Here we are in the last week of May already and summer seems to have arrived.

The Kid got all four of her wisdom teeth removed on Friday, so that little bit of fun shaped the bulk of our weekend. There’s nothing like mouth surgery to put a damper on the first good weekend of barbecue season.

I got up early on Saturday to make my way out to Parkrun. I am not exactly a model participant in the weekly free race. This was my sixteenth outing, one of which was at a Tokyo Parkrun last year. They keep meticulous count of participation numbers, and one of the big deals is hitting milestones so that everyone can celebrate.  The first milestone is twenty five races, so at my current rate I should hit that in 2028. Guh. On the other hand, Leon checked off his one hundredth run on Saturday so a bunch of us went out to be there.

That afternoon the Kid, still sore but medicated, wanted to take the dog for a walk. It was a great day. The sun was up, the sky was clear, and it was shorts weather. We took the pup to the dog park and did one of the side loops out of the neighbourhood entrance, slow and easy because (a) it was warm and (b) she was still only twenty-four hours post surgery. Yeah, it’s dental surgery, but still… four teeth!

That evening we went for sushi. She was still struggling with getting food down, but picking apart some rolls and a hot bowl of miso soup was just what the doctor ordered. Maybe. We didn’t specifically ask him.

Sunday morning we did the regular long run. One of the reasons I often bail on Parkrun is that running a race-ish run like Parkrun and then going out for our long main training run of the week less than twenty-four hours later is tough.  We did ten klicks, lots of it trails, and yeah… it was tough.

I spent most of the afternoon puttering around the yard.  The garden is doing well, and of course  I decided to tackle a big ol project in ripping out a bunch of dog-peed dead grass and replacing the sod. I’m going to post this and go buy the sod, but the old grass is removed and ready for new lawn.

I chilled in the sun for a while and enjoyed a few minutes of relaxing time, but then we were true to the weather and fired up the barbecue for steaks. Can’t pass up those opportunities when they arise, can we?