Well, I did it again! I managed to get in 100+ miles on my bicycle again this week. I was really worried as the week went on, but I pulled it off with a 50.5 mile ride Saturday. Overall, it was a good ride….it looked like it was going to rain all morning, but it held off.
Landis regains yellow!
The Tour de France has been an incredible race to wach this year. On Wednesday, American Floyd Landis was in the yellow jersey for the 2nd day in the alps. He had a rough day and lost 10 minutes…he was OUT of contention! Thursday was the 3rd and final day in the Alps, the last mountain stage before Paris. Floyd got away from the pack, getting back more than 8 minutes and taking the stage win in an impressive effort!! And just a few minutes ago (Saturday), Floyd regained the yellow jersey with an outstanding performance in the final individual time trial. For the 8th consecutive year, an American will ride along the Champs-Elysees in yellow!
For those of you not into cycling, you've missed a phenomenal Tour. And as impressive as the stats are for many of the riders, it is the sportsmanship, especially among the leaders, that stands out. It's great to see a hard-fought contest in a year when cycling has experienced a great deal of controversy and turmoil.
Little One and I have enjoyed the excitement of the last 19 days of racing, and I know tomorrow will be an outstanding final day of the Tour! Go Floyd!!
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I have turned on comments moderation because I have been receiving comment spam. To avoid that, all future comments will have to be approved by an admin before they are visible.
I'm sorry for the hassle, but I don't want to spend forever policing the site for comment spam.
Roady 2 PAS Received
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I had been looking for a way to listen to XM on my bike (it is legal in VA as long as BOTH ears are not covered) when I received a special offer to get it for $20 (normal price had been $149!). Cyndi said I could go ahead and order it, so I did. Well, I finally received my Roady2 PAS via UPS yesterday. I took it out of the package, and looked at it…it is a fairly ingenious design. I set it to charge last night. Today when I leave work, I'll take my Roady2 home and try it out. Once I use it for a few days, I'll let everyone know what I think.
BTW, the image to the left is from the Delphi website. I didn't think they would mind me using their image to plug their product! |
12 weeks and counting
Tomorrow, Little One is officially 12 weeks old! I realize this isn't as big a milestone as it will be when we can hold L.O. and celebrate our first 3 months together, but it's still pretty exciting. It can be hard not to wonder if everything is going alright, if he or she is growing right along…but it's comforting to know that we're pretty much through the 1st trimester. And whatever happens, God is in control!!
I have been feeling much better lately. Mostly, I only feel poorly if I need to eat…which seems to be more often than in the past 🙂 It's been challenging to try to adjust my eating habits, but I'm working on it. At least I feel like eating again! I haven't really put on any weight since I was sick off and on for so many weeks, but I think my stomach just may be getting a little rounder. I'm even looking forward to the time when my clothes get snug!!
Speaking of, I bought my first maternity clothes on Saturday:^) We spent the day with my aunt and uncle in MD and Angela and my cousin, Rachael, took me to Baby Depot to check things out. It was a lot of fun just to see everything and laugh with the girls! And I got a really cute white shirt and a long, black broomstick skirt that, while too big now, should serve me well through most of the pregnancy…as long as I don't gain 50 pounds or anything!!
This week will be busy thanks to VBS, and next week will be even worse since I'll be working long days with the missionary kids, but it'll help pass the time to my next OB visit on August 1!!!
10 years later
Tomorrow, July 17, 2006 is the 10th anniversary of a horrible disater that changed the lives of many. TWA flight 800 anniversary
There are MANY articles online about this disaster.
Another 100+ mile week
I had another 100+ mile week last week. I haven't ran the numbers yet, but it is looking like I went 105 miles. Not as good as I wanted, but on the last day, I had a spoke break on my rear wheel. That cut my ride short by 7 miles….what a bummer 🙁
I don't know if I'll get 100+ this week. The weather is supposed to be very HOT and humid so I don't know what I'll do….probably play every afternoon by ear.
Remember the Believers
We should pray for the believers in Lebanon and Israel. Pray that God would use them to be a strong witness in this time of turmoil. Pray that God would send people to help comfort their families back in the US.
Let it be known
Let it be known that I back Israel 100%. They have given up too much in the past (troops for prisoners, Gaza Strip, West Bank, etc….) and are paying the price for it. To Israel I say stand strong! Continue your efforts to limit civilian casualties, but defend yourself.
Remember the purpose of war: Kill more of your enimies people and break more of his "stuff" as quickly as possible.
2006 Mission Century Flyers
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I just wanted to let everyone know that flyers for the 2006 Mission Century are available for download. We currently have two options:
8.5 x 11 (Good for printing and posting) I hope to come up with some banners and png files suitable for posting on the web shortly. |