it's been more than a year since I've entered anything on this blog, closer to two years in fact. Lots has changed. Much remains the same. I'm not going to spend any time making excuses for not putting any words here, just pick it up and move on.
I guess the biggest news has been the arrival of AJ and Jess' first child, Blakely May. She arrived last October and after a very rough 6 weeks and a month in hospital she is a very healthy 11 months old. She's been walking for over two months and is very entertaining. We got to spend some time with her when they visited in July. She even slept over which was a thrill. The grandsons are all good but missing their friends and sports.
Since the long weekend in July when we spent three nights at Mink Mountain we've both been dieting. Not the soul crushing kind of diet where you starve yourself and try to pretend you don't miss certain meals. Simply cutting down portions and getting back on a bike has done wonders. I made every excuse in the book for not riding to work, but finally with this new effort just decided to do it. The first few days were tough. It meant wearing bike shorts into an environment where ridicule was very likely. My butt was just not ready for riding in jeans or shorts. It means leaving about 15 minutes earlier than by car. It also means I still have a full tank of gas purchased in late June.
I found a new way to get there with minimal time on the busy streets. Now on the way home if the sun is out I'm going home the long way. Riding has always been a way to think things through and destress after a work day. I've definitely missed pedalling.
My basement bike parking/shop had been left in a state of disarray. When I stopped riding I also stopped working on the bikes. When I cleaned up and tuned the bikes I would commute on I found that I also missed time spent with tools in my hands and grease on them. I'm aching for a bike project. As of this moment my plan is to convert Lael (an already heavily modified Trek Multitrack) from a 3x7 drivetrain to a 1x10.
Work has me busy all day ordering, returning and dealing with issues in the warehouse that now has 11 people running around. There are definite challenges and frustrations but I can't wait to get there and get started every morning.
Hockey is another post all on it's own. With the Covid situation and the restrictions the city has placed on activity in the arenas, I'm aiming at taking a season off until this all hopefully goes away.
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