Dear Santa, this is all I want for Christmas...

Cindy's brother hadn't seen Sarah yet, so since he was coming home for the weekend, we decided to pack the kids up on Saturday, and head south to spend the day with Cindy's folks down in Marietta. Fred, my father-in-law, had just bought a new toy, and needless to say, we all had a blast riding it. Quite simply, this thing has testosterone written all over it...and I think that I'm really in need one. (I'll have to come up with a more convincing argument for Cindy...in fact, I'll offer a cash prize, to be determined later, for anyone who can come up with a sound, persuasive argument as to why I should be able to get one. Family outings and running the kids to practices/ lessons probably won't cut it. (Although there is a cargo area in the rear that would be perfect for groceries and dry cleaning!)

Seriously, though, this was awesome to ride. We took Josh around in the yard, and then after a brief tutorial on how to maneuver it, I ventured out into the woods. (Cindy's folks have about 100 wooded acres down there) Now I won't admit to getting lost, but the trees did become somewhat indistinguishable after a while, and I kind of forgot how to put the thing in reverse. I didn't panic, though. I thought all I would need to do is to reach into my pocket, grab my cell phone, and call for some assistance...the only problem is that the only thing I had in my pocket was Sarah's pacifier...no good. Anyway, after what seemed like 7 days, I made it back to the homestead. (Nobody seemed overly concerned, I might add!) Anyway, after that, (now that I had a firm grasp on the surroundings) I took Marie out on a similar trek. She loved it...and screamed the whole way.