Musings on Mothers Day, Bicycling, and Sons

I'll be brief--yesterday was Mother's Day, and as in previous years, my fondest hope for the day (aside from getting just a wee bit of special treatment at home) was getting in a nice bike ride (see a previous post here ).

Luckily, the weather cooperated, and a friend and I rode to Northerly Island and enjoyed the city and lake views from there. Later in the day, I even went bike shopping, so maybe this will finally be the year I will upgrade my equipment.....

.....which brings me back to the title of my post. At the bike shop, I also looked a bit at bikes for my oldest son, as he probably needs a larger bike this year. But where was the fun in that, really? I mean, what about all those great bikes we used to have in our family--"Runnin' from the Law," "Mud Runner", "Major Damage", and so on......now those were the days, when the kids so completely embraced their wild inner selves when on two wheels. Now, we actually bike--you know, miles and miles. Fun in its own way, but I sometimes miss the picture of my kids "runnin' from the law....".

Hope to have 2009 Bike the Drive photos posted in a few weeks....