{"id":1288,"date":"2012-05-14T12:03:13","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T17:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/?p=1288"},"modified":"2012-05-14T12:03:13","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T17:03:13","slug":"happy-moms-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pkenagy.com\/blog\/happy-moms-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Mom&#8217;s Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not an all bad weekend, considering I was A) oncall and B) left home to fend for myself. \u00a0OK, not exactly &#8220;fend for myself,&#8221; I was left portions of food clearly labeled with what to eat when. \u00a0Being oncall took out any opportunity of entertainment, so it was a pretty laid-back weekend overall though.<\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned, I was left to fend for myself. \u00a0In greater detail, Donette had driven to St. Louis to attend our niece&#8217;s graduation ceremony and the accompanying festivities. \u00a0I&#8217;d have been there, but the dreaded oncall precluded my attendance. \u00a0So, I sat home and did a whole lotta nothing. \u00a0Got a good 1\/2-dozen more foreign language action movies under my belt.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday I got some exercise in. \u00a0Munkirs came over and we rode our bikes down near the Plaza to participate in the <a title=\"Tour de Nicu\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedaphnetree.org\/The-Tour-de-NICU-2012.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tour de Nicu<\/a> ride. We opted for the 45 mile route, which we completed without too much trouble. \u00a0Honestly, it was a rather marginal ride though, not sure I will do it again next year. \u00a0The route covered all the local Neonatal Units, which is certainly a worthy enough cause. \u00a0However, this resulted in a 45 mile ride with all the rest stops squeezed together in about a 10 mile span. \u00a0Good idea, just not very practical as it pertains to a bike ride. \u00a0The route seemed to be mostly uphill too, and most definitely spent too much time winding through neighborhoods. \u00a0Geez, I felt like I&#8217;d ridden around the block 80 times to get the miles in; \u00a0One stop sign after another. \u00a0Add to that a good stiff breeze in our faces the majority of the time and it just didn&#8217;t make for an entirely enjoyable outing. \u00a0After that I laid around on the couch the majority of the remaining day, with the exception of heading over to Leawood to attend my cousin&#8217;s baby shower. \u00a0(Well, not really a &#8220;baby shower,&#8221; because guys don&#8217;t go to baby showers&#8230; \u00a0She&#8217;s already had her baby, so it was a &#8220;meet our little girl&#8221; party or whatever you call that.)<\/p>\n<p>Sunday I walked Teagan up to the nearby school for some fetch, then my Mom and sister picked me up for lunch at Houston&#8217;s. \u00a0I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s the rather stringent diet the wife and I have been following lately or what, but I think that was the best salad I&#8217;ve ever tasted in my life. \u00a0Holy smokes it was good. \u00a0Seared tuna chunks over mixed greens with mango, avocado, and pickled ginger, and a cilantro\u00a0vinaigrette\u00a0dressing. \u00a0Whew. \u00a0I killed that thing, and if they had asked if I wanted a free refill I think I&#8217;d have knocked out another one. \u00a0After that I lounged around the rest of the day, watching the Royal&#8217;s rather exciting game and waiting for Donette to get home. \u00a0On a whim, I fired up the fire pit in the back yard and burned up a bunch of scrap sticks that have been building up. \u00a0While I was sitting in a chair throwing sticks in the fire Teagan decided she needed some more fetch, so I tossed the ball to her for a solid two hours or so. \u00a0I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;ve ever seen her so worn out. \u00a0She didn&#8217;t even get out of bed for her breakfast this morning; \u00a0I can&#8217;t really quantify that statement other than to say I&#8217;ve never seen it happen before, she is a rather enthusiastic diner. \u00a0Probably should have held a mirror under her nose or something.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not an all bad weekend, considering I was A) oncall and B) left home to fend for myself. \u00a0OK, not exactly &#8220;fend for myself,&#8221; I was left portions of food clearly labeled with what to eat when. \u00a0Being oncall took out any opportunity of entertainment, so it was a pretty laid-back weekend overall though. 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