2011 was a year of many changes. I went from having the wonderful noise of all the kids and grandkids filling our house every Sunday to a very, very quiet house. My daughter's husband graduated and found a great job in Portland so she and her husband and all my grandkids moved to Portland. My oldest son is up in Spokane getting his MA and my youngest son is in England serving a mission for our church. I have to say I miss all the noise, the fingerprints, the sweet little voices, the hugs, and handing out treat bags to the grandkids as they leave the house. I miss breakfasts with my sons, and lunch with my daughter, and Einsteins with the family. I miss picking up my grandson from school and seeing how excited he was that "Grandma was picking him up"! Even though my work keeps me very busy and to fill the void I could just work all the time, I decided instead that this was the perfect year for me to do a full Ironman triathlon. I am not sure it was a concious decision but when my husband decided he was going to do it, I didn't want him to spend all that time training without me...and what better way to fill all those lonely moments than swimming laps, running miles and riding my bike up the canyons. And so it is official..IRONMAN CANADA 2012 here I come....but I am pretty sure in the midst of my training I will have to make some trips to Portland for the hugs and the noise and the precious moments with my kids that make everything else I do just that much better.
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