First, and mighty important -- congratulations Luvs2ride! I'm so awed! (by all the centuries that got ridden this past weekend)


And now my little hijack:

Quote Originally Posted by Brandy View Post
Congratulations on what will hopefully be the first of many centuries for you!

I understand the training time involved...I've done three double centuries and ????? centuries this year and the time away from the kids (4.5, 7, 9) is always hard. I'm leaving them for 11 days starting next Monday to crew Race Across America and I'm suddenly feeling huge mommy guilt about it! Most of my goals have been accomplished for the year though and I am going to pull back a little with my cycling during their summer vacation so we can enjoy the beach and the pool!
Brandy -- no guilt needed: you'll be a much better mommy for having had a vacation from your kids doing and thinking only about adult things! "Mommy" is a 24/7 job with no time off for good behavior (it will follow you, of course, as you ride this trip) and often it's in addition to other full time job(s) too. Just like people need a vacation from a "regular" job to recharge their batteries, we mommies need to recharge now and again too! (I just did grandma for four days, and didn't even get private bathroom breaks every time -- if I went to the back bathroom, where I thought I could hide out, I had boys peering in through the glass door! I guess I need a new curtain on that thing after all.)

Karen in Boise