Sometimes, you just have to “think outside the box” when you want to get together with your family. Rather than drive 3 ½ hours to their house, why not meet in the middle and do something fun?
Cailin suggested we do that for Mother’s Day. She invited me to go mountain biking on Littleton’s Parker Mountain Trails, and then go out to lunch. Of course, I said, “Yes!”
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