fish out of water

i'm back at work. we had a great 'staycation' and even though it was hot as hell we managed to get a bunch of things done. the problem is that i now feel like we have more loose ends then ever. oh well. before calvin (B.C.), we had these 'staycations' all the time - we just never realized how easy our lives were then. the break was good but now i really miss him.

we stripped our front porch woodwork, pressure washed the house, painted the front door, installed new door nobs on the main level, stained a table, got flooring estimates, went to a movie, ate out a lot, did a little riding, and still felt like we had a little free time. i guess having a kid makes you a little more efficient - even when they are not around. but, all those projects have actions pending for completion. and we didn't even touch our deck. it was hot but the main problem was the high winds. that and there is a birds next under our deck. actually, our backyard is a menagerie right now. we have baby bunnies, mice all over the place and two birds' nests under our deck. because of the bunnies we haven't been able to let ollie out off leash for a bit - but he killed two a month ago so i know what would happen if we let him find them.

i don't have time to summarize now but my training hit a snag. first, we were busy. second, it was hot. third, i was sick the whole time which really wore me down (i haven't been sleeping well). oh well, got out sunday and tuesday. rode in this morning and will add on tonight. hope to ride saturday and sunday and try to get back on track.

happy thursday.