14 July 2008

Time Flies - summer 1/2 gone...

As I get older it seems that time goes by faster and faster. Add to that some physical pains because I am out of shape and you get the picture of how I am feeling this morning.

We had a lovely family day yesterday. Church & then a family trip to the Elm Creek Park Reserve for the annual church picnic. Here is where I made a miscalculation. Father/son chose to ride bikes. DD is a roller-blader. Didn't want her to be the only one, so I chose blades as well. Things I learned:

1. To be a competent blader - you should do it more than once a year.
2. At my age, starting with a hilly, branch strewn path more than 3 miles long (1 way) is way too much.
3. In addition, because I am no longer a competent blader, tricks or 'fancy' moves are not advised (i.e. stepping of a curb while still rolling). This leads to falling.
4. Finally, stopping can often be considered a ‘fancy’ trick.

Other than the transportation method chosen, the picnic was great! I watched family friends dd's baptized and 3 gals I know well from the jr. high program baptized as well. Thankfully, the evening consisted of sitting (key component), watching a movie and knitting - RELAXING!

We are keeping very busy. Both kids are in soccer and they both have games on Monday/Wednesday nights (different parks). This is how mom's become logistics experts. Seems as though the kids have been competing for latest sleep-in time. Unbelievably enough, the night-owl mom (who used to love to sleep til noon) is the first one up. Of course I do have a little help - Mocha (large dog) like to jump on me if she has not been fed by 8:30am. This helps me have a bit of time to myself - bible study, job hunting work, etc. I am officially no longer employed at Medtronic. The hunt begins. DH is busy in his program 4 nights a week (again with the logistics) + homework. The kids don't seem to be suffering too much with mom's idea of dinner, but they do appreciate when he is home to cook.

Well, signing off, they may be getting up soon! HAPPY SUMMER!

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