Cheyenne Canyon and beyond... Today Nathan and I were supposed to hike up a 14er, but the winter storm that arrived over most of mountainous Colorado forced us to change our plans. Instead, we hiked up Cheyenne Canyon and hit a few lesser known mountains that literally are in our backyard.
The weather stayed nice all morning but started to turn (as expected) after lunch when we arrived back at the parking lot. Over the course of the morning we had covered 10 miles and seen Pikes Peak from unique vantage points. It was a nice day out, and although relatively tame elevation-wise, still a long day on my feet.
I missed it last weekend! On April 7th, we hit the five year mark in our house. We moved in on Easter Weekend 2007 and I haven't stopped improving or building stuff since. Although the list is far from exhaustive, here are a few before and after pictures. The picture of me painting in the office was taken within days of moving in.
A few days ago I finished up my first drywall repair. It turned out pretty well considering I didn't have a clue what I was doing. Enough mud, caulk, and paint can cover up a lot of mistakes. Most of my mistakes were due to rushing the job and not thinking through or researching what needed to be done - something that I seem to be dong more of lately. I can think of two little reasons why that's the case.
Since my pipe repair stuck out a quarter of an inch, I had to hollow out two areas so the drywall would lay flush. I couldn't fit the piece inside the door opening, so I had to cut it in half. If I would have taken some time to think through where I cut it, I may have avoided the gaps and not cut in the one place that I needed wall to mount one of the shelves.
The texture and paint were pretty easy. Considering a lot of the work is covered now by food and the door stays shut 99.9% of the time, I guess it was a good place to learn from my mistakes.
It's now a five game contest. Two months ago Spurs had an outside chance to win the title...now, with five games remaining, fourth place and a spot in the Champions League is up for grabs. When you only win one of the last eight, you drop like a rock in the standings.
I really don't know what went wrong. The timing of our manager being linked to the vacant England National Team position coincided with our recent poor run, but I can't believe that's the only reason we've been playing so poorly. At this point we're still in a decent position with five games to go, since we play the teams in 15th through 18th place in four of our last five games. We have by far the easiest schedule compared to Newcastle and Chelsea and they still have to play each other.
However, the recent run of poor results doesn't fill me with confidence, meaning this race is far from over. I think most supporters have given up the dream of finishing higher then Arsenal, the FA Cup trophy, and third place. The FA Cup and a Champions League spot are still real possibilities, and if so, the season should be viewed as a big success. It's just harder to accept since we were flying so high for almost two thirds of the season.
We celebrated Easter over at my parent's house this year. As soon as we arrived, the hunt was on. Both of the kids were really cute, but we all got a good laugh watching Jonathan's reaction to finding an egg. Although the video is a bit long, it's worth watching all the way through. The kids are both getting pretty big.
This Easter was a lot more fun then last year, considering we spent the holiday last time in the hospital.
This is what happens when Julia gets a hold of the Toys R Us advertisement in the Sunday paper. She pulled it out of the stack, sat down, and flipped through the pages. Every once in awhile she would point out something that she wanted, but when she saw this doll it was a different story. I was pretty surprised that she wanted a doll, since she hasn't been interested in dolls up to this point.
The next day Stacey took her the store to look at other dolls, but she still wanted this one. This doll came with a sippy cup, soap dispenser, and little toilet with sound effects. We'll see how long she plays with her "princess and potty" doll and if it's ever elevated to "B" status. Here are pictures of the first night. As you can see, the doll has already joined the "inner circle" of stuffed animals and blankets that are allowed to share Julia's pillow each night.
Julia decided that we should be rabbits while we were eating lunch. So, she and I munched on our food with our big front teeth and lapped up our water with our tongue. After a few minutes of eating like rabbits she looked outside and yelled, "Oh no! Hide! Here come the creditors!" After having a good laugh, I had to explain that the word she was trying to use started with the letter "p", not the letter "c"...
