May I join in again?

[mimitabby]

come on back! if posting and reading here helps you get motivated and riding
by all means!
welcome back~!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

There are no speed or experience requirements here.
Welcome back!!

[Jo-n-NY]

of course you are welcome back with open arms.

+1 to what mimitabby & Lisa said

~ JoAnn

[Xrayted]

Welcome back!
Have you thought about putting your bike on a trainer while you need to be home with the kiddos? You can still get in some quality riding and it will help you build your legs again, but you will still be there for the kids. As you get faster/stronger, then you can move it outside. You will be able to ride faster so you can fit in a better ride in lesser time.
How old are the kids? Maybe put them in a trailer or have them ride along in a nice, car-free park area. Just a thought. Good luck and come hang out anytime.

[mom2twins]

Xrayted, yes I do have a trainer and that's where the bike has been for the past month except for 3 outside rides. That gets pretty boring although I have recently found itrain.com which has cycling workouts you can download to your mp3 player and those have helped. I also have a few of the older spinervals but I haven't dug those out yet.

My girls are almost 5 but they are bicycle resistent LOL they are both refusing to learn how to ride so short slow rides with them are out until I can come up with a big enough bribe to lure them.

It is very motivating to come here and read. So thanks for letting me jump back in.

[Zen]

Where are you in MD exactly?

[mom2twins]

Where are you in MD exactly?

I'm in Westminster so I guess not too far from you. I was just reading on the Mid-Atlantic Forum where you mentioned the Civil War Century. I did the 25mile route 2 years ago and was hoping to do that or maybe even one of the longer routes this year.