Family Days...

Yesterday and today were mostly family days. It's hot here. 100+. So we've been to the community pool, staying indoors, and apparently doing a little farm work.

My parents' new home in Leavenworth WA has a HUGE yard. It's not quite finished yet, so Reese and I could cruise around and do really very little damage.

Earlier tonight, Amy and I had a good looooong, lazy, date like walk along the riverbank of the Wenatchee River, which runs right through Leavenworth. It was good to have the time together in the cooler evening. We had a little lightening and a little rain, which just made it better.

So far, sabbatical just feels like vacation. That means it'll take at least 4-5 days before I decompress enough to really get on with the work of vacationing (or sabbaticaling in this case). I still want to check email, call to check in on things, contact kids, etc. It's a good thing, but the work for this season is a little different.

I leave in two more days to begin my bike ride. I'm nervous. My training has fallen off a cliff since the first week of July.