Orienteering

Since 1997 I have participated in the sport of orienteering to a greater or lesser extent. From 1997 to 2000 I was a member of the Leicester Orienteering Club and since 2000 of the Bay Area Orienteering Club.

Here is my list of results to date

Date	Location	Course	Position
	2009
	2008
13 Jan	Tilden	green	3/25
29 Mar	Briones	green	5/14
	2007
22 Apr	Sunol	green	16/22
26 Aug	China Camp	green	7/14
30 Sep	Briones	green	6/12
	2006
4 Aug	Sausal Canyon	Maze	2/7
15 Oct	Briones	green	4/14
	2004
28 Mar	Rushmoor	light green	24/40
	2003
9 Mar	Shell Ridge	yellow	(set)
16 Mar	Briones	7h men	2/7
30 Mar	Annadel	green	dnf
	2002
24 Mar	Briones	4h mixed	8/12
7 Apr	Annadel	green	6/24
21 Apr	China Camp	green	8/17
2 Jun	Sunol	red	6/16
9 Jun	Indian Valley	red	7/10
22 Sep	Monte Bello	green	8/17
6 Oct	Tamarancho	green	4/10
	2001
4 Mar	Bear Valley Ski	yellow	1/1
11 Mar	Briones	red	10/24
22 Apr	Annadel	green	6/14
20 May	Indian Valley	red	dnf
12 Aug	UCB	window	14/24
21 Oct	Tamarancho	orange	1/17	splits
4 Nov	China Camp	green	6/22	splits
	2000
24 Sep	Big Basin	green	5/26
15 Oct	Briones	green	3/12
19 Nov	Calero	green	17/26
	1997
Oct	KIMM	Long Score		With Mike Highes

Tom at 6 months, Martha 33

Since the last post, we've spent an eventful, sunny week in Southern California with many Johnstons and Willards, as the pictures below will attest. Currently Uncle Chris and Auntie Rachel are staying with us, and giving the kids lots of fun attention. Uncle Chris has recently introduced Martha to the family favorite, "killer dumptruck."

This month has brought more dramatic change for Tom than for Martha; he's now eating some mushy solids a couple of times a day (baby cereal, apple sauce, sweet potato, avocado)and is turning over both ways, and completely. He uses this as a way to get around, not only across the rug but angling so as to make side trips as well. We're working on his sleeping, which is not awful but which we feel will only improve with direction--i.e. a bit of Crying It Out.

Currently Martha has playdates on Monday with some kids from the neighborhood (who will be Tom's peers soon enough--they're 14 month-old-boys); sees her friend Peter on Tuesdays; goes to see Nana Terrie or meets up with Royal and July on Wednesdays; and visits MoCHa or other such activity on Thursdays. Fridays are the days for library story time and a nearby playgroup. It is nice to have a routine, though we realize it will probably change soon.

I've begun to look into preschools/daycare for the fall and to consider what I might do, workwise. I'm looking forward to that next phase while continuing to relish this period, which Adrian and I agree we will look back on as a wonderful time for our family.


Tom with Great Aunt Ann,












Uncle Chris,















and Grampa Walter;













Martha reading with Grammy Phylsie












and on the beach with second cousin Nora.













Christmas in California!























Martha on the beach with Daddy (and Tom)...












Tom on the beach!












Martha and Leah play with dolls in a lull between shriek fests.



With Scott


Tom bounces while Martha sings a couple of verses of Clementine to him.