The Algeras

Sara got a treat tonight - a Burger King kids meal with Pink Panther shades as the toy. Does life get any better than pink glasses and chicken nuggets?

We picked up fast food so that we could get to Grand River Park and meet the paddlers doing the Ultimate Hugh Heward Challenge - a paddle from Detroit to Chicago. We managed to get there just minutes before they did and were able to hand over some banana bread and chat for a bit. I just wanted to say "here are the keys to the car, I'll take that canoe from here!" Ah well. Maybe next year. Getting to the boat launch was slightly complicated by the overflowed river. Ben got brave and waded in only to discover that the big lake over the road was really only ankle deep. We were able to drive along the road, but the boardwalk was cut off by thigh deep water. We've had an amazing amount of rain lately. But today ended up bright and sunshiny, just right for a small adventure.

Sara was hoping she would see a pink boat. I told her that those are really rare, but we will keep our eyes peeled! Ben says he will buy her a pink paddle when she is big enough to use one. She loves pink.

One other story related to the banana bread. Sara would like everyone to know that she made it all by herself. She did help. Today she was "reading" one of my cookbooks and telling me how to make her favorite dishes. David was cheering her on whenever she said "and then we eat it!" For example - here is Sara's chicken pot pie. "It has chicken bits, salt, corn and pepper. You sprinkle the salt and shake the pepper. Then you put it in a hot oven and bake it until it is yummy. Then you put it on the table to cool and then you eat it all up!" She had similar instructions for banana bread, cinnamon bread, pizza and cookies. She's pretty observant.