She just got a terrific new haircut from Brooke. I am sure pictures will get posted.
Sadie has started Drama (real, actual Drama) at school. I believe she just memorized her own soliloquy this week. She is still having typical girl issues with other girls but we are coping. She has absolutely flown through the Lightning Thief books since Christmas. She got book 2 from Santa and is now already in the middle of book 5!
Ellyn had a rough week. She has started hitting Brooke unexpectedly a lot, she has also had sleep issues again. But, she has started going to primary with a lady who is assigned as her aide. She has done very well the last few weeks. She is still happy most the time and we love having her.
Sawyer is moving a million miles a minute. Along with the garage, we got a playground set up in the yard which he loves. We were able to trade it for an old extra washing machine we had and it is one of those nice, classy wood ones. So, we (and Sawyer) are delighted. His love for Batman is still in full force and he is playing with his toys from Christmas, his birthday train, and the "batman house" constantly. He does have a lump on his forehead right now from one Sadie Jean and a wildly swinging Wiimote during a Wii Sports Resort swordfighting session.
Brooke is incredible. She is running over 25 miles a week now. We have also, together, started a diet since new years. It is called "Body for Life" and we love it. I have lost 10 pounds in the first 2 weeks already. Brooke has done a masterful job of adjusting the cooking and shopping plans to make sure we get the right stuff. On top of this, she is juggling everything else incredibly well. Just an amazing woman I have got there. On top of that she is starting to fall out of her jeans, literally, and just looks fantastic!
I am focused on this diet and getting my ankle back to shape. Buffy, between your advice and Brent's generosity with the shoes and arches, I think I have finally beat this thing. I ran 4 miles at a 8:00 pace yesterday with no pain during or after. I have not done that without pain since early September. Working with the calf raises and the shoes made huge difference to the way I was running. So thanks! My goal with this diet is to get under 200 lbs for the rest of my life. I am 35 lbs away from 199 and cannot wait to be there. Kind of a mid-life crisis I guess:-) With healthy consequences;-). Anyway, the pics above are from my bike ride around the peninsula this morning when the rain finally stopped for a bit...kind of. 22 miles. Unfortunately, our budget will be pretty tight this year with the car crisis we had but my good old 10 year old Mountain bike with cross country tires fared pretty well. Not as speedy as a road bike, but still the same exercise I guess.
Well, friends just arrived. Love you guys.
Mike
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Brooke, your husband adores you. Good for you for being so amazing. (;
Hope to see you guys in July!!!?