Soon She'll be Cruisin' the Hood
Quick Question for y'all: Have you ever eaten "hummus"? If so, I'd like to know what you thought of it. I was given an entire case of little cans (3 oz./85g) of this stuff and don't have a freaking clue what to do with it. The only info I've found so far had something to do with using it as a spread on pita bread.
Ok, now on to something more exciting!!! Lil' Miss is NOW officially a "two-wheelin' chick!" I'd asked her earlier this week when she thought she might want to give up those training wheels and to my amazement, she said "tomorrow." We'd tried weaning her from them about a year ago, but she was too scared and swore she'd never take them off.
Well "tomorrow" was a school day with other afternoon plans so I told her we'd take the baby wheels off her bike this weekend. Several times a day, every day she'd remind me of her new found excitement to ride like a big kid. (She's dying to ride her bike to school, which I think is the main catalyst here.) Saturday morning came and mom was dead tired and not exactly thrilled to be out running around but I told her we'd do it, so I got her to give me a break until the afternoon. By the time I was almost ready, the boys' stepmom called and then I talked to my big babies for close to two hours. Then the girls (neighborhood teenagers) stopped by to hang out. Lil' Miss was so eager to get out there and practice.
I'd taken the extra wheels off while talking on the phone, so her bike was just sitting there taunting her to get on. I asked her to give me just a few more minutes to relax then we'd go. Finally she picked up the bike and just sat on it, getting the feel of the unbalanced bike. One of the girls told her to just walk around with it for now, picking up her feet (without putting them on the pedals) and try to balance herself. A few laps around the driveway and Lil' Miss gained some confidence to put her feet up on the pedals for just a moment. Then another moment. And another.
Suddenly, she just started pedaling around and without ANY help, she was riding her bike!!! We just sat there in shock at how easy it was for her. I remember lots of crashing, tears and blood from my boys. Her high pitched squeals of joy were unbelievable and I really wished I'd had a camera to capture this rite of passage!!! Daddy sounded very sad to have missed the moment, so by the light of the full moon and our bright orange Halloween lights, she showed him when he came home from work, riding like a (semi) pro.
And we just smiled and felt the warmth inside as we beamed with pride.
(I dread the thought of her falling and getting hurt, as will surely happen soon, but for now her confidence is sky-high!)
Ok, now on to something more exciting!!! Lil' Miss is NOW officially a "two-wheelin' chick!" I'd asked her earlier this week when she thought she might want to give up those training wheels and to my amazement, she said "tomorrow." We'd tried weaning her from them about a year ago, but she was too scared and swore she'd never take them off.
Well "tomorrow" was a school day with other afternoon plans so I told her we'd take the baby wheels off her bike this weekend. Several times a day, every day she'd remind me of her new found excitement to ride like a big kid. (She's dying to ride her bike to school, which I think is the main catalyst here.) Saturday morning came and mom was dead tired and not exactly thrilled to be out running around but I told her we'd do it, so I got her to give me a break until the afternoon. By the time I was almost ready, the boys' stepmom called and then I talked to my big babies for close to two hours. Then the girls (neighborhood teenagers) stopped by to hang out. Lil' Miss was so eager to get out there and practice.
I'd taken the extra wheels off while talking on the phone, so her bike was just sitting there taunting her to get on. I asked her to give me just a few more minutes to relax then we'd go. Finally she picked up the bike and just sat on it, getting the feel of the unbalanced bike. One of the girls told her to just walk around with it for now, picking up her feet (without putting them on the pedals) and try to balance herself. A few laps around the driveway and Lil' Miss gained some confidence to put her feet up on the pedals for just a moment. Then another moment. And another.
Suddenly, she just started pedaling around and without ANY help, she was riding her bike!!! We just sat there in shock at how easy it was for her. I remember lots of crashing, tears and blood from my boys. Her high pitched squeals of joy were unbelievable and I really wished I'd had a camera to capture this rite of passage!!! Daddy sounded very sad to have missed the moment, so by the light of the full moon and our bright orange Halloween lights, she showed him when he came home from work, riding like a (semi) pro.
And we just smiled and felt the warmth inside as we beamed with pride.
(I dread the thought of her falling and getting hurt, as will surely happen soon, but for now her confidence is sky-high!)
posted by Zette at 1:45 PM
2 Comments:
learning to balance on a bike is a great feeling!
Hummus is goooooood. And that's about all I've ever done with it. I tear off hunks of pita bread and dip it in the hummus.
It makes a good snack when you don't want a full meal, and goes great with other food too.
Enjoy!
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