Paddlin'

Check it out, I'm in a boat! Nothing too wild, we just paddled out in the marina to watch the Women's National Wakeboard Competition up close and personal. Those chicks get some mad air!





The beginning of this video is super shaky so hold on to your guts!

Supastar!

Thursday morning Shane got up before dawn for a special live news broadcast from the new Rock kayak park here in Sparks. Apparently, it's all about "the love of the sport". I had to record it off the TV so I apologize if it's funky.



I think he looks pretty cute - and that change at the end from "fer sure" to "definitely" really classes it up. Nice job, Babe!

Super Sunday

I think it's about kick-off time, best get to those deviled eggs and settle in to watch the game. Rooting for Arizona, Go Cards!

Shane and Evan went kayaking yesterday with John and Trevor and Scott - it was another gorgeous Northern Nevada day. Looks like the water might be up just a little.

Enjoy the game!

Kayak Kid

Evan is getting more and more comfortable in the water, and he digs hanging out with his dad and the kayak crew. Here are some pics from yesterday downtown at the whitewater park. The water is flowing really low, and really cold - you can see the ice on the rocks. Crazy 'yakers!

Monday Again?

Friendship Bread Day 9/10: Release any accumulated air from baggie and squish to mix several times today. Tomorrow is baking day!

Made a mini album for Evan yesterday, all about yakin'. Seeing his face light up when he looked through it reminds me why I scrapbook.

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The title letters on the cover were cut by the ever talented lpmkate. I love them! Evan did his own journaling:

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Shane called to tell me that he won his division in the kayak race yesterday! Woo-hoo! Wish I could have been there to cheer him on. Can't wait to hear all about it when he gets home tonight. I'm really missing him this weekend, bummed that we can't do this stuff together. And not looking forward to next weekend, another out-of-towner. Hurry home, babe!

Meanwhile, back at the home front: grocery shopping today. Yippee. We have no food in the house so it's gonna be a big one.

Later, taking the kids and dog on a hike at White's Creek.

Tonight I'll be watching the new episode of True Blood on HBO. Not completely sure about it yet, it's a vampire thing. Really just curious since it's by the creators of Six Feet Under, my favorite show of all time.

One disc into Dexter, Season 2. Digging it. Another Six Feet connection, go figure.

Saturday Stuff

-I am so tired of calling up 800 numbers to speak to "customer service" reps who end up making my blood boil. They are not there to service customers, they are obviously there to service the company they work for.

-Enjoying the nice fall weather. It's sunny and a bit cooler and I love it. Ready for a hike up in the mountains where the leaves should be starting to turn.

-Shane is at the Mokelumne River Festival, competing in a downriver race. Go get em honey! You can see the race locale here.

-Had a fun dinner with friends last night, feeling the effects of too much food and drink. Planning a lazy day with some kind of kid activity thrown in.

-Maybe I'll do some scrapbooking this weekend. I need to get busy on the Napoleon Dynamite theme ATC cards - should be fun but I'm just not feeling it right now.

-Project #1 on the agenda is le petit pouchette part deux. Lesson learned: do not put items with velcro in the dryer with pieces you are felting!

Surfing In Nevada

Yesterday, Shane played in hole 5 yesterday while we spectators chilled out catching crawdads, checking out the freaky locals, and doing a little riverside crocheting. Good times, good times.