Half of Phil

The summer heat is here with a vengeance lately!!  Last weekend we were in the upper 90s and man it was hot.  The kids wanted to go to the pool so I spent several hours holed up under some shade while they played around in the water.  We did get some work done around the house.  I'm working mortaring in our rock edging around the house.  Hopefully I can get finished this next weekend. We got an invite to do a 5k for free a couple weekends ago and I got a new PR. I'm confident I can make my goal for under 35 min before the end of the year.  This run was tough with the hills and the heat, so if I can keep up the running I'll get there for sure.  I placed 4th in my age group, the boy was 2nd overall and first for his age group. The mergers for our kids sports clubs are evening out and look like they will be fine.  My son ended up on a different team this year, but is very excited about the possibility of a winning season.  I'm excited about significantly less fee

This weekend we are supposed to be in the mid-90s all weekend which is more typical of May weather than what we've had lately.  We've had a nice spring this year. I've been hitting up 9round more consistently and running a couple times a week.  Weight loss is still stalled for the last several months.  I met with my health coach this week, she said stay the course and not to worry too much. It's been hella stressful at work the last few months and crazy with the kids and schedules.  We are in somewhat sports limbo for both kiddos this year, both of the kids clubs are merging with others in the area.  This of course could merely mean different colors for their competitions or completely different experiences and team assignments.  We don't know and won't until it all shakes down over the next month or so.  It's crazy and frustrating.  At times I want to pull the kids from the programs and not buy into the crazy money scheme that is kids athletics these da