I can't believe summer is over. Shelly starts back to work Monday followed by the kids back in school on Tuesday. My list for summer never got started, heck, the list from spring never got started. No real summer vacation this year. Money has been going to fix all the broken appliances and termites. Time has been scarce with the way work has been. Not sure how Brock would travel for a long time anyway. Still, I know my wife is disappointed.
End of summer also ends the riding season for me. Soccer has begun. Ethan is playing with the U12 traveling team and I am assistant coach. That means two practices a week plus two games on Saturday's. I love the game and am glad to get to coach again, but I am going to miss the evening and Saturday morning rides.
I missed Wednesday World's this week. Long story short, had to work late and missed the one hard ride I was going to do. Brought the monocog to work on Thursday and ran around Strouds Run state park at lunch (OK, a slightly long lunch). Was good to be on a trail, except for all the spider webs. Had them in my ears, up my nose, in my mouth, covering the bike. It was crazy.
Friday started with a trip to Columbus with folks from NASA. Shelly was going to be in Columbus anyway, so it was to be a great plan to meet up after meetings for a little shopping and dinner. Things went kind of south when I got a phone call from her that she had a flat. Lost air quick too. Made it into a gas station where someone put air in the tire for her. Got her from there to a Firestone (at Polaris). They were very helpful to her, but would not repair the tire (due to liability) and since we have an AWD car, all four tires would need to be replaced. Oh, did I mention that she had all three boys with her? Pretty well ruined the day for her. They were good enough to install the spare for her to get her back to Athens. We hoped to try out a Greek restaurant for dinner, but had to change plans and go to UNO's. Even that was a big wait because of the high chair for Brock and the "fire hazard". Really? We can't get a tire fixed and can't get a table. Too much liability. Finally made it home and to bed at midnight. Long day.
Saturday morning meant getting up early to get Michael to the school for drama rehearsal at 7am and on to Warehouse Tire. They fixed the tire and I had it back on the car before 9am. Shower, coffee, and out the door for soccer games. Not sure what meals I have eaten today but 10pm sure is coming quickly.
A side note: saw some of the Pelatonia riders coming in to Athens. Good job folks! 100 miles and lots of money for cancer research. Special atta-boy to Chad and Jenn Sickles.
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