MAJOR storms recently. Luckily, not too much wind though. A TON of rain. Flooded basement. I am SO glad we bought a large wet/dry shop vac on Black Friday. After all its use last night, I can now say fighting the crowds that morning was worth it. And thanks Teresa for going to Lowe's to pick it up while I was in Target ;) Bryan had a pump in his work van that helped, too. Oh, and our tarp McGuyver skills....ha ha. Not many tree branches down, only a few minor ones. My container gardens took a hail of a beating though. I hope everything recovers. Brayden found a bird nest in the yard the day after.
Baseball is all done, it was a short, rainy season. The kids got trophies, and Rylan got a metal.
Brayden is doing VERY WELL swimming. Last month, we had an away meet at an outdoor pool. It was so fun! And, Brayden took FIRST PLACE in his events! After his previous meet, he aspired to "not be second again". His drive is amazing. He never wants to skip practice. He went 5 days per week, although he's only asked to attend 2. In addition, he likes to do open swim on weekends. Last Saturday, we had Summer Swim Championships at Cal U. He won 3 metals, and had a great time! We have one more meet on Thursday, a short meet. We won't continue with swim team in the fall, but plan to have both boys on the team next summer. Speaking of fall- after some discussions, we are leaning toward joining ONLY a developmental hockey team instead of a competitive team at Allegheny or Westmoreland. First, its MUCH less expensive, and it will free up time for the kids to pursue other sports they want to try: Brayden wants to do football in the fall, and track in the spring. Rylan wants to play basketball this winter. These weren't possible with competitive ice hockey. We still plan to attend "Stick Time" during the week to keep up the hockey skills, and the developmental team.
We still have to decide on other fall sports. There is a local fall baseball program, flag football though the Y, hopefully Hot Shots home school gym program, and Stage Right home school musical again. We can't do it all, so we need to call some contacts and find out days/times etc.
I have started a running training program. Why? Well, why not? I have NEVER been a runner. Ever. Even in high school, when we had to run a mile, I walked and chatted with friends. I can hike mountains, bike, swim, and take group exercise classes at the Y but running is a challenge. It's SO different from my other activities. Its been surprisingly fun (besides the first day). Its nice to have a friend to run with (Thanks Becky!) and I am improving, and doing better than I expected. We are looking into upcoming 5K's this fall. I am not sure what I will do in the winters though. Treadmills are SO boring!
We are looking forward to drier weather for camping. Oh, and biking. I can't wait to take the kids out on the bike trail. We are hoping to get together with Jessica in a week or two, so that will be fun.
Other news? I stained my hair with henna. I like it. Oh, and I attended a very nice, informative herb class....I look forward to more classes offered. I am already making some new herb tinctures.
So, that's about it. Hopefully more pics and or video soon.
Happy Bray
Handsome Ry
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