Next weekend is VBS Eve - in other words, starting about Thursday this week I might as well take my blanket and pillow to the church, because I will be there more than at home until VBS is over. I love VBS and can't wait, but it does require me to do a little planning in advance.
For example, Father's Day is next Sunday - so we decided to celebrate it a little early. Scott suggested we try the Virginia Creeper Trail again - last time we did it in a downpour. We waited until Friday to make reservations based on the weather report and then on Saturday morning got up and checked the weather again. It said 70% chance of rain so no bike riding for us, or so we thought. We were trying to decide what else to do so we checked it again and it was only 30% - figured if it was dropping it would be just fine for us to go - uh no!
We got ready to go and we were in the car in 15 minutes. Drove three hours and got fitted for bikes and life was looking good. Loaded the bikes on the trailer and sat down in the shuttle van and all of a sudden the bottom fell out - it not only started raining, it poured and thundered and poured some more.
By now we were committed (or perhaps should have been committed) so on to the top of the mountain we went. Then down we came with all the mud we could carry. It was fun - but it was wet. People promise me it is even more fun when the sun is shining. But here is the question - after two tries in the rain will we ever try a third time?
Oh well - we had a great time together as a family and celebrated Father's Day a little early. Days like yesterday are for memory making - but I must say I am reading for some sunny memories.
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