Did you know?

I usually hate those words especially when they come from a parent. Because usually I'm about to hear about something that either I should have know about or something I wish I didn't know about. I just got one of those phone calls about something that "happened" at camp last year. Well I had no clue what they were talking about and it was the first time I had ever heard of it. Well that just gives loads of confidence to parents that the "so called leader" had no clue what the kids were really doing! Wow unchurched kids doing something that was bad, who would have thought that would happen! Well pray for us this next week, we are taking some of those same bad kids back to camp with us this year! Hopefully they won't be smoking pot again this year, or if they do maybe we will get the chance to catch them and have a teachable moment! Well have fun...we will!

55 an no more

Yesterday I did Norman conquest! It's a bicycle ride in Norman that is 63 miles long. They promote the ride by saying conquer the hills and the heat. Well it is true to it's name, one of the hilliest rides I've ever ridden in 100 degree heat is not neccasarily the best way to spend a saturday morning. I was riding with two other guys and got to mile 55 and just died. I had to wait for the sag wagon to come along and pick me up. I failed to do the most importantly thing when riding endurance races....eat and hydrate. So at about mile 45 I was done, but I thought I could finish, well at 55 I was totally spent! It's humilating having to stop but you have to do what you have to do. Our next long ride is Hotter than Hell down in Witchita Falls where we are trying to ride 100 miles. So we will see if I finish it or not, I know one thing for sure, I will be eating and drinking plenty this ride!

Superhero

Ever wanted to be a superhero? I was watching TV the other day and they have a new reality show out called "the Next Superhero". From what I saw it looks like people are coming on and showing what there superpower is or what they wish it were. Now I'm a huge superhero fan, have been since I was a little kid, but even I think this has taken the whole reality thing just a bit too far! Maybe it just be, but that seems like some executives got drunk in a room and said, "hey what can we do that nobody will watch"..... Watch it will probably be the next huge hit, and then I will fill like a doofball. No then I will totally know that our country is gone insane. Well have a good day and if you could be a superhero who would you be? Me I would be Spiderman.....I always identified with the tortured good guy, who didn't quite believe in himself, but still ended up saving the day!

Bikes & More

I've ridden twice this week so far about 50 miles between the two rides. Tomorrow I'm going out for 3-4 hours in the morning with my buddy. We are getting ready for Hotter than Hell in Witchita Falls in August so we have to get our bodies ready to stay on the bike for 5 hours or more. I'm not sure a fanny was meant to stay on a little seat for that long but you do what you have to. The good thing is that I feel good when I'm done, so there is something to be said for that.

I was reading something today about this guy who decided to take a picture a day for the whole year and record his thoughts about the picture, so starting September maybe that's what I will do with my blog....who knows but it was intriguing to me...we will see what happens. Let me know if you think it's a good idea!

Christmas card

Hey I thought I would give you a preview of our Christmas card this year. Since we have such a hard time sending out cards, you might be the only people who actually ever see it. Aren't we such a pretty family!

Summer staff photo

Our steller Trail West Summer Staff crew!

Life & Times

I'm been back in Okc for around 4 days after spending a month in Colorado working. It has been hard for me to rengage with life here in OKC. Not because I don't enjoy it here, just becasue after you have been working somewhere for 7 days a week for 4 weeks it sorta gets in your blood. I keep thinking I have to do something at Trail West and that I'm suppossed to be there instead of here, it's wierd.

On a personal level we past a huge milestone this last week! 15 years of marriage! It's hard to believe that we have been married 15 years. When I look back at pictures I see these two young, wide eyed kids that had no idea what they were doing or getting into. Thankfully marriage just keeps getting better and better for us. It has always been good, but it just keeps improving so I'm extremely thankful for a soulmate that makes it so fun to life live with. So for all of you who are thinking about marriage....I recommend it for sure, just make sure it's someone you have fun with and that you can see yourself growing old with!

Hope you have fun shooting off fireworks this week....tip don't hold the firecrackers too long....they hurt when they explode in your hand....believe me I know!!!!!!