Let's start this off with an exciting new development. I got some orthotic slippers to wear at work because I wear slippers 40 hours a week and was having some foot pain that I think may have been caused my old worn out non-supportive slippers.
Is it sad that comfort insoles comfort my soul?
Don't answer that.
Speaking of exciting, Declan's Friday soccer practice AND Saturday game both got cancelled due to the rain.
We were looking for a Sunday Funday activity to do with the littles and also needed to drop off a car at the airport for JP to have for his late flight home from visiting friends in college:
So we decided to visit the Roger Williams Zoo and it was a beautiful day! They kids were delighted to see that they had "real" animals there - giraffes, elephants, cheetahs and sloths - in case you were wondering what qualified.
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| We thought he was a mammal |
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| My pumpkins |
I made chicken pot pies for dinner on Saturday night. I also made Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins that morning and Chicken and Wild Rice soup for our weekly lunches. Turns out I don't hate cooking, I just hate cooking in the summer weather. Give me a cool morning and I'm a regular Julia Childs!
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| I baked it for longer than this, I just wanted to get a photo before we headed off to Mass |
The elementary school kids had an exciting moment when they got to touch a relic of St. Padre Pio on his feast day at school:
But once again, Andrew is having the most exciting experiences as he continues travelling through Europe. Last weekend he went to Milan, Italy with eight guys and hiked into Pollone just as Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati used to do. He'll be canonized in 2025!
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| Blessed Pier |
Andrew dressed as Pier Giorgio Frassati for All Saints Day in 2016, 2017, 2018:
Was it because he has a great devotion to him? Or was it because it's the easiest saint costume to choose for a middle school boy? We'll never know :)
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| Following in his (literal) footsteps |
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| Born on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi and has a way with wild cows. |
They woke up really early to start the hike and were in the dark for awhile but got to see the sun rise:
Andrew said the hike was long but he felt really great doing it. I think it's because he's been running a lot over in Austria. He's been running a lot because he's been eating a lot of wafer cookies he says, which is exactly why I run too :)
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| Milan's Cathedral |
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| Can you spot Andrew? He cut his hair again! |
Have a wonderful weekend everyone! We will be celebrating our newest adult in the family (Happy Birthday Eamon!) and have a fundraising soiree, a baby shower, a get together with a friend, and possibly apple picking all on the agenda. Introverts need a three day weekend just to have a day to themselves after all the weekending, can we vote on that this election?
Oh my gosh. Eamon, Happy Birthday!
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DeleteThat group photo of the boys with the mountain as the backdrop is a keeper. I love it. I am wondering, what kind of zoos are you accustomed to? Do the zoos not you not have real animals? I said to myself, before I read your caption - I wonder if that was just the easiest costume to make? Ha. You have a busy weekend, sheesh - good luck. I hope you find some time to relax.
ReplyDeleteWe have a really small inner city zoo near us which is where we typically go. That one does have elephants but not many other big animals. So REAL ANIMAL ZOOS are a treat!
DeleteWow! The pictures of that hike look incredible, and even more amazing to be following in Bl. Pier's footsteps. The costume is excellent too. When we lived in Rome, we spent some time in the mountain area of Gran Sasso where Pope John Paul II used to hike and it was really meaningful.
ReplyDeleteYour chicken pot pies look amazing!! Did you make them from scratch? I'd love the recipe -- or to know where you bought them.
Happy birthday, Eamon!
Oh, and supportive insoles are 100% worth it and such a gamechanger. I have a pair of hot pink and black sandals that feel so good on my feet after running. They're not cute, so I used to just wear them around the house after a run. Now, I'm old and my feet hurt so I wear them out and about all the time, much to the chagrin of my oldest. Life's too short not to wear shoes that help out your feet!!
If I gave you my chicken pot pie recipe, you'd be shocked I think. It was my first time making it and everything in it was super easy to prep - canned chicken, canned diced potatoes, frozen veggies, chicken gravy and cream of chicken soup - all in a frozen crust. Are you shocked? I usually cook things much more from scratch, but I had very little time and a lot of diced canned potatoes and chicken so that's what we did :)
DeleteI love Power Step---I wear the sandals as my 'house shoes'....but they often leave the house with me.
ReplyDeleteAndrew is living the life. Those views! The Cow! Of course I recognized him in the group shot too.
The zoo visit looks like fun, especially with all the real animals. Wait, I've never petted an armadillo before, so apparently I've not been to a real zoo yet. 🤣
You haven't truly lived until you've pet an armadillo!
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