A Long Road Ahead!

Well, we just finished Chad's 4th MS150 Bike Ride from Midland to Post, and boy is this draining! You know every year that Chad does this ride, it is more of challenge, not only on Chad because he is getting older, but on me....just because!! The first year Chad did the ride, back in 2004 from Houston to Austin, Braden was 18 months old, and juggling a kiddo in mass chaos with families and support groups to more that 13000 riders in a small town, halfway between the two cities was interesting! The 2nd year, I was barely pregnant with Braxton....just enough to be nautious as hell, and still juggling a then 2 1/2 year old. The 3rd time was in 2006 in the middle of July! This time, since we are Midland by this point, it is from Midland to Big Spring on day 1 and Big Spring to Post on day 2, but not as many riders (about 133)! I was pregnant with Baryn at this point and hot & miserable, juggling an almost 4 year old! Jump ahead to this weekend, now I have 2 kiddos, and it is hot as hell. Mom & Dad travelled behind me and then Chad's Aunt Kim met us there since she lives in Big Spring.


We are so proud of you daddy!!! Way to go!


Having to pack up the kids and ALL of their accoutrements is quite the chore, but after dropping Boo Boo off at 6:45 and watching the group leave at 7, it is then, just a tiring chore! We caravan to Big Spring, and then play the waiting game for Chad to come in, so that we can cheer him in!! He always in in the front of 80% of the pack! Repeat all of that on day 2 (today) but from Kim's house to Post (and no caravan this time)! I thought he might beat us there since I had a longer drive today to Post but about 10 miles outside of town, on the hardest hill I took in my car, this is who I found:

We are so proud of Chad, as this is all in the name of raising money for Multiple Sclerosis! We want to thank, Bart & Jeannine, Mom & Dad, Dan & Sylvia, Adnan & Tor, Sohail & Holly, & Devin & Mare for their donation to Multiple Sclerosis 150 - Cactus & Crude! Each rider is required to have over 300$ in donations, and Chad was in the top 10 as of Race time! He couldn't of done it without you!