Sunday Funny

Jeremy got a watermelon a couple days before the Fourth of July for us to eat on the 4th. Ocean really, really wanted to eat that watermelon right away. He kept bringing me a butter knife throughout the next two days so I could cut it so we could eat it. He even woke me up early on the 4th by coming in with a butter knife and announcing it was time to cut the watermelon!

One time he tried convincing us we needed to cut it now because he was starving and only watermelon would keep him alive. Ummm, watermelon will help if you're thirsty, but it won't help if you're actually starving.

I had him pose with the butter knife and the watermelon before I cut it and he actually managed to get that knife in! (look at that triumphant smile!)

He finally got some that evening (we didn't use a butter knife to cut it, though) and he was a happy little boy.

Weekly Mileage #171 and the Fourth of July

Monday Sunshine and I had our first socially distant, in-person Scout meeting, which went pretty well. It was funny to watch the girls troop vs the boys troop. The boys were playing kickball, the girls were catching up on their advancement stuff - signing things off and such. They played some corn hole, but mostly they worked on advancement stuff.

Wednesday I worked on patterns and prototypes. I'm close on the journal cover- just a couple more tweaks and it should be good. The smaller tote I made last week turned out to be a mini tote and isn't big enough for my planner. So I redid the pattern to make it larger.

The zip bags I've been working on were a bust, so I need to find a new pattern.

That night we had ward council to discuss how we're going back to church- we can go back in groups of 25 or less, which will require some planning and scheduling.

Thursday I went for a trail run that was hot and humid and may be the last one for awhile unless we have some cooler days. I only did about a mile and a half and it took a lot out of me.

Wild blackberries!

I saw this sign at the kiosk next to the parking lot and had to wonder if it contributed to the emptiest parking lot I've seen since lockdown started. That or the heat and humidity discouraged everyone.

I spent more time redoing patterns and working on prototypes- I'm making good progress!

Friday we had a socially distant playdate in our friends' cul-de-sac. The boys did pretty well not getting too close to their friends, and Ocean was super happy to get out of the house and see a friend.

I worked some more on those silly zip bags. I've made so many of them. I did finally get a decent result, but I'm not completely sure it's worth my time to make more of these. We'll see. And I'm not sure about that loop. I want a loop, but I can't figure out another way to add one in and make it look good.

The zip bag that I made before that I mostly like, but the size isn't quite right and zip isn't as pretty as I'd like. This one was of thicker leather than what I used in the one pictured above- that may also make a difference.

The pile of past zip bag attempts:

I cut all the zippers out so I can reuse them in other bags. I'll use the leather for different experiments.

Saturday was the Fourth of July and we did some fireworks in our driveway. I discovered that if you video fireworks in slow motion, it looks really cool.

We did our fireworks before it was fully dark so the boys could go to bed and I think we were the first in the area. After we did ours, we heard a lot of other people setting off their fireworks. Canceled fireworks displays in the city meant a lot of people did their own at home- more than usual.

I spent more time doing leatherwork. The tote I made earlier in the week fits my planner, but I still wasn't super happy with the size. So I made the pattern a little bigger and now have four evenly stepped totes from mini to small to medium to large. I really like the medium and large totes- they're the most useful for me and what I tend to carry.

Punching holes with the arbor press- so much easier than whacking the punch with a hammer.

Leather washers and Chicago screws to hold the straps in place. I'll be using copper rivets in future versions because I cannot get the Chicago screws to stay tight.

Sunday Jeremy and I went to church for our ward's trial run. We're approved to meet in groups no more than 25, but will be aiming for groups of 20. It was good to meet in person again, but no singing and we were spaced very far apart. We'll be meeting every other Sunday, in 4-5 sessions. Jeremy and I will take turns taking the older two kiddos and staying home with Ocean. He doesn't follow directions well and I can just see him licking the pew and then somersaulting over it (he's done the latter way more times than I'd care to admit), and he would find whatever germs had managed to escape being wiped down with Clorox wipes. He's just that good.

Pretty good picture of me, wearing my new canvas work apron.

I passed 365 miles for the year! My goal is 365 foot miles and 365 bike miles. I'm a little ahead on bike miles and a little behind on foot miles, but I'm doing good staying on track.

Weekly Mileage
Tuesday- 15.0 miles biked
Thursday- 1.63 miles run and hiked
Saturday- 15.0 miles biked
total- 31.63 miles

2020 totals

25 hikes towards #52hikechallenge
0 kayak miles towards #365milechallenge

159.12 outdoor foot miles towards #365milechallenge
11.00 indoor foot miles towards #365milechallenge
200.0 bike miles towards #365milechallenge
370.12 miles total

June Mileage

The cooler weather we had in May is just a memory. June was hot and humid.

I started June with my 50k, which gave my mileage totals a nice bump up. That bump was good, since I didn't do a lot of exercising the rest of the month. I knew I'd need time to recover, but it took me longer than I'd anticipated it would.

I did manage to keep my bike mileage up, but they're still very easy spin miles. 

Thanks to the 50k I made up a lot of my foot mileage deficit, though not as much as I'd hoped I would since I didn't have the energy for many more foot miles the rest of the month. The heat and humidity is here in force and my outdoor miles will be strictly curtailed for the next month or two at least. I don't enjoy the treadmill, but it's better than killing myself outside right now.

