Me and my buddy with our helmets on! 7/11/09

he has red eyes!! 7/11/09

repelling along our way... safety 1st he still has a helmet on! 7/4/09

our old home on Wiggington Rd finally sold... and they added a big ole fence and have 2 big ole dogs!
berry picking; black berries and raspberries 7/4/09

So on Saturday dad and I road the exact same ride as last week so you and I know that makes it 23.6 miles for me and 21.4 for dad. This time we brought a bag and went berry picking seriously--- not just munching like last time:-) We got enough blackberries and raspberries to make a pie or cobbler and they fit safely in my biking bag! Wonder if we are the only team who doesn't completely take our biking seriously? We insist on making it an adventure and having fun not just biking! Bet we are the first in-trainers to go berry picking along the way though! That's why my team is awesome, just dad and me being us! But it'll be fun to have Uncle King join in on our insanity come "race day" although it isn't exactly a race. I made a friend around mile 13, Turtle!!! He was out of his shell and everything! I am sure we are new best friends since I saved his life and removed him from the middle of the road to a nice grassy field. I bet he'll always remember me... hahaha as that goof who disturbed his suntan one relaxing Saturday morning--- ugh humans! We did it all in about the same amount of time give or take 5 minutes and that included 25 or more mins of ONLY berry picking so we MUST be improving! There were lots of bikers out today compared to NO ONE last week. I guess they were on a 4th of July vayacy! Then as usual I went to work... not as usual I was actually really tired today after training... that was no fun, but I fought it off even making a BIG meal of oven ranch and BBQ chicken, corn on the cob, cheesy potatoes, chicken rice, pasta salad, and pepperoni rolls all of which was home made and I had dad and Mark over since mom was out of town. Dad brought watermelon. It was nice having them over even better was getting two more support donations in my mailbox!! My Uncle Tom and Aunt Polly increased their donation from last year from 50 to $60 and Marko's Uncle Bernard and Aunt Helen sent 20!! So I have surpassed the 1/2 way mark and am at 56% now!! I don't think I'll make my $1000 goal but hopefully I can at least match last year. Times are tougher for friends and family this year so fund raising has def been much more challenging! Well hang tight and I'll update you all next week! If you haven't yet donated I sure hope you will, even if it just $3 (that's a penny a mile for each dad and me!) You donate here:
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/bethanysykes