Woods Wind Wander

Here we go, Aimee. Here we go 👏👏 Hold on.  A triathlon?  Wait, did I miss something?  You never told me you were training for a triathlon.   Well, I only found out about it 2 weeks ago.  We have a friend/neighbor (I'll call him Neighbor/friend #1) who has recently gotten really into duathlons, triathlons, and road races (running).  He is not an endurance athlete.  He's a martial artist and powerlifter, but over the last several months he has decided to challenge himself by participating in sports that are completely new to him.  It is solely for the purpose of seeing what he is capable of, for enjoying sport, and watching himself improve.  I LOVE this mentality so much!  He knows I've been running for a while now and that I enjoy racing, so he has invited me to join him on some of the races he has participated in this spring and summer. Sadly, nothing had worked out for one reason or another.  About two weeks ago he approach...

It is currently the middle of the winter here and has been a while since our last post.  We are in the full throes of the school year with both boys at home.  While our oldest is pretty independent in terms of his schooling, I, understandably, have had my hands full with a boisterous second grader.  While we have continued to walk around where we live and go hiking on the weekends, it has been challenging to find the time to post anything on the blog (I'm already longing for spring break 😉).  It has also gotten downright cold.  Right now it is 28° and very windy, and sadly, we have had only one snow day. A big highlight lately though has been a pair of bird feeders that we received for Christmas from Nonni and Pop Pop.  My parents came over to help us set it up and show us how everything works.  We were warned it could take weeks for the birds to find the feeder and/or feel comfortable enough to use it.  We were thrilled when it took the birds 1 ...