We're All Good

Well, the shower is fixed. I had tried to make repairs myself to the faucet valves but kept getting leaks. Finally decided to bring in a plumber because I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong...I've made these repairs at least a dozen times and they've turned out fine. So the plumber came by this afternoon and got things back to normal. The good thing is that I found out it wasn't my fault...apparently these particular valves are used in old houses like what we have and replacement valves aren't quite long enough by a few millimeters to completely shut off the water when you close them. The plumber has been coming across this problem a lot lately and has been hoarding parts off the old valves he's replaced to aid in repairs. He can't get enough of the "good" parts from supply warehouses! So he replaced a part in the hot water valve with one of his stashed parts and used one of my replaced valves (that I'd kept) for the cold water side. Now everything works! And for now, things are normal.

We're staying in town this weekend. We could have gone to New Orleans to race in the Tour de Louisiane but my legs aren't up to it and Jonnene wants more rest. I plan to do a 80-mile ride Saturday morning but it won't be at race pace...more of an endurance tempo ride. She's going to stay more local but spend time on her TT bike. We're thinking of doing a 40K time trial in Little Rock, Arkansas on the 28th (my birthday!) and we need to spend time getting used that aero position. I put 33 miles on my TT bike last night, about 12 of them on a more-than-spirited ride to Frierson...and I hung on this time!

We're keeping a couple of dogs for a friend of ours, Jamie, while she's in Las Vegas to attend a USAF class graduation for her husband. They're usually a little rowdy but they've behaved themselves so far, probably because they're around different "humans" and haven't figured out how to work their way around us. I tend to think that Jonnene and I are a little more strict with our animals so "Chip" and "Rosie" can sense that and react with a bit of caution to us.

Got a lot done today. Seemed I was really busy getting the Centenary Bike Day planning off the ground plus a few free-lance jobs started. One of those busy days where you really can't show anyone what you've done!