resuming transmissions

OK peeps been a while..... a very long while.
I have been managing a rather large 9 month renovation of our family home, running 3 jobs at work and trying to fit in bike time and family time has been challenging.
I was getting in some solid kilometers thanks to daylight savings and working shift work, honestly I was liking the 5 am starts before work. The goal of thee kilometers was the Alpine Classic which I signed back up for the 200km torture.
I really enjoy riding in the NE and managed to hook up with long time mate Aaron and got a few gentle rides in before the big day. The day of the Classic came and I have to say I rolled only the 130km distance which was enough, I was cooked from the heat and being a rather large guy I can get through the hills but not that many. I realise the training required to complete the 200km distance and will aim again next year to tick it off the list.
At the top of Tawonga Aaron's wife was having a mechanical and keen to complete the 200 distance so I handed over my rear wheel so she could get it done.
Since then I have only made it out once on the MTB as my main focus was getting back into the house and set up, garden sorted etc. This took a turn for the worse yesterday with me needing surgery on a hernia, so no lifting for 6 weeks and no riding for at least 4 of them.
I have decided to send the road frame back to Ewen for some modification and repaint as it copped a few scraps on its return from Noosa late last year. After some conversation with Ewen we decided that putting in some S&S couplers were the way to go for traveling. Whilst I take a bike away once a year it is worth being able to protect it easier when traveling, plus it makes again a little more bespoked than it already is. So I was planing on striping the frame today for Ewen but now find myself laid up on the couch and depending might have a go tomorrow pulling it down and getting the frame off to him.
So from here what is the plan?
Well I had tipped myself for a trip to Mt Buller this summer but it has come and gone.
Apart from finishing the house off the next plan is to get back on the bike post surgical recovery and aim for a few races. The Dual was a target but with everything on it is going to be missed.
A big focus is going to be trail riding for fun and giggles with a few enduro's thrown in for a laugh. I am going to look at a few more of the state series enduro's again and take it from there.  I will continue aiming and training for the Alpine next year and have it loosely planned out in my head, just have to put it into motion. Cyclocross is almost upon us again and maybe this year I can get to a few of those for a laugh on the SS cross bike.
The other goal is to get some of the trail loops around here sorted again after 8 months of neglect they will need a little bit of love when I have the time.r
Happy trails and keep on checking back