Well, another crazy and busy weekend is over. The good news is that we had warmer temperatures and no snow. The bad news is that the good weather was wasted as far as training goes. It was still a good weekend, though.
I was up early Saturday morning to squeeze in a couple hours on the trainer before Mrs. Pol went to a mid-morning meeting. I threw Castaway into the DVD player, figuring that would get me through a decent workout. About half-way through the movie (1:15), I heard a pounding that wasn't part of the movie. There could only be one explanation for noise like that at 6:30 in the morning. My son was up.
To give you a feel for this pounding, allow me to describe the setting. I train in the basement and use headphones attached to my surround sound system. Because of the noise of the trainer, the volume is up fairly loud. And I can still hear my son beating on the door. I hope he master's the safety handles we use before he gets much stronger. I'd rather he open the door than put his fist through it.
After my wife got home, I prepared to head to a local Polar Plunge event to take pictures of some friends. There's an upcoming post on this insanity, because Weebly was being a challenge, last night. My kids decided they wanted to go along. We were able to convince my daughter she didn't really want to stand in the cold for a couple hours, but my son wasn't to be deterred. Some quickly shifted plans allowed me to take him, and his lunch, along.
We had a good time, with the highlight for my son being a participant dressed up as Charlie Brown. He liked the other wild costumes, but the simple shorts and shirt of his favorite character won out the day. And I got to spend most of our time there explaining things like dry suits, rescue divers, and odd behavior (mostly of which was related to alcohol consumption).
We rounded out the trip with a stop at Culver's, a local hamburger chain. I grabbed a burger and fries for lunch. My son just wanted the frozen custard, though he did eat a good bit of my meal. All in all, it was a fun day.
Sunday was dedicated to church and friends. After church, it was software installation time at my friend's house, rounded out with some Guitar Hero. It was great watching the wives play the game while the kids all "played along" using Elmo's Rock and Roll Guitar.
I ended the weekend how it started. On the bike trainer in the basement. I had to squeeze the workout in after dinner while my wife worked on getting the kids to bed. It wasn't a great weekend for training. Sometimes, family has to take the front seat.
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