Motorcross! (should the next project be a Motorcycle License?)

Went to a dirt-bike race last Monday with several kids (and Eleanor's bass-guitar-playing hubby) from church. It's strange... it seems like most of my time is spent with people who are either older or younger. Or with families. Though today after church, I actually hung out with a group of people my own age (that's a story for another entry!).

Anyway.

Motorcross pictures!



The girl with the blue jacket looking at the camera is Eleanor's daugher. The little girl next to her is Bizarro's niece who kept asking me annoying questions the other day. The girl with the goofy grin in the light blue jacket is Bizarro's daughter. To the far right is Sydney.






Here, you can see see where the bikers are getting ready for the start...










In one race, the bikers drove these two-person bikes. One person drove (of course) and the other shifted his weight around accordingly.









And another...











Then, the Michelin Tire Man. I'd even argue that he's cuter than the Pilsbury Dough Boy.











It was drizzling that day, which meant messy, slippery mud instead of dusty dirt. The funniest part was when we made our way down this slick, muddy hill to stand right on the sidelines. Every time the bikers drove by, dirt and mud would come flying in our direction. Sure, my clothes were trashed, it was loud*, and I had clumps of mud in my hair, but it was totally worth it.

Every now and then it's ok to make mudpies in the slums, isn't it?

During Intermission, Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up" was played over the loudspeakers. For some strange reason, it didn't seem to fit. But it was nice to hear nonetheless.


*so loud, in fact, that certain people stuck tissue pieces in their ears... tissue pieces which unfortunately became stuck and had to be later removed with tweezers. Aka Pinzetten.


Lyric of the day: "Go, Greased Lightning, you're burnin' up the quarter mile.... Greased Lightning! Go Greased Lightning!" (thanks to the Grease Musical!)


Katinka-dabogana Countdown: approximately 2 days, 12 hours and 31 minutes. I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve!!!