Tennessee!

We had the best time down in Knoxville, Tennessee this past week.  Neil was invited to give a seminar and lecture down at the University of Tennessee there, and Tom Mueller, who invited him, extended the invitation to me as well and also offered to have us stay with him and his family in their beautiful home.  What fun we had as we drove up into the Great Smoky Mountains, experienced College football at its finest, sampled some delicious food (fried catfish, bar-b-qued ribs, and smoked turkey), and felt welcomed with true Tennessee hospitality everywhere we went. We left 25 degree weather and arrived home in Calgary to snow!  Oh well, it was still great to be back home!

Thanksgiving

I have so much to be thankful for.  This was brought home to me this weekend as I visited my parents down in Coaldale and was also able to visit three married children and four beautiful grandchildren in Lethbridge, and stop by Calgary to visit another married son and his delightful family.  It is such a blessing to be a mother to such fine children, married in the temple and raising children in the Gospel.  It was general conference weekend, so we were also able to hear the counsel of our prophet and apostles, raising their voices in clarity, love, and inspiration to all within the sound of their voices.  We visited the new Calgary temple and felt the spirit there.  We ate delicious food.  We enjoyed beautiful fall weather and marvelled at this beautiful world.  I feel blessed.

Pics to prove it!

I just wanted to post a couple of pics to prove that yes, I did actually do part of this race.  The 12K bike ride into Banff, and (most of) the run.  So here they are.  ( if I can figure out how to actually post pics on this site!)
This bike pic is pretty awesome because:
1. My hair is in its usual "I just got out of a freezing lake, yanked off my wetsuit and swim cap, and threw on a bike helmet" style.
2. My bike jacket is actually blowing in the wind!  (That's how fast I was going!)  OK, it was a really fun downhill section where everyone else was all focused and down in the aero position.  But not me!  I was smiling for the camera.