THE FIRST SATURDAY
The first Saturday after race season is the weirdest! Today I was walking through Lowe's--buying a microwave--when I run into some friends from church. They ask, "Is it weird on Saturday without racing?"
IT IS! We've been in race mode since the 3rd weekend of March. I've had 4 weekends off since then, so yes, today is a bit strange.
What does a driver do on the first Saturday without a race? Let's recap.
- Right now I am watching Seven. When a dad watches his daughter it's not babysitting it's parenting. Let's see we've fed, 2 times with 2 to go; we've bathe, had a blown out diaper; we've napped, not long enough for dad to clean the shop; and we are playing now.
- I woke up early and watched Dances with Wolves on one of the movie channels. Love that movie. The Sioux are my people. Most do not know that I have huge Native American Heritage. My great great grandma was 7 years old in the battle of Little Big Horn.
- Started cleaning the shop. I am making room for the winter race projects where the team strips the cars down to the frame and have them powder coated and check everything for perfection.
- Watched college football while cleaning the shop. I've not seen a game.
- Ate lunch at lunch time, weird. PF Changs left overs for lunch.
- Watched NASCAR Craftsman Truck race while cleaning the shop. You'd be surprised what you can pick up on while watching the race. The coverage is excellent.
- Prepare the simulator. Yes, I have a race car simulator with race seat, pedals, steering wheel. It's powered by a serious cpu that was built just for race simulation. I intend to get better in the off season this year.
- Did I mention thinking about Sunday! I can't wait for church tomorrow. I have one of the most amazing announcements to make in church tomorrow. Probably one of the coolest things that has ever happened to our church.
