Yesterday’s Leg Day
I think we might’ve overdone it, and by we I mean, I added too much junk to the workout, so lesson learned. If I’m feeling like it was overkill, then he probably is too and that sucks.
Warm-up
Kettlebell Goblet Squats
Kettlebell Deadlifts
Stability Ball Ham Curls
Leg Extensions
Finisher superset:
Wall squats with walking lunges
Even though we only used bodyweight here, it was completely unnecessary.
Also, note to self: do a modified sumo stance deadlift next time. We both have long torsos and a history of hip problems. Not sure why I didn’t have us doing that to begin with.
Sumo Deadlift
Nobody teaches this better than Tony Gentilecore.
And of course there was that one time a few years ago when Tony cleaned up my deadlift. Yep, totally bragging now – what an awesome memory! His modified sumo tips are at the 15:40 mark.
The Squirrel Saga (Part 3)
On Saturday, I re-re-re-patched the top of the column that the squirrels ate using sheet metal.
I also spent the day caulking, priming, and repainting the front porch railing. It was hours of work and my low back was screaming at the end of the day because of the awkward positions my not-very-mobile body was forced into.
But our porch railing was looking shabby, so I was glad to get this whole mess fixed up along with the chewed up column:
I’d go outside and take an after picture of the railing right now, but I’m too lazy, it’s raining, and it’s not that interesting.
But then, after all that work on Saturday, guess what happened. Seriously, take a wild guess because you’ll get it right, and then you can pat yourself on the back for being smarter than me.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED:
TINY SQUIRREL BITES!
I finished the job, cleaned all my supplies off the porch, took a shower, walked back outside to admire my work, and then discovered chew marks… which got progressively worse every time I walked back outside.
And suddenly, Squirelett Johansen didn’t seem so cute. She ate metal and mocked my handiwork with her smug little furry face.
So we went to Home Depot and talked to a couple men who had horror stories about the thousands of dollars worth of damage that squirrels did to their homes and the wiring in their cars. And we bought a live trap, which Chris set up as soon as we got home.
Needless to say, this was how I ended Saturday: buzzed.
They didn’t take the bait until Sunday morning. But once they started, it was just one trapped rodent after another:
We suspect that Squirlett Johansen was one member in a family of five.
There was also Squirelena Gomez. (Is that not the cutest face?)
Can’t forget Sylvester Squirrelone.
Of course, Stephen Squirrelberg.
And finally Squirrelmone Biles. She was the fastest and angriest of them all. Chris dropped them off at the same location so that they could reunite, and believe it or not, he’s pretty sure they actually did!
We keep checking the porch for little round balls of poo; luckily, since there seems to be nothing new, I think this is a pretty good sign that Chris rounded up the whole family. We’ve been calling it the sh-t test. If we see more on the porch, we’ll put the trap out again.
Maxing Out On Nature
After spending Sunday morning evicting squirrels, the domesticated poopers required a misty mountain hike. (Fun fact: we saw a huge bobcat on the drive up the mountain!)
And then a bunch of napping happened.
