Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's Day today. The girls and Bryan served me eggs benedict in bed with a bouquet of pink carnations and a "Mom" locket. They made a huge card for me. Bryan and I worked with the K-5th graders at church and then we all had brunch at a friends house. It was a completely terrific day!

Reptiles and Amphibians

Our adventure yesterday consisted of a 2 1/2 hour tour of a local wildlife area. The girls really enjoyed the tour and the catching of tadpoles, caterpillers, bugs and snakes. I think they liked walking in the icky pond water the best.

We found a Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus):
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~titus/herp/punctatus.html
A Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis): http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~titus/herp/sirtalis.html
A Pacific Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenife): http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~titus/herp/catenifer.html
A Northwestern Garter Snake (Thamnophis ordinoides): http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~titus/herp/ordinoides.html

The weather held out for us. It was cloudy with the threat of rain; however, the rain didn't show up until after the field trip. Yeah!

Triathlon pics

Well, we finished the triathlon. Bryan placed 1st in his division (Male, 50-59, Mountain Bike), and our team placed 1st in our division (Relay, Mountain Bike). The weater was great, except for the wind on the bike route, not too hot or cold and no rain!

Albany Sprint Triathlon

Triathlon is tomorrow. Bryan will swim (750 meters), I will bike (20k), and Bryan will run (5k). It is supposed to be below 60 degrees with a shower or two. I hope it decides not to rain during my biking. That can be pretty miserable. I also pray that the wind isn't blowing.

Beautiful weather

We took advantage of the wonderful weather yesterday with a drive, a hike and a picnic at Soda Springs. We're a day away from Easter and 2 weeks from the Albany Sprint Triathlon. Bryan will be swimming, I will bike and he will run. Should be fun. I'm in no shape to do the whole thing this year but am determined to be next year. I'm still trying to get my asthma and allergies under control. Breathing is an important part life.