Golf

I took Riley golfing today to celebrate and enjoy this beautiful weather. We were the only ones on the course. The local small par 3 we had all to ourselves. The first hole was practice. Riley opted not to keep score. Maybe he should have. He hit three greens off the tee on the round. Those he didn't hit, he laid up in front or pin high. We really had a great round. A few more times on this course and he will have outgrown it and be ready for some real golf. I thought we could go to Stone Creek in Oregon City. It wouldn't be nearly as busy as Langdon Farms. I would prefer it not to be busy.

It was nice to be able to play some golf myself and not police the boys. I didn't do too badly. I could see I was rusty. Riley and I tried to out do each other's shots. This is a sport Riley might be able to have through high school. We are cautiously optimistic.

I tried to mow the lawn when we got back, but the lawn mower was uncooperative again. We are rough on lawn mowers. They get left out in the rain or hit a rock or stick or toy. Pretty much we are abusive and I haven't found one that is resilient yet. Yesterday Trevor was mad and used the lawn mower to take out his frustrations on the yard.

Trevor has missed the bus recently several times. After the first temper tantrum he realized I was firm on not driving him. I told him he could take a bike. He turned out liking the experience and freedom. He beat the bus to school and home at the end of the day. He now has biked several times and may start making a habit of it, now that the weather is nice. It is great exercise. Riley will not be able to bike for a while, so I am allowing Trevor to take Riley's bike until I can get Trevor's bike fixed again for break issues. Tom says he used to do his own repairs on his bike. But he hasn't shown the boys how to do it.

These new bikes have 21 gears. I wish we had bought the old simple style with 5 or 7 gears. we never use more than 3 or 4. Our next bikes will come from the local store. The quality is far superior to what I purchased from Joe's. I find the extra gears gimmicky. So, Trevor is mobile and Riley is golfing. I am glad the boys are getting exercise. Even though I carried my clubs and Riley used a pull cart. I am debating what we'll do when we play a long course.

We will probably start with just nine holes and see how we do. We could do pull carts to start. The exercise is as important as the game. I miss Tom walking the course. He would be so buff. His legs were fantastic when he walked.