Sept, 10 Update

Hi!

So I went to the Kelowna city dump yesterday and stepped on a nail that went right in my foot. It bleed very much. I went to a clinic and the doctor saw it was already infected. he then sent me to emergency at the hospital. They ended up giving me IV antibiotics and painkillers. I had to return tonight for another IV. My foot is better today so they are putting me on oral antibiodics. It is still a little soar but hopefully it heels fast.

Bye for now.

Doug

Sept ,7 Update

Hello,

It was a great day! Played golf at 7:10 am. I did play to my planned game plan. I struck the ball very well. I felt very relaxed with most shots and trusted my swing. On some shots I did try to swing a little hard and that is when I miss hit shots. Again trying to hard to hit the ball with more power. My short fall was definitely my putting. I did not have a very good feel for speed. So I ended up shooting a 90 again. I had 10 3 putts. That really stank!

After golf, Chrissy , Makaiya, Tajanna, and Sabastien went up to Big White. That is the ski hill where my mom lives. I made some counter tops for a friend of Chrissy's who is renewing her condo. I installed them , we went for a hike, and had dinner after.

Bye for now.

Doug

Sept, 6 Update

Hello Everyone,

So today I picked up my new Dell XPS note book. Finally. Last ski season I had a Dell Latitude that broke part way through the season. Well finally Dell came htrough and replaced. With 3 year World wide warranty. That will be nice to have while I am Japan.

I am playing golf tomorrow at the the Okanagan club on the Quail course. Yes, this is the game I bought for $ 9.30 per person, with a cart. It was a misprint, but the golf course honoured the price. So I have been practising golf this summer and have improved my game. What I feel is important in improved performance is trusting your technique and play relaxed. If I try too hard to make a shot I feel tight and often miss the shot. If I feel relaxed and loose I often make the shot I visualize. My goal tomorrow is to play loose and let the shot I see happen without trying too hard and feeling tight. I will let you know how it goes. Last week I shot a 89. Not quite what I wanted.

Bye for now.

Doug

Sept, 2 Update

Hi everyone,

Well, I played golf on Sunday and Monday for free!!!!! It was great! I did not play that well but made some good shots. Shot 90 on Sunday. 89 on Monday. Like I said not so good. This Sunday I also got a cheap rate. Yes, $9.70 per person. Nice!

The weather is starting to get cool here. In the evening getting down to around 2 degrees C. I feel this is going to be a good season for early snow! That is my dream anyway!

I am working on a huge house now. I will probably be working on this one all week.

Tajanna's boy friend is staying with us now. He had to move out of his place so we invited him to stay with us. They are leaving for Norway at the beginning of October. Tajanna is excited.

More soon.

Doug

August 29 Update

Good Morning!

Well it was my birthday yesterday. Yup, 25 years old!! I had my family over for dinner. It was nice. We had steak , prawns, and scallops. With a spinach salad ,and yummy potatoes.

I was so grateful for the gifts I received. I got a new pair of golf shoes and a new 3 wood. A Talormade burner! Looks Nice. I will tell you how it works for me. I have been using a web site called Golf B.C. to book tee times. This weekend I found one that cost $9.30 per person with a cart. Unbelievable!!!! The course is a high end course. One of the best in Kelowna. It is called the Okanagan club. There are 2, 18 hole courses there. I will let you know how I shoot.

Bye for now.

Doug

August 24 Update

Hello!!

So Tajanna has a boy friend. They met at her place of work. A French Bakery. He is from France and bakes delicious bread and croissants. He has a job starting in Oslo , Norway. Tajanna is going with him. She will also work there and save money for her schooling next year. It will be great for her to be on her own and make her place in the world. Sabestien is his name. I likwe him very much. He is a hard worker and kind.

he made dinner with me the other night. I made pasta. He made avocado with smoke salmon and a lemon cream sauce. I made a prawn and smoke salmon cream sauce. Sabestien also made dessert ! He made chocolate covered Pear, and strawberries, with ice cream and home made caramel.

Bye for now.


Doug

August 17 Update

Hi again,

So our new gates are up! In the past they were in the back corner of the house. This time we put them at the front of the house. It gives an extra storage space for secure parking. If we sell our house it would be a great extra if the next owners had a boat or an RV.

Chrissy and I have done all the work on our home this spring. Well Except for the gutters on the house, and making the gates. We saved alot of money.

More later!

Doug

August 17 Update

Hello!!!!!

It was a busy weekend again! I finished a kitchen off yesterday. I did that so I can start a new one on Monday. Today, Chrissy and I put the gates up in the front of our house. They look great. We have been staining them the last 2 days in the evening when it is cooler out side. I will update pictures soon.

