Gladness on Two Wheels
Our kids have never been the bored type, as we have often quoted my mother to them: “only boring people are bored.” Now whether that is absolutely true or not, the word hasn’t been allowed in our home. However, as we’ve started more of a normal ‘home’ routine here in Ål and September proved quite gray and drizzly, the poor children, far away from all their books and games, had that look on their little faces. I went ahead and said it for them: “You’re bored aren’t you?” We tried many different occupations, but they all were short-lived.
Then Voila - a casual look around one of the barns reminded me…
On the way home from the Oslo Airport, when we first arrived, Børge picked up a couple of free bicycles from some kind people*. We thought, based on the size, these bikes would be for Clayton and I and perhaps we’d find some bikes for the kids later so we could cycle along the river.
After just three months in Norway, both bikes fit the kids just fine! Our friends found some helmets, the skies turned to blue, and the kids found their liberation. There is a paved country road down the hill and the kids have free rein to ride as much as they like.
They come home rosy-cheeked and so very happy. Gladness on two wheels.
*Norway has a Craiglist equivalent called finn.no and it’s a great place to pick up good deals.
