Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Happy Mother's Day Mom/Grandma!
You mean SO MUCH to us! Thanks for all you do for us and with us! We love you!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Good Luck Today Lewis!!
Today is the big IronMan World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. For those who are not familiar with triathlon racing, here is an excerpt from the IronMan site:
If you are a triathlete, there is no bigger day in this sport than the Ford Ironman World Championship. It is the race that defined our sport as it came of age, and continues to be the defining race in our sport for any avid triathlete.
To get to the starting line in Kona, you must either be very lucky and get yourself a spot through the lottery, or very talented, and win yourself a qualifying spot at one of the qualifying events held around the world.
Tens-of-thousands of triathletes try to get one of those coveted Ironman spots every year. Only 1,800 succeeded.
That means 1,800 "lucky" people get to test themselves on one of the biggest challenges the sports world has to offer ... 2.4-miles of swimming, 112-miles of biking, and a 26.2-mile marathon run through tough ocean waves, and challenging lava-covered terrain.
While there are thousands of triathlons around the world, it is this one that truly defines the sport. It all began at an Awards Ceremony for a relay running race in Honolulu in 1977. A group of local athletes discussed the idea of an endurance triathlon and combining three major events that already existed on the island. John Collins suggested combining them and making it a single-day event. Later that evening, Collins took the stage announcing the event and that "whoever finishes first, we will call him the IRONMAN." It has since become triathlon's Super Bowl, Wimbledon, World Series, World Cup, and Tour de France all rolled into one. What makes this event so unique is that "average" people get to compete alongside the best in the world.
I am proud to say that my brother, Lewis, has worked tirelessly to be able to achieve a coveted spot among the world's top athletes and is racing at Kona today. This success has come after competing in only his 2nd IronMan race of his career in August 2008 in Louisville, Ky. Lewis' first IronMan in August of 2007 left him just one place shy of a qualifying finish for Hawaii. This year he came back and shaved off 30 minutes of his final race time and achieved a qualifying spot. It is challenging enough to even think about doing a regular triathlon, much less have the determination it takes to compete in such a grueling, lengthy race as an IronMan. We are extremely proud of him! Our Mom and her two sisters have accompanied Lewis to Hawaii and have been enjoying a nice vacation. I'm jealous! ;-)
Here is an article written about Lewis in our local paper and some pictures from this year's finish at IronMan Louisville:
http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/cgi-bin/c2.cgi?053+article+Sports+20081006224609053011">
We expect Lewis to cross the finsih line sometime after 11pm Eastern Standard Time. Hawaii is 6 hrs behind EST so that will be approximately 5pm over there. If you would like to watch live coverage of the race today just go to ironman.com and click on Video Webcast. There is also an athlete tracking system and Lewis' bib number is 1706. :-)
If you are a triathlete, there is no bigger day in this sport than the Ford Ironman World Championship. It is the race that defined our sport as it came of age, and continues to be the defining race in our sport for any avid triathlete.
To get to the starting line in Kona, you must either be very lucky and get yourself a spot through the lottery, or very talented, and win yourself a qualifying spot at one of the qualifying events held around the world.
Tens-of-thousands of triathletes try to get one of those coveted Ironman spots every year. Only 1,800 succeeded.
That means 1,800 "lucky" people get to test themselves on one of the biggest challenges the sports world has to offer ... 2.4-miles of swimming, 112-miles of biking, and a 26.2-mile marathon run through tough ocean waves, and challenging lava-covered terrain.
While there are thousands of triathlons around the world, it is this one that truly defines the sport. It all began at an Awards Ceremony for a relay running race in Honolulu in 1977. A group of local athletes discussed the idea of an endurance triathlon and combining three major events that already existed on the island. John Collins suggested combining them and making it a single-day event. Later that evening, Collins took the stage announcing the event and that "whoever finishes first, we will call him the IRONMAN." It has since become triathlon's Super Bowl, Wimbledon, World Series, World Cup, and Tour de France all rolled into one. What makes this event so unique is that "average" people get to compete alongside the best in the world.
I am proud to say that my brother, Lewis, has worked tirelessly to be able to achieve a coveted spot among the world's top athletes and is racing at Kona today. This success has come after competing in only his 2nd IronMan race of his career in August 2008 in Louisville, Ky. Lewis' first IronMan in August of 2007 left him just one place shy of a qualifying finish for Hawaii. This year he came back and shaved off 30 minutes of his final race time and achieved a qualifying spot. It is challenging enough to even think about doing a regular triathlon, much less have the determination it takes to compete in such a grueling, lengthy race as an IronMan. We are extremely proud of him! Our Mom and her two sisters have accompanied Lewis to Hawaii and have been enjoying a nice vacation. I'm jealous! ;-)
Here is an article written about Lewis in our local paper and some pictures from this year's finish at IronMan Louisville:
http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/cgi-bin/c2.cgi?053+article+Sports+20081006224609053011">
We expect Lewis to cross the finsih line sometime after 11pm Eastern Standard Time. Hawaii is 6 hrs behind EST so that will be approximately 5pm over there. If you would like to watch live coverage of the race today just go to ironman.com and click on Video Webcast. There is also an athlete tracking system and Lewis' bib number is 1706. :-)
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Can you guess?
