Vacation

Well, we survived another family vacation at Lakeside! :) We actually had a wonderful week together. The weather was perfect...not too hot and no rain. I survived the Lakeside triathlon--1/2 mile swim (they changed it from 1 mile to 1/2 mile), 15 mile bike (actually a little over that) and 4 mile run. It was great that Jen and Jerry could run with me. It helped keep me going or I probably would have walked some. It was fun to do! Now, I'll gear up for my next tri on Sept. 20th. I've got the bug!
We enjoyed staying with Tim, Jen and kids at the Oak St. house this year. It was fun playing cards and just staying up late talking. I was glad to have some good conversations with Jen. We usually don't get to spend that much time talking because it's usually quite noisy when all of us are together. :)
Kevin graciously allowed me to stay with mom an extra week so I could go to her next chemo treatment and help her on her sick days at home. God bless the man for taking 3 kids 800 miles and caring for them during the week. I'm also grateful to Jen (from my church) who cared for the kids during the day so I could have this time with mom. I'm very blessed! I head home tomorrow. And, before I know it, school will be starting in about 2 weeks. Where did the summer go?
Anyway....more later.....