I took some pictures at an accident on our way home from camping. Every one in the accident was ok. lots of damage to the cars though.

More soon.

Doug

August 15 Update

Hello everyone,

It has been such a busy summer. Lots of hard work and fun!

My back yard is coming together nicely. The new grass is coming in. I custom ordered 3 cedar gates. We stained them last night. Chrissy will do the detail staining today while I am at work. They look very nice so far.

I have been doing my best to stay active and exercise. I have been cycling and stretching after to work and my legs. There is a new road that goes up a hillside east of kelowna. At the top of the road there is a new golf course. The view from up there is outstanding. Of coursea good work out. around 30 minutes of hill climbing. Hmmmmm I guess I should see how long it takes me! Next time.

Chrissy's sister and family have returned home. They were here for 3 weeks. They did stay at our house. That also kept us busy.

Well time for work.

Bye for now!

Doug

August 10 Update

Hello!!!

So My family and I just got back from Camping for a few days. That was great! Very relaxing! Nice not working around the house.

I tried fishing every day but no luck.

Chrissy's sister and family came too. It was fun!

Enjoy the pictures.

Bye for now.

Doug

July 31, Update

Hello,

So Makaiya had some of her cousins here for a few weeks. I set up a fun balance course for them. Check it out.

Bye for now.

Doug

More pictures

July 26 Update

Hello,

So Makaiya had her last day at her golf camp. She had fun and looks to want to go in another.

Enjoy the pictures.

Bye for now.

Doug

July 27 Update

Hello,

Sorry no pictures today. my camera is in the car and Chrissy is out.

Makaiya has been in Golf lessons the past 3 days . Tomorrow is the last day of the camp. She is liking it. Her coach is a very good player and he has made it very fun for the kids in the camp. There were 7 in the class.

Chrissy`s sister and her kids are in town. We have been keeping them busy. We took them to a small river and they floated down with inner tubes. It was fun for them! I also set up a balance course in my back yard. I do have pictures and will put hose up tomorrow.

Good night.

Doug

July 18 Update

Good Evening,

So here is good news. I played in that golf mens night again, and was lucky again! I won a printer ,scanner, copier,and Fax! And $10 ! I only shot a 84. 45 on the front 9 and 39 on the back.

Also I am getting closer to finishing the land scaping on my house. All of the gravel is spread out. I hope to this weekend put a gate up. I will send pictures when I do.

Bye for now.

Doug

July 16 Update

Hello.

Finally the land scaping work to my yard is coming together. We are getting the rest of our gravel on the side of the house tomorrow. That will be nice to finish.

The other day when we had that wind storm I was working on my pc when I heard something in the fire place. I check it and out the flies a bird. It went for a closed window in Tajanna's bathroom. I opened our front door, went into the bath room and guided it out to the front door. It went out.

Enjoy the pictures!

Doug

July 12 update

Hello,

I want to share a few pictures with you. Makaiya was in a dance performance with some friends from school. it was at a kids festival in Kelowna's city park. it was fun and the girls did a great job.

Bye for now

Doug

July 11 Upate

Hello Every one,

This week there is an amateur golf tournament being played in Kelowna. It is called the Ogopogo open. Last night there was a dinner for it at the Kelowna Golf and country club. No I am not playing in it. I hope to in the future though. Unfortunately South western Canada had a big wind storm yesterday. The golf tournament had to be canceled. which is good , because many huge pine trees fell on the course. 10 trees to be exact .

Bye for now.

Doug

July 8 Update

Good morning!

First, The weather conditions here in Kelowna has been great !!!!! Sunny and hot in the most part.

So as I said last time, I installed underground irrigation in my back yard. We did have it before but I ripped it up when I installed my sewer system last Fall. I had to wait to put the new sprinklers in because I knew I would be driving big trucks and trailers in the yard when I renewed our roof.

So now that the under ground irrigation is in again I can cover the lawn over with my special mixture of top soil, sand and Ogo grow. Ogo grow is a special natural fertilizer! Then sprinkle grass seed and water it. Hope fully soon after I will have a nice green lawn.

Enjoy the pictures. The three piles of material are the special mix.

Bye for now.

Doug

July 6 Update

Hello,

Sunday night. It was another work weekend at the Ito house. This weekend was installing our underground sprinklers. Yes, I did it of course. I will take a few pictures tomorrow.

Next we must fix the grass, and the side of the house drive way. We are putting gravel on it. As well as in the garden.

More soon with pictures.　

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July 3, Update

Hello Everyone,

Yes, still busy here with my house. We are working at expanding our patio.

Weather had been hot here recently, so we have been having to drink lots of water during the day.

