Oh July.

July is shaping up quite nicely.  Its warm.  And sunny.  And windy . . . but lets not focus on the negative.

Our 4th of July went well.  We did the usual:  boating, eating, napping, eating, fireworks, triathlon, eating, baseball.   Boyd was in the triathlon with my Uncle Chuck.  They did alright for never canoeing together.  And for the record, Uncle Chuck had never canoed in his life so all-in-all they did great.  *Side note:  This is not a REAL triathlon.  There is canoeing instead of swimming and you get a teammate.* Sister1 was in it with cousin Trish and they rocked.  Dad was not going to be in the triathlon but brought his bike "just in case".  Sure enough he talked Doug Thue into joining him.  Have I mentioned that my dad is competitive?  No?  Well, he is.  I remember all sorts of "contests" growing up.  Sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, free throws, etc.  Taunting was always encouraged.  One contest that I did pretty well at was the "how long can you keep your feet in this large pan of ice water."  Ahhh . . . all 10 of my loyal readers are saying . . . that makes total sense that she would win that contest . . . she is such a Life Success Story.   An inspiration, yes?

Speaking of "rocking".  Sister1 decided to try wakeboarding.  Boyd was giving her instructions on how it works and she was trying to get her feet positioned into the board.  Sister1 states:  "No one will feel like they can try wakeboarding after I rock it on my first time!"  She then fell backwards into the boat instead of into the lake.   I laughed.  But to be fair . . . . she did get up and did quite well.  Silly-First-Born-Over-Achiever.

In other news.  I overslept on Tuesday.  I woke up at 8:01 am.  Works starts at 8.  I NEVER oversleep.  However, I somehow managed to walk/dash into the office at 8:14.  Its nice being only a mile from work and also nice being comfortable with looking like crap.   THIS morning . . . I couldn't find my keys.   I keep my keys in 1 of 3 places.  They were nowhere to be found.  I immediately start shooting hate rays towards Boyd because it must be his fault.  It only makes sense.  I decide not to panic and grab my bike.  I can bike to work.  LOTS of people bike to work.  I sling my purse over my shoulder, slip on some flip flops and realize the back tire is flat.  ARGH!!!!  So I walked.  I was late again. *sigh*

Fun News:  Adrienne Graves is in town and doing a jewelry promotion on Saturday evening.  I am actually out of town but Donna is promising delicious treats/food.  Ade gave me a preview of the stuff she is bringing and it is GORGEOUS.  Seriously . . . check it out.  You will not be disappointed.  PLUS, 20% is going towards a charity AND you get 15% off AND a free pair of earrings with a jewelry purchase!  Saturday from 7pm to 8:30 pm.

I am going to post this now.  I am not proofreading it because I have to leave the shoppe soon and my new house does not have wi-fi.  So.  There.