Let me start by apologizing for taking some time off. Things have been very hectic at work and at home and it is really easy to get out of the habit of making time to type a few words about what is going on.
Last night I took Dec over to the nearby school, which, by the way, is not the school our kids go to. Our school district is a big believer in the idea of trying to make schools more equal by shipping kids all over the place, so our kids go to the 13th closest elementary school, which is only 10 miles from our house. Regardless, Dec and I drove a quarter mile so that he could practice riding a bike without training wheels in the local school's flat parking lot. I have tried a couple of other times to teach him how to ride a bike, but he isn't very patient when things don't go as he would like and so I didn't push the issue. Despite a few minor tumbles, he did very well last night and should now be able to peddle around the cul-de-sac at home. I have to admit that it is a bit saddening to see them growing up, especially considering that I'm being told in no uncertain terms that we are done expanding our family.
