"Rainy days and Mondays"

"Always get me down" (as sung by the Carpenters).  FYI - I'm not really "down".  That song just fits today.  I do love The Carpenters.

It's a rainy day today.  Perfect for cuddling up with a blanket, book and a cup of tea.  I didn't have the tea, but I did enjoy reading a book and cuddling under a blanket during nap time. 

Things have been fairly mellow around here.  On Saturday, I woke up with a ton of energy, so I worked out before the kids came out of their room.  Logan came out and asked if we could go for a bike ride "because you look so good in your workout clothes".  Who am I to say no to that?  Of course, now I'm sore from working out pretty hard and biking for over 2 hours.  Both kids rode in the trailer, so that's a bit over 80 pounds I tow behind me.  I have yet to bike even half-way up the "running hill" (as Logan calls it) much less the whole thing, but I do get a ton of encouragement from my passengers.  

"you're almost to the top, you can ride the last little bit".  I was worn out once we got home, but was able to get the house cleaned up before picking up James from his most recent TDY.

I am hoping this week will be fairly relaxing and am already looking forward to a four day weekend.  No set plans yet, except to BBQ some ribs.

Here's James and Logan with Logan on his  "hitchhiker" when we go for family rides.