Wammy Combo

Wednesday night’s arrival home was interesting. It was a double whammy from the Yoshi and Aphro.

I noticed the door to the downstairs wasn’t propped open like it normally is. Yoshi could have done this, or maybe Sox or I forgot to set it before leaving.

As I went to go check on the cat, I noticed the gate to upstairs was pushed open. Great. The first thing I noticed was that Yoshi had been sleeping on the futon which has just been furnished with clean sheets for a house guest set to arrive on Thursday. Argh. That dog. Easy to fix, but is still a pain to clean the sheets again.

I then noticed Yoshi had been in Sprouts room. A plastic bowl and lid combo that Sprout had been playing with had been chewed up. Yoshi also chewed the corner of one of Sprouts books too. That dog!

I then followed up with Aphro, and found she had peed on some of my riding clothes that I had planned to use the next day. 2 loads of laundry now. Anybody interested in a neurotic dog and a skittish cat?

Uneventful Pace

Rode to work today. The way to work was pretty uneventful. It really isn’t that long of a ride and isn’t hard either.

I was planning on leaving work at 4 and taking the long way home. As it was I got pretty involved at work, and wanted to finish a few more things so I never left until just after 5. I had things to do this evening so that meant the short, straight route home.

To liven up the ride a little I pushed myself pretty hard. At one point I glanced at the HRM which was flashing 177. I backed off a little when I saw that, but kept up a pretty brisk pace. Still, I felt a little gross for a while after getting home.

Inspiring Moments

Every once in a while I am struck by the fact that I am a dad. I will be minding my own business and I get a warm fuzzy feeling when I think of Sprout.

Today has been full of those feelings.

This morning was a milestone (in my mind) for me. Sprout has been experimenting with walking for a few days now. He has taken a few steps between furniture, and he walked to his mum yesterday. That is pretty cute and inspiring to see him learn so quickly.

Movies and TV portray kids learning to walk quite a bit, and the typical scene is the parent with the arms out, and the child hesitantly letting go of the furniture and taking their first steps to the outstretched arms of the parent.

Sprout did this with me this morning, and this is what is causing me to smile and get warm fuzzies. He was standing holding on to the crib in his room with his blanket hanging from his mouth, while I was sitting in the chair in his room. I held out my hands not really expecting much, but he let go of the crib, stretched out his arms towards me, and walked over to me. 🙂

I was pretty proud of him, and it was such an accomplishment in my mind. He was pleased with himself too. Those are the kinds of moments I live for, those are the kinds of moments I love, and those are the kinds of moments I cherish and want to remember forever.

Dinner Workout

The weekend was pretty good. My mom and sister were down and we went for dinner for my birthday. Nothing fancy, but a good place to go with Sprout. Earlier in the day I had tackled the garage and cleaned it up pretty good. I have a few things that need to get transported out to the dump. I’m hoping I can find someone who is already going out there, and tack on our few items.

Sunday was an odd day. I had to work, so I rode to work, did what I needed to, then went for a long ride as a workout. Then it was dinner with K and JJ.

Today is Monday again, and the week has begun anew. Except that I woke up with a sore throat and am feeling gross right now.

Popular Ducks

I completely forgot to post about the last Photoclub meet on Mar 18. I couldn’t think of anything more original, so we met at Beacon Hill Park. The weather was decent enough, and there were a lot of people out. The petting zoo was quite popular.

The cherry blossoms were still out, but not much else for flowers.

The ducks were having a great time though.

The rest of my pics are here.

Detoured Breezy

I finally got a good ride in today.  I had a bunch of things to do today, I wanted to ride, and I needed to work.  I combined those two by riding to work, then taking the long route.  Well, I actually detoured form this route a bit, and went up Kind George Terrace, which is quite a steep climb.

I got to work in 20 minutes, and that was still the 7 km straight shot.  The ride home was about 45 minutes, but a much harder ride.  It was pretty breezy out today, so the gusts were blowing me around quite a bit.  Also, it was mainly a headwind, but off of my centre a little. 

It was tough, but rewarding