Time flies...

not only when you are having fun but it seems to fly ALL the time. I just notice how long it has been since I posted. Of course, with all the excitement of Sarah and Raley being here kept me distracted.

I decided last Wednesday that I would call and "pull out" of the balloon race in Muncie. There was just too much standing water everywhere (makes it tough to find either launch or landing sites that don't either trash the balloon or get the truck stuck in the mud or just tear up the field and leave ruts). And, I wasn't "current" (FAA-speak meaning that I haven't done enough take-offs and landings within the previous 90 days to take a passenger). And with all of the stress from my dad's surgery, all the extra people in the house (over and above Sarah and Raley), and my job situation I just decided that I had too much going on to go. I sure wish I could have gotten a couple of flights in (I am guessing that most of the guys that showed up did-though I haven't heard) but, as the old saying goes, discretion is the better part of valor. I have often said that the hardest part about learning to fly the balloon was to learn when NOT to fly the balloon. The bottom line is that I am "content" with my choice.

On a lighter note, I have been riding my bike again. I rode last Saturday (14.5 miles) and Tuesday to work and back (14.8 miles and 8.9 miles). On the way to work I took the "scenic" route and rode by Jamie and Alex's new house. Of course, from the street you can't tell much but it looks like a nice neighborhood and the neighborhood pool was already bustling at eight 0'clock on a weekday. I haven't been nearly as regular riding as the last couple of years but I am going to try harder.

Today I took a "personal business" day from work and stayed home to meet the realtor. She presented us with a nice binder with statistics on other houses in the neighborhood and said that she and her "assistant" (who accompanied her today) would put together a "marketing" plan and get back with us before we leave for our cruise. Interesting stuff.

Who is it going to be???

At the bottom of the column on the left of the page there is a counter that is counting visitors. At last look it was at 995. Who is going to make it go to 1000? And how will I know???? It seems kind of like cheating when I check back because that bumps the count (I think).

What a week!!!

WOW!!

My dad had open heart surgery last Friday (of course, must of the folks who read this already know all of this...but it is probably good to write it down).

The night before surgery I got about two and a half hours of sleep. And it went down hill from there. I am still working on catching up. However, he went home from the hospital today and I think that he will probably behave himself for the first week or so. After that, it is a crap shoot. He will expect himself to be able to do more than he is capable of. I fear that it will be VERY difficult for Loretta to keep him "under control". Prayers might be in order.

And, news from work just "sucks". Conformation is probably coming next week. But it looks ominous. And that probably means LOTS of work on the home front. To coin a phrase just for Reid "I'm getting too old for this crap".