I watched the Super Bowl with Justin at his house and made terrific pulled pork nachos – a good blog post but superseded by even better news. Maria’s daughter Leslie had her third child today – a boy named Liam. Congratulations!
Not to be outdone, Justin also had a baby today!
Maria and I had the SAME due dates for our first-borns, August 10 1975. Leslie was born one week early, Justin was born four weeks late.
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LCI spring training
A group of local LCIs (League Cycling Instructors) were invited to discuss and review the best practices for teaching Project Ride Smart in North Natomas or the bike education classes in San Juan Unified School District.
L-R: Mellissa Meng/NNTMA, Dan Allison/San Juan USD, Elle Steele/San Juan USD & 50 Corridor.
Thursday at Merrilyn’s
Delicious food!!! Baked brie with cranberry sauce and walnuts AND Brown-sugared bacon-wrapped pineapple. I’m smiling at the wine glasses. From left to right: Arlete with a medium amount of ice, Phyllis with mostly ice, and Merrilyn with NO ice. And that’s how we roll.
Dessert – Chocolate caramel macadamia nut tart – incredibly wonderful.
For those who have been asking (thank you, faithful blog readers!), here’s the green fringe vest:
Thank you Merrilyn for hosting this always-fun get-together!
Bike Hikers Awards Banquet
169 people attended this event at Hilton Sacramento Arden West.
The top three riders were all women and rode over 10,000 miles with Bikers Hikers in 2016. Awards were also given to ride leaders, like Kathy Wright who was at our table:
Lots of raffle prizes, this one was amazing:
Lunch with Ade
I had an appointment in Adrienne’s general vicinity, so I offered to drive her on a couple of errands. Afterwards, we had lunch at Mooyah’s. I love trying new places, this one specialized in burgers – one of my favorites. Note: no more walker, just a cane!
Bike ride
I have not been on a bike since Nov 18, the date of my crash. I was nervous. I put it off all morning and finally forced myself to GO! in the early afternoon. After a few miles of wanting to turn around, I was able to stretch it to 15 miles. Getting back in the saddle after a crash is not easy.
Career day
At St Ignatius, you dress up as your career choice. Avery was a paleontologist and I’m sure his specialty would be finding dinosaur fossils. Sophia was a pop star. She told me a couple of other students came as singers. Just singers actually. A pop star is different. You have to have style and attitude to be a pop star.
Adrienne – week 4
The beginning of week 4 meant physical therapy was now outpatient but Ade wasn’t allowed to drive yet.
Her progress has been amazing!
Carson’s first birthday
Church and open house
After church, there was open house. But first a stop at the cousin Jeffery’s fundraising table – every 8th grader adopts a charity and raises money during the school year. Jeffery’s is the First Tee Program. 
Avery’s TK classroom.
Sophia’s second grade classroom.
Sophia’s 8th grade buddy is Desi, who is also a neighbor.
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