Week 761AZ - Back in the blog+boat

12 weeks ago, I went kayaking, and I wrote a blog. This week, I went kayaking, and I’m now writing a blog. The last two weeks saw a fair few adventures: Kayaking, Wicked the musical, and some fancy masks!

First, my new kayak. Tori will claim I own too many kayaks, which I never use. Well, counterpoint, I’ve used this one at least once! It’s a pretty sweet boat, full drop stitch, only 26 lbs, and with footrests, I think this will be my favorite boat!

Amelia and I have had an amazing couple of walks where we go out and talk about everything! One night as we walked, she talked about how I’m missing the embarrassment part of my brain. And I explained to her that to get rid of embarrassment is a lot of work, but 100% worth it. I don’t know how related it was to that talk, but Amelia often wears a tail, and then one morning she wore not just a tail but a tail and a mask. As we walked to her bus stop, she said, “Dad, I’m experiencing physical pain from embarrassment,” I said, “Yeah, it happens, keep practicing; it goes away.” I also told her we can do some heavy club training.

Some Zach updates: He’s crushing high school:

• He’s grade 9 secretary (good story on his presidential campaign)
• He’s a rower - rowing 4 nights a week, in the winter, 3 of which are called land days: Running/Ergs/Pushup/Squats
• He’s an improv competitor - He’s on the Garfield improv team, which is competing for the Hogan cup (good story on getting to see the shows vs other sports)
• He’s still hosting D&D, including commandeering Tori to cook giant things of pudding
• He’s still hanging with his Middle School buddies, who came out to see his improv show, and who joined him to see a high school play

Some Amelia Updates:

Some Igor Updates:

• I finally got a desktop Mac. Damn, that’s an impressive machine for $500
• I’m now into Heavy Clubs (get photo of them)
• I’m now at 20% target weight for my swings, and TGUs

Some Family Updates:

• We saw Wicked, that was pretty fun.
• We had family hot pot.
• We now have a bathroom light (PROGRESS)
• I moved out of the office, freeing it up to be Zach’s bedroom (which is somewhat stuck)

Some Amelia Updates:

• She’s now a drummer
• Cute story about the cat mask

More photos to add

Have a great week and remember:

In the land of Seuss, where the stories are grand
I went kayaking once, and then I blogged on the sand
Twelve weeks have passed, and I’ve paddled once more,
Now I’m writing a blog, just like before!

Adventures we had, oh quite a few,
Kayaking and musicals, masks fancy and new!

My New Kayak
My new kayak’s a gem, Tori might say
“Too many you have, they just waste away!”
But this kayak’s been used, at least once, I declare,
It’s light and it’s nifty, the best one, I swear!

Amelia’s Walks
Amelia and I, we walked and we talked
About brains and embarrassment, as we strolled and we walked.
She wore a tail and a mask, feeling shy, oh so rare,
I said, “Keep on practicing, soon you won’t care!”

Zach’s Adventures
Now let’s talk of Zach, who’s quite the young chap
In high school he’s thriving, with nary a gap!
He’s grade 9 secretary, with stories to tell,
A rower, an improver, he’s doing quite well!

D&D he hosts, with puddings so grand,
His middle school friends still lend him a hand.

Igor’s Updates
As for Igor, updates abound
A desktop Mac, for five hundred, he found!
Heavy clubs he swings, a photo to take,
He’s reaching his targets, make no mistake!

Family Fun
Family updates, oh, what a delight
We saw Wicked and had hot pot one night.
A light in the bathroom, progress we made,
Zach’s got a new room, though somewhat delayed.

More About Amelia
Amelia’s drumming, with stories so sweet
And a cute cat mask, a tale to repeat!

In the world of Seuss, with rhymes all around,
Our adventures continue, joyfully profound!

ZiaT!