I want to ride my bicycle...

I want to ride my bicycle

I want to ride my BIKE

I want to ride my BICYCLE BYCYCLE BICYCLE

This song was written for Toby and I - it's got our name all over it - and tomorrow I am going to make a point of playing it to him loudly in the car.

Not loud enough for mummy to worry about though, but loud enough to dance/bop/drive along to like the couple of loonies that we are.

Sorry to keep harping on and on and Arist-on (do you remember that 80's Ad?) about my beautiful golden-haired love child - but being a devoted auntie is a full-time job dontcha know.

Even though I don't get to hang out with him as much as I'd like to anymore - the little cutie is always in my thoughts. Especially today.

We are very alike you see. He is two, I act two - he throws tantrums, I have been known to have the odd one, two, OK, three, plus four - he likes winding people up -where as I'm more of a practical joker...

Characteristically we are two peas from the same pod - we also like/love the same things too.... splashing in puddles, scoffing ice cream and choc-choc.... shopping in H&M for accessories (if he turns out gay I take full responsibility) dancing the Okie Cokie, playing hide-and-seek and our latest shared-love - the art of zen, no, actually, bicycle riding.

Yes, the two year old tike - has mastered the bike! And so too has his mad auntie Schammy!

You should see his little face when he whizzes along the pavement at full speed.

It's priceless.

And he laughs, oh how he laughs. It's like the best thing he has ever experienced...(I getcha Tobs)

Which got me thinking... Janet Jackson was on to something when she wrote 'The best things in life are free'...

Watching Toby on his bike definitely falls into this 'things' category as does dancing around the house to Tina Turner, sliding down the stairs on a garden chair cover and running just as fast as we can - holding on to one another's hand... trying to get away into the night... and then you putyourarmsaroundmeandweTUMBLEtothe ground and you say..."I think we're alone now. There doesn't seem to be anyone around. I think we're alone now. The beating of your heart is the only sound."

Need I say more. No, because I need to stop for breath first!

So what is my point? And is there one?

Yes, yes there is. Today I rode my bike and felt like a toddler again. My thoughts and worries from the working week had gone with the wind. If you had caught me on camera speeding down the Ilovemyroadbike-super-highway you would have seen me grinning from ear to ear on more than ten occassions!

So my point? The best things in life ARE free - this was one of them. (and it was free because I had borrowed my sisters retro-road number - so there ner, ner, ner, NER NER)

22 miles covered in 1hr 55mins is not too shabby either.

Toby WOULD be proud

And tomorrow we shall celebrate the beginning of our beautiful new found bike-love with Queen's little number blasting out from Mad May's Mitsubishi Mota... altogether now....

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I want to ride my bicycle
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I want to ride it where I like

You say black I say white
You say bark I say bite
You say shark I say hey man
Jaws was never my scene
And I don't like Star Wars
You say Rolls I say Royce
You say God give me a choice
You say Lord I say Christ
I don't believe in Peter Pan
Frankenstein or Superman
All I wanna do is

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I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
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Bicycle races are coming your way
So forget all your duties oh yeah!
Fat bottomed girls they'll be riding today
So look out for those beauties oh yeah
On your marks get set go
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Bicycle race

You say coke I say caine
You say John I say Wayne
Hot dog I say cool it man
I don't wanna be the President of America
You say smile I say cheese
Cartier I say please
Income tax I say Jesus
I don't wanna be a candidate
For Vietnam or Watergate
Cos all I want to do is

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I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

If there's one thing you do today.... ride your bicycle or listen to this and think about riding your bicycle - you'll feel younger than you did yesterday - I PROMISE!!

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