{"id":11499,"date":"2018-09-08T23:59:52","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T03:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=11499"},"modified":"2018-09-08T23:59:52","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T03:59:52","slug":"bike-girls-9-8-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=11499","title":{"rendered":"Bike! Girls! 9.8.18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Studied Spanish and Swahili!  Cada dia!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-HcZX5dh\/0\/a9cb2bab\/M\/2018090823391004-IMG_8198-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-MHcmhXw\/0\/66433ddc\/M\/2018090823391004-IMG_8199-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-B6J5Q2Z\/0\/506db7e5\/M\/2018090823391004-IMG_8201-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nThe reason I study every day!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-vXbxNMZ\/0\/5fbc7b7b\/M\/2018090823391004-IMG_8200-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Went for a 22.35 mile bike ride.  Took slightly over 2.5 hours.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-3FqFVb3\/0\/bac68783\/M\/2018090823391004-IMG_8205-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nAlways beautiful.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-V9nBBkm\/0\/87e5f3ae\/M\/2018090823391004-7522807376_IMG_6478-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-d2T3TCT\/0\/1d0a1d98\/M\/2018090823391004-7524872608_IMG_6479-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI see this and wonder how he did it.  Big jump.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-3JxXh8T\/0\/fd9e8320\/M\/2018090823391004-7524888976_IMG_6481-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nHad nearly 1&#8243; of rain yesterday.  Made the sidewalk damp in areas and the ride very humid.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-twC9cbT\/0\/164fb993\/M\/2018090823391004-7589863632_IMG_6482-M.jpg\" alt\n=\"\" \/><br \/>\nThe girls were both asleep when Ashley and Miles brought them over around 5:30pm.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-x6qGQ9f\/0\/97f22a33\/M\/2018090823391004-7524890224_IMG_6483-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nPenelope slept for nearly three hours!<br \/>\nEverly woke up about ten minutes after she was dropped off.  We had good bonding time. She&#8217;s a pure delight.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-MFStk7c\/0\/43242808\/M\/2018090823391004-7524868672_IMG_6487-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-rrsdpBD\/0\/8c1614a2\/M\/2018090823391004-7524874144_IMG_6488-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI pretty much used every strategy I knew to keep her happy.  Overall, I was pretty successful!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-69htnMB\/0\/0d14815c\/M\/2018090823391004-7587887488_IMG_6489-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Penelope is so awesome.  It was great to spend a whole day with her yesterday.  She&#8217;s really getting tight with Kathy which fills me with great joy.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-PxmNsDP\/0\/919be207\/M\/2018090823391004-7589856480_IMG_6490-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nEverly can be a challenge when she wants her mama.  That&#8217;s why I feel so happy when she&#8217;s happy.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-3TLccXr\/0\/e27a8641\/M\/2018090823391004-7587810496_IMG_6491-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nShe seemed better when her sister was awake.<br \/>\nThey are both such a blessing to me.<\/p>\n<p>I worked on adding material to my Twitter feed.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Girls--Bike--9-8-18\/i-fkdq6Ps\/0\/f4e4a9d5\/M\/2018090823391004-7587888736_IMG_6485-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Admin duties now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studied Spanish and Swahili! Cada dia! The reason I study every day! Went for a 22.35 mile bike ride. Took slightly over 2.5 hours. Always beautiful. I see this and wonder how he did it. Big jump. Had nearly 1&#8243; of rain yesterday. Made the sidewalk damp in areas and the ride very humid. 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