Wow it's been way too long since we've posted, and a lot has happened. We'll go in reverse chronological order.
The 5th annual Race 4 Grace has been a big success, and we continue to take in donations. The RAGBRAI team did the Monday stretch, which ran from Atlantic to Carroll. It was a fairly tough day with quite a few hills and a lot of sun. The uphill climb into the small town of Willey almost killed me, but I'm still here to write about it. As always it was an absolutely great time, and we'll work hard to recruit even more riders for next year. Most people don't realize what RAGBRAI is until they experience it once, but once you do experience it it's hard not to want to do it again.
Our family has spent a decent amount of time this summer at Okoboji, taking advantage of my parents' home and boat. The girls love the water, none more than Grace. The last time we were there she swam the entire length of the pool, even though it took her forever. Her determination is absolutey incredible sometimes. Both Claire and Grace love to tube, as long as Daddy holds on to them tightly!
We moved to a new home at the end of June, and so far that's been absolutely great. It's a wonderful neighborhood, a perfect yard, and a nice house. Last weekend my brother Luke built us a ramp in the garage and a ramp off the deck in the backyard, so Grace can get anywhere anytime. It's been amazing how much of a difference this has made even in just a week's time. Our next project in the house will be to remodel one of the bathrooms to install a handicap accessible shower and sink for Grace. This could be a pretty lengthy process, but it'll definitely be worth it for her in the long run!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
RAGBRAI Overnight Stay in Atlantic & Into Carroll
The Roecker's are excited to see you all on Sunday, July 24.
From our host: "Our address is 1704 Redwood Dr. Atlantic and we live on the southeast side of Atlantic and east of the high school which is a popular spot for Ragbari campers. If you find the high school, you are close! Todd will be riding from Glenwood that day with our daughter, Kelly and her husband Shawn along with his 2 brother's and family. I will be their support vehicle, please come on into the A/C and help yourself with anything. There will be some cold beverages of your choice. Please make yourself at home. I will arrive as fast as I can. Have fun in the meantime.
If you have any questions or need certain accommodations please give us a call at home 712-243-3043 or my cell is 712-249-7700. Hope this heat lifts for all you riders. Looking forward to seeing everyone."
VERY BIG THANK YOU TO THE ROECKERS FOR HOSTING OUR TEAM!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
June 19, 2011
Father's Day, and as I'm writing this I'm reflecting on my two beautiful daughters. Claire continues to bring a tremendous element of joy and energy to our house--she truly brightens everybody. Grace continues to be a sweetheart with an unstoppable imagination. She's seemingly involved in non-stop play that involves her imagination.
Grace has Challenger Little League tonight, I think she only has three weeks of that season left. Time flies.
We close on our new house this Friday, and we'll be making the big move a week from Tuesday. We're really looking forward to settling in the house and making some renovations to further accommodate Grace. The plan is to build a ramp in the garage and another ramp off the deck in the backyard. The first major thing we'll do in the house will be to renovate a bathroom to make it fully handicap accessible.
Last but certainly not least, RAGBRAI and the 4th annual Race 4 Grace are little more than a month away. We are looking forward to it as always, and my sister Beth, mom Colleen, and brother-in-law Austin have already put a lot of work into it. Can't wait!
Grace has Challenger Little League tonight, I think she only has three weeks of that season left. Time flies.
We close on our new house this Friday, and we'll be making the big move a week from Tuesday. We're really looking forward to settling in the house and making some renovations to further accommodate Grace. The plan is to build a ramp in the garage and another ramp off the deck in the backyard. The first major thing we'll do in the house will be to renovate a bathroom to make it fully handicap accessible.
Last but certainly not least, RAGBRAI and the 4th annual Race 4 Grace are little more than a month away. We are looking forward to it as always, and my sister Beth, mom Colleen, and brother-in-law Austin have already put a lot of work into it. Can't wait!
Friday, June 3, 2011
June 3, 2011
This is a non Race 4 Grace post. The Sioux City metro is about to be hit hard by the Missouri River flooding. Not sure I understand everything, but I think it's been caused by damn releases and excess snow and rain up in Montana and North Dakota. The city has spent the last week sandbagging and moving people out of their homes along the river. Hopefully we're being overly cautious, but that's better than being under-prepared.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
May 26, 2011
A week of milestones for Grace. She turned 6 last Friday, I'm still having a hard time coming to grips with the fact that she's that old. She did all the usual treats to school stuff, and then Friday we took her and her best friend Madalyn to Chuck E Cheese's. Not a fan of that place, but the girls had fun.
Yesterday Grace finished kindergarten. She had a tremendous school experience this past year, she had a great teacher and the school was really good to her. She feels really good about school and is doing academic work well beyond her grade level. We are moving (again) this summer and she will be going back to Leeds Elementary (where she went to preschool). While we hate to have Grace leave Nodland, she did enjoy her experience at Leeds and they already know about her.
Now it's on to summer vacation. Today is the first day and she is definitely sleeping in!
Yesterday Grace finished kindergarten. She had a tremendous school experience this past year, she had a great teacher and the school was really good to her. She feels really good about school and is doing academic work well beyond her grade level. We are moving (again) this summer and she will be going back to Leeds Elementary (where she went to preschool). While we hate to have Grace leave Nodland, she did enjoy her experience at Leeds and they already know about her.
Now it's on to summer vacation. Today is the first day and she is definitely sleeping in!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
May 7, 2011
Hard to believe that Michelle and Grace only have 2 1/2 weeks of school left. Their last day is the25th. Meanwhile Grace's 6th birthday is on May 20. A lot of good stuff happening in the next couple weeks.
We've started to finalize some things with our plan for RAGBRAI this year. The plan is for the Race 4 Grace day to be Monday, July 25; which is the stretch that goes from Atlantic to Carroll. I'm sure we'll have some team members who'll go on Sunday and some who might go after Monday, but we're going to try to make Monday the official "team" day. More details to come!
We've started to finalize some things with our plan for RAGBRAI this year. The plan is for the Race 4 Grace day to be Monday, July 25; which is the stretch that goes from Atlantic to Carroll. I'm sure we'll have some team members who'll go on Sunday and some who might go after Monday, but we're going to try to make Monday the official "team" day. More details to come!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
April 24, 2011
It's Easter night, and both girls are in bed. We headed up to Okoboji yesterday and spent yesterday and today with the family. Grace always loves seeing her cousins. The Easter Bunny was good to both girls, and we had the usual Easter egg hunt today.
Some good pub for members of Race 4 Grace Austin Scott and Crystal Recker. Austin (Grace's uncle and also the designer of this website) is in charge of Carroll's RAGBRAI website, while his significant other Crystal designed the Carroll RAGBRAI T-shirts. We decided this weekend that the official Race 4 Grace date will be the Atlantic to Carroll leg on July 25. This is a Monday and goes against our tradition of starting on Sunday, but we figured the opportunity to end in Carroll where we have so much family was too good to pass up. More details to come.
Some good pub for members of Race 4 Grace Austin Scott and Crystal Recker. Austin (Grace's uncle and also the designer of this website) is in charge of Carroll's RAGBRAI website, while his significant other Crystal designed the Carroll RAGBRAI T-shirts. We decided this weekend that the official Race 4 Grace date will be the Atlantic to Carroll leg on July 25. This is a Monday and goes against our tradition of starting on Sunday, but we figured the opportunity to end in Carroll where we have so much family was too good to pass up. More details to come.
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