Monthly Archives: May 2011

To bed vacation-early: tomorrow we hit the skyline drive! This is a pano of rides near our home-base: http://t.co/Bu1upBe # Powered by Twitter Tools

Motorcycling western VA

We’re staying for a week with Rick and0 Janice near Harrisonburg VA and riding in circles around the mountainsides. It’s lovely – wish you were here!

My too tight riding pants helped my moderation at the penna Dutch smorgasbord, but the mcycle wheels aren't the only round thing leaving. # Powered by Twitter Tools

For some reason I was so sure that CHERRY Coke zero would be delicious. I was wrong, I was horribly wrong. # Powered by Twitter Tools

Doing this thing where I can't look at my personal internet dailies until I finish something on my to-do list. Which: duh. Also: huge pain! # Got 1 of 5 things done but now list has grown to 8 must-do-1st-thing … Continue reading

decision point: I have a lot of errands (like, drs appts) and a long day, do I ride and prove my motorcycle is viable everyday transporter? # after ignoring recent news for a full cycle it's heart-lifting to see so … Continue reading

Our Handsome Temporary Space Cat

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Book has been practicing his laser eyes.  Don’t worry, ILoveToDoDishes, he’s still on the side of good. FOR NOW.

YAY info – I always mix these up: "Severe Thunderstorm Watch = possible in next few hours… Warning = imminent" http://tinyurl.com/3dgmven # Powered by Twitter Tools

Motorcycling with Seven

Mike and I took Seven out for a ride on Saturday! We had a few firsts –

  • First time I had a passenger on my bike;
  • First time Seven got to ride on the DRZ;
  • First time Seven tried out his awesome new motorcycle jacket (which is still way too big for him);
  • First time Mike tried out his new helmet;
  • First time Seven got on the bike, rode for a little, signaled for me to stop, and peed by the side of the road; and
  • First time of the year we rode to ice cream!
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note: I hate this photo, because the cheek pads are still too tight and I have dramatic chubby face syndrome. thinner pads are on the way.

It was really so fun. I was worried about passengering someone – especially sweet little Seven! but he is so light and sits so still that it wasn’t a problem. He liked that he can touch the pegs AND lean against my top case – on Mike’s kawi he can’t reach the passenger back rest and hang on to Mike at the same time.

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also of note: we strapped him into boots that may be 2 sizes too large, but we tied them up REALLY TIGHT so they wouldn't come off. he walked like a diver.

We still need to get real pants for the boys, and we especially need to get them some more seat time so they can build butt endurance and we can start to go on longer trips together. Twelve (he’s twelve now! not Eleven!) hasn’t been out since last year either, and now that he’s so aged he is victim to that horrible tweenish falling-asleep-all-the-time thing now – so we have to make sure he doesn’t conk out on us while on the bike.

We also had an interesting conversation with the boys yesterday when Seven asked why he had to wear boots on the motorcycle and of course being safety kid I said “so if you fall off your ankle bones don’t shatter into a million pieces.” I told them about people I know who’ve shattered ankles and have metal plates in their legs now to hold everything together. And then we played “spot the squid” on the way home from visiting my parents. (If this conversation was on twitter I would hashtag it with #protectingchildrenwithuglyscarytruths.)

At the little league field w 7 while @mikegrundy ditches 12 at buddy's. Hope to take them for ice cream on the motorcycles later! #kidswkend # More than ever I wish I was in wisconsin today! RT @maddow: Madison today: … Continue reading