How touching that Jobob and Red Rider, both wives, would ask about Mrs. Oldstrong.
Thanks to both of you for that.

My sweetie is a real solid Minnesota farm girl and as such hard to rattle, or good at hiding it anyway.

She was very special to me last night by being just a little closer by and just a little quicker with a touch or a loving look than usual. She suggested we take the kids and go out to dinner at our favorite quiet neighborhood Italian Mom and Pop. We spent way more than we should have but it felt like a celebration and an affirmation.

I talked to the kids about what happened over our meal. I wanted my budding cyclists to know what happened and to learn from it. (They were safely home with their dog when it happened)