Oct, 30, update

Hi!

The weather here has certainly cooled down. We woke up this past Sunday and found snow in the hills and temperatured have sure dipped down. -8 tonight in Kelowna.

This past weekend we all worked on raking leaves in our yard!

Bye for now.

Doug

DVD video camera

I hope this will help us give you all better service!

October 24 update

Hi Everyone,

Things here are still very busy with installing!

The weather is cooling down.

I bought a new DVD video camera it should be good during meetings and for recording to your lap tops!

Bye for now.

Doug

Oct, 6 update

Hello,

Well, the days are sunny in town, but in the hills SNOW! Last night it rained in town and snow in the hills!! I did play golf because CHrissy and Makaiya went to Red Deer Alberta to spend Thanks giving with her sister. Tajanna and I stayed in Kelowna because of work. I did play golf in the afternoon after I mowed the lawn and built a Cabinet for my moms house. The front 9 I shot 45 but the back 9, 37. Wish I could play consistantly both 9's.

I get to play Golf again on our holiday Monday. Chrissy is coming home that day! Back to work on Tuesday.

The Sunpeaks camp is falling into place nicely with our beautifull Condo to stay in and the ability to dao brush short and gate training ealry in the camp. Hope to see many of you there.

Bye for now.

Doug

Hello Every one,

Well Cagi San left for Osaka on Saturday morning. We all had a great time. As I wrote before he did help me do a kitchen. He is such a good worker. We did play alot of golf too.

It has been snowing in the hills but it has not been staying. It is actually suppose to be very warm this week. Mid 20's.

I played football for my brothers team today. It was fun but I pulled my groin muscle. It is a little soar now. I guess I should have done more streching.

Bye for now.

Doug

September 20 Update,

Hello,

It has been a great start to the week. My kitchen copany had no kitchens to install so Cagi and I were able to play golf both days. We are having a very good time.

Tomorrow we have a kitchen to do. Cagi will help me install it. We will take some pictures for you to see. We will get up at 6 am and start work by 7am . He wants to help me work. Sounds crazy doesn't it! I will let you know how it goes.

Bye for now

Doug

Sept,17 Update

Hello Everyone!

I have exciting news.

Cagi San of the Tea Clipper ski team is staying with us here in Kelowna. He arrived this past Saturday and is here for a week. He is comming to work with me tomorrow. hopefully we will golf in the late afternoon.

Tonight we had a great burger dinner! Very yummy!

More soon.

Doug

September 13 Update

Hi,

I hope you are all doing great! My family and I are . Work has been too busy which is good.

Makaiya and Tajanna have started school. They were both excited to go! Nice.

Chrissy is doing well too. Helping me sometimes and of course keeping our home clean. ( Which is full time job in itself)

The weather has changed here and is cooling off and raining. A nice change. It has been a great summer for sun.The Fall camp is falling into place. I have found a beautifull place to stay, with a hot tub and big kitchen for Chrissy. It is very new and will be comfortable for all. Not a hotel. A private condo. Yes, it has a conection in the TV for video cords!! It is 5 minutes walk from the village, close for shopping or sight seeing. I have been trying to contact the man in charge of early season training. I want to do some pole training everyday. I want to work on basic position as well as many other skills that are needed for fast skiing. I want to set courses on the flats and test position and how tucking vs.. standing upright is different line , pressure and so on. It will be a great camp. Best Ever! I also will set up goals for each person. I know many of you have plenty of potentail. We need to set targets for you though.

Hope to see you guys in Canada. You will fly from Vancouver to Kamloops. It is around a 45 minute drive from Kamloops to Sun Peaks.

Bye for now.

Doug

September 4 Update

Hello everyone,

Chrissy and I went up to Sun Peaks. The new location for our Fall camp. It looks like a mini whistler! Very nice. Great place for training . Thats why the Austrians are training there! I am excited for this chance for all of you. I want us to focus more on Goal setting in many areas. This will help us move forward faster. I know this will be the best season ever for the Accel racers!! I believe in all of you! I hope to see some of you at the Camp at Sun Peaks! Enjoy the pictures.

Best Regards

Doug

August 28 Update

Hi Everyone,

It was a great day! I worked all weekend so I could take Monday and Tuesday off. My Cousin from Vancouver came up here with friends and we will golf both days! I played today. Not well. 105! worst score in Years. I did have fun though. I will play better tomorrow.

Chrissy made a great dinner tonight. She is working on some different recipes for the Fall camp at Sun Peaks! I am very excited this year and know it will be a great place to improve skiing and to enjoy the other pearks of the camp.

I amworking on the final details for the place we will stay. I will keep you know as soon as I do.

Bye for now.

Doug

August 16 Update

Hello Everyone,

How are you all doing. Great I hope.

