Doug's update

July 18 Update

2008-07-18T21:40:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-16T22:05:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-12T22:01:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-11T07:16:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-08T08:39:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-06T22:28:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-03T22:54:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-29T08:13:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-27T07:52:00.001-07:00

Enjoy

June 27 Update

2008-06-27T07:42:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-03T06:54:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-15T21:07:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-09T22:12:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-06T21:36:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-05T21:49:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-27T14:44:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-20T20:20:00.000-07:00

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

2008-03-25T00:36:00.000-07:00

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

2008-03-17T22:29:00.000-07:00

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

2008-03-12T04:59:00.000-07:00

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

2008-03-05T03:36:00.000-08:00

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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2008-02-23T20:29:00.003-08:00

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2008-02-23T20:29:00.001-08:00

Jan, 31 Update

2008-01-31T01:43:00.000-08:00

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

2008-01-29T03:08:00.000-08:00

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