what goes on

Recent photos in the blog show a normal, active Jill out there doing stuff. Well, here's what she's been doing most of the time lately: Lots of bed rest, which sometimes takes the form of couch rest and sometimes chaise lounge rest on the porch. In the last couple of weeks, she's only left the house for doctor appointments. Youch! But she's handling it well. We're at 29 1/2 weeks, and the doctor hopes that the baby stays put until early August.

Jill's mom continues to help us tremendously. Check out the valances she made for Clara's room. She's just gonna love her window treatments.

Have you once lived in Champaign-Urbana and moved away? I'll bet you miss Papa Del's! I picked up a 15" Sicilian pan on my way home from work on Friday, and we had the above leftovers on Saturday. Pizza delivery via bicycle is a tough challenge, but the gray bike handled it with aplomb. The pizza box rested on top of my front basket, wedged between my handlebars, and secured by a cable lock.

I raced the Proctor Crit race on Sunday in downtown Peoria. As a team we tried to work together better with some success. A big Chicago team pretty much controlled the race and one of their riders won on a breakaway. I was with the peleton in the end but didn't have _any_ legs for the sprint. Mark, our best sprinter, took 4th, Alexei 7th, me 12th, Tom 13th, and Luke dragged the pack for the whole 2nd to last lap. Ouch!