Daddy's little helper

I was supposed to be in charge of (partially anyway) a race at Beverly Park on Saturday and volunteering at a race on Sunday at Sugarbottom. I'm too fat and slow to think about actually racing right now, so I'll do the next best thing by facilitating. Unfortuntately, mother nature had other plans for us. We decided on Friday night to cancel Saturday and Sunday's events, which left the family and I with no plans. Turned out to be a good thing, because my yard looked like shit and I had some things to do around the house. As usual Ellen was up early and in good spirits, so she was my right hand girl for the day. I had a bunch of apples from the tree to pick up, leaves to rake, and recycling to take in. So Ellen helped me rake:



After that we loaded up the truck with our leaf bags and two months worth of beer bottles to take back to recycling. I get funny looks when I take my bottles back. Truth is, I do drink more beer than the average bear, but I also keep a recyling bin in the back of my truck for Moutain Biking events. Keeps the park clean and the bottles get recycled like they should rather than put in the trash.

I took Ellen's car seat out of the van and put it in my truck. She had never sat in the front seat before and absolutely loved being able to see everything in front of her. When we left the driveway, I gave the truck some gas. The truck lurched forward in a way the van is not capable of. Ellen loved it and put her arms up like you would on a rollercoaster. It was hilarious.


Here we go!



Bye Mommy!

After that Ellen and I headed to Menards. Had to get some caulk for the new door and windows, and we also figured out a way to block the hole Josey has been using in the neighbor's fence to get out of the yard.