Strong and Mighty Tri

Driving from the 1/4 mile swim to the Bike

On the bike ride (self portrait)

My strongest event, the bike!

3 mile run, amazing!

Waiting for my friends........

Kim and I at the end.  It was an amazing day all in all.  I trained for all of this but still had doubts about whether I could actually do it.  I beat my swimming time by 1 and 1/2 minutes.  I am not a swimmer so I used a kick board for 3 laps and faked it for the other 7.  But I DID it!  The bike was my favorite because I love biking.  I booked it and loved every minute of it.  11 miles was a cinch.  The run was the hardest but only because my calves burned like crazy for the first 15 minutes and I had just swam and biked.  I did not run the whole time, but ran more than I walked.  I was totally amazed that I ran for that long.  Our bodies are amazing.    Can't wait to do another one!

Cub Day Camp

Great times for little boys! Somewhere they can say the pledge of allegiance everyday and include, "under God.". My boys will always be scouts!

Silver Creek Falls

Memorial Day weekend and nothing to do.... Except for a fun day at silver creek falls with the cousins. It was a good day!

The Rock at the CROC

We planned a family day an got to spend a whole lot of time playing together. If I was a rich woman, I would have a rock wall in my house. And I would have great arms!

I am awesome!

I can do anything! I am a great worker and mother and wife. And even when that might not seem like enough...
It is!!!

This is the worst pic I have ever taken of myself.

Raise them up......

Quick update on the farm. We are officially vertical! The tomatoes are tall and mighty. I have been pinching out the suckers and have one strong main stem. Waiting for four trusses on each plant before I pinch out the tops to stop growth. The squash are growing a foot a day and now they will be lovingly guided up the fence and across. Watered with the kiddie pool water this morning! Cause we are super green in Oregon and nothing goes to waste! Sprayed the artichokes with a soapy/ peppermint mixture to get tiny little life suckers off them! It worked, they died! The bugs, not the plant! Happy gardening!