Wednesday night Tami and I went with Tim and Jeanne downtown to see a performance of the play, “Plainsong.” We rode the light rail to and from the theater complex on a bitterly cold night. Our tickets were courtesy of mom and Vern, who volunteer as ushers.
The photo below shows our train tickets, our tickets to the performance, and the cover of the program.
I woke up last Sunday morning (Aug.12) not feeling so well. Decided I needed a day off, which turned into taking the entire week off. I felt tired, sore, achy, and irritable all week, so I probably needed a break from strenuous activity.
On Sunday past, we also had a small bbq, and invited Mom and Vern over for dinner. We had a great visit, although Eric and Brit couldn’t make it. Here are a few pictures.
My favorite shot of the late afternoon was of Boomer on the adult-sized tricycle in the backyard. He was convinced that if he tried hard enough that he could ride it.
The rest of my week was consumed with work (another midnight on Wednesday) getting Danielle registered for school, and other domestically related activities.
I also signed up for an electronic triathlon/swimming coaching subscription, which includes some pretty strict dietary recommendations. I’m going to give it a try for a few weeks because I’m convinced that I’ll never be able get faster unless I lose some weight.
I also discovered that the Triathlon I was going to enter was closed for registration. I’m not too disappointed as I’m not so convinced that the event was going to be worth the money. Plus, I can create a course of my own and have Tami and the kids witness, observe, time and photograph as I race against myself. I’m thinking I’ll train real hard between now and late October and then do my Inaugural Solo Triathlon, and do it for free.
Training starts 8-18-07.
We had a semi impromptu BBQ Friday in celebration of Danielle turning 20. Tim and Jeanne, Mom and Vern, and a few of Danielle’s friends came over. Eric came with his old roommate Joe. It was a lot of fun and it was a very nice evening. Here are the photos.
Joe needed his back cracked, so Eric stood on him.
(Once again I have multiple photos that I would love to post and make available for everyone to see - but I can’t find the time to follow my brother’s instructions a get a Flickr account. Someday.)
We celebrated Tami and Vern’s birthdays on Sunday by having a small BBQ at our house. Tami and I tried to insist that we celebrate Jeanne’s birthday too, but she did a good job of deflecting the attention away.
Here they are addressing the cakes. (Notice in the 3rd photo that Tami at least got Jeanne to assist in blowing out the candle on the second cake.)
My Mom and Tami went to my brother Greg’s house the other night for a bridal/tupperware party for Maxine’s (Greg’s wife) daughter Jamie. Vern was their (Mom and Tami’s) photographer.
