My amazing husband

        J has been riding his bike for just over a year now. He loves it. It helps him relieve stress, gives him time to think, he is able to get away (even though sometimes I do want to curse his me time, maybe I need a bike) and is great excercise. He entered a race on Saturday. It was blowing hard at times, raining, and even snowing for awhile. But he did it. It was only 25 miles but it was an up and down with parts between 5-9% grade. The last 3 miles were all up hill. It was a beautiful ride. After he started in the snow we waited for a while and then found him and followed him for the last 7 or 8 miles. It was really hilly with a resiorvior at a spot, lots of cows, freeway frontage for a mile or 2, and an amazing rock canyon with a nice little creek running through it. It was amazing to see him do this race. He worked so hard and wanted to quit quite a few times but he didn't. He finished even though he couldn't feel his hands because of the cold and was soaking wet from sweat and rain not to mention burning calf muscles and a tired sore back and his bike was acting up and trying to shift gears when he would stand up but he never got off and walked. And as if that isn't enough he isn't sore at all today. Holy cow makes me want to push myself alittle more. Yes I really am bragging I know but isn't he amazing. He finished in 1 hour 49 minutes. Look at the grade nad the surroundings. Amazing.

The pictures of the kids asleep is on the way home from the race. You would think they raced.

catch up

 

 

 

School is almost out. Yeah I think. A couple of things to catch up. I went to Muffins and Moms with P at school. It was fun. They had written about their moms and why they love them. D had Parents, Pies, and Poetry. They each had choosen a poem and then did some in groups mostly Shel Silverstien. It was fun to see the different personalities come out in the poems. D did a good job sharing her poems. We got 4-H lambs. We are doing horse and lambs. D is any way P still has another year. It will be an adventure. The family picture was Sunday morning before Stk conference. We had an extra hour so we took a few pictures. J took B for most of conference so I really enjoyed it. J I mean B had alittle nap in the foyer even. D had a piano recital a few weeks ago also and did very well. It is so fun to watch these little kids grow up. They are growing up so fast. We saw pictures of the family when M was about B age it was just yesterday. How I love that I can go to these things at school, that I can be home when they get home from school, and be home with my 2 littlest monkeys all day. I wouldn't trade that for a vacation home in Island Park, Disneyland trips, a nice ranch in Montana?, a brand new minivan, or a Dutchman RV. I love being a mom.