Her Grandma would be-

...so very proud:

Amy has been knitting lately, and has -also- taught Chloe.  Chloe loves it.  Her Grandma, my mom [who passed in 1997], would be beyond proud of this.  Chloe's first project [seen above] is for a special guest coming by tomorrow for a hang, family ride & then hummus wrap [which will probably make him seriously sick based on his legendary intake of all things Fructose Corn Syrup-but Amy is a nurse after all, so he'll be in good hands when he drops due to something natural and non-chemical laden in his gullet].  Chloe calls this a "Whimsical Charm of Safety"... and man did she work hard on it, not to mention that she got more than a lil' stressed about the short hour of his arrival.  But it's done, and it's rawkin'!

While Chloe knitted her behind off, Amy made candles...

 

And Mr. Dipshit, me, I decided to shave without reading the instruction sheet on my new 'lectric trimmer, and instead of taking a "little off", I hacked it all off:

Amy & Chloe like it, and therefore forced me to smile while snapping off a foto [trust me, it's a fake smile].
And then I rolled out... precisely 2 feet from our front door before noticing my front tire was flat.  Fixed it, rode thru downtown, started racing a guy up Lovejoy [both of us laughing in a good-natured way] and was soundly "Game-Over'd" when I thought he was pulling my bike backwards, looked down and saw a pancake flat rear tire.

Never had two flats, front-n-rear, in one day... heck, one ride!

Life can be that way, sometimes.

Keep Ridin'... Always

Comments

[Brian]

Say hi to Kent!

[beth h]

Never underestimate the attractiveness of a naked chin.

[John Parsons]

Scott,
I just read your story in Bicycling. Reminded me so much of mine (smaller scale) that I had to reach out. Great to see someone else found the passion for bikes, health and fitness and used them to make life changes.