Not Shirking... Really!

I know... no update recently. But I have reasons!

• After my fall, I was out of comission for a few days. My knee is still purple!
• Lots of rain the past 2 weeks... I'm not THAT dedicated!
• Parent-teacher conferences all this week. It really isn't safe to bike the Santa Ana riverbed after dark.
  

So, next week, after a couple of days out of town, I'll be back on the bike. That's important, because I'm riding in the Tour de Cure for Diabetes on May 20, and definately need to get ready. If you haven't already contributed, please visit my Tour de Cure page. See my inagural post for a picture from last year's ride.

However, I've kept busy. Last weekend, Michael and I cleaned up our beaches. I've adopted a section near 45th St. that I'm supposed to clean up once a month. Isn't this a great sign?

Usually people offer us drinks or money public accolades for cleaning up the beach, but this time, the minute I step on the beach, I hear:

Old Lady in a beach house with drink in hand: "Excuse me, miss! I called about that seal two days ago!"

Me (having no idea there were seals in Southern CA): "I'm a volunteer, ma'am."

Old Lady: "Well, can't you do something?"

Me: "I can call animal control."

Old Lady: "Is there someone else you can call?"

Me: "Yes, but they won't be there on a Sunday."

Old Lady: "It's been there for two days."

Me: "I'll certainly call animal control when I get home."

Old Lady: "Hmph."

I did call animal control, who already knew and said they'd take care of it on Monday. The poor sea lion was definately dead for a long time.

Funny responses Michael and I came up with after the fact: "It won't fit in my bucket." "The proper response when someone is picking up trash in front of your house is 'thank you.'"

Finally, if you're in Garden Grove on Friday evening between 4 and 7, drop by Century Day School for our very first ever Open House. The kids voted to serve buffalo wings, cookies, and popcorn, so it should be interesting.