Janet Has A New Bike!

Janet is super excited - she has a new bike!  She and Phil left us at home on Saturday to go to the bike store that Phil's friend and client Cam owns.  They took Janet's old bike and she was hoping they could tune it up, or maybe, she could buy an inexpensive bike.  Turns out every bike Janet tried, from $400 and up was way, way better than her old bike.  She was prepared to tough it out because of Rockers pending surgery, but Phil said "No...you deserve a nice bike!"  So......

See how pretty it is?  She also has a new helmet and the kind of water bottle our Uncle Bob suggested.  When they went for their bike ride, Janet had a small bottle of Kirkland water.  Uncle Bob told her it was best to have a bottle you don't need to screw the top off to get a drink.  That way you could drink water and ride at the same time.  Janet didn't have the heart to tell Uncle Bob that if she doesn't stop riding, she can't get a drink of water - doesn't matter what the top is!

Here's Janet's splashy new bike at Atkins Road - this is almost in Langford!  The bar on the new bike is alot higher than the old one, so there were a few really bad swear words.

Janet was so happy about her new bike she rode 34KM on Saturday.  Later on Saturday, Phil suggested that perhaps they should get her old bike back from the bike shop in case she wanted to ride to the convenience store and not worry about locking it up.  Good idea!  Phil called Cam who said he had just sold it to an old lady (this must someone much older than 59, we think) for $50!  Cam goes on to say is Janet nuts for riding for so long on a new bike with a new seat on the first day.

Janet and I are stretching out together.  Her back was really stiff from the different seating position on the new bike and her bum was really, really sore!

Here is what Janet did around our house the last couple of days:

Janet didn't actually do this - Jeremy, Derek and Phil did.

She did do the painting though!  Janet is as messy a painter as she is a cook, so she is only allowed to paint decks and fences.  Good thing because Janet HATES painting.

Phil bought these pretty gate closures for our new gate.  We think our house is looking really nice.