Our Adventures: turkey trot

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

turkey trot

it's a good thing we decided to run a turkey trot this year...

because we had some feasting to do later on!

even pace decided to join in the feasting fun and ate more than his usual 2 tablespoons of food. must have been the gravy--you cover anything in gravy, and you want to eat more of it, right?! max had a little nap while jogging with me that morning, and that must have worn him out because he then slept all afternoon, too!--i wasn't complaining--i actually got to sit down to a nice, warm meal. he joined us later for dessert, and was excited to see the table of goodies.

i couldn't decide which dessert to make, so i made all of them--an apple pie, a pumpkin cheesecake, and two kinds of pumpkin pie. i found a recipe wednesday night that claimed to be the best ever pumpkin pie, so even though i'd already made one, i had to test the theory and make another for comparison. honestly, i don't think it was the best ever, but it was good enough to have two pies around!

pace was also ecstatic to have papa around for an extra playmate all week! they did lots of painting, scooping blocks, building towers, and napping.

No comments:

Post a Comment

viktor frankl

love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. no one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him. by his love he is enabled to see the essential traits and features in the beloved person; and even more, he sees that which is potential in him, which is not yet actualized but yet ought to be actualized. furthermore, by his love, the loving person enables the beloved person to actualize these potentialities. by making him aware of what he can be and of what he should become, he makes these potentialities come true.

nelson mandela

our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. it is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. we ask ourselves: who am i to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? actually, who are you not to be? you are a child of god. your playing small does not serve the world. there's nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel secure around you. we are born to make manifest the glory of god that is in us. it's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. and as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. as we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.