The house just got a whole lot quieter and cleaner...

Last night the rains were torrential and I was lucky to get home just before it started to pour. It turned out that it was one of the worst storms in a long while. On the news they said that there was over 4600 lightening strikes. The power got knocked out all over and even at the airport. Many of the airport hotels were without power. Some of the people in the hotels slept in their cars with the motor running and the air conditioning on because it was too hot in the hotel. I didn't realize how lucky I was that I decided to cut the run short and head home. Rarely do I cut a workout short, if I do, I feel guilty. But this time it felt justified.

This morning I got a call from my Mom. Her and my Dad were supposed to be flying into Toronto, arriving at noon today. The plan was for Reid to join up with them and they were going to continue on to New York for the week. My parents have started a tradition of taking each of the grandchildren to New York when they become teenagers and Reid's going to be 13 years old in November. Because of last nights weather, the flights were so backed up that they had to take a later flight and weren't getting in until 8 pm.

I got back to my routine and went for a swim at lunch time. As I was putting my goggles on, the strap broke. I was standing on the edge of the pool and I didn't want to miss my swim. So I tied the straps together which made the goggles fit very tight to my face. In between sets I took them off to try and relieve the pressure from my eye sockets. It was a great swim. It was one of those swims where the time went by quickly and it was enjoyable from beginning to end. I needed that swim. The cool water felt great.

My parents finally arrived this evening and Alice and I drove Reid to the airport. He's staying the night in a hotel with them and they'll be flying to New York at 6:30 am. When they get there, his cousin Ryan, who's 15 years old, will be flying in from Florida to join them. Ryan and Reid have a similar sense of humor and could pass as brothers. It's both of theirs first time in New York. They should have fun and I'm sure there will be a lot of laughing between the two of them. I hope they don't drive my parents too crazy.

When we dropped Reid off at the hotel, my parents wanted to show us their room, but wouldn't say why. When we saw it, it was unique in that it had two double beds back to back and sitting in the middle of the room, very euro sheik and odd looking. It actually wasn't a bad idea considering each bed has it's own TV, although it was a little awkward to walk around the room.

Long Swim - 1:03: 26 / 3000 meters