Busy Bees

September 16, 2008 on 8:01 pm | In Haley, Hayden and Laura | No Comments

Boy have we been busy!  This past weekend was a whirlwind.  I rode in the MS150.  You may could call it the MS75.  The bike ride benefits multiple sclerosis.  It starts at Graceland and we wind through backroads to Tunica, MS.  Normally we stay the night there and ride back on Sunday.  Thanks to Hurricane Ike, Sunday’s ride was cancelled by the people putting on the ride due to high winds. 

The good part about the ride being cancelled was that Saturday’s ride was tough.  Due to Ike, we struggled against a headwind the majority of the way.  Once we hit the delta, the clouds spread and the sun was HOT!  The wind didn’t stop, though.  So, the good part is that we didn’t have to ride back on Sunday.

The bad part is that the wind we struggled against for hours on Saturday would have been a pleasant tailwind on Sunday.  That would have made the ride MUCH more enjoyable.

Regardless, we had a great time.  The ride was very well supported as always.  Accredo sponsored a rest stop along the way and was actually voted the top rest stop by the riders.  Our riding team for Accredo (which was about 20 riders) managed to raise a bit over $21,000. 

Laura came down to Tunica and met me on Saturday night.  We had a great time playing at the tables and endulging on Paula Dean’s buffet.  On the way home Sunday, we stopped at the Waffle House and had breakfast.  I’m not sure if it was something I ate, but I felt sick to my stomach all day Sunday.  I spent most of the day in bed getting waited on by Laura.  I’m feeling pretty good now, but Haley’s not.  Poor little thing has been coughing the past day or so.  It breaks my heart to see her hurting.

We managed to start taking pictures of the house.  I took a bunch of “before” pictures before we moved in.  I’ll try to post some over the next couple of entries.  Below are the first two.  Our sitting room before and after.  This is the room where I spend a good amount of time at home.  Its right off our bedroom and has our computer in it.  We just added a couch a few weeks ago.  We’re thinking we may do build-in shelves/cabinets along the wall with the window.  Still undecided.