Tajanna has a boy friend. He is from France and is a baker here in Kelowna. A very nice guy! She is very happy as Chrissy and I are!

Makaiya is out of school and helping us too. Well and playing around the house.

Enjoy the pictures.

Doug

June 29 Update

Hello,

So I have been very busy working installing Kitchens and doing renew work on my house but I have been able to play a little golf. Last Thursday I played with one of the partners of the Kitchen company I work for. We played a mens night game. The cost is $45 for 18 holes. For some holes they have longest putt, and close to hole competitions. So I won the close to pin contest and had the lowest score for my handicap group1 Check out and see how much I won in the pictures!

Bye for now.

Doug

More pictures

Enjoy

June 27 Update

Good morning Everyone,

Ok! I will try to show you our work projects about our house. We have land scape work planned for the next few days.

Makaiya has just finished school for the summer. She wanted Sushi last night to celebrate! We also went to an ice cream place for another treat.

Enjoy the pictures

Doug

June 2 Update

Hi Every one,

Every thing is busy here in my life. Installing cabinets and working on my house still.

My blog will be changing to a new address. In Japanese! Miho will change it soon.

Bye for now.

I will attach pictures soon.

Best Regards

Doug

May, 15 Update

Hello Everyone,

So During the coaching summit we had many different speakers. One was Allison Forsythe, Canada's best Female, GS skier. She had been out with a knee injury for almost 2 years. She has gone through many depressing days . Although her attitude now is very positive. She is still planning a come back! She is very inspirational. Her work ethic is great! Never wasting any time. Always looking to learn from what seems like a negative. Which is true! Her knee may be weak now, but she has been working full speed on the parts of her body she can. Another good point is that everyday day she takes 30 minutes to do image training. She actually puts her boots on and sees her self skiing the course. Moving , balance changing feeling every thing. She did ski a little last summer. the coaches were amazed and said she never skied better. She believes you can maintain or even improve through image training. I also agree! See your self as if you are actually skiing . You can also practice looking ahead. See the slope, the gates the line you want to ski. Happy image skiing !!!

Bye for now.

Doug

May 9 Update

Hello !!

I made it back safe to Kelowna.

It was a great coaching summit! Lots of great information. I will pass it on as the summer goes on.

My drive back home was strange. It rained ,snowed , and was sunny! I also stopped to visit some friends. Old ski racing friends. One of them use to race in Japan with me. His name is Chris Nakahara. He is a massage therapist now.

Also played 9 holes of golf in Crows nest pass. Shot 40. Nice way to start the season!

Well, bye for now!

More soon!

Doug

May, 6 Update

Hello!

Another good day of meetings! We heard from many National team coaches. We are doing all the right things with technique! Also talked about safety ,along with many other topics. I spoke with Thomas Grandi. He is doing well and is Leading Alberta Alpine for his career. More meetings tomorrow. I will update again tomorrow.

Bye for now!

Doug

May 5 Update

Hello every one,

I am in Calgary , Alberta! I am attending the annual coaching Summit. It was great today! Lots of good information. A lot of it was guided towards young children. Which is good. It was very worth while coming here. 2 more days of meetings. i will give you more updates soon.

Good night.

I hope you all had a good golden week holiday.

Oh, and some great news. Ishizaki Kiyoko won the World GS masters, in Austria!!! Yes, she is a world Champion!!!!!! Great job!!! I am so happy for her! She has trained very hard in past years!

April, 27 Update

Hi Every one,

Well it has finally warmed up here a Kelowna a little bit!

Hope fully I cam finally get into the golf season. I practiced yesterday with the best player in Kelowna. Jason Monteleone. His best score at his golf club is 63! It is great getting tips from him.

I am also getting information for the summer camp at Mt. Hood. Just need to find a place to stay. Then I can give details of the cost, and schedule.

I am busy at my work here. Did not really get much of a break after the ski season.

I am going to the Canadian Coaching Summit in Calgary in a few weeks. That is always great for information.

Bye for now!

Doug

April 20 Update

Hello Every one,

I am home and it has been crazy busy here! Yes, exciting to be with every one! It is always an adjustment being together.

Tajanna has gone to Vancouver to present her portfolio to a fashion design school in Vancouver! She will present it tomorrow.

Makaiya is good! She had a friend over at our house yesterday. it was fun. We made pizza for dinner.

Chrissy is also good! We are busy doing spring cleaning around the house! We want to do a full cleaning of all hidden corners. We are hoping to fix our house up this summer. I will keep you up to date with how it goes.

I enjoyed this past season very much! All of you guys and girls are so keen!!

Would you believe it snowed yesterday. Yes, in the hills and in town!!!! Crazy!!!!!
How am I suppose to work on my golf game!! Hee Hee!

