Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. As you can see I am holding up a large pretzel. That may not look odd to you but of course there was a story behind the pretzel. That day our friend Ann was coming to visit us. Ann would always ask Mattie what he wanted before she came. That day Mattie said he wanted a large soft pretzel. Kind of like the type of pretzel one would find at a vendor on the streets of NYC, but not as easy to find in Washington, DC. I am not sure how Ann tracked down the pretzel, but as you can see this brought a smile to Mattie's face. Getting Mattie to eat anything was a feat, so when he requested something, those of us who were closest to the situation really jumped through hoops to try to accommodate such a request.
Quote of the day: The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land. ~ Abraham Lincoln
Peter and I spent the day brainstorming the Foundation's Walk that is coming up on Sunday, May 17th. When we recently met with the Walk planning committee we discussed some changes to the event. So we really have been trying to think these ideas through before I meet with a smaller walk planning group tomorrow to flesh out the details. We have really needed this weekend to recuperate and honestly I have felt a pervasive tiredness that has been lingering for months. I worked through last summer on writing two book chapters and then hit this year hard with Foundation activities. Not having any down time has been very problematic and I can only hope that this summer is different.
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