Boilerman

Today Patrick competed in his first Olympic triathlon!  He finished in 3hrs and  7min, which was better than he predicted that he would.  It was hosted by the Purdue Triathlon Club and was called "The Boilerman". We had a lot of fun :)

It was held just down the road from our house at a private reservoir.

Patrick and I before the race!

Ready for the swim!

Back from the bike and getting ready to transition to the run.

There he goes to run a 10k!

Still running...

About to cross the finish line!

Bookshelf Remake

I bought this bookshelf at Lafayette Surplus and Salvage for $15.  I wanted to paint it and use it in my craft room.  It really wasn't too time consuming and I really love how it turned out.  The blue paint was left over from another project.  I had to purchase a primer for about $25 (which I am also using for other projects) and then found an antique white on the bargain/return shelf for only $5.  So total the project was about $45.  What do you think?

Before.

After!  It probably could have used more coats of blue, but I was done painting and ready to move it into the room!

The finished bookshelf!