Riding "Sew Wutt"

Yesterday, being such a beautiful day, we took the Bug for a ride. With the top down. Juliette (the dog) loves to ride in the car, so we said, "Come on girl, let's go for a ride!" and of course she jumps right in! So off we go... the sun shining, my hair whipping, and Juliette sniffing the air. As we continue on our ride, I notice that Juliette is not sniffing quite so much. In fact she has her head down and eyes sulking as if to say, "I don't like this anymore... I want to go home." I thought that maybe it was too much wind and it was bothering her ears. We happen to have one of those headband/ear-warmers in the car so I slid it on her head and covered her ears. It seemed to work (although she looked like a Russian grandmother!). Hopefully as the weather gets warmer she will enjoy it more.

I need help

Now I know some of you will respond to this statement with "YOU SURE DO!" But that's not the help I'm looking for... at least not today. (ask me again at the end of the summer!)
I need blogging help. How do I get a list of other blogging friends on my site? I just can't figure it out. I need "Blogging for Dummies". Many of you have Great sites and I would like to easily link to them.

The Name

Yesterday was the last day I had on my temporary tag for the BUG. So I headed to the DMV to wait in line for what seemed like HOURS. Actually, I only waited about 25minutes but when you don't have anything to do but wait, 25minutes is forever! I was #64 and they had just called #50. Finally it was my turn. I handed her all my papers and after she reviewed them she asked the question I was dreading. "Do you want Custom - Vanity plates?" For 20 days I have been wrestling over what to put on these plates. I felt as though I was naming a child. This was an important decision! She hands me a form to fill out. It allows me to give 3 choices. With trepidation I wrote down my 1st, 2nd & 3rd choice and handed it back. Choice 1 was taken...bummer. Choice 2 was not allowed... bummer. Choice 3 was open... but I really didn't want that one! She went back to choice 1 and said "How about adding another "T". So... my new Maine tag for my Bug is "SEW WUTT". It has nothing to do with the car but is one of my passions.

Biking in the Rain STINKS!!!

Today was a bad day. It should have been a good one. A long ride on the back of my honey's motorcycle is something I truly enjoy. But... I confess, I am a "fair weather" rider. I like the sun to shine, the road to be smooth and the temp to be warm. Today this was not the case. And on a normal case I would have declined the ride. But today was the "Run for the Son" CMA ride.
And so I sucked it up, "Put my big girl panties on " (as they say now... who started that anyway?), and got on. Big mistake! It started out OK but it was overcast and chilly (strike 1).There were 9 of us on the ride, 2 cycles and 3 trikes. The road started out smooth but as we continued they got rougher and bumpier (strike 2).
At 1pm all CMA riders across the country stop the ride to pray. It is an awesome thought to think of christian bikers all over the country praying at the same time. (That was cool!) We continued on and stopped to get a bite to eat at a Seafood restaurant. We were all pretty hungry and the food was great (as well as the company!) When we came out of the restaurant it was RAINING! (AGH!! Strike 3). We still had at least an hour left to ride home. Now we have been home 4hrs and I am still COLD!!!
Now how do I end this on a good note? Hot coffee, a warm house and a movie are good!
Good night!