In the wayback when I was on eHarmony match.com yahoo personals, one of my earlier profiles asked potential dates if they knew anything about aquariums.
And, if they wanted to train together for the MS 150, the annual charity bike ride from Houston to Austin that benefits multiple sclerosis research projects.
I used to get a few cute responses such as “I can help with the aquarium part, but no way am I riding a bike for 150 miles even if you are cute and sexy and a good writer.”
born to ride on the back of Mommy's bike
Q kinda sorta promised after we met that we could train for the ride together, so even though I could tell his heart wasn’t in it (cute and sexy can go a long way, but maybe not 150 miles on a bike) I started planning for it. For whatever reason, I really wanted the kids to participate. I’d heard that kids made the entire bike ride on little BMXes, so why not mine? Make it a family affair. But first, I had to teach Jordan how to ride and that’s when the Google met the road.
I can’t remember which group I found first: KineticKids or Lose The Training Wheels. Lose The Training Wheels is a national organization that sponsors the initiative to teach the kids how to ride. KineticKids is a local San Antonio group that hosts and sponsors various sports activites for kids of all abilities, especially the ones with limitations, and the twice-yearly bike camp is simply one of many.
I always get a posed shot in case the candids don't work out
waiting for JA to understand flip-flops aren't best riding footwear
I doubt if I can talk Q into the MS 150 these days. I am also having second thoughts about dragging the kids into my fantasy life. Watching Jordan ride has been without question the most satisfying and exhilirating event of the past six days, and I know we can take it to another level. I just don’t know if a bike ride to Austin is our next step.
Maybe for now we’ll concentrate on losing our bellies. Swimsuit season is only 275 days away.
