New Slippers

Mara and Ellen love Grandma K's moccasins that she wears around the house. Gramma has had these moccasins probably since the 80's. But the kids love to wear them around her house when we vist there. So Grampa and Gramma got them their own slippers just like Gramma's. Now, they haven't quite gained the popularity of the originals, but they have been worn a few times.

They're really nice. Wouldn't mind having a pair of my own. (Hint Hint, size 10)

Ahh the weekend

Fridays at work are generally my most difficult day. Today on a relative scale wasn't horrible, but I left work a little on the pissy side. I couldn't wait to get home. I put some tunes on the iPod and rode the bike home in the rain. Some might think that sucks, but for some wierd reason I get a buzz off it. I don't think I ever ride harder or with more conviction than when it's raining. And it's not because I'm hurrying to get out of the rain, it's because I just get amped up over it. I have no idea why, but I just do. So I picked up the Burley trailer at daycare (Stacey picked the kids up, but my trailer that I took them there in was still there) and I grabbed a 6 pack at HyVee for the evening. Our plan was to grill burgers and just hang as a family.

It was a pretty cool night. Mostly the kids just wanted to play by themselves, which was cool. We're going to Iowa City tomorrow for some fun times. Hope to eat somewhere cool and new, but might end up at Old Chicago. Which isn't new, but I think it's about as cool as chain restraunts can possibly be. I'm ahead of my schoolwork right now, so I'm going to take tonight off of school work and keep working on this 6 pack. I'm also gonna put Seasons in the DVD player and watch it on the big screen. Here is my favorite section of this movie.

Holy Shit

I picked up dog shit on Saturday and again on Tuesday night. This fat beagle of ours can really lay 'em down. There must be 75 lbs worth in the two bags I have sitting on the driveway now getting rained on. Nothing like a soaking paper bag full of dog shit.





Josey and I are going to be working on this trick:


Hope y'all have a nice weekend.

Holy Updates

I've been spending a lot of time on Facebook lately, and frankly, I'm a little tired of it. I thought it was lame at the beginning, and I still think it's lame but somehow I got sucked into it pretty bad. So maybe I can do a better job updating this thing. Stacey got a new camera too, so I'll carry that around once in a while to get some good pics hopefully.

Goings on:

Work has picked up for them time being. I'm sleeping better at night since I don't feel on edge about losing my job. Now if I can learn to keep my mouth shut, I might earn some more dough. I'll keep working on that.

Still taking classes. Into the meat of Accounting classes now. Doin' all right, gettin' good grades, future's so bright. I gotta wear shades.

Riding quite a bit. Not so much for the fitness, but for the sanity. Did a 50 miler on Sunday in some peanut butter gravel conditions. Could barely walk up the steps that night.

Trying to lose a little weight but getting nowhere. Hoping my recent severe cutback in soda intake will help. Giving up beer and red meat would probably make it very easy, but Christ. I gotta live. I'll be riding to work a lot more now. The bike lane between here and the girls' daycare is no longer full of snow, so hopefully it'll stay that way. I hope to be hooking up the Burley next week on a daily basis.

I sold my truck yesterday. Just didn't drive it enough to keep it. We need the money a lot more than we need the three vehicles. Here again, I'll be riding a lot more.

Took on the leadership role of my local Mountain Biking Club. (LAMBA). I have no business doing this with my schedule. None. But I felt like if I didn't do it, nobody would or the wrong person might. We're at a critical moment right now with land access and city relationships. I'm a dumbass, but I can't just let it all fall to shit.

I've also been inspired to blog more by this guy. Why is it I can't sit down for 5 minutes to watch the news but I can't resist surfing bike blogs. Check it out.

http://www.allhailtheblackmarket.com/ (thanks Ken)

Pretty much a perfect description of my disposition at this point in time.

Have a good day.