Excuses

So this year we wussed out again.  I am not ashamed to say it.  Instead of the planned 180 miles in two days, we merely rode 90ish miles in one day.

Excuse #1: Eddy had a medical issue that prevented us from training to tha max, so we planned to take it a little easy.

[Yep.  We ride a tendem bike and occasionally wear matching jerseys.  We're cool like that]

Excuse #2: Also, the changed the route this year. Instead of 60 miles the first day you ride 90 miles. Unfortunately, they added all 30 miles to the route before lunch. So actually, we did sag in the last 10 or so miles to lunch.

[P.S. That's totally the Gulf in the background.]

Excuse #3: Eddy was real dehydrated. See how he couldn't even apply sunscreen properly?!

Excuse #4: About 8 miles from the first day finish (8 miles, people!) our chain broke!

We are actually really glad that we planned to sit out the second day because it's not like the support techs just hang around all day with extra chains for tandem bikes.

Excuse #5: Nicci loves pools. Instead of waking up at 5 am the next day to ride another 90ish miles we did this.

Pools > Bikes.

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Portrait of A Norman

Here's the second in my series of family portraits.

More to come!

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Curb Alert

Having bathroom renovations promptly followed by kitchen renovations means that our trash guys hate us in a serious way.

The remains of our bathroom:

The remains of our kitchen:

At least the kitchen reno team cleans up their mess a little more thoroughly than Eddy does.

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Gonna Get To You Girl

Step by step
Ooh baby
Gonna get to you girl



Step by step!

Step by step
Ooh baby
Gonna get to you girl

Step by step
Ooh baby
Really want ya in my world

Hey girl in your eyes
I see a picture of me all the time
(Step)
And girl when you smile
You got to know that you drive me wild

Step by step
Ooh baby
You're always on my mind
Step by step
Ooh girl
I really think it's just a matter of time

Hey girl can't you see
I got to have you all just for me
And girl yes it's true
No one else will ever do

Step
Step

Step
Step by step

Step one:
We can have lots of fun

Step two:
There's so much we can do

Step three:
It's just you and me

Step four:
I can give you more

Step five:

Don't you know that the time has arrived
Huh!!

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Green Hooded Sweatshirt

If you are of a certain generation, when you read this blog title you automatically sing, "red hooded sweatshirt!"  Before you look at these pictures I would like to state for the record that the reason we bought this thing is that despite his macho demeanor Norman gets cold.  He shivers when it's 60 degrees outside.  Doesn't that remind you of someone else you know?

I would also like to state for the record that I might applique a unicorn on this hoodie.  That way Norman can have street cred.

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Portrait of An Eddy

Ever since we moved in our house there has been this spot. This spot where I wanted to hang something cool.

Finally I figured out what to do. I am in the process creating embroidery portraits of our family! Here's the first one.

Pretty much looks just like Eddy, huh?

Yep.  

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Meet Harry Potter

Meet Harry Potter.* He showed up at our house one Tuesday morning.

He was hungry, dirty and as sweet as he could be. We decided he could use a little help so we stuck him in our back yard with some food and water and ran off to work. When I got home that night I tried to bathe away his stinks and we found this:

[This is a picture of his open wound after 2 days of antibiotics and hydrotherapy.]

For the time being he is a part of our family (or our pack and pride, as our pet sitter calls them.)

Soon we will be joining forces with a foster care organization to find a home for him. So if you know anyone who would like a Harry Potter who:

• Is a gentle, loving, and enthusiastic little dog
• Is house trained
• Is learning to sit, stay, and come

we would love to connect you with our adoption agency.**

*Eddy named Harry Potter because we often call Norman "you-know-who."  If you get this reference, you are also a dork.
**Hermoine Granger and Ronald Weasley not included.

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