I would like to share a Must see movie with all of you. It is called "The Secret". Of course the Secret can be used in Skiing to learn a new skill, and to get your true desired result in your races.
I feel this point is where many of you must focus more effort. In our own minds is where we win a race or improve. If you feel fear that you might fall or other negative thoughts your chance of winning are close to nil! We have to see success and feel the emotions around it. The web site is

www.whatisthesecret.tv Please check it out. It is well worth it.

Bye for now

Doug

August 3 Update

Hi Everyone,

I have a little time off now , which is much needed.

I made a few more marker poles for next season. To help with understanding and feeling line.

On Sunday we went to a park and saw where the city of Kelowna is building the floating bridge. The brigde crosses Okanagan lake to connect Westbank with Kelowna. It is 3 lanes right now but is not enough. Traffic is terrrible on it. Thus the expansion project. it will still be a few years before it is done but it wil help the flow of traffic very much once it is done.

I saw a great movie called "the Secret" last night. It was very good! It was not a Hollywood movie but an educatioal one. This movie backed up techniques that know can work for everyone of us to access success in What ever we want. Win ski races, change techniqueand so on.

Will go into more detail next time!

Bye for now.

Doug

July 28 Update

Hello!!

It has been so hot here for such a long time. Working during the day is so draining. Must drink tonnes of water!

I just got Accel's timers back from Browers main office in Utah. They are already to go for next season.

I did not get to do much training this week. Working very late at night. I feel guilty! I will get back into my routine next week!

No golf either!! I hope to play this weekend!

Bye for now .

Doug

July 23 Update

Hello Everyone,

Is it ever hot here! 40 degrees C!

I have been a slave working on Kitchens. I worked right through the weekend. I will take 2 days off during the week though.

It was Our exchange students birthday on Saturday. She turned 17. She is having fun! Tajanna is also having Fun in Quebec!

We had a good dinner last week. There was a golf tournament at my dads golf club. One evening during the week the corse had a free dinner to the people of Kelowna. Roast Beef and salads. It was great.

I am still focusing on leg strength for training. That and stomach and back.

Good luck! Bye for now.

Doug

July,9 Update

Hi again,

Ok I did not shoot so good. For 9 holes 43. I had to buy my dad a beer . That is our bet for the game.

I also saw Thomas Grandi will be racing again next year! Good news for Canadian racing. Allison Forsyth too!

More later.

Doug

July 9 Update

Konichi wa!!

It was a great day off! Slept in and went to my dads to take him a long ladder for his cherry tree. I then took him and Makaiya out to a golf club for breakfast. We ate on the clud house sun deck. Great food and view.

Then home to watch the World Cup Final. I was hoping France would win but not to be. I read a good article in a news paper on some of the Italian players. The players took part in a mental process called the mind room. The boi feedback equipement was invented by a Canadian company. "thought Technology"The players lie on a reclining chair, bodies strapped to the pre comp device. It measures brain waves,muscle tension,breathing , heart rate and so on. The steps they go through are to maintain their Ideal perforance state. The players watch thier games on video and see mistakes they have have made. They practice staying in thier IPS even during the mistakes seen on the video. I found it very interesting.

www.thoughttechnology.com

I am golfing tonight with my dad. I will let you know how I do later.

We had a huge rain shower this afternoon.

Bye Bye

July 7 Update

Hello!

How exciting World Cup Final tomorrow. I finally have a day off too. I have had to work weekends lately. I am pretty tired! I will start saying no to do some jobs. My family never sees me in the winter so I can at least take weekends off.

I have noticed in Japan it has been rainy and cloudy. Kelowna has been hot. we did have 2 days of thunder showers this past week.

Tajanna is enjoying her time in Quebec! Melissa the girl who is staying with us is also enjoyng! She is still a little shy but has come out of her shell a little.

I am going to help my dad tomorrow pick a cherry ttree he has in his yard.

Good night. Bye for now.

Doug

July 3 Update

Hello Everyone,

Boy, this summer seems to be going by so fast.

I am going to start a different system of training now. Heading into wieght training. Going for aroung 18 reps, 3 sets. I am still workimh on my core strength. I have some wieghts at home I am going to use. Squats , lunges, calve work. No arm work outs now for me. I am busy with work too. I feel leg work outs are what I would like to focus on.

Makaiya had her dance performance last week. They would not allow us to take pictures though. Bummer!

Tajanna is in Quebec now for 6 weeks, We havea girl from Quebec in the exchange. The first day here we took her out one my freinds boat. It was fun! I did a liitle water skiing. I haven't done that in years.

Bye for now.

Doug

June 23 Update

Hello Hello,

Just a quick note. Yes, I am busy installing cabinets. Although I do get time off during the week at times. For example this past week I could not work because the house I was to work in was being painted. So I called a friend how is a pilot who laso had time off and golfing here we come. Hee Hee! I shot a 84. Not bad! I have only played 18 holes twice this summer. The first time I played I shot a 84 too.

Oh, here are some pictures from Golf in Japan and Tajanna's play. Enjoy!

Doug