{"id":1532,"date":"2009-04-23T21:19:11","date_gmt":"2009-04-24T04:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2009-04-23T21:19:11","modified_gmt":"2009-04-24T04:19:11","slug":"triken-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=1532","title":{"rendered":"Trike&#8217;n It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just when I thought it was safe to put the &#8216;ol checkbook away, Addie&#8217;s school has decided to do a trike-a-thon. Much like the Em&#8217;s jog-a-thon, only with&#8230;well, trikes and bikes.<\/p>\n<p>I admire the creativity of our schools in finding new ways to raise the much needed funds and honestly I am very thankful we are not selling the horrid boxed candy. So we will be there, cheering on all the preschoolers.<\/p>\n<p>We got a much needed new helmet for the occasion.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Biker Minnie Pearl by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/3470261298\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3601\/3470261298_0fe185a554_b.jpg\" alt=\"Biker Minnie Pearl\" width=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We will be removing the Minnie Pearl price tag before Saturday, of course.<\/p>\n<p>And you can bet I will be taking photos. Fifty preschoolers riding around a track? I&#8217;m sure some sort of hilarity will ensue. Emma said to me today, &#8220;A trike-a-thon is probably going to be very dangerous, don&#8217;t you think Mama? All those kids on bikes, they are all going to fall down! I don&#8217;t think it is a very good idea.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yes, yes. They probably will. This coming from the (now 6-year old) girl who still panics when you let go of her bike without training wheels.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday morning Addie crawled in bed with us before it was time to get up and I asked her if she had asked Daddy for some &#8220;trike money.&#8221; There is nothing sweeter than hearing her little raspy-morning voice squeak out, &#8220;Will you sponsor me, Daddy?&#8221; (SUCKER!) And she has since asked me three or four times, but when I try to get her to call or ask relatives and friends, she won&#8217;t do it. She freezes up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Thumbs up by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/3470258442\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3509\/3470258442_b2b8266fd9_b.jpg\" alt=\"Thumbs up\" width=\"403\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But if you want to sponsor her, I know she would appreciate it and you&#8217;d at least get a very big &#8220;thumbs up!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just when I thought it was safe to put the &#8216;ol checkbook away, Addie&#8217;s school has decided to do a trike-a-thon. Much like the Em&#8217;s jog-a-thon, only with&#8230;well, trikes and bikes. 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