As you may recall, I was hoping to do a Century a Month this year. But, that is not happening this year now. No Century in March. I'm OK with it as my priorities quickly shifted last weekend.

I received a call Sat afternoon... my mom fell down a flight of stairs and split her head open, had a concussion and has Central Cord Syndrome... a spinal cord injury. She is not paralyzed and will recover in time, thank God. She is staying at my house indefinitely... I have been off the bike 3 weeks between the weather and then this with mom... and somehow it just isn't that big a deal right now. Funny how that can change in a heartbeat huh?

Anyway, I am guessing I'll be back to riding in a couple more weeks as Mom regains strength and mobility. She can walk now with a walker, just isn't very steady. Overall, very, very lucky tho...

Frankly, I think I'm too tired to ride now anyway... but soon, I'll dust that baby off and head out. Hoping 25 miles will still be do-able after 5-6 weeks off... we'll see... the rest of the year, I'm just gonna ride for the sheer joy of riding. No goals, just me, the wind, the wheels and the birds...