News from the Western Front

Hello to all. 'Just returned from a work trip to Winnipeg and a fun visit to Calgary.

Winnipeg was a terrific session - smart people, good intellectual challanges and lots of laughs. I was a little initmidated about the project, thinking that they might be expecting a more hard-nosed facilitator. Much to my delight, the CEO and senior fundraiser both confirmed that they had chosen me for a gentle, funny style - who knew?! I'm takin' compliments from any camps!

Then, I moved on to the happy, crazy family in Calgary. The girls are growing like crazy and Maggie is talking more all the time. Grace is a long, lean drink of water. Rick has recovered really well from his back surgery and seems to be moving around much better that the last time I saw him. And BJ - man, that gal can keep a lot of balls in the air at once! What did moms do before cell phones?!

I also had a chance to see Kay and Don's new condo - it's glorious! They're in a corner unit, so they have tons of light. They've brought all the key things from their old house so it really feels like them. They seem really relaxed - Don said that if he had known it was going to be this good, he would have moved three years ago! Nice visit.

So that's it team. I am back to work, thanks to Sandy's recommendation of the Pomodoro Technique.