July Slacker

I'm a total slacker in July. This year was really bad. I missed a birthday party, a baby shower, and had to postpone Owen's dedication for the second time. I couldn't figure out what my problem was until one night when I was 6 days behind in my Tour watching. Tour watching? YES, the TOUR DE FRANCE is every year in July. OHHHH, that's my problem! It takes over my "free time" that I would usually be doing very responsible things like keeping up with my calendar or um, sleeping! Instead, when the hectic day of work, being a wife, and being a mother are over (ha ha, they're never over!), I sit down on the couch with a big bowel of popcorn and watch the Tour for 2 hours or so. This happens from around 9:30pm to about midnight... for 3 weeks. That is why I'm a slacker in July. I love, love, love the Tour.

Really, who can resist this beautiful scenery?

and these totally amazing athletes!

nail biting photo finishes by the best sprinters in the world

great teams that stand for clean, drug-free sports

speed! very dangerous speed!

crazy hills that I probably couldn't even walk up!

time trials

team players and comrodery

very interesting spectatorsIf you've never watched the Tour, you should. It is amazing... and I'm happy to be a slacker and lose sleep to watch it!