1. Literally, I am back in the saddle. My bike saddle that is. My bike has been taken down from it hanging space in our garage and has been dusted off. After a hiatus (a pregnant summer and well, no real excuse last summer other than no free time), we've attempted to ride again. On Memorial Day we did our annual Memorial Day ride. Rather than go for what had become our annual excursion to Elm Creek Park Reserve and do a nice long ride complete with DQ (because we'd earned it!), we changed our tune this year. We added a Burley bike trailer (thank you, Craigslist!) and a toddler to the mix. We rode a whopping four miles along the Rice Creek and had a break at the playground and it was quite delightful. And hilarious as said toddler had to keep lifting her helmet up to look out and then she fell asleep a block and half from home.
There have been several other attempts at this biking business since then. My computer got an update (um, errr, I made have needed to update a setting starting with the letter W, um, errrr....), the toddler hasn't fallen asleep any other time and now when we say let's go for a bike ride, she points to the yellow Burley trailer hanging from our garage rafters. And let's just say that my saddle can tell that we are back in the saddle again. Ouch!
2. I tried on some pants that were packed in a galaxy far, far away just before school got our for the year and lo and behold--they fit. I knew there was a reason to keep them for two years...Back in the saddle--need I say more?
3.You can tell summer is here. I am attempting to read blogs again and read and read and read (both for work and for pleasure). Can you say back in the saddle again?
4. I am also excited about 2 fabulous online Janeite opportunities.
The first: An online read of Pride and Prejudice sans zombies hosted by Laurel Ann at Austenprose.
I offer you the reading and event schedule here--do be sure to check out her clever image for this group read. If you know the zombie cover, then you should appreciate the image.
The second, Stephanie at Stephanie's Written Word has done it again!---Everything Austen II Challenge! Second verse, same as the first. Maybe this time 'round I'll actually read some non-fiction like I'd challenged myself to do for the first go 'round. Now I must go read some P&P, naptime is almost over and I've got a schedule to keep for this group read thing.
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