9:13/9:09/8:44/9:07/9:23/9:30/9:30
I made my son, who is on spring break drive his bike alongside me today, so he could get some fresh air after a snowy indoor Easter weekend spent largely in front of the Television for many hours Sat/Sunday. He was not excited about going outside into the wind at first, but as we got about half a mile down the trail, I began to count the number of times he made a declaration and started a question with the phrase "MAMA!" (as loudly as if I was a mile down the trail, even though we were side by side). It went like this: MAMA! why haven't we ever seen a frog at this rivertrail? MAMA! do you think we can come back and try to catch a frog? .....MAMA! are the frogs mostly in the mud? MAMA! what is the difference between a frog and a toad? MAMA! do you think it's harder to catch a frog than it is a lizard? Mama! do you think that sound is frogs or crickets? I kid you not. He kept me almost completely distracted and it reminded me of when he was younger, and talked to me more often. He was fun to have along, he enjoyed getting off his bike at the end of the trail and looking out to see how the wind picked up the lake and thrashed it around. Also we saw lots of geese at the reserve with their baby gosslings. Even if it was hard to maintain a stupid 9:09 and I could feel it in my calves and shins, it sure was fun to have my son along. | 