Thursday, August 20, 2009
First Day of First...
I can't believe Kennedy started All-Day-School today. Whoa. I have been sitting here thinking about her all day, wondering how she has been...did she find her friends and class right away this morning? Did she carry her lunch tray ok? How did the recesses go? I can't believe my girl is going to be gone for this much of the day, for the rest of her school days. I miss her! I know she will do so great in school this year. She is so kind and nice, and already is an awesome reader. OK, I'm just trying to make myself feel better. I'm going out to wait for the bus now....
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Correction...
And it was the sprint distance triathlon. The Olympic distances are 1 mile swim, 24 mile bike, and 6 mile run. Yeah, no thanks.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The biggest RUSH...
WOO HOO!
My time was 2 hours 9 minutes. Not bad for my first go!
We thought our body markings were cool - right calf: age, left calf and right bicep: race number
We decided to do this about 8 weeks ago. We trained and trained and trained some more. I got up in the wee still-dark hours a lot. I did things I didn't think I could do and went farther than I thought I could go.
It paid off.
The day before, I was ready. Excited. Nervous, but ready. Kinda sad no one was coming to watch.
Then, my parents sent flowers. It was so unexpected, I got a little misty-eyed.
Then, at about 9:30 the night before there was a knock on the door, and standing there was every one of my Chambers sisters. Yeah, I was a LOT misty-eyed. I'm having technical difficulties and can't get the pictures of my AMAZING cheering section to get to the computer, but, take my word for it, they were awesome. I can't believe how much they inspired me and made me want to finish with a smile. They stayed for lunch and then had to drive all the way (2.5 hours for some, 4.5 for others) back home. Kim, Trina, Meg, Laney, and Cristen: You gals do not know what that meant to me. "Thanks" doesn't cover it.
This. Was. Awesome. I will do it again.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Finally - Goats on a Boat!
Kennedy was excited, Hudson was not so sure about them. They were bleating quite loudly...
So, as you had probably guessed, the island really is surrounded by water. The only way to get there, even if you are a goat, is by boat. Paddle boat, in our case...
I was almost laughing too hard to take pictures.
Of course we named them....
Sally would let the kids pet her, but no matter how much Hudson yelled "MATER! Get OVER here! I want you to eat this grass from out my hand!" this was as close as Mater would get, then he leaps away. It's pretty funny....
So we now have goats on the island. It's actually a really great place for them to be. They are eating all the weeds, and we can't see or hear them unless we want to. Hope this story brought a smile to your face!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
I know it's been a REALLY long time...
Anyway, here is something new! We had the funnest FHE with our friends the Jensens the other night. Lisa-Marie is, like, the funnest mom ever and makes Zucchini boats with her kids every summer...I know, what a great idea! Like you are seriously going to eat those monsters...
And then we made the arks!
It was a great night, thank you to the Jensens for the fun time!
* A great night except for the flat tire I got on my bike later that evening about 8 miles from home....sorry about the not-even-half a ride we got to do, Lisa-Marie. All right, look, I'm just going to break it to you. I'm doing a sprint triathalon, here in Rexburg, it's on Saturday, and I'm ready...We can partly blame the lack of blogging on all the training. It's been awesome, I promise I'll post on Sunday all about it.
Oh, and I just have to say...
Kennedy has scored at least 2 goals in each of her 3 soccer games this season. Let's just say we are doing our part to make sure DQ does not feel the recession. Go Kennedy! That's her right up there in the front of the pack... We are so proud of you!