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[Crankin]

We did a fast walk on the Battle Rd. trail today. What a resource to have in my own backyard. I have only been there once and my DH had never been. I am really stiff from my crash yesterday, but I knew I needed to move. We were going to ride on the trail, but being Sunday, I was wary of Sunday riders, tourists, and little kids.
There were a lot of families riding. One little girl had on a little Discovery Team jersey! It's nice that some adult cyclists take the time to do slower riding with their kids. Of course there were the "Sunday cyclists," there, too, some who scared me because of their shakiness on the bike and the fact I had to jump off of the trail twice because they were weaving. We decided to come back early morning, during the week and ride the trail on our hybrids and then head over to the start of the Minuteman trail and explore that. The Battle Rd. trail is packed dirt, so you could also ride a mountain bike on it and then ride some other close by mountain bike trails.
It's nice to find new things to do in your own backyard.

[lph]

Erk. I just found the mouse that found its way into our bedroom one night last week and drove my dh insane cos he couldn't catch it or kill it, and me insane cos my dh was playing Search and Destroy in the middle of the night when I wanted to sleep, and that then ignored the mousetrap and disappeared.

It had curled up in my woolwear drawer and died. Erk. It was still intact, but most of my wool smells like dead rodent.

I am so glad I discovered this now and not when I'm packing for the mountains in a week, or worse, after the summer vacation.

So where is my dh when he's supposed to be around helping me with stuff liek this?

[OakLeaf]

At least my DH has a very good reason why he wasn't here to help me with the chainsaw this morning.

I did fine (with the electric chainsaw, anyway - too scared to fire up the gas one). We do find our competence when we're alone.


ETA: actually (and he will deny it now, I'm sure), he didn't want me using the gas chainsaw when I asked, last time a tree came down when he was home. He's always going on about me "not wanting him to help." Why don't men understand that women need to be competent to take care of ourselves? Then, when they're not here, it's "I'm sure you'll be fine" doing whatever thing it was they didn't want us doing when they were around, so that we have no practice at it.

[lph]

Heh. I'm fine doing the manly things with my dh around, more than fine, because we actively encourage each other to master new things, especially the classic gender role activities, but I wimp out a bit sometimes when my FIL and BIL are there too. But last firewood session up at the cabin my dh and I were there early so I got to play with the chainsaw for one full day first, and by the time FIL and BIL got there I wasn't giving it up Cutting down trees is a lot more fun than all the hauling that follows.

But if he's home when I find a large spider inside I do ask him to please remove it for me. The big ones freak me out. And I think he likes it when I screech a little and go "I really need a man right now!"

[crazycanuck]

I am normally on large spider duty if Ian's home as he's arachnophobic in a serious way...Then again, I don't mind looking at white tails & redbacks..from a distance. Being bitten by one might ruin my day.

At my former workplace, a huntsman (normally they're out east but i think a few have found their way over to wa) was crawling up the wall & wanted to throw it outside but it was too far for me to reach. I could only find one guy to help me as the chicks freaked..

[Duck on Wheels]

For spiders, I do what my dad taught me: Get the spider to crawl onto a sheet of stiff paper. Quickly cover the spider on the paper with a cup or glass, being careful not to squoosh any spider body parts. Caaaarefully turn the whole over, keeping the paper firmly on the glass/cup until outside. Then let the spider loose outside. Don't know how I would handle a dead mouse tho'. Probably with lots of paper towels or the inverted-plastic-bag-over-the-hand-as-for-doggie-doo to pick it up and lots of handwashing after. Eeeewww!

Congrats on the two courses, CC! What courses were they? Any fun ones planned for next semester?

Speaking of which: What's this about taking a new course, Trek? More telecom tech qualifications? Finishing the design degree? Credential to teach martial arts? Whole new thing altogether?

[Trek420]

Speaking of which: What's this about taking a new course, Trek? More telecom tech qualifications? Finishing the design degree? Credential to teach martial arts? Whole new thing altogether?

Either medical billing or solar power for telcom or both. The first one depends on if enough other folks (need at least 5) sign up so we can have a class at my jobsite, the other depends on if I can get my schedule changed.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

But if he's home when I find a large spider inside I do ask him to please remove it for me. The big ones freak me out.

[crazycanuck]

Duck-I did Planning 101 & a comms class that was a waste of everyone's time.

This semester-Diversity & Cultural Planning plus Transportation Planning. Who on earth schedules a friday afternoon class at a uni???

[Crankin]

At schools here, there are no classes on Friday afternoons. In fact, many schools had no classes at all on Fridays, until Thursday started being a huge party night for undergrads, causing all kinds of issues. So many put Friday morning classes back on the schedule.
My department (grad students only) has no Friday classes at all.