It's been a pretty quiet week. The relentless sickness that has spread through our family has finally caught up with Rachel, but she's on the mend. So far, I have managed to escape, but I feel like my turn is coming. Over the weekend, Evelyn, Addy, and I went and got some good turns in at the resort. It was actually a super fun day and we spent most of our time zipping through the trees. On Saturday night, Rach and I went to the Banff Film festival with some friends. We went out to dinner first and then had a great time watching high-production-value films of sponsored athletes doing things that I feel like I can identify with, but really in my heart of heart realize that we inhabit different worlds that when we they look at a mountain or river they are thinking ten steps ahead of even my proudest aspirations. Man, how these sports have changed since I was a kid in the 90s. Are dirt-bag climbers, river rats, and ski bums even a thing anymore? I wonder what the pioneers of these outdoor action sports would have said to a sponsorship deal from Audi or Adidas. Crazy. For the kids, finals week is coming up and that has caused some stress- especially for Ev and Addy who, because of band, don't ever see the sun anymore since they leave the house at 6:15 and don't get home until well after dark. Also, we went from four well-working cars to about one-and-a-half all within the last month and that has been kind of stupid, but we haven't really allowed it to slow us down any and things will be fixed soon. Next week we're all headed to Big Sky for a ski vacation and I think that will get us some much-needed family time and relaxation.
Ok- have a good week!
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