Summer

We are having a fence put in to enclose the backyard. Here are two shots with just the posts up. It works out well because our neighbor also wanted to fence her yard, so we are sharing the cost of the common fence portion.



They came Friday and completed all of the fence, except for the gate that will go across the driveway.



Ted has been racing a little bit in the past month, including a couple Spokane weeknight races and a smaller road race on the western side of the state.


I'm back on the bike, having a bit of a breakthrough week last week. Prior to last week, my longest post-surgery ride was 15 miles. But, last week I jumped to 27, and then to 47. And, it feels okay. I have some sore muscles, but I am otherwise not feeling badly... and the left leg pain is completely gone.

I was actually contemplating trying the Spokane Tuesday night race this evening, but a dumb rule insists that you cannot participate in this race if you have not done another race in the series. It makes no sense at all, especially considering that this is a stand-alone race, not contributing to the series points. Call me crazy, but if I were promoting a race, I would want to encourage racers to participate. They call this race "The Best of the Bunch." As Rusty said, "Guess it isn't really Best of the Bunch then, is it? Perhaps it should be called the best of those who have already raced this year."

The Summer is nearly at an end, and I hate to say that it's been a pretty lame one. I have not left the Spokane/Pullman/Lewiston area in over 3 months! Ted and I do have a trip coming up soon. We are driving to Yellowstone to meet up with Rusty and Deborah for a few days of camping. Just thinking about it makes my itchy feet start to tingle.