Saskia is about to turn 15 in 12 weeks as I write this. 

She is definately a "mini adult", who likes to eat, sleep, and be on MSN...and have all the perks of being an adult without the care or responsibility.  She will learn just like we all did.  She cant wait to be 14 and 9 months and get a job.  

This is a photo of my 14 year old daughter, Saskia.  She keeps me grounded.  When I get caught up in “my” world a little too much, I am always gratefuly brought back to reality by her and her innocent needs.  She is well know for being a jokester.  She is a netballer and a basketballer.  She is now taller than me!  She also has competed in competitive swimming and triathlons. 

She also made her mum really proud one day and did her first mountain bike race at Geelong Moutain bike clubs, handicap race at the Flat Track.  She completed the full 36km course.  I could not believe it!  It made me so proud.

My Daughter Sas

Saskia riding hard

This is my husband Norm.  He is my firecracker up the a#$e!  times when I am feeling a little less confident or motivated, he tells me that I can do it.  Of course he drives me crazy and I have gotten really mad and even cried in frustration, but he does help me.

Norm the bike mechanic
Norm the skills teacher
Norm the motivator
Norm the car loader and unloader at races
Norm my training and riding partner
We have ridden many long races together, Flight Centre Epic, Noosa Enduro and Bendigo Epic and have been able to push each other along.
He also thinks he has the best legs in the world!  What do you think?

My brother Ben, Thomas and sister Amber along with my cousins and second cousins and grandmother!

My pets

Buster
I call him “skinny” and he loves sleeping with me on the bed. 
Socks:
I call him “fat” or “pig on a spit”.  He thinks he is human and loves to sleep on the bed too.  He lays on it like a person though.

Je:  

She is my baby.  She is 15 years old(human years) and is our first born.  She is a snob and only loves you when there is food to be had.  She leaves fur EVERYWHERE!

My garage:
How many bikes?
My daughter says we should sell the ones we don’t need and get extra money…but what if we have a friend who wants to go for a ride and does not have a bike?  Or a major mechanical breakdown on our primary bike?  God Forbid!

What my bed looks like when I am trying to decide what to wear!

Favourite Books:

Lance Armstrong – its not about the bike

Lance Armstrong – Every second counts