The lead up to the event has not been smooth sailing at all. Two weeks out a number of work demands popped up which were unexpected and although training was still on track I was doing a fair few late nights in the shed on the bike and treadmill.
Our kids Libby who is 15 and Rylee who is 11 both have busy lives while we are away. Libby has to study for Year 11 exams and both indoor and beach volleyball training is full on. She has weekends away, the first in Matamata and then in Tauranga before flying out to Australia to compete in their Australian State Nationals for Indoor Volleyball. Rylee is off to the New Zealand Junior Rugby Festival in Taupo where he will represent in the Clifton U11 section.
So, thankfully Carla is on to it, she works fulltime in our business and her training consists of organising the kids and family life. Organising everyday life is bad enough, Libby trains two hours for indoor and two for beach everyday leaving home at 7.30am and sometimes not getting home until 9pm - no free weekends in this family 7 days a week!
Rylee trains with his team four hours a week so the drama of trying to organise before we go on a major trip is hell. The kids have to stay apart as one trains in New Plymouth and the other near our home. She managed to organise the kids and pack their bags making sure nothing is forgotten; passports, tickets the works and of course the awesome grandparents who without them this would not be possible.
After organising the kids she still managed to pack her bags four days before me which is an absolute first. So, as you can see we lead very busy lives, Carla does carry me a lot even though I do get to do ¾ of my training during the time of day that does not impact work or school duties.
