Olympic gold
The boy constantly climbs the furniture. Things which once were safe upon high shelves are no longer safe.
The boy also climbs and climbs on his father, who, hours later, must resist the urge to shield himself from being trampled by (phantom) mountain goats.
The boy’s mother drags herself to work most days. When not at work, she is in bed, sick.
This is what has been going on in our household.
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Ecuador won its second-ever Olympic gold medal – the first since 1996. The competition was a pretty badass one: the men’s cycling road race.
The winning cyclist, Richard Carapaz of Carchi Province, recently finished third in the Tour de France. His fellow Olympic medalists excelled in that contest, too.
The six-hour Olympic race climbed part of Mt. Fuji.
Here are an Associated Press/Sports Illustrated report …
an NBC highlight video …
and some analysis.
The boy also climbs and climbs on his father, who, hours later, must resist the urge to shield himself from being trampled by (phantom) mountain goats.
The boy’s mother drags herself to work most days. When not at work, she is in bed, sick.
This is what has been going on in our household.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Ecuador won its second-ever Olympic gold medal – the first since 1996. The competition was a pretty badass one: the men’s cycling road race.
The winning cyclist, Richard Carapaz of Carchi Province, recently finished third in the Tour de France. His fellow Olympic medalists excelled in that contest, too.
The six-hour Olympic race climbed part of Mt. Fuji.
Here are an Associated Press/Sports Illustrated report …
an NBC highlight video …
and some analysis.