A superb day

"I go up and down the scale so often that if they ever perform an autopsy on me they'll find me like a strip of bacon - a streak of lean and a streak of fat." ~ Texas Guinan


Today was a superb day even though the day began with a surprise dusting of more snow. Even though I weighed a pound more today than yesterday and only a pound less than last week Saturday, it was still a superb day. 

The snow made traveling a bit challenging but Caleb and I gently slid our way into a church parking space in time for the little man to play basketball. It was a ball game to remember. No score in the first quarter and the opposing team having a delightful upperhand by the halftime.  And it ended superbly with a surprise win, 24-22!  

The superb mood of a somewhat ordinary February day continued at the local Steak n Shake. A large chocolate shake for Caleb and a Grilled Chicken smothered in Guacamole. A breakfast of champions. 

Superb moments summed up the entire day - a stop at Walmart where Caleb selected the perfect avocados, a skill he learned from his mother; an hour of intense walking, running and weight lifting in an almost vacant fitness center; a stroll through the local grocery store in search of all the ingredients for a new soup I'm looking forward to preparing and wandering aimlessly and sheepishly in search of diced chiles; clearing the slush and slop from the driveway with Logan and smiling with joy that I didn't have to do it alone; overcoming my continual fear of speaking in public as I stood behind the church pulpit to recite the "word of the Lord"; singing boisterously with a hymnal in hand knowing with certainty I was embarrassing my oldest son Derek; stuffing my insides with a platter covered in parmasean chicken and fettucini; an evening on the sofa watching Julia Roberts eat spaghetti; and the satisfaction of having once again finished a marathon of laundry. 

Yes, some days, no matter how many calories you eat, no matter how many steps you walk or no matter what the scale reads...are superb days.