Summer Sun

Finals footy has started. On Friday it conveniently coincided with $5 buffalo wings at The Toxteth in Glebe. A couple of mates joined in and after several platters, pints and pulsating plays, we pontificated the potential playoffs then headed our various ways.

I did a few odds and ends around the house on Saturday - painting, turfing, sanding, shelving. Since tackling most of the harder stuff though we’ve scaled back the efforts somewhat. When we were in the thick of it I used to look forward to Mondays - just so I could get away from the house work, but now it’s back to a more leisurely pace. There’s a lot to be said for getting someone in and knocking it over quickly…versus our approach spending several months of consecutive weekends toiling away.

Mum looked after Bodhi on Sat night while The Lovely Samantha and I enjoyed some adult conversation at friend’s dinner party. Lots of yummy goodness with Neil Perry’s macaroni & cheese stealing the show. It was superb! Easily the best thing to come out of Masterchef in recent memory.

Started Sunday with a café breakfast in Drummoyne followed by a bit more preening around the house, before heading out to visit the grandparents. Their hearing has deteriorated to the point where we’re required to shout at them. It’s not very conducive to conversations and is particularly ironic given we’re trying to teach Bodhi to speak more softly.

In the afternoon I did some more brick-laying (triathlon speak) by combining my swim & cycle training. Aside from an initial bout of light-headedness immediately following the swim/bike transition, and a momentary swerve into oncoming traffic, I actually felt quite good. Home to a warm shower and a good bed.

I’ve been keen to get Bodhi into an organised sport for a while and was annoyed with myself recently for missing our local little athletics registration cut-off. So, when I stumbled upon the upcoming Nipper’s season at Bronte SLSC, I jumped at the chance and signed him up on the spot. Over breakfast this morning, I embellished the fun aspects with Bodhi – summer sun, sandy beaches, frolicking in the waves. He’s already decided, with no negotiation entered into, that it’s not for him. Oh the joys.

Think I’ll buy him a cute little cap…just in-case. 

see ya,

Minas.