it is saturday morning...
the boys are watching Jumanji...
there is something about saturday morning and saturday morning cartoons...
or in this case a saturday morning movie
the short answer... it is too early for me to entertain the kids
it is too early to argue... the boys wake up and get dressed then put on that cute puppy dog face as they ask..."can we watch a movie?" all I can think... this movie will buy me some time... this will give me another thirty minutes to hug the pillow and then I have the freedom to suit up and walk the dog
it also dimishes the fighting... brothers fight... this is tension I do not need in the early moments of my day off
after a week of work I want some time off... 8 am on saturday is too early to start my day
the slow start to the day can be nice
no super dad ambitions involving museums or bike rides
just a lazy morning before an afternoon basketball game for seven year old dean
lisa is off at yoga
I am already back from walking the dog
as the boys watch their movie I go back and forth between BLOGGER and FACEBOOK
this blog post is no match for the draw of SCRABBLE and those 25 THINGS ABOUT ME lists... trying to catch up on various lists
everyone is doing these sometimes clever and sometimes insightful lists
I joined in on the fun... but maybe answered more seriously than others
sometimes I am too serious
oh... Mrs. MikeK just made her play in SCRABBLE... my turn
while walking the dog I thought about the SNOTCYCLE mountain bike race in Leesburg
there is part of me that is jealous of the journey that others with have battling th
e conditions on this mountain bike course
there is another part of me that feels a twinge of insecurity as if I just backed down from a fight
even though I am not a fighter I possess this male insecurity that it is wrong to back down from a challenge
then there is the sensible me whose voice is not as strong as the other voices in my head
the sensible me looks at the trail and gives a quick self assessment of my back
this silent sensible me feels as if not racing on this cold and icy late January morning is the right choice
the other voices chime in muffling rational thought
my back is not back to 100 percent... racing without the ice would not be an optio
n
I feel as if I am missing the party
the short walk in the woods tells me very little about the Leesburg course
Leesburg is just over an hour outside of the city.... the amount of snow that they received and the temperature that they have had over the last week may well be different than what has happened here
also... the trail condiditons may be dependent on a few variables... sun/shade being the greatest of these variables
the snow is melted on the ground that flanks the trail that I just walked my dog
the ice that remains on the trail from where the footsteps of hikers, dog walkers, and runner have stomped
the conditions of the trail may also be dependent upon the use of these trails over the last week
some tire treads passing over the trail could be the best or worst thing for the trails on this day
my guess... the trails will be a mix of clear buff frozen earth mixed with some shaded sections with ice and some other sections where the frozen snow gets crushed and crunched into a consistency similar to man made snow
did I leave anything out?
maybe their will be some sandy beach sections
from what I have heard there are no mountains in this mountain bike race
the course will change through out the day
the sun of the day will not be as much of a factor in the conditions as the racers of the day
each category will beat the path for the racers behind them
by the time the time the EXPERT/PRO kids get on their bikes the trails will be in very different shape than when this day began
SNOTCYCLE
these images were snagged from DARREN's DCMTB SlideShows
the non-race shots are from December last year
my gerth amazes me... how was my winter weight so impressive so early in the winter
this winter I need to take more control over these things
THE MORNING MOVIE IS UP
EGGS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN OVER PANCAKES
DOWNSTAIRS TO TAKE THE ROLE AS FATHER INSTEAD OF BLOGGER
the boys are watching Jumanji...
there is something about saturday morning and saturday morning cartoons...
or in this case a saturday morning movie
the short answer... it is too early for me to entertain the kids
it is too early to argue... the boys wake up and get dressed then put on that cute puppy dog face as they ask..."can we watch a movie?" all I can think... this movie will buy me some time... this will give me another thirty minutes to hug the pillow and then I have the freedom to suit up and walk the dog
it also dimishes the fighting... brothers fight... this is tension I do not need in the early moments of my day off
after a week of work I want some time off... 8 am on saturday is too early to start my day
the slow start to the day can be nice
no super dad ambitions involving museums or bike rides
just a lazy morning before an afternoon basketball game for seven year old dean
lisa is off at yoga
I am already back from walking the dog
as the boys watch their movie I go back and forth between BLOGGER and FACEBOOK
this blog post is no match for the draw of SCRABBLE and those 25 THINGS ABOUT ME lists... trying to catch up on various lists
everyone is doing these sometimes clever and sometimes insightful lists
I joined in on the fun... but maybe answered more seriously than others
sometimes I am too serious
oh... Mrs. MikeK just made her play in SCRABBLE... my turn
while walking the dog I thought about the SNOTCYCLE mountain bike race in Leesburg
there is part of me that is jealous of the journey that others with have battling th
e conditions on this mountain bike coursethere is another part of me that feels a twinge of insecurity as if I just backed down from a fight
even though I am not a fighter I possess this male insecurity that it is wrong to back down from a challenge
then there is the sensible me whose voice is not as strong as the other voices in my head
the sensible me looks at the trail and gives a quick self assessment of my back
this silent sensible me feels as if not racing on this cold and icy late January morning is the right choice
the other voices chime in muffling rational thought
my back is not back to 100 percent... racing without the ice would not be an optio
nI feel as if I am missing the party
the short walk in the woods tells me very little about the Leesburg course
Leesburg is just over an hour outside of the city.... the amount of snow that they received and the temperature that they have had over the last week may well be different than what has happened here
also... the trail condiditons may be dependent on a few variables... sun/shade being the greatest of these variables
the snow is melted on the ground that flanks the trail that I just walked my dog
the ice that remains on the trail from where the footsteps of hikers, dog walkers, and runner have stomped
the conditions of the trail may also be dependent upon the use of these trails over the last week
some tire treads passing over the trail could be the best or worst thing for the trails on this day
my guess... the trails will be a mix of clear buff frozen earth mixed with some shaded sections with ice and some other sections where the frozen snow gets crushed and crunched into a consistency similar to man made snow
did I leave anything out?
maybe their will be some sandy beach sections
from what I have heard there are no mountains in this mountain bike race
the course will change through out the day
the sun of the day will not be as much of a factor in the conditions as the racers of the day
each category will beat the path for the racers behind them
by the time the time the EXPERT/PRO kids get on their bikes the trails will be in very different shape than when this day began
SNOTCYCLE
these images were snagged from DARREN's DCMTB SlideShows
the non-race shots are from December last year
my gerth amazes me... how was my winter weight so impressive so early in the winter
this winter I need to take more control over these things
THE MORNING MOVIE IS UP
EGGS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN OVER PANCAKES
DOWNSTAIRS TO TAKE THE ROLE AS FATHER INSTEAD OF BLOGGER