Team Update: The women ride, crits and more!

    It has been an exciting summer so far for Team Excelerator p/b Pinnacle Auto Company. While the hillclimb took up a lot of time and attention, team riders have been busy riding and racing.

    Two of our ladies rode in the Little Red Riding Hood tour in June. Derai Paul and Emily Price enjoyed brisk but pleasant weather in Logan. Over 2500 women participated in total. Emily rode the 36 mile option while Derai pushed herself hard to complete the 45 mile option. Derai is riding this year after dusting off her bike. She last rode regularly 16 years ago! She's been getting back into things this year and has already put her goal time for next year on her to do list. We had the team car there to support and there were plenty of families around as well. This female only ride benefits breast cancer research and it was a great day for all involved. Great job ladies!

    The Ogden Cash Crits have been well attended by TE riders as well. Ben Towery was successful in not only finding someone to watch his daughter so he could race but put one in the W column for TE as well, winning a prime 2 weeks ago and then taking 3rd in last nights final crit. He missed 2nd by a tire width! Check out the photos on http://www.jossiephoto.com/. Ben also finished a respectable 13th in the Chalk Creek Road Race last weekend. This was the race where he crashed last year, so it was nice to get that monkey off his back.

    Coming up for TE is the ULCER Team TT. Ben, Kevan and Jim took 7th out of 22 last year in this event. This year the team is stacked with these 3 being joined by Chad Holmes, Todd Anderson and Blake Mason. The goal is to break the 5 hour barrier for the 111 mile race. And our resident mountain goat, Jerald Olsen, will once again tackle the RANATAD, the Race Around Nebo and Timpanogos is a Day. Good luck to all!!

    And finally, The local outdoor TV show, At Your Leisure, aired and excellent piece on the Powder Mountain Hillclimb. If you didn't catch the show, here's a link to the clip:
    http://www.atyourleisure.info/episodes.asp?season=7&episode=47&category=4

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Confessions of a Mom (that happens to be really pregnant)

    I have so many random thoughts. Perfect. I have a blog. 

    Maybe I can spare my husband precious moments of his life by sharing my randomness with you instead of with him. 

    When I say randomness, I mean nothing is related to one another except that it all effects me. (effects or affects? I never learned that one well)

    So I am pregnant. Pretty pregnant. Probably more pregnant looking than actual gestation time elapsed. I am 29 or 30 weeks. Somewhere around there. I look a little farther along.

    That must explain why at the wedding we went to two weeks ago a lady said, "Now when is your due date?"

    I say hesitantly, "October."

    She replies, "No! Are you sure?"

    I am sure.

    More from lady, "It has to be sooner! Or there must be twins in there!"

    Exactly how does one respond to that? 

    Giggle a lot and walk away and go eat something chocolaty.

    That leads me to my next point. 

    My doctor lowered the hammer last week. She said I had gained too much weight during this last 4 week period and it has to stop! 

    I was shocked. I hadn't noticed the scale at all. I have never been told that before in the other pregnancies. And I was even more petrified because my little enforcer daughter was listening in to the whole thing!

    I will spare you all the details, but she said that I should start exercising more and eating all delicious foods less. Specifically no desserts. At least, that was the main thing Lainey heard. I quickly reminded Lainey that mommy's birthday was coming up and that birthdays are an exception. Whew!

    The next morning was donut day. I hope I have properly expressed my love for donuts on this blog. Because I do love a warm glazed donut. Always have. Always will.

    Kyle went to go get donuts. While he was gone, Lainey came up to me with a glimmer in her eye and said enthusiastically, "Mommy, the donuts won't cost as much today because we aren't getting any for you."

    Since when did Lainey care about the financial status of this family?

    Pregnancy does weird things to bodies. Different for different people. Let me be clear. I love having babies. I don't just love being pregnant. 

    One weird thing that happens to me during pregnancies--with boys only. The hair on my legs stops growing. Weird, huh? I can go weeks without shaving. And I have. 

    I just wanted to tell you that. I am not sure why. I have to try to focus on the positive sometimes. I can feel the swelling beginning, I have some pinched nerves, I have a plethora of unwanted facial hair, I can't buckle my strappy sandals very comfortably, I am not sleeping well, I can't eat desserts so gosh darn it--I am excited that I don't have hairy legs. 

    Potty training. 

    We are doing it over here. Bo has to be trained before school starts in a month. No time like the present!

    It is actually going ok. We have had a lot of successes and not many accidents.

    Potty training my boys has been so hysterical. They are definitely different than their sister. 

    Lainey learned how to tinkle on the potty. She learned how to poop on the potty. Nothing too exciting or newsworthy about the whole thing. It involved princess panties and M&M's--that's about it.

    A little different for the boys. They are proud of their poop. And want to share their victory with all around.

    Bo went a "big poop" yesterday morning around 9:00. We all cheered. He immediately said, "I'm gonna tell Daddy about my big poop when he gets home from work!"

    I encouraged that.

    Then he said adamantly, "Don't flush it Mommy! Don't flush it! Daddy see it after work."

    I don't think so. Not at 9:00 am. We are flushing. What kind of mom do you think I am?

    The kind that got my iPhone and took a picture and emailed it to Daddy to make my precious boy happy. I know--sick.

    Well, that's a wrap. I have more random things but I need to put my ankles up before they swell to the size of grapefruits. Another great image.



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