Oh my goodness…Midway through May, already??!! What happened? It’s astonishing to me how fast the time flies. It seems like just yesterday I was in the hospital having a baby, Dylan, and that was so long ago. Now that we’ve added Luke into the mix, and I’m back to work full time, I wake up some days and can barely remember my own name.
Our anniversary was last month, so we agreed that as a gift to each other, we would put some extra money into the house to make it look that much nicer when we go to sell again (which hopefully will be sooner rather than later!). One of the first projects we tackled was the deck. It’s a small deck to begin with, but it’s right off the living room, and the wood had become dried and splintered, and the stain was wearing off in places. So our old neighbor, Scott, came over and put all new lumber on for us…Happy Anniversary, Honey! Here are some pics…
Old Deck
New Deck
I had my first training walk for the Chicago 3Day this week. Not as many neighbors were able to show up as I was hoping for, but I got my 5 miles done!! Yah me! It took about an hour and 40 minutes, and I was clipping along at what I thought was a decent pace. When I did the math, it dawned on me that if it took nearly two hours to walk five miles, come August, we’ll be doing at least 8 hours of walking each of the three days…Oh my. I need more training, because my legs were sore and tired just after the 5.
Through Freecycle.org I picked up a baby carrier for Dan’s bike. Luke isn’t quite steady enough to ride it in, but I have high hopes that come summer, we can start riding again. That’s one thing I truly miss during the winter. I love it when we just need a few items from the grocery store and we can take our bikes and backpacks instead of the car! Sure it takes quite a bit more time…but when I’m spending that time with these goofballs, what more could I ask for?
My Babies!
We had a great Mother’s Day. We met up with my parents and Dan’s brother and parents at Arlington Race track. No one won “big” so to speak, but between Bob, Joanne, and myself…we fared quite nicely! I hit the trifecta once and won on a 25-1 long shot. Not too bad at all! It sure is great seeing how well Dylan acclimates to different environments at his age. He was such a little trip the whole day, superbly well behaved, and he got more than his fair share of fun! Made mother’s day a complete blast! Luke, well, he slept the whole day.
There's my 2 year old sweetie!
...and Mr. Sleepyhead!
