Another New Ride!

Kate and I will share this one, since our desireed use times will rarely overlap.
Her legs are nearly as long as mine, although I'm still 4-5 inches taller.
We opted against the girlie lime green one, in case John wants to ride.  

Anna's been bugging me for weeks to go and get the bike I've wanted. After that first gymnastics class she didn't want to go back, and to be honest, I dreaded taking her. Usually I make the girls stick to their commitments, but there's no future for Anna in this little girls' sport. So I struck a deal with her: if she was sure she wanted to quit we'd go get a bike so we could ride to school together (good thing we skipped the leo).

Our Wal-Mart has a bike shop, so off we went to buy a bike. I liked this one's fenders (hate that wet spot up your back) and the place for hauling gear. A few spins around the lot and I was sold. Anna had to ride back with a tire in her face, but she and the Schwinn arrived home unscathed.

Our test run to the grade school took 20 minutes, each way. Anna's legs got tired. I was a bit winded on the little hills -- but it was FUN!

We ended up driving to school the next day (birthday cupcakes to transport) and now rain is forecast. But the next clear day that comes... we're ready.