Back in Action

My MY My how time flies. It is October already and we have not blogged this month. Just an update on how things are going. We finally got rid of all the rats in the house and in the yard. We captured 7 rats altogether. living in someone elses house one never knows what you may find. we have blocked all the holes that these little creatures find their way into the house. Since this is my last year of a sabbaticle and I am not officially working full time I decided to finally get back to work on my 52 year old body. I have been to the gym for the past 2 weeks with 4 days a week and have made great progress. I have a great trainer in Pascal and he is starting me out slowly on the weighs since I have not ever been trained on them. I am spending from one and half to two hours of cardio, stretching,crunches and weights. I have started to feel like my old athletic self again. who knows I may even start to dance again. Missy is finally back from all her travels and we will be able to be together for a whole 3 weeks then I jet back to Durham and will be going into the FADS studios for some consulting. when I get back to the DR on Nov 17 Missy will be heading to the Ohio Star ball for more Dore Dress designs. We are planning on being in the DR all of December and the first half of Jan. Last year we went back to the states and we had friends that wanted to visit the DR but we were not there, so this year we already have a few of the people from the Durham area that will be spending Christmas and New Years here. I can help to get favorable rates on the all inclusives as I still have my travel agent status and we also get local rates.
Onto other news, I took on the challenge of coaching the 5-7 yr olds in soccer. what a trip. It is still like hearding cats and the patience to have them try anything new is a challenge but we are playing some good games, not soccer, but kicking games none the less. Drew is playing with the 12-14 yr olds but he is not so passionate about this years team. He is mostly interested in basketball, as Missy has once again found a great coach that will coach him and 3 other guys in a practice format. This guy is really really good. Drew says he is much better than any of the Duke or Tar Heel camps he attended. I will try and get Missy back to this post as she definately has more to write. Hope to hear from you and have a super duper Halloween!!!!!!! dougie