Bike riding

Lately after dinner Jules and I go for a bike ride. It's become one of my favorite things to do at night. Well, to be more precise, Jules goes for a bike ride and I walk behind her (she bikes so slowly it works out quite well). If I happen to walk in front of her she starts to hoot and holler because then I "am winning." It's all about winning these days and even if we aren't having a race, little Jules believes she ought to be first. Honestly, how I manage to have any patience with the child is beyond me. Last night we were following our neighbor and his dog when his dog saw a tree and decided to take a leak. Jules was intrigued. In a loud voice: "What's he doing, Mom? Why is his leg up like that?" "He's peeing, Jules." Silence. "You mean out of his tail?" "No, not out of his tail, Jules! Out of his, you know... Oh, look, Jules, a nice path for you to bike on. Let's go over there!" And off we go, whizzing down the path...

A New Blog

I'm recommending a blog. It's my crafty little sister Ange's blog. Ange recently joined the blogosphere and she's going to be out-blogging me by the looks of it! I almost can't read her blog cause she's one of those handy crafty ladies that cans and paints old furniture and and....arghhh, I can't take it. Ahem. But here it is:
http://makingmyhouseahome.wordpress.com

5 Years!

Mike and I celebrated our five year anniversary a couple of weeks ago. Technically, our anniversary is on the 19th of August (last week), but it worked out better to celebrate a little earlier. I had the brilliant idea to spend a night down the shore at my in-laws home by the beach. Of course, all this WITHOUT JULES! Might I add, it was absolutely LOVELY! This was the first time Mike and I spent time by ourselves for a day without little squirt poking around. My sister took Juliet for two nights and Jules had the time of her life. In fact, I was slightly insulted to hear that our little tyke hadn't even once mentioned us while we were gone! But I digress. Saturday dawned with a warm salty breeze coming off the ocean, and Mike and I went for a bike ride. Bike riding is the BEST down at the shore. There are nice towns to buzz through (Ocean Grove), the boardwalk to ride on, and lots of interesting people to stare at! Then we went back to the house and relaxed. As I said earlier, it was the strangest feeling to not have to worry about what Jules was going to eat, should she have a nap, etc. I took a nap when I wanted to, could skip lunch and snack instead, and read a book at my leisure. Wonderful. Then it was off to Ocean Grove for some window shopping. I saw tons of doilies, shells, and doo-dads and didn't by a thing! It was very strange shopping in little victorian stores with my not-so-victorian husband. But Mike spotted a jar of peppered jelly which he purchased and was happy. Then it was off to a restaurant at night ("Moonstruck" was the name of the restaurant - appropriate, don't you think?). Eating at a leisured pace, with a glass or two of wine floating warmly around our bellies, the night flew by. So, go out and plan a little getaway, all you folks that hardly know what eating a dinner without a distraction is like, and enjoy yourself!