Today is day three of a five-day break from work. It's shaping up pretty well. This afternoon, Shannon and her parents are up in the Cities, enjoying a matinee performance of some musical the-a-tuh, so I'm home with the girls.
The beautiful weather lured us outside for a long walk that turned into a triumphant moment for Julia, who pedaled her Big Wheel all the way around our (long) block - a half mile! This has been long in the making, with most previous tries dissolving into meltdowns that must have mad our neighbors think I was trying to train my preschooler to win the 2024 Tour de France. Today, something just clicked, and Julia was off to the races. "I'm so happy for myself and my Big Wheel!" she announced when we finished. And though she could exhibit a bit more stoic resolve, Julia does have a good Robbie McEwen-style kick - or maybe it's Thor Hushovd? Maybe, for the pitiless way she leaves her followers behind, it's Lance Armstrong.
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