Now, Where Was I?

So, the lack of posts lately certainly hasn't been because of a lack of activity.  Why is it that the times you most want to record for posterity are precisely the times that you have none to spare?  Or energy.

Anyway, we've been busy.  And my little boys are growing up.  The other evening we were at Cliff and Mary's for some Ultimate Frisbee and Kenrick succeeded in out-sprinting me to the corner of the end zone to haul in a fine pass for a touchdown.  It seemed like every time I turned around he was zipping from one end of the field to the next, half the time with the Frisbee.  Anthony played too.  We had to remind him a couple of times that he's supposed to stand still when he has the Frisbee, but otherwise he did really well.  Ultimate is the kind of game where you can bend the rules a little for the kids, but can still get a pretty good workout running around like a maniac trying to get a hold of that slippery little disk.

On Monday we went to a Fourth of July picnic at Leonard and Rhonda's and got a chance to play some volleyball.  Kenrick played every game. It reminded me of picnics when I was growing up and wanting to play volleyball with the adults.  My older cousins seemed like such good players and everyone was intensely competitive even if they weren't very good players, but it seemed like the kids were always included and I've come to appreciate that over the years.

Part of the reason I haven't been able to sit down at the computer lately is that I'm trying to finish up the upstairs hall remodeling project.  That project is coming along.  Slowly.  I've finally got the first layer of tape and mud on the drywall and hope to be ready for texture in the next couple of days.  I'm still intending to post pictures of Anya's room, but we need one more picture of the finished product and are having a hard time keeping the room cleared of clutter for long enough to take it.

We're looking forward to company next week, but that also means that our triathlon is coming up.  I've been trying to train for the swim part, but (as usual) am falling short of an ideal training schedule.  I have been biking some and running a little (very little), and I have gotten to the pool a few times and the pond once, so I'm confident that I can finish the 1500 meter swim.  But how quickly is the question of the day.

And yes, we did see the Peoria fireworks on Sunday evening. They were awesome.