Livin for the weekend

So, we are going to test out the trunk mounted bike rack we got last weekend, and make sure it's secure.

It's a pretty cool thing.  It works on both the car with the trunk, and the one with the hatch back!  AND, it didn't cost hundreds of dollars!!  *smile*  We shopped around, went to three different bike shops locally, and the one everyone had, which has been recommended by biking friends, was WAY out of our price range.

So, we went to the local sporting goods store, and found a perfectly adequate one, we hope, for an affordable price.

It's not as cool looking as the one everyone recommended, but I don't give a rat's ass what it looks like!

Plans for an upcoming vacation have started to solidify a bit.  We have house sitters arranged for, we have the time off from work scheduled, and we have some idea of what to take with us.

I had been experiencing a great deal of angst about asking my sister if I could have my Trek bike back.  I had given it to her when I moved down here, because I knew the moving truck was already going to be very full, and I couldn't justify trying to shove the BEST BIKE I HAVE EVER OWNED in there, too....so, I tearfully parted with it and gave it to her.

Turns out, she never rides it and is perfectly content to trade it back to me for the one I bought down here, which is a simple NO SPEEDS cruiser bike.

I love the Schwinn "panther" that we got for me down here, but I really miss that BEST BIKE I HAVE EVER OWNED, and am SOOO excited that I can have it back without hurting feelings or being what used to be called an "Indian giver."
What the hell does that mean, anyway??

IN other news....the kittens are growing and thriving in the back yard, and we are running out of time for the spay and release people to get their asses over here and trap them.

We've been waiting for a call back for a week.  When Dave spoke to them, they said they'd come out and observe first, then come with the traps and get the feline family themselves.

Pretty soon, they're going to be fully weaned and gone.

I really hope we hear back from them post haste.

I think I'm going to love my new dance teacher.  After the show last weekend, I realized a LOT of things about having such a young teacher last semester.  She was NOT good at direction back stage at all ...she was basically absent and left us on our own to get ready and to be ready for our place in the queue.  She didn't tell us "GREAT JOB," or say one word to us after we danced, either.  She just pulled out her lap top and continued to ignore us.

The other troupes all had their pictures taken together on performance night, and we were never even called together by our teacher for ... well .... anything!! She was very disorganized and not at all supportive once it came down to it.

I am hoping the new teacher, who seems far more mature and seasoned, will do a better job.

Making my first attempt at Gumbo for supper tonight, and then tomorrow, we're, or rather I'm, cooking for friends.  It was supposed to be tonight, because the weather is supposed to be bad tomorrow, but they couldn't make it today...so we're taking our chances with a grilling-based menu in the rain!  Oh well!!

It's a sunny, windy day out there today, and we're off!  Have a great weekend!