Mosquitos

Today at my daughters cross country practice I had mosquitos biting me all over my feet as I recorded time splits with another mom (I'm the head coach for the Jr and Sr high teams). I thought it was so strange that the mosquitos loved me, but didn't seem to affect her nearly as badly. When I thought I was going to scream or pull out my hair I looked down to see what it was about my ankles that they so adored only to discover my feet completely covered in ants! Stupid ants. But it was all ok, because I knew that right after practice we were headed to my mom's house for chicken that my grandmother (88 yrs young and a professional chef) had cooked. I am so blessed.

The Name

When trying to figure out what to call this animal - I love to "play" at everything I do - even triathlon. You see, I'm a "completer" and not a "competitor" and there's a big difference in the two. I have 4 amazing daughters that are at the center of my life so naturally I'm thinking tri and 4 and play = tri4play (and then I smiled to myself).

Play and fun are the core of what this life is about - it completely freaks me out that I am 40 years old and I feel like 13. I constantly have bizarre and outrageous thoughts like a teenager and wonder when the %$# I'll grow up! It's downright scary at times when I'm biting my lip to not embarrass myself by saying something totally inappropriate. I do have fun at work and at play and I feel better about myself when I am working very hard (and getting lots done).

I'm headed off to watch more of Hurricane Ike! Wish us luck!

Hurricane chicken fight

Hey...Gustav!! Wanna chicken fight? Go get Fay, Hanna, Ike, and Josephine and BRING IT!! We'll whoop your ass!!

This is a perfect picture of poor parenting - what you do with your kids who are wearing you out during a hurricane. "Go play in the hurricane, kids!!'

Out here

Strange. Here I am a girl that has journaled every single day for over 23 years and yet I feel so awkward typing this. I stopped journaling a couple of years ago for some personal reasons and out of the blue started this today.