A few changes at home

It feels like my life is just on auto pilot. I basically do the same things day after day and there is really nothing new to write about or to comment on in my blog. We have had a few changes lately though:

A comment on Jayge. He has been busting his butt to get good grades. While he still has a long way to go to have really good grades I am really impressed with the amount of work he has put in, and how much improvement there is. He is probably not going to fail any classes this term. Which is a huge improvement over where he was. He had 4 F's during this term. He has pulled 3 to D's and the forth is probably going to end up a C-. I'm impressed. I hope he can keep it up. I would really like to see him do well. And get to do the Mountain bike racing he would like to do. He has also started a paper route that will allow him to earn some money. Right now he is really upset with me and his mom though so I hope he stays on task.

Which brings us to Picasso, our dog. After having spent a month with Picasso it was becoming painfully obvious that we got the wrong dog for the way our lives are. Picasso was a 50 - 50 mix and the Austrailian Cattle dog was definitely dominant. She wanted attention 24/7 and it was just never going to work. She needed to spend large amounts of time outside, and she needed to be around people almost constantly. It was becoming obvious that we were going to be unable to give her what she needed without spending large amounts of money, and then she still probably wouldn't really get what she needed. So we had to make a tough decision, and get rid of the dog. I pray she is happier now. Which is the reason Jayge is so upset.

The weather has turned nasty again which is why I am sitting inside instead of getting out riding. With the wonderful weather I have been spending lots of time out enjoying the new bike. Jayge has been riding with me, and is doing awesome. I am really impressed with his riding. Moab is only 4 weeks away so I need to continue getting ready to ride. But I'm feeling much better this year. So far so good. Lot's of fun riding.