Quick Update

Went to do the triathlon. It was so cold that morning and I was a little sick to my stomach (nerves, I thought). But it was way better than I had thought. The training, even though it wasn't much, really paid off. I was able to complete it, and have a lot of fun with my sister.
I was feeling really proud when I woke up the next morning also feeling sick, and every morning since, that I did my first triathlon while carrying our 8 child! So glad I didn't chicken out when I saw the cold lake, because I don't know if I'll take the opportunity to do it again!
Yes, we are expecting #8 in April. Don't know gender yet, but everyone is hoping for another girl, so it will probably be a boy! No idea what we will name the baby yet, the kids really think Luke for a boy, Leah for a girl. Can't imagine where they came up with that! If we don't think of something soon, we may just go with it. I have put my foot down at middle name "Skywalker".
Schools in, 4 go, 3 stay home. 5 are in soccer on 4 different teams. It's almost over and we are excited to have some down time for a while. I just got put in nursery. I can't imagine a better place for me! I love it.

IRS

Thank you to the IRS for causing me to blog today. I needed to call the IRS to change a payment that I made for our business, and they said that it would be a 15 minute wait. They don't do the call back option, so here I am, waiting. It has now been 28 minutes. This isn't something that they allow to be done online and I'm leaving to go out of town in 2 days, today is the day that I have (or had) time to sit on the phone waiting to talk to someone.
Don't mean to complain. It is a good excuse to sit and stalk a few people on Facebook, reconcile my bank statements, buy a few things on ebay, and of course now, blog. Wow! My priorities are really messed up. I should have blogged first, but then again, it wouldn't have been so interesting.
Maybe I should tell Brad that I need to be paid by the hour. Or maybe that I should be paid at all! :)
Okay, there they are! Hooray, only 34 minutes of waiting. I've learned my lesson. I will never make a mistake on our taxes again!

Swimming, biking, running...

My sister talked me in to doing a triathlon with her this summer. Now she's thinking of backing out. I have injured myself a couple times this summer, and questioned my own abilities to keep training, but have managed to muddle through. To be honest, I really don't care if I do a triathlon or not. I am less and less competitive as I get older. But, what I have loved about this is that it has motivated me to push my body in different ways. I came to the point where I actually enjoyed going jogging a few years back. I thought I would enjoy swimming, but I feel like I am running sprints in the pool and while I am enjoying the workout for my arms, and love the cool of the water, I just can't say I love it yet. Biking isn't something I've done since college and even then, I didn't do much more than just own a bike. This has been a real challenge, using yet another set of muscles. If I could figure out a good way to bike without feeling bruised on my bottom, I may start to enjoy it.
Long story short, I don't know if I will do the triathlon, but I am so glad that I have taken the time to try some new things. So often I forget that pushing myself to do something new is very empowering and makes me feel good. I don't have any ambition to win any races, but I am learning to love the race!

I'm back...

Well, don't count on it. I just had to go private and hide in shame for a while. We'll see if anyone checks me out anymore. I'll try to be better.
Don't worry, the kids are still cute, talented, and smart and Brad and I are still amazing in every way! So, you really haven't missed out on anything!

Christmas and all the fun