Aaaaah...
What a day. Well, what an overnighter at my mom's house, and THEN what a day! I drove down to SLC yesterday evening and spent the night with my mom, dil, grandkids, and my son when he got home from work. My little baby Nadia angel sweety poo pie...she's eight months old and SUCH a sweet dolly!
Aidan, my seven year old g-kid, is letting his hair grow out and it is HUGE. I mean, he has HUMONGOUS hair! It's very thick, has a cowlick in front, a little bit of curl, and it's all over the place! it isn't even very long, just...BIG.
We slept over in SLC, because our church group volunteered at the 5th south underpass for feeding the homeless. That meant getting up and being there by 7:00, which we did...it was wonderful! It is a family run operation called King Ranch Chuckwagon, a Christian group that started fixing and giving away a decent breakfast to homeless people, 25 years ago. No strings attached.
They haul everything they need in a big trailer: tables, stoves, grills, buckets, utensils, pots and pans, propane tanks, PA system, food. Everything needed to make food, serve food, and clean up afterward. It's all made from scratch. Today's meal was pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, mashed potatoes, gravy, salad, chopped apples, cake, bread. Over 250 plates were served, and a few clam-shells piled with food were given for people to take along.
They put me to work starting about 7:30, chopping onions, and I was at it still at 11:30, with clean up. A VERY good experience! Though, standing too near the truck with the generator running, I got some of the exhaust fumes which wasn't much fun. This damn cough. I plan on doing that once a month
It was a Very Good Thing. And! did you notice the vegs and fruits on the menu? I ate mashed potatoes, apples, and salad for a very nice moderately almost McDougall meal (there was dressing on the salad NOT McD friendly, but tasty)
then, more hang time w/my wee ones, and a potluck for lunch. I made Quinoa Salad with Lime Cilantro Dressing. it's in the recipe forum, under "clickable recipes--non-MWL" ...not MWL because of avocado, and very delicious. I wish I was hungry right now, cuz I'd eat some! ha!
and I'm pretty much wiped out. a good day. a long day. a joyful day.