"Memories"

Can you figure out what's going on here?

He spent 2 1/2 hours sitting there.  He asked a thousand questions and offered a thousand opinions....or facts rather, from Colby's perspective.  It was a wonderful experience for me as well.  It was so relaxing.  I think we'll both have fond memories.  At his suggestion, his little sister took a turn as well, but by then my phone was dead so I didn't get a decent pic.  So....do you know what you're seeing?  Maybe it's obvious?

I fervently believe that the greatest gift god gave me was the privilege of being a part of this child's memories.  How could I ever whine about the minor inconvenience of the circumstances around this situation???  It's like being a father all over again, but with the necessary tools to do a better job.  As I sit here at the computer and look into his eyes, I am humbled!! And yet at the very same time I feel pride.  While I know I still have so much I can learn, I believe that I'm doing a good job of being a grandfather/surrogate father, particularly in balancing the two somewhat different roles.  

That was yesterday.  

Today, inspired by my dear friend Deborah, I decided to try to make some muffins.  You see, Deb is the worlds greatest amateur chef, and she often takes pity on us by providing one or another bit of culinary magic.  As much as I hope she never stops, it occurred to me that muffins I could maybe handle  by myself.  I found a recipe for low fat, banana, raisin muffins and 1/2 hour later....voila...  I didn't even screw them up, and in actual fact I was quite happy with the outcome.  Nutrition info says 210 calories, with less than 25% of them from fat.  That works perfectly for me!  I can probably have 3 every morning.  I just hope that Adrian doesn't like bananas!!

Colby scored them 8 1/2 and even Roo ate one!  Life is good.

On the training front, today was a wee bit of a relief.  You see on my long run on thursday (if you consider 20k long?) I had some serious cramping in my left calf, and I was worried that I had pushed it a bit too much, too soon, again.  Friday was an easy day, and yesterday was bike day so I hoped that by today I would be able to run again.  No problem!  I think the 12 degree weather helped.

Game on!

"A happy childhood can't be cured. Mine'll hang around my neck like a rainbow, that's all, instead of a noose."---Hortense Calisher

"The father who would taste the essence of his fatherhood must turn back from the plane of his experience, take with him the fruits of his journey and begin again beside his child, marching step by step over the same old road."---Angelo Patri

Love

Peter