Almost 24 hours now in hot, hot Louisville. Got here late and then got up early. Thankful that the AC is working and the house is habitable after a month away and lots of contractors in and out, working on the basement.

The basement remodel is 95% complete, and it looks great. Blues and grays, nicely finished, new doors and windows, all trimmed out nicely. Plus in the last 24 hours I’ve received massive boxes of flooring, kids room furniture, mattresses, etc. All that needs to be put together/installed in the next ten days or so. I plan to do the big reveal to the grandsons after 7/10.

Today I played 18 holes of golf in the hot, humid morning (97 degrees when I finished), then cooled off/napped at the house, then began installing the padded flooring for the basement. And carrying all the packages downstairs – that’s a bigger job than I expected. Quite the day. Tomorrow will be a repeat, though I’m playing golf mid-day. We’ll see how that goes.

I was really grateful for the birthday visit of my high school buddy Mike. He’s one of a kind. We had a nice day at the beach then a nice day in the mountains. Here we are hiking in the mountains, about 6000 feet up Mt. Palomar. Title photo is the awesome 200 inch reflector scope atop Palomar.

Last week’s sunny, pleasant weather and time in the pool is now a nice memory. Here are the grandsons enjoying all that. Happy in the moment – we need to bottle this and sell it.