Abi & Izzy - the next 5 years

Summer is here! On the plus side, long sunny evenings. Conversely, getting the girls into bed at a sensible time is definitely not as easy as a dark winters evening. This weekend we were mainly holding our breath as Glenn raced at Castle Coombe. Given its not that far away we went to watch on Sunday and I can safely say I'd prefer to hear about it than watch! I had my heart in my mouth as I watched him roar round and I will admit that I was very happy when a gap opened up both in front and behind so it was a bit like he was riding his own race. Abi spent most of her morning snuggled up in the car, watching from afar. Izzy on the other hand was bouncing around chatting to everyone and sitting on the roof of the van watching the riders zoom by. Despite the rain on Sunday morning the sun soon came out and Sunday evening was beautiful. Somewhat later than sensible on a school night We set off for a 'short' dog walk. Famous last words. I made the mistake of taking 2 kids and...

It's been a busy few weeks since half term and I've completely failed to put pen to paper on the blog - a sure sign that too much is going on. What's new?! The week after we got back from France was a whirlwind of activity, with me being in Switzerland for the first part of the week and then London for the rest, so Sunday evening disappeared in a pitch prep session in a restaurant on Oxford Street. Last Sunday I was recovering from Velo Wales which should have been a relatively straight forward 85 mile closed road bike ride. Instead it turned into one of the worst rides I think I've ever done. I had horrible stomach pains for the last 35 miles, so bad that for the first time ever I pulled over, rand Glenn and burst into tears. He (quite reasonably) pointed out that with closed roads he would be hard pushed to come and get me, but would try. I put the phone down, pulled myself together and limped in to the finish line feeling very sorry for myself. I think on reflectio...