My 4th of July
July 4th, 2010
My 4th of July started off with an 18 mile ride following my daughter Debbie while she ran on the Ironton Trail. My job is simple. I carry her water and energy bars and give them to her when she request. She did the entire 18 miles in 98 degree weather without stopping in about 3 hours. I think that’s great considering I would have been dead in the first 5 miles. Next week she will be tying for 20 miles. That evening my wife made taco’s for dinner which my kids couldn’t resist making plenty of jokes about considering it was the 4 of July. It was great to have the entire family together again which doesn’t happen often. After dinner Debbie, Ethan and I rode to Sand Island to watch the fireworks. When we arrived there were people going around handing out free Rocket Pops. How nice is that! The firework show was not like New York City’s but it was still nice. Afterward, it was off to Heavenly Hedgehog for some ice cream. Had a good time and I was so glad Ethan came along! : )
