Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Doom, with a capital D.
This may well spell Doom for Flo and Mustache Dan (the goldfish). Milo seriously pretended to take a drink while looking at me with one eye. That dirty rat of a cat.
They survived his poorly-disguised attempt at a morning snack this time...
They survived his poorly-disguised attempt at a morning snack this time...
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Summer days
It has been a good while since I've posted anything but photos, so I thought I'd do a little writing. This has been a good (and busy) summer thus far. In June, Aaron, Ceci, and I traveled to Cincy and Kinsman, and Ceci stayed with Nora and Jerry for a couple of days while Aaron and I had a short vacation in the finger lakes region of New York. We went to a number of state parks in the Ithaca area, and a bunch of wineries. Mmmmm. Ceci had a great time while in Ohio -- she's still talking about the Cincinnati zoo and riding Papa's tractor.
More recently, I was in Vancouver for a teaching workshop, and that was a good trip as well. The workshop, while very good, was a significant time commitment (kind of difficult when you're someplace as beautiful as Vancouver). I still had enough time in the evening to run in Stanley Park and see some sights around the shoreline. Unfortunately, I really torqued one of my ankles while I was there, and then made it worse upon returning to Lawrence and running some more... subsequently putting my knees through the wringer as well. So, this week's excitement was a trip to the orthopedic doctor. No running for me for a while, and it looks like I get my first crack at some physical therapy. Stupid, stupid Caroline.
It has been brutally hot for the last couple of days; 100 deg. + some. We put the sprinkler out in the front yard yesterday afternoon and let Ceci run through it with her clothes on. We looked like complete 'necks, but she had a great time. Both Aaron and I have acclimated to the Kansas summers pretty well... it only took us almost 6 years, but we've both been a lot better about shrugging off the intense heat and humidity and getting outside in July/August weather. I've actually come to really enjoy the hottest days of summer. Don't get me wrong, I really dig having A/C to crawl back to, but I will take a 100 degree day in July over a 35 degree and sleeting day in January -- anytime. Sometimes, I crave that oppressive Kansas summer heat when it's 60 and blue skies in October. Something about it has grown on me.
More recently, I was in Vancouver for a teaching workshop, and that was a good trip as well. The workshop, while very good, was a significant time commitment (kind of difficult when you're someplace as beautiful as Vancouver). I still had enough time in the evening to run in Stanley Park and see some sights around the shoreline. Unfortunately, I really torqued one of my ankles while I was there, and then made it worse upon returning to Lawrence and running some more... subsequently putting my knees through the wringer as well. So, this week's excitement was a trip to the orthopedic doctor. No running for me for a while, and it looks like I get my first crack at some physical therapy. Stupid, stupid Caroline.
It has been brutally hot for the last couple of days; 100 deg. + some. We put the sprinkler out in the front yard yesterday afternoon and let Ceci run through it with her clothes on. We looked like complete 'necks, but she had a great time. Both Aaron and I have acclimated to the Kansas summers pretty well... it only took us almost 6 years, but we've both been a lot better about shrugging off the intense heat and humidity and getting outside in July/August weather. I've actually come to really enjoy the hottest days of summer. Don't get me wrong, I really dig having A/C to crawl back to, but I will take a 100 degree day in July over a 35 degree and sleeting day in January -- anytime. Sometimes, I crave that oppressive Kansas summer heat when it's 60 and blue skies in October. Something about it has grown on me.
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