29 days until THAT Sunday Night!

Gosh! Sunday, September 4th suddenly doesn't feel that far away, even though there are lots of things between now and then... a trade show with my family in the USA, a cousin's wedding near Ottawa and then Dragon*Con. Yikes! There are quite a few plane rides in my near future!

Most of what I need to get done before heading off to the trade show is now under control and it should be interesting trying to train on hotel gym equipment while we're gone. Donna showed me a whole bunch of exercises that get back to the basics even if there aren't a lot of free weights. My own body can act as that with basic push-up variations, tricep dips, squats etc. It will be a big help to have Nick along and hopefully the two of us can encourage each other to stick to the lean diet and keep moving amid the trade show chaos. The girls are very excited about coming along with us and haven't quite figured out that it will be work as well as vacation.

Erin seems a bit nervous about Grade 5 this year and I keep encouraging her to just face the year head on and try to make the best of it. Sometimes we let our fears build things up in our heads until we imagine something far worse that reality would ever be.

What is the true sign of a hero? Someone who faces their fears and does the right thing anyway... even if it is hard or dangerous. Super powers aren't the only things that make someone a hero... I see plenty of heroes around me all the time who have absolutely no powers at all!