The day started early with a pleasant 48-miler to Vail and Pistol Hill. It was a great Syncardia turn-out and there were many Mother’s Day wishes expressed by everyone. If I can figure out that camcorder I’ll post them somewhere.

Then it was lunch with my lovable big bear of a son, Mackenzie. What more can a Mom ask for then to spend time with her child on Mother’s Day. I’d like to wish my Mom, Shirley Hyatt, a very special Mother’s Day. I love you Mom and thank you for buying me my first bike when I was 2 – that wonderful little tricycle with the tassels on the handlebars. I still have that photo of me riding on the sidewalk in that frilly little dress. And look what I’m riding now…that sleek, sexy, lightweight, high performance Orbea!

And here’s a poem I received for Mother’s Day. Thought I’d share it:

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, 

Because that is the doorway to her heart, 

The place where love resides. 

True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. 

It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows,

The beauty of a woman with passing years only grows.