Biking update.

I am probably not going to meet my training goal of 1000 miles before the ride, but I am getting stronger every day. Now that I have to be doing longer rides I get a sick feeling in my tummy before rides. I am overcoming a lot of fears. I have survived my first wreck, learned how to put my chain back on and repair or replace a tube. I have had to take cover from a storm with the tornado sirens going off all around me. I am very nervous about this ride, but glad for the challenge and opportunities. Please pray that I can be as prepared as possible, and that I won't get so dizzy biking first thing in the morning as I have been. Thanks for all the encouragement and support.

Andrew's Hockey Championship Game

They WON! The whole team had been growing moustaches for the play off season. Andrew's parents were here, so we all wore rally moustaches to the game.


















Someone got a better team photo and picture of our immediate family in moustaches, but I will have to post that later.

Field trip day.

Safety day at the base fire department.










Tour of the USCGC Gasconade.


You can see from the flooded gangplank that the river was already flooded. This whole area is now under water.

















Not too often they let a pirate aboard a Coast Guard Cutter!














The boys really liked sitting in the captain's chair.






Going up the stairs out of the engine room.








Picture from the barge looking back towards the cutter.








The boys ended up having a great time and one of them told me they were going to be in the Coast Guard when they grow up.

Bag, in purples for a dear friend.

First post from the iPad

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