Will Ride for Food

Have you ever seen a sign like this?  You most likely have, especially if you live in a large metropolis where homeless people (or ones pretending to be homeless) are on heavily traveled corners.

Well, we knew that one of the easiest ways to get our 3 grandchildren on a bike ride this morning was to promise them lunch at Sonic.  They did agree to ride for food!  Bribery works just as good for the grandchildren as it did our own children.

I wondered when we started out if we would even make it to Sonic and back before the storm hit.  The clouds were turning darker and the wind was picking up.  We had to ride half way around the lake before picking up other streets on the way to fast food restaurant.

 

Tatum watched as Ella, Don and Nate figured out what to order.

The bribery.....er.... reward worked.  Maybe it isn't the best thing to entice them with fast food, but the other meals we've fed them since staying at their house this week have all been healthy.  That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.  It is one of the perks of being a grandparent!

Nate even filled up Ella's water bottle with the leftover raspberry slush.  She was one happy kid at that point.

 

As we biked back home, I stopped to look once again at Windsor Lake.  For those who have inquiring minds: yes, we did make it back with nary a drop of rain on us!  All is good on the home front today.