I'm down two hikes now, so I need to make more of an effort on that front. If I commit to taking the kids to the river once a week, we'll be able to get back on track.

At 353.49 miles, my total mileage for the first 6 months of the year is just short of my goal of 365 miles. I'm so close, which means I'm doing a lot better at being consistent.

June mileage:
0 treadmill workout + 1 hike/trail run + 2 trail races + 1 outside walk + 3 bike workouts + 0 kayak outings = 77.08 miles

52 hike challenge: 24 hikes

365 mile challenge:  185.0 bike miles + 157.49 outdoor foot miles + 11.00 indoor foot miles + 0 kayak miles

total miles: 353.49 miles

May mileage:
1 treadmill workout + 4 hikes/trail runs + 1 trail race + 3 outside walks + 3 bike workouts + 0 kayak outings = 50.10 miles

52 hike challenge: 21 hikes

365 mile challenge:  150.0 bike miles + 115.41 outdoor foot miles + 11.00 indoor foot miles + 0 kayak miles

total miles: 276.41 miles

April mileage:
0 treadmill workout + 3 hikes + 2 races + 2 trail runs + 1 outside walk + 3 bike workouts + 0 kayak outings = 50.10 miles

52 hike challenge: 16 hikes

365 mile challenge:  120.0 bike miles + 78.68 outdoor foot miles + 8.00 indoor foot miles + 0 kayak miles

total miles: 206.68 miles

March mileage:
1 treadmill workout + 4 hikes + 0 races + 4 trail runs + 4 outside walks + 3 bike workouts + 0 kayak outings = 53.38 miles

52 hike challenge: 13 hikes

365 mile challenge:  90.0 bike miles + 58.58 outdoor foot miles + 8.00 indoor foot miles + 0 kayak miles

total miles: 156.58 miles

February mileage:
2 treadmill workouts + 4 hikes + 0 races + 3 trail runs + 0 outside walks + 3 bike workouts + 0 kayak outings = 59.08 miles

52 hike challenge: 9 hikes

365 mile challenge:  60.0 bike miles + 37.20 outdoor foot miles + 6.00 indoor foot miles + 0 kayak miles

total miles: 103.20 miles

January mileage:
1 treadmill workout + 5 hikes + 1 race + 3 trail runs + 2 outside walks + 2 bike workouts + 0 kayak outings = 44.12 miles

52 hike challenge: 5 hikes

365 mile challenge:  20.0 bike miles + 22.62 outdoor foot miles + 1.50 indoor foot miles + 0 kayak miles

total miles: 44.12 miles

Weekly Mileage #170 and Our First Camping Trip of the Year

Monday I did some more alcohol ink experimentation. I'm getting closer to the look I'm after, but still not quite there. After a bit of research I decided to order a few more supplies to see if they help me achieve the look I want.

Tuesday I voted. We had online music lessons, and I went for a bike ride in the basement.

Then I worked on a new bag pattern- a smaller version of the tote bag I previously made. I like it, but sometimes you want something a little smaller.

Wednesday I went for a super hot and humid trail run. I found some cool fauna, but I am sooo glad I didn't do my 50k on this day as I'd originally planned. It would not have gone nearly as well as it did.

We did a couple ground firecrackers in the driveway that evening. Ocean was worried about the noise, so he went and grabbed a pair of earmuffs 😂

Thursday I went to the chiropractor and ran a couple errands, which were mostly prep for our camping trip. But further packing and preparation didn't happen as a migraine came on in the afternoon.

Friday we went on our first camping trip of the year. We spent the morning packing and loading the RV.  Not optimal from a stress point of view, but we only left about an hour later than planned, so it could have been worse.

This little guy was super happy to leave the house. He doesn't get to very often these days....

One of the boys took a picture of me and daddy's leg 😂

We drove about an hour and a half south and camped on the edge of a field, next to a river.

We played in the river.

This is very representative of Ocean. Dirty, but happy. Though frequently he's even dirtier.

 

This was pretty neat:

The glowing orange specks on the log are smoldering moss.

There was lots of room for the boys to run around- always a drawback of crowded campgrounds.

This was the view from the edge of the river, looking up the bank.

There was some really cute little piglets in the field next to us. Super tame and if you started scratching their tummy, they'd do these cute little grunts, fall down, and roll over onto their tummies so they could get even more scratches.

The view from where the piggies were. The river was at our backs.

There were a couple tent campers, but they were far enough away they couldn't hear our generator and we couldn't hear or see them. It was a great spot! I found it using HipCamp, which was a new-to-us app for people to list their property for tent camping or RV camping, like AirBnB, but strictly for campsites.

We had thought about visiting the local sights, but decided against it- Ocean is not the best at following directions and still puts his hands in his mouth all the time, so better not to. So we just hung around our campsite, played in the river, and relaxed.

Sunday we drove back home, and that evening Jeremy and I had our temple recommend interviews via zoom.

Weekly Mileage
Tuesday- 10.0 miles biked
Wednesday- 3.50 miles run and walked
total- 13.50 miles

2020 totals

24 hikes towards #52hikechallenge
0 kayak miles towards #365milechallenge

157.49 outdoor foot miles towards #365milechallenge
11.00 indoor foot miles towards #365milechallenge
170.0 bike miles towards #365milechallenge
338.49 miles total