All together again

Yes, the family is all back together once again. Brittany wrote her last exam on Thursday and we picked her up that evening for the drive back home. We had to make many trips up to the 6th floor of her residence to load everything up in the van for the trip back home. It is crazy how much stuff she has. It will be nice next year as she has rented a house so we can leave the stuff there over the summer, less packing and unpacking from this point forward (hopefully)! She is currently looking for a summer job to help out with the upcoming school expenses. She can get a few hours here and there coaching gymnastics but would prefer full time hours all summer somewhere else. This upcoming week she will have to make job hunting her number one priority. The bottom line is that year one is complete and I am very proud of her. She has grown immensely this past year and maintained excellent grades as well, and hopefully all of her scholarships! Now if I could just get her to clean her room we would be all set!

Does anyone read this stuff?

Ah, the thousand dollar question. Does anyone really read my blog? Comment if you do so I know someone is listening! I started my new triathlon workout program this week and it is kicking my butt. The workouts are both long and hard and sometimes they are two a days. I am enjoying the challenge, just not sure I can keep up with the program. Monday is an off day and I am looking forward to that for some rest and recovery. I weighed myself this morning to see how I was doing. I am up about a pound. All of this working out and I still can't lose weight anymore. I guess I have just lost the ability to drop pounds like I used to. I will keep trying of course. I would be marginally happy if I could maintain where I am today long term. Well, honestly I would like to be 5 lbs lighter. I have a project due at work this week, it is stressing me out. Anyone want to help with developing a financial benefits case? Drop me a line if you do. We have ants in the house. I hate ants. There is poison out everywhere but I am not sure we are gaining on them at all. I will give it another week and then report back.... Stay safe!

I am back!!!

It has certainly been awhile since I wrote in my blog, things have gotten crazy busy. I spend 8 days in Belarus delivering humanitarian aid. It was an awesome experience, one that I hope to make an annual event. The highlight of the trip was that I got to visit my Belarussian daughter three times while I was there.  She is all grown up now, it is amazing how big she is! Everyone in her family is doing well. It was hard to leave them, but I had to get back to my family in Canada.

I purchased a new Triathlon program called Tri4P. I am excited to get started on it. It will begin on Monday and will kick my butt. I signed up for my first tri of the year on May 17th in Ottawa. I am looking forward to it but at the same time I know I am not in as good shape as I was last year at this time. I am heavier as well. I have some work to do but I have 6 weeks to get ready. Will it be enough?

Brittany is in her final exams now so I am thinking about her. I hope she does well and doesn't stress to much about them. Brandon has another possible gig lined up for a local festival. News of his greatness is getting around, lol.

That's all for now, stay safe everyone!