Mommy of the Year - Easter Style

We're out of town with my parents for the holiday weekend, and I forgot to bring Easter baskets and appropriate Easter Sunday attire.

At least I brought the candy! We improvised with a big bread basket for both kids' stuff and it seemed to work.

But still, they decided "M" is for Mommy and meanie, "D" is for Daddy and discipline, "P" is for Papa and purposeless, while "G" is for Grandma and good.

At least I'm not PaPa.
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And today's excuse is...

Today was a gorgeous day! And my office was closed. And the kids were registered in a spring break camp which offered the fifth day free if we bought four. And the kids loved it and they really wanted to go again today.

So... it was meant to be that I could bike! I emailed my posse over a week ago and set it up.

Sadly, though,
(I used that word for you, Jennifer)
my bike was not quite ready to roll. The last time I rode it - if any of you can remember the distant past - my back tire flatted. Twice. The next time I was able to ride, the tire was flat again. I pumped it and it seemed to hold but I didn't trust it. So I rode Scouter's bike and let me tell you, that thing is not meant for girl parts.

All week, I talked about taking my bike to the shop but it never quite happened. I tried to use Scouter's tire on my bike (good idea DB!) but it didn't fit. My tire hadn't flatted again while sitting in the garage so I decided to go for it. And fortunately it held! Although it didn't feel quite right and I had problems with my gears. (Bring on the excuses!)

I rode one loop with the crew for 23.5 miles, and I really enjoyed it. Most of them went out for another loop but I just don't have the skills right now.

Instead, I took my bike directly to Performance. They had time to look at it right away. The guy who helped me said my chain desperately needed to be replaced and that I was lucky it hadn't broken. He also said both tires were bald and needed to be replaced. He picked 17 pieces of glass out of the rear tire!

I'm lucky I didn't have an ugly ride today.

I asked the Performance guy if I'd be faster now. He said most definitely.

So that's my story. And I'm sticking to it!
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Mommy of the Year

Scouter took the kids to the store tonight and bought them each a new Nintendo game. I'm not really sure what the occasion was; quite possibly he is just tired of being at home alone with them all the time and needed an activity.

Anyway, Rainbow selected a game that is about taking care of babies. When I first got home from school tonight, she was all excited and telling me how cute and fun they were.

A few minutes ago, she looked up at me and said, "This baby has got me down to my last nerve."

I cracked up. She looked at me with a serious expression. "Really, Mom," she said, raising her eyebrows. "She's on thin ice. Real thin ice."

Obviously I've been a stellar influence.
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