Life in Richmond

Life in Richmond is going ok ... not as much fun as Kelowna! I coach most evenings and mornings with our local swim team - the Richmond Kigoos - which is lots of fun!! It's my first year coaching, but I'm finally getting the handle of it. Swim meets take up the entire weekend - each week we head to another city for a meet. This past weekend we drove to Vancouver (Vancouver Aquatic Centre) for a meet, next weekend its over to Surrey (Bear Creek Park). Coaching takes up a lot of time - having to write weekly blogs, make sets, doing entries for meets ... and much more, but its a fun time. As a coach we have weekly coaches meetings - nothing like our Sorority meetings! They're long, but not fun at all! I've been unofficially named the secretary (I take minutes and email them out), as well as I've been named social chair with my friend Sean and we plan upcoming social events for the club. If you want to see any of this its all at www.kigoos.com.

Next week I start my other job at the community centre. I'll be teaching cooking and science camps each week to kids aged 3-12 (3 different classes each week). I'm in the process of coming up with outlines and lesson plans .... school work seems easier!

My brother just had back surgery where they inserted metal rods last Monday - he was released from Children's hospital Friday, so he's been home a few days. Still in a lot of pain and extremely stiff. He can't lift over 5 pounds (which I find ridiculous!) It means we have to do everything for him - he was told he couldn't even lift a plate that had food on it! Before that he just won two gold medals at the Canadian National Rowing Competition in St. Catherine's, Ontario -- at least he was able to end his rowing career with two gold medals!!

I'm sad I won't be able to come up for the car wash :( I am hoping to come up 2 or 3 times between Sept and Dec - and hopefully once near the end of August (when I'm no longer working every day). Swim meets end second weekend in August - so maybe even a weekend trip up to visit!

Basically life is the same routine here ... not that exciting :(

Hope every one's summer is going wonderfully!

Miss you all so much,
lots of love,
-Jenn <3