For the Fun of It

Riding Bikes

When you live way out in the woods, there are usually very few places for a kid to easily learn to ride a bike. Gravel and hills aren't very conducive for a couple of pretty cautious kids to get up the guts to pedal all-out and trust themselves (and their bikes) enough to get those training wheels off. We've been encouraging and training them as well as we can, but decided it was about time they had some smooth surfaces and time to practice. So, on Mother's Day (my choice), we headed up the road to a beautiful park called Wildwood, where we knew there would be ample space to ride.

With a new bike rack, and soon-to-be-purchased yearly pass to the park, we're hoping that by the end of Summer, our two littles will be ready for some family rides. I sure miss feeling that wind in my hair!

Obstacles

The photos I posted last of the snow are starting to look pathetic compared to our current view. We now have 12 inches, and the forecasters are predicting another 9-12. And yet the backyard is chock full of twittering little chickadees, enjoying the snow!

The view through our back doors (through the glass- I'm not opening the doors, nosirree... brrrr!)

I don't think we'll be going anywhere anytime soon...

But we are thankful for John Deere, and the ability to "stay on top" of the snow accumulation on the driveway (plus Matt thinks its fun!).


Someone neglected to bring in the clothesline this Fall...


Not only is the snow providing an obstacle to our mobility (we live on a slightly steep rural road, and there are already a few abandoned cars at the bottom of our hill), but now I have gone and done something completely idiotic and careless. I sliced my index finger on a tin can last night, and apparently quite deeply. It is throbbing, and when I tried to take the bandage off this morning, the bleeding was still prolific. Did I mention that it was my index finger on my RIGHT hand? So much for getting the last of my Christmas stitching and papercutting done; there is at least one person who will be getting a gift certificate instead of a completed gift. And typing with only 9 fingers isn't the easiest either! *sigh*