New Toy Acquired in July

As mentioned in this post, I attended the Beginning Motorcycle Safety course and got my motorcycle license. Next logical step is to get a motorcycle. DH had been shopping around for something and finally found me a bike that we purchased on July 4. It is a 1993 Honda CB250 Nighthawk. It's a cute little thing, isn't it?



I've been riding it around some in our subdivision and have even ventured to the subdivision across from ours, which has meant getting out on the road that our subdivision is off of. I'm not great at it yet, but I'm improving!

A Passion Inspired (Possibly?)

My youngest child A fits in my motorcycle gear, as shown in the first picture. So we let her go for a ride on the back of DH's bike. I wouldn't let her ride with just anyone, especially on a bike like "Secret". She loved it. DH said she was a really good passenger and listened well to his instructions. She had a lot of fun and didn't even mind the fact that we made her wear all the gear (we wear it ourselves so she has a good example on that one....we all find that we are fond of our skin and head and eyes and such).

Another Sporting Event

The Atlanta Dream WNBA basketball team is one of the clients for the company that DH works for. As a show of support for the team, the company paid for employees and families to go out to see a game at the Philips Arena in Atlanta on Sunday, June 27 against the Los Angeles Sparks. It was a a lot of fun and I find that I have a basic enough understanding of basketball from those horror-filled childhood gym classes that I could actually follow the game for the most part. It was a good game. The Dream won 89 to 81 and it was close throughout the game so it was exciting. We had a lot of fun.

I Think There's a Hole to Wonderland in the Yard

You're thinking that I've posted pictures of a flat squirrel on my blog. And the obviousness of its location in the driveway just makes it all the worse. Then I tell you that this weird creature puts itself there and that we have nothing to do with its location or its flatness. Every other day or so, this bizarre creature flattens itself out on that same spot in the driveway and just lays there until something startles it and it leaves. Sometimes, the car coming in will startle it. Sometimes, after the car is safely stowed in the garage and no longer startling it, it comes back and once again flops down in the driveway in its spot. My daughter K is the first to have seen it and was as startled as it was when she approached it and it decided to leave. I finally caught it on camera Sunday. I think it returns to Wonderland when it leaves the driveway.

The Strange Things You Sometimes See

Monday, I think it was, DH and I were out questing for food in the lovely city of Winder, GA. We ended up at the Dairy Queen because we could see the scene in the picture above from the parking lot. It struck our interest, both being computer geeks with a strong vested interest in copper wire staying where it belongs rather than heavily loading down the trunks of cars. Go figure. Today, DH was perusing the Internets and found this ITEM regarding the photo above. The moral of the story is, a trunk-load of copper wire that obscures your license plate is probably going to attract attention you might not have been seeking.

Feet on These Chairs are Wearing Shoes

This is a funnel cake shop in Helen, GA. I almost want to go to Goodwill and find some baby shoes. :P