New Years Walk

Brisk

But downright cold when the wind was blowing

Fast          

But even faster when I was carrying him on my shoulders

Quiet

But quieter still when she picked up her American Girl traveling case rather than pulling it and its squeaky wheels behind her

Fun

But less fun when he was proclaiming in his loudest and best whine that he couldn’t stand it any longer and this was certainly not a ten minute walk

Intimate
But less so when we exited the woods and found ourselves walking alongside extensive fields watching runners go quickly by and wondering not about our own resolutions but instead about whether we would be likely to see these folks out on a Saturday in April or May

Unrushed
But for the last half mile after he declared he had to urinate and a debate ensued about how best to meet that need, a debate which ended with his pants pulled down next to the car

Successful

But with only dry underwear to point to as evidence amidst the screaming and hitting going on in the backseat

Complete

But not really, as we were all outside again after nap

New

But not really
Amazing
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