Sarah Borst Jarvis

Sand Hollow, Utah It's that time of year.  Time to ride the bike.  A lot.  Riding bikes happens to be my favorite pastime, so I am one happy camper over here!  Especially on days when I am not just holding on for dear life because of ridiculous winds.  Those days are few and far between during spring up here in Flagstaff, so they are very much appreciated.  But after a while the wind and cold gets to me and then it's time for a little escape to a warmer place!  early morning in front of Steve's house I have loved visiting Steve, Fuji rep extraordinaire, and his wife Nancy in Fountain Hills (down by Phoenix) a couple of times for some excellent riding. Unfortunately, my first race of the season got rained out and canceled during my second visit but that didn't keep me from riding my bike all day. Such great weather down there!  top of Snow Canyon In January I went up to St. George to pick up my new ...

photo by Ian Torrence So. It's been a while. Definitely too long. But I have a pretty good excuse : The husband has been out of town for a loooooong time! In case you don't remember: He is a PhD student here at NAU and decided he needed to camp out in the field for six weeks to catch some desert kangaroo rats and get a sample of their genes. Or something like that. If you want details, go ask him. Or the kids. I am basically the only non-scientist in this house. Which reminds me of our dinner conversation tonight:  Max (5) to Noah (8): Are scorpions arachnids?  Noah: Yes. D'uh!  Me: How do you know?  Boys (in unison): Because they have eight legs!  Me: Scorpions have eight legs? Arachnids have eight legs? Are you sure?  Boys roll their eyes...  Ha! What do you know. I am a linguist  have a degree in linguistics. Science has never been my strong point. Glad they are smarter than me already!  While Karl is gone, ...