Routine Thursday

Boys are officially Out For Summer.

Got home from the 9 to 5 (OK, so it is less than that) and did some yard work and drop in a couple more plants in the garden: New Mexico Big Jim (hot pepper) and a yellow squash. Got everything mulched and looking good.

Took Ian to baseball practice. It is a lot of fun as several dads are active with the team and everyone keeps the environment positive and fun. E-balls next game is Wednesday (took a break with Memorial Day). It's funny to hear when a kid makes a good play as all the dads will do the Sports Center intro music.

Back to the casa to find my girl whipped up some homemade fried chicken with potatoes and gravy - AWESOME! She takes care of us so much. Jake had already chowed with his friends earlier so more for Ian and I.

Back outside to get the lawn mowed before dark (just barely).

After a quick clean up Deb and I played several games of chess and then caught the last quarter of Lebron being Lebron.

Heading to Jeff City this morning to watch part of the MO State Track meet. Girls 4x800 goes at 12pm and Colin jumps at 2pm. Jake is riding shotgun for the trip.

Heading out early tomorrow morning for Tulsa and two days of crit racing at the Tulsa Tough. Should be fun and that's about it as I have no expectation of high finishes. I plan to be a clean Floyd Landis (a pack fodder).

Giro: Astana showing they are human and not a machine. Menchov has been super strong and Di Luca continues to fight; although I was surprised he didn't try to take more seconds out of DM on the slight uphill finish yesterday. Curious to see how the volcano ride goes as the last real chance to take time.

Fitness: Thursday - REST Friday - light spin later this evening to loosen legs for 11:30am crit on Saturday.