Newest member of the family

This is Zeus!!!









He is a border collie/rat terrier mix. He is one of the cutest dogs you'll ever meet! And he's mine!

It took many weekends and several visits to the local animal shelters to find the right little guy, but we finally found him. We've had him for 2 weeks and he has yet to pee in the house! He's a fairly quick learner. He comes to his name most of the time and he's starting to get "Sit" and "Stay." He's a lucky little dog right now because he gets two walks a day! (No, we're not spoiling him or anything!) Hopefully he's happy with his new home. We sure do like him!

Yeah for Niki!

Greg did a local sprint last weekend on Saturday. Greg did well for not being in the best shape ever, so I think he was happy with it.

Niki did her first tri on Saturday. On a personal note, this one was harder to watch. It was all women, and boy would I have liked to be out there on the course. Not to take anything away from Niki. It was her first tri. She trained for it. And she kicked butt! Great job Sis!!!!

Dear blog...

Oh dear bloggest of mine,

How are you today? Yes, I see that I haven't connected with you in well over a month. There were so many posts that I meant to send your way. Isn't that the way it always goes? I was going to put together that last posting before school started. I wanted to gather my thoughts and post the highlights of my summer.

While I didn't race this summer, I could talk about my volunteer experience. Being a swim buddy at the Tri for the Cure was a frightful, yet rewarding experience. I've also had the chance to live vicariously through other friends doing their first ever tri's!

Then school started... And I would have loved to vent on the 30 - 32 kids I have in EVERY class this year... Well, that was in addition to my class that had 47 kids in it. I'm happy to report that class is now at 30. It made for a rough start to the school year.

And then volleyball started on day 2 of school. That means I get to work with some wonderful girls in a sport that I love... But I have to pack up to head to practice everyday right at the final bell. That means I need to go in on Sundays to get myself caught up on all the work I would normally do after school. But my girls ARE improving! And both of my teams won their games tonight!!!! I'm so proud of those girls.

And then there's the whole 'still not pregnant' thing. I could write three loooong posts on everything I've been putting my body through, but it's just not worth the breath. Nothing has changed in the long run.

And doggies!!!! I've now made a couple of trips to the local animal shelters. When I spot that perfect little doggie, he's gonna be mine. It's a big commitment, so I'm just waiting til I find the right one.

Oh dearest blog, I think of you often. Unfortunately I'm not entirely sure when I'll actually have time to pen you another note. I have 7 more weeks of coaching volleyball... Hopefully I'll have lots of fun and excitement to write about when my schedule eases up. Until then, try to live every day as if it were your last wonderful day! Cheers!

Your friend,

Turtle