Things kids say the cutest things (satire included):
Savannah: “Dang, did the power go out?”
Me: “Whatever would give you that thought?”
Savannah: “My light is off and the air conditioner isn’t running.”
Me: “Yes, and the radio is also off, as is the fan that was blowing in the corner of your room towards your closet for no apparent reason. No sweetie, the power isn’t off, but if you keep running every electrical device available to you 24-hours a day for no reason then the power will be off because we can’t pay the bill.”
Savannah (smiling akwardly): “That wasn’t the best question I have ever asked huh?”
Me: “nope, not really.”
On a different note, this weekend I became a Godfather to Anna Ruth Reeves. It was a really cool day in general. The baptism was moving, I should stop being surprised by the power of the Holy Spirit when I open myself to its presence. It is a good thing our God is a patient and loving God. After the baptism we went back to the parents house and played some ultimate frisbee. Speaking of spirit, I felt the spirit of a friend named Vince while racing through my parent’s field after a frisbee. It was just the sort of envrionment he would have enjoyed - friends, family, beer, and frisbee! It is kind of cool how my siblings spouses have rounded out a small ultimate frisbee team that includes my children. What used to be a family of six is now sixteen people at family gatherings. We can always count on six to nine being up for some sort of game. I don’t know what I find more intriguing, the size of the family or the fact that Joe and Savannah held their own in the games after much practice this Spring. Good times indeed.
Can’t have a post without some sort of running reference! I ran in the Claremont Moody Park “All Out Trail Run” on Saturday and had the most fun running ever. Yes more fun then Boston! The Boston Marathon is an experience that cannot be matched by any other running event (I’m guessing). I think a future post may include a scale on what makes a run spectacular. I’m not sure that I know all the element off the top of my head, but I’m guessing Boston would be tops in many of the categories. However, for straight up fun – the trail run is where it is at!!!
It rained the past freaking week – that sucks – but it left mud through out the entire run. After 0.3 miles you stop worrying and just try not to break an ankle. It is something primal, or child like, dashing through the woods and mud. By the end I had taken an impressive digger into a mud/rock pile that cost me a finger nail and a variety of scrapes/bruises, was totally covered in mud, breathless after climbing a grade that literally required utilization of hands at one point to get up, and exhilirated! That was a fun run…
It is now onto vacation and sometime to blog about the good, bad, and hopeful for the coming summer. The Fourth is coming up, a quick visit from Steve, and Deep Sea fishing over the next two weeks. Lot’s to write about without even getting into the other musings that I wanted to put on the blog, but didn’t have time over the last month.
