My Last Free Monday

I'm doing my best NOT to cry and stay in bed all day with the hope that tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow won't come.  I remember last year at this time, I was typing/thinking that summer really lasted a long time; it crept along. This year, I don't know why, but it FLEW!  I'm so sad.  I'm certainly not ready and I wish so badly that I just had 2 more weeks.  Not that I think we start too early - I much prefer starting when we do so that we're out by June 1st...I just don't want to start AT ALL.

I'll quit bitching now. 

So today, I'll do my normal Monday stuff (for the last time until next summer): Menu-making, grocery shopping.  Can I tell you how excited I am to return to weather that is more conducive to soups and stews?  There's only so many recipes that fit well with this hot weather and I'm sick of trying to figure out a way to change up my chicken marinade (or pork or fish).  Can't wait for chili weather!

Yesterday's bike ride was so nice.  We went just about 15.5 miles (my longest so far) and other than my ass KILLING ME by the end, it was terrific.  I really love biking on the trail and look forward to seeing it when the leaves start changing.  Oh, and as I seem to see some wildlife on all of my rides, yesterday was a sweet rabbit.  Although, he was almost a mushed rabbit because he thought it would be funny to hop across my path right as I rode by. BAD RABBIT!  After getting home, I then cut the front yard and thought I would die.  I'm telling you, every stitch of clothing I was wearing was soaked.  But at least it got done! 

Let's see...what else do I have going on?  Nothing.  Rain is moving out until this afternoon so I'll do my Sami walk and then eat breakfast before my grocery shop.  I want to get the front of the house sprayed (with bug killer) before the rain starts.  We have daddy long leggers and these other spiders all over the place and I'm just SICK of it. Plus, I'm hoping this will also be a preventative measure for the stink bugs that are sure to descend on us soon.  Stupid freakin' stink bugs!

Okay well, that's all I've got.  I think I'll get a move on.  Happy Monday...later!