mini bobike

Recently, I have become aware that we're about to have 2 very small children. Until this point, I hadn't put much though into transporting the two kids via bicycle. We love the burley trailer, but until Janny can sit upright, we won't be able to fit both girls in it. Our relatives bought us a cool rear-mounted bike seat, but it's still a little big for Clara.

Last week I bought (via craigslist) a mini-bobike, a front mounted seat for kids weighing less than 35 lbs.

Installing the seat is no problem. Getting on my bike with seat installed reminds me of getting into the backseat of my roommate's vw bug back in college. Once on the bike, we were snug, but the handling and sight-lines are fine.

Clara and I rode around the block on the maiden voyage. I think the lack of smiles on Clara's face is due to (1) her taking any new activity very seriously and (2) the 40 degrees temp. Since there was no crying, I claim success.
For Matt and Jaime: we watched Nathaniel's video with Clara this weekend. She LOVED it, and watched it about 10 times. Here's her response at the end of a viewing:
That's 'more' in sign language.

Locally, Unofficial St. Patrick's day, or as its now called 'unofficial', was celebrated on Friday. Usually, I'm oblivious to such events, but I headed towards Green St at noon to buy my lunch. At least every 3rd house or apartment complex had a large (>20) group of people hanging out, drinking, and making merry. Everyone wore a green shirt except me, which is why I was surprised when not only did I receive a ball-fake on my way past the 'qb', but felt the football breeze just past my left ear as I walked down the sidewalk without turning back. On the way back from El Charro with 4 tacos in my backpack, I was prepared but the weak throw landed at my feet.

How could so many students be at so many parties? Our adopt-a-students, who didn't participate, say that students from all over the big 10 universities come here for it. I don't condone the over-drinking, but I enjoyed seeing that many people having fun.