WADDLING

What makes a great Mother's Day? For me, it's a quiet day at home. I hate going out to eat on Mother's day. Everywhere is so crowded and chaotic. Too crazy to have a conversation with my kids.

Today, I woke up early ,grabbed my wetsuit and headed for the gym. As I walked out the door, I took a peek at both kids sleeping soundly. How lucky I am. They are 16 and 17 with a great future ahead of them. That was the best Mother's day present.

As I was driving to the gym my thoughts went to my mom. She passed away in 1991. I remembered her love of flowers. Every year we had a special place to go for dinner by the Little Miami River. It's still there today and I am thinking of all the families there sharing that tradition today.

My workout was almost non-existent. The most challenging part was putting my wetsuit on. I wanted to swim in it before Galena just in case we do swim. I floated and swam in the pool for about an hour. At 7am it was time for masters swim. After doing the beginning of the workout, I realized just how tired that I was. I had ridden 31 miles yesterday. My legs felt worn out. After the beginnning of swim, I knew that I'd never make it through the workout. I got out and talked to coach. He made me feel alot better and knew it was OK just to head for the showers.

This afternoon, I have the house to myself. My plan is to download and add some new music to my MP3.

Waddling on Mother's Day.......................