I did play in Osaka though. I shot 9 over! That actually lower my handy cap to 8.8! Too cold here to play. I guess I will have to wait till it warms up!

Bye for now.

More soon!

Doug

PS. Dell is replacing my note book. I am going to exchange it for a XPS 1330, 13 inch screen. Yes, I am happy. I am going to get extra warranty that will cover me World Wide.

March 25 Update

Hello every one!

So yes, spring is here and the season is winding down. I feel happy I can soon go home to see my family but I also feel sad that I am not able to coach all of you and grow together! There have been good results and good improvements in Base technique. The more I coach the more I see how important it is that all of you need good base technique but just as important is how you place your selves in the world of ski racing. I hope you can all see yourselves as top competitors. If you see others as faster or stronger you will never over take them. When you walk on to the ski hill hold your head high, and know are a winner! A top competitor! Some one who is lucky and always finds a away to get the job done. I see that in all of you. I hope you can see that for your selves.

Bye for now.

Doug

March 18th Update

Hello everyone,

I am at Iwatake now. The Men just finished the DH race. Takahiro and Takanori both got points in the race. Shiyo and Isao also skied a good line and did great for their first DH.

I was Takairo`s last run today so by Tea Clipper Tradition he had to drink a bottle of Nihon Shu. Yes, he is passed out now. He and Chihiro did such a great job this season for Accel Ski System. We all appreciate their great effort.

Bye for Now!

Doug

March 12 Update

hello everyone,

Well spring is here at Sugadaira! The last 2 days have been very hot! nice for a change.

Osaka, Totari, and Seikei Universities are here now. It has been a busy week. Chrissy and Makaiya also returned home to Canada on Monday. We talked the next day and they arrived home safe . They are missing one bag though.

We have been skiing from 8:30 to 12:30 only for the past few days. That is when the snow is the best.

It is my vision to have more of Accel guests win and be in the top 3 in all races. I hope you all have great expectations of your selves! If you believe you can do it, you can. Please keep thinking positively and do not limit your self. The details will fall into place!

I hope to see you soon.

Best Regards

Doug

March 4 Update

Hello!!!!

Sorry for my long span between Blogs!!!!!!

First , Chrissy and Makaiya are here in japan. For 2 Weeks! It has been great to see them!

Second, Accel Ski System has a new Cell phone # 070 5556 2101.

March is a great time to work on bumping up your skiing skill. I hope to see you soon.

Bye for now.

Doug

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Jan, 31 Update

Hi!!

So it has been snowing here the past couple of days. So the runs are a little soft. It was foggy too today. Kind of Challenging training. It was good though. A few of the Rossignol team members were in the area this past week. Iwaya San was coaching them. They had good training too. We had a few drinks last night and talked about our racing days . It was fun!

This weekend looks to be a busy one. Many are preparing on Saturday for the race on Sunday!

So see you soon. I look forward to you all improving more and more!

Bye for now.

Doug

Jan, 29 Update

Hi!

To all you guys racing last weekend. Great Job! I am very proud of your race results and effort in your preparation moving up to the race. I am very ,very confident more and more of the podium finishes will come. And from new comers too!!

I look forward to seeing you all soon!

Bye for now!

Doug

Jan,22 Update

Hello,

So what motivates us to improve? We all need expectations . What do you expect from yourself? I expect that I answer any questions you have about ski racing. So you have no doubts. When I was younger, I had questions about line , and technique. Coaches could answer my questions sometimes. BUT sometimes I would not ask a question about a certain point. I did not give my coaches a chance to answer it. SO I continued to miss opportunity to improve. Please ask me questions if you have any!!!!!! I wish I had someone that could answer my questions when I had them!

PLease set high goals for yourself! Expect great things! Focus on those things. Negative will bring more negative. Keep your eyes and mind on your prize!

I expect you all do that!

See you soon !

Doug

Jan, 21 Update

Hello!!

Well, I have been a little busy here. Sorry for the lack of Blogs!!!!

I have heard from some Team Rush Members that last weekends race was great for point results! Nice job you guys! I expect great things from all Accel guests though! I see lots of potential in all of you. Others are also performing well in races. I look forward to seeing you all again soon. Keep up the good effort and expect great things from your selves!

Bye for now.

Doug

Jan, 10 update

Hello Every one,

Sorry for my long span between Blogs. It has been very busy here with teaching, Tune ups and so on!

I feel good about how many of you are progressing in your Technique! One thing you must also see is your final result. What do you want to achieve this season? Make sure your goals are high. Why not!!!!! Shot for the stars! Believe in your self and anything is possible!

For those of you coming this weekend sharpen those ski edges. It is still icy out on the slopes.

Bye for now

Doug