I wrote to the DMI website folks, and they wrote back to say that they knew the weird formatting was an issue in Schrute Farms reviews, but until they came up with a global fix, they had manually corrected the Mac users weird entries. They also inadvertently removed my paragraph breaks and I guess the system couldn’t handle RübeKinderArbeitProgramm, so it was changed to FreiKinderArbeitProgramm, but hey! Close enough! It does look better and I appreciate the timely response. Go Team DMI!
Pictured at left, by the way, is the beet o’lantern that I made to go with my review. Let me tell you, it is surprisingly difficult to hollow out a raw beet. Did you know that salt gets out beet juice stains? See, you learned something new today, and it’s going to be a better day because of it!
Over the weekend we bought a bike for Emily. She’s been asking for one. Here she is just after getting it, practicing pedalling while her father helps her balance and steer. It’s a fairly complex task, really, and much as I love Emily, I have to say that coordination is not one of her strong points.
Like all children, she wants to know how to do something NOW. Yesterday she wanted to try to ride with her hands off the handlebars. I also let her steer a little, which turned out to be a mistake, because I now have a scrape on my leg from where her pedal gouged me when the bike lurched to the left. Thank goodness I was wearing long pants. The scrape isn’t so bad, but it’s sore and I feel certain it’s going to bruise. I figured she’d be the one getting banged up riding this thing, not me. Oh well.
I had to put up the “if you ain’t in line, you might not get it by Christmas” note on the Jayne hat page. I’m still working on orders from Sept 10th, so I definitely wouldn’t want anybody to be disappointed should things continue to go slowly. So today, it’s stamping up boxes, writing Ma Cobb notes, packing up kits, and mo’ Jayne hats. I wonder what movie I should watch while doing this. Hmmm…
Hats up for: CO, CO, and CO. Go Colorado!
I’ve heard several people who prefer the glider-style bikes (no pedals) for learning to ride, since you just learn balance and steering, and have a much easier time putting your feet down quickly if need be (since they just hover off the ground as the kid feels comfy picking them up). Granted, it’s easier if you’re somewhere with at least a little bit of a slope to ride it, but it’s supposedly much simpler to learn on, and after they have it down, easy to make the jump to a pedaled bike.
After all, it’s a lot all at once – pedaling, steering, braking AND balancing – with a standard bike, and only steering and balance with the training bike.
Since she already has a regular bike, though, I doubt she’d want to try going to something else.
http://www.amazon.com/Skuut-Beginners-Balance-Bike/dp/B000SJLMM8/ref=sr_1_36/105-9863701-6275653?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1193192296&sr=8-36
(It’s also not terribly cheap, though I’ve seen them cheaper than that one)
I’ve heard several people who prefer the glider-style bikes (no pedals) for learning to ride, since you just learn balance and steering, and have a much easier time putting your feet down quickly if need be (since they just hover off the ground as the kid feels comfy picking them up). Granted, it’s easier if you’re somewhere with at least a little bit of a slope to ride it, but it’s supposedly much simpler to learn on, and after they have it down, easy to make the jump to a pedaled bike.
After all, it’s a lot all at once – pedaling, steering, braking AND balancing – with a standard bike, and only steering and balance with the training bike.
Since she already has a regular bike, though, I doubt she’d want to try going to something else.
http://www.amazon.com/Skuut-Beginners-Balance-Bike/dp/B000SJLMM8/ref=sr_1_36/105-9863701-6275653?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1193192296&sr=8-36
(It’s also not terribly cheap, though I’ve seen them cheaper than that one)
Actually, we’re talking about taking her pedals off while she’s learning. It’s just that we need a set amount of time to devote to it – take the pedals off, take her somewhere deserted but easy to roll on that she can learn – but she wants to ride NOW which means every #$(#*)*@ day as soon as we get home from school I wind up running awkwardly beside her, half bent over, being driven into holly bushes and banged on the shins.
I love my child, I am thrilled to encourage her in her desire to do this, but… ouch.
Actually, we’re talking about taking her pedals off while she’s learning. It’s just that we need a set amount of time to devote to it – take the pedals off, take her somewhere deserted but easy to roll on that she can learn – but she wants to ride NOW which means every #$(#*)*@ day as soon as we get home from school I wind up running awkwardly beside her, half bent over, being driven into holly bushes and banged on the shins.
I love my child, I am thrilled to encourage her in her desire to do this, but… ouch.
Hey, if you can help your Mom learn to ride a bike at age 55, you can do anything.
Hey, if you can help your Mom learn to ride a bike at age 55, you can do anything.