Ian/Basketball: played tons of games and we are on a huge run (for us) and are 7 and 1 in our last two weeks bringing our season's record to 15-12. The boys are starting to function in their rolls really good and with 3 games left at The Courts and 5 at Rock Solid we could have a nice little closure to a rough start. We got 2nd in a recent tourney in Logan Rogersville a couple weeks ago which got the boys a little *bling*.
Jake: Still trying to get his 'running' legs under him after being off so long and he is struggling with it. He is seriously thinking of skipping track this year as it's never been a favorite of his (necessary evil) and is trying to find a trail marathon in late May or early June to run. He and I have had many heart to heart talks about his track season and it's pretty easy listening to him and his rationalizations as he is a sharp kid with a golden heart; the only thing keeping him in there is him being a captain and he doesn't want to let down any of the under classman and none of it is centered around his wants.
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School is going pretty well for him and doesn't seem to be in too big of a hurry to graduate. He and a teammate are heading to DECA state competition next weekend.
DEB: We keep knocking out our foster/adoptive classes and we are really enjoying the information and find it quite interesting. Thursday evenings (6pm to 9pm) are not a drag at all and I actually look forward to it (never thought that would be the case). We are sneaking in some racquetball here and there and Deb is making leaps and bounds with how well she is playing; lots of fun.
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Spent last weekend in Branson with our Sunday School group at a marriage retreat and we had a great time. The group's agenda is not an 'intensive' set of instruction, but more a solid topic of sessions with the emphasis on community and having tons of fun (which we always do). This year Deb and I shared in front of the group how attitude impacts our relationship/marriage and we had a fun time doing it (even though Deb was a little nervous prior).
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Riding/Training: While I am not getting in monster long rides I am riding consistently and equally spending time on the core and in the gym. Feeling pretty fit, but you never know until you toe a line against others.
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Last weekend after the retreat I hooked up with some Branson guys (Dathan, Kendal, Ty, and Chad) and they took me on a freaking roller coaster ride - straight up and straight down! Twice he hit over 55mph (way fun) and by rides end I was short a little bit of 50 miles, but got in over 5k+ of climbing. It was awesome as I felt good strength and was able to sustain good output without putting myself in the 'red' - encouraging to say the least. If these guys ever ask if you want to ride out to the airport just know it's going to hurt! Yesterday I found out a car hit Kendal while he was riding on Monday; bike it trashed, but thankfully Kendal walked away with just being 'roughed up'.
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Not sure what my 'season opener' will be just yet, but trying to work out a race in Hot Springs on the 12th of March; a 6hr mtb event. Heaven knows I don't have 6hrs of racing in my legs, but I would like to go cruise a cool trail for as long as I can...
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MWI event was cancelled due to lack of interest by other teams; bummer. I was not going to be able to make this event as I screwed up my calendar and forgot that was when we are taking the boys to Dallas for a quick spring break trip (a good buddy hooked us up with Spurs vs Mavs tickets and Ian is on cloud nine).
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Looks like I'll hit Tour of Hermann (always like to support Jeff Y and crew) and Joe Martin in Arkansas. Funny I pick these as I am not a climber at all, but yet that is a big focus on each of these, oh well. I also have a handful of mtb events I hope to knock out like the Bone Bender, a race in Dallas (while we are there) and who knows what else.
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