Great day Sept. 8.  This weekend Christopher, Annie and my favorite 6 year old granddaughter Ruthie came to our house for my birthday.  What a great time.  As little Ruthie just learned to ride her bike without training wheels I looked forward to doing a ride with her.  Of course, her old bike was too small so, of course, someone had to purchase a new one for her.  Now let's see.  Who would that person be.  Ha, yea right.  Of course it was me.  And, to be sure, I thought we would go easy but as it turned out I actually needed to put forth effort to stay up with her.  Her average speed was over 12 mph and we actually did a five mile ride.  For most that's not much but for a beginner it was great.  Good time was had by all.  Still waiting for proper conditions to do my first century of the season but I will be patient.  Stay tuned