Father of Six

So the long weekend was great.

Visiting with Dad and Susan was great, as usual. We had a little diner party with all the kids on Friday evening. Greg came over too. On Saturday we all climbed into the basement and watched a movie called Honeydripper. In general I wouldn’t recommend the film, save for the final 90 seconds. If you’re ever in need of a reminder of how it feels to absolutely love the moment you are in, with utter joy and abandon, watch these 90 seconds - it’ll make you feel good. Later that evening, Trohe, Rick, Tanner and Macy joined us for a fine dinner. Dad and Suze made their way back to Missouri early Sunday morning.

Sunday was spent trying to stay cool. It’s been hot around here lately.

Later in the day, we met Tim and Jeanne for dinner at Cafe Terracotta in downtown Littleton. As usual - great food, and even better company. It’s fun to try these new hole-in-the-wall and not the run of the mill type places.

I extended the weekend one day by taking Monday off. I had a nice 25 mile bike ride on the pig and spent the rest of the day just relaxing.

My dad and I took our annual trip to Iowa for (what else?) some football. We saw Carlisle High School play on Friday night, and Oklahoma play Iowa State on Saturday. In between we ate well, including some fantastic German food at a bier haus in Des Moines, saw some beautiful countryside, and enjoyed each other’s company. Here are a few photos.

Dad and Suze visited one weekend in June. We hosted a BBQ at our house. Me, Tami, Nana, Greg, Maxine, Chelsea, Paul, Eric, Brit, Daner, Amanda, Becca, and Boomer were the participants. Here are a few photos from their visit.

No #2 pencils required.

Can anyone identify this piece of art, and name the artist?

Ok, How about this one?

And finally, (this one is just for Suze) who is the guy in this photograph, and what makes him so special? How about it?

It’s a Surprise!

Ran 12 miles for my RLR this morning. 2 hours, 29 minutes and 30 seconds - 12:28 per mile pace. Not bad for the incessant hills of Highlands Ranch and a strong southerly wind. In-zone 3 (134-153) for 2:25:19, averaged 143 bpm, peak of 156, minimum of 103, and 2553 calories. I like the low average HR, which means I didn’t push myself too hard. The podcasts of Groovelectric and Podrunner were again my soundtrack, plus three tracks from Rodrigo y Gabriella. I was surprised by a portion of the Grooveletric mix - “Man of Constant Sorrow,” by the Soggy Bottom Boys from the ‘O! Brother Where Art Thou’ soundtrack. Pretty cool.

I had a little helper during yesterday’s effort on the bathroom project. I was working mostly on the walls and floor, so I had to go back and forth from the back yard to the bathroom. Boomer was my apprentice and he seemed to enjoy himself.
Are you sure you measured that correctly?
Hey dad, do you know what this spells?
I gonna dunk on you!
Glad I could help.

My Dad and Susan were Grand Marshalls of yesterday’s Lexington, Missouri St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Here they are.