Summer's Winding Up

Lazy, hazy days of summer? Well, mayby hazy; certainly not lazy!

L returned from London on time with lots of photos, which she promptly uploaded to MySpace. She says she has them on the laptop on her desktop, and will move them into the "shared" folder so others NOT on MySpace can also see them. She enjoyed the trip: found King Lear "awesome", and was most impressed by Windsor Castle. The "Eye" was operational and she took the ride. (It was closed for repair when P visited a few years ago.)

She jumped right back into lifeguarding the day after she returned, and has been keeping otherwise busy with her summer homework: books to read, movies to watch, and fundraisers to attend. Oh, and she also has been asking for driving practice. She's doing really well, but I still get nervous when she accelerates towards brake lights ... And we've already been shopping for school supplies - filled a bag at OfficeMax and got the 15% discount.

I've decided to try another - shorter - walking race. I've made reservations for a trip to Hawaii this month, and am waiting for the registration form for the 5k Rosie Wall Memorial run/walk. It begins at the Kailua Fire Station, goes along North Kainalu to the end of the road, and back. It begins and ends just a block from Mom's house, so it couldn't be more convenient! I'm thinking that I should practice in the heat, because that's going to be the challenge: heat and humidity.

I set a new personal goal of shedding another 10% of my current body weight. I've been mostly successful during the last 3 weeks, but we had a going-away party this week at work, and I had pieces of BOTH the chocolate cherry and the carrot cakes. But I discovered my Curves workouts are worth a few more exercise points than I thought - wish they were enough more to cancel out the cake - but no. So I've got to walk more and be vigilant about choosing healthy foods.

Permitted!

Yesterday, L and I went to the DMV - she to apply for a Learner's Permit, and I to renew my driver's license. She tries so hard to avoid being photographed, but I still managed to get a candid of her absolute joy at passing the written test and walking out with the papers entitling her to learn how to drive! As if I don't already have enough gray hair.

She can't actuallly start practicing until she's had her first behnd-the-wheel session at driving school, required in California of all young would-be drivers.

So - now we schedule the six hours of behind-the-wheel training at with the driving school and start logging the 50 hours of practice (10 at night) she will need to complete before she can apply for her license.