Which one of these women is 28 wks pregnant and which one is 37 wks pregnant? Which one of these women has 7-lb babies and which one has 9-lb babies? LOL My sister-in-law and I have had the pleasure of sharing yet another pregnancy (her son and my Evan are 3 months apart). She has just 3 wks or less to go and we are exited about meeting their newest addition, a little girl (somebody has to have girls, right?). I am praying for a smooth delivery for you, Laura! :-) (By the way, please ignore the fact that I squeezed into those overalls that I'm wearing in the picture, lol. It was part of our "barnyard" theme for Vacation Bible School.)
Monday, May 12, 2008
Happy 1st Anniversary Mom & Jerry
Jerry, I am so thankful that you have come into my Mom's (and our) life. It is obvious that you love her more than you love yourself. You support her and encourage her and make sure she is always taken care of - that means so much to us! You have readily accepted that her life revolves around her children and grandchildren and have joined her in that ambition. You love and care for my kids like a true grandpa, spoiling them along the way! Thank you for reciprocating the love and goodness that she radiates. You compliment each other. This one's for you...
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day to all you Mommies out there! I love this special day of being reminded of the blessing of both having a mother and being a mother. Everything to Everyone. This would have to be a fitting description of so many mothers that I know and certainly of my own mother.
I am so lucky to have a mother as loving and devoted as mine. It amazes me how she can split her one person into being the mother, grandmother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and coworker that she is. If you need her, she'll be there - without exception. She subconsciously lives by the motto: "Who can I help today and how?" It's just automatic. What an example to live by!
For me personally, her dedication to motherhood (and grandmotherhood) often leaves me wondering "What would I do without her??" Not everyone gets to have their mother as their newborn baby's first nurse and evaluator - 25+ years of neonatal nursing experience at your beck and call! Who is the one who lets you take your moodiness/bad day out on her and still has nothing but optimism to share with you? My Mom. Who is the one who kills herself to get to any event, no matter how major or minor, that any one of her children or grandchildren are involved in? My Mom. Who is the one who tells you what angels your children were when you KNOW they drove her nuts? My Mom. (Why is it that grandparents get away with LYING, lol). Who was the one who noticed that my precious little Evan was breathing a little too fast on his 6th day of life, and so it was discovered that he had an undetected heart problem? My Mom. And currently... who is the one who drives me to all of my far away appointments, comes over and cleans/does laundry, and helps take care of my kids with every second of free time that she has??? My Mom. Mom, Hallmark wouldn't do today - I hope you don't mind me telling the world how much you mean to me!
Mother of 4, grandmother of 7 (and counting!), so here are just a FEW of her proudest moments.
Nurse/grandma at Clayton's birth
Nurse/grandma at Grant's birth
Nurse/grandma at Evan's birth
I am so lucky to have a mother as loving and devoted as mine. It amazes me how she can split her one person into being the mother, grandmother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and coworker that she is. If you need her, she'll be there - without exception. She subconsciously lives by the motto: "Who can I help today and how?" It's just automatic. What an example to live by!
For me personally, her dedication to motherhood (and grandmotherhood) often leaves me wondering "What would I do without her??" Not everyone gets to have their mother as their newborn baby's first nurse and evaluator - 25+ years of neonatal nursing experience at your beck and call! Who is the one who lets you take your moodiness/bad day out on her and still has nothing but optimism to share with you? My Mom. Who is the one who kills herself to get to any event, no matter how major or minor, that any one of her children or grandchildren are involved in? My Mom. Who is the one who tells you what angels your children were when you KNOW they drove her nuts? My Mom. (Why is it that grandparents get away with LYING, lol). Who was the one who noticed that my precious little Evan was breathing a little too fast on his 6th day of life, and so it was discovered that he had an undetected heart problem? My Mom. And currently... who is the one who drives me to all of my far away appointments, comes over and cleans/does laundry, and helps take care of my kids with every second of free time that she has??? My Mom. Mom, Hallmark wouldn't do today - I hope you don't mind me telling the world how much you mean to me!
Mother of 4, grandmother of 7 (and counting!), so here are just a FEW of her proudest moments.
Nurse/grandma at Clayton's birth
Nurse/grandma at Grant's birth
Nurse/grandma at Evan's birth
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