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Looks like I'll have some company at Wasa Lake Triathlon this year. My lovely wife and three of her craziest friends have signed up to do the sprint distance with me. After all, how hard could it be? (har har har)

... that has us on it will be in December. We're going for Christmas and New Years. That means that we'll be in Canada for summer for a change. Whoo hoo!

I'm trying to instill in Banana the importance of "Thank You" wishes. Although, ideally, we give gifts without expectations, the truth is we all want to have a little feedback on the effort made. Banana just had her 18th birthday, which included some big efforts and nice gestures from those who love her. A smattering of gifts was also included - some from her new Aussie relatives that are far away and have no idea how she received her gifts. I've been after her for a week now to acknowledge those gifts. Thank you cards have been put in front of her, along with stamps and addresses, but to no avail. I'm quite disappointed in her.

For the past month-and-a-bit, I have been showing some of my new in-laws all that Calgary and the mountains has to offer. I think I've been having as much fun as they have. Some of the highlights have been: floating down the Elbow river, enjoying the gentle current and child-friendly depth an adults-only hike up Ha Ling Peak trips to Calgary landmarks such as Peter's Drive Inn , Recordland , our lovely neighborhood of Kensington , Prince's Island and the bike paths the Barrier Lake Fire Lookout hike (which the kids walked themselves - all 12 kilometers of) the Little Elbow loop (a true back-country mountain bike ride) Canada Olympic Park for a zipline ride curling at the Winter Club a 5 km Fun Run at Bowness Park a speedy trip to Frank, Waterton Park and down into The 'States to do the Going to the Sun Road In the past, having Aussies around has usually meant that I've had to defend much of what Canada encompasses - Tim Horton's coffee, waiting patiently i...