Riding to Town

This afternoon, we finally had several hours that were uninterrupted by soccer practices, drivers ed, my job, and/or everything else. So, Max and Calvin and I decided to bike into town and hit the library. For those of you that know Batesville, you will know that despite it's small size, it is not biking friendly and it is actually quite difficult to get from our little outlying neighborhood to the center of town without some danger. Well, finally, the city just finished a sidewalk that goes 98% of the way with only one major intersection to cross. So, we took off on our bikes to town. It's about a 2 mile ride and was so nice on the new sidewalk. We had a great time! We hit the library and the bookstore.

The boys then talked me into a quick ride to the pharmacy before heading home. They have just discovered the joys of our small town pharmacy. Just like in the old days, the pharmacy still sells bulk candy by the single piece so that for just a nickel or a dime, the kids can get some much loved candy. We headed home in high spirits that were not even damped by the rain that fell on us for the last ten minutes of our ride.