I made waffles this morning! If I make a third of my buttermilk waffles recipe, I always get exactly 3 waffles for Tim and 2 waffles for me. It's better than making half the recipe because there are three eggs in the recipe and using 1.5 eggs for half the recipe makes things a little complicated. Making a third of the recipe is perfect! Tim is an impatient waffle eater and he can't eat them independently. He has to wait for two waffles so he can stack them and eat them together.
After eating breakfast, Tim mentioned that he wanted to go mountain biking. We figured we'd head up to Tilden for a ride so we walked the dog up the mountain to tire her out before leaving her behind for a while. Then when Tim brought his mountain bike out from the bedroom, Navi got really excited. We figured she remembered the last ride we took her on, and wanted to come along again. Plans changed, and we decided to bring Navi Wavi along. We waited an extra 30 minutes so she could cool off from her first walk, and then we headed off! We biked a fun loop around Tilden that is all uphill for the first part, all downhill for the second part, and pretty flat for the last section. We hoped it wasn't too long for Navi, but we figured Navi would be fine with enough breaks and water, and she was! She would just find a patch of shade when she was tired and hot and would sit down. We'd stop and wait for her to rest up whiule chewing on granola bars. Navi managed to score herself a few bites of granola bars, too. We had a lot of fun biking and when we got back to the car, Navi was ready for a nap. I love it when we tire her out so completely that she's satisfied with just laying around for a while. I don't feel like she's constantly waiting for the next adventure.
On a another happy note, our fish tank no longer looks like a screenshot from a documentary on the Amazon river. In fact, it is crystal clear! It is so clear that every time we see it out of the corner of our eyes, we do a double take of astonishment. We also stare at it, mesmerized with how clean and clear it looks. The reason for the death of the green is that we were tired of losing the battle against the algae and bought a UV clarifier to put in the tank. The UV clarifier draws the water through it and there is a UV light inside that kills all the algae. It has a strong draw of water through it, so it causes a lot of current in the tank so the water circulates and after going through the filter, the algae slowly disappears. It worked a lot faster than we expected, so Tim is convinced that it is magic. We put the UV clarifier in the tank on Friday night, and removed it this morning! In less than 48 hours, the battle against the algae was finally won! It's ironic, really. At work, I spend my whole day trying to figure out how to provide an ideal condition for algae with the least power necessary, and at home, I spend my day trying to kill algae. I think my coworkers would disapprove. Anyhow, in case you don't understand how disgusting the tank was, here are some photos for clarification, courtesy of Timmy. The first was taken right when we put the UV clarifier in, the second is after 17 hours, and the third is after 41 hours.
Ta-da! Isn't it magic?
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