Family Night Out

We just returned from the Barnyard 500, a fundraiser for the Catholic youth organization in our parish. It's basically dinner plus races between souped-up and stock moveable stuffed animals, much like those you'd see at the gift store at the mall. We had a nice, fast-looking dachshund picked out, when our designated animal handler (Mia) decided she liked the seal better. The downside to this choice was that the seal never moved forward. It only sat and barked and turned in circles. Mia was so sad her seal came in last in its heat, but happy when she found out there was ice-cream for dessert. So is the life and attention span of a five-year-old.

The real kicker to all this was that there was also a dessert auction. I'm really not a big cake or pie kind of fellow, but I crave potica. Potica is, from what I understand, a Slavic pastry made from thin dough, rolled up around a layer of some kind of filling. The thinner the dough, the more room the is for filling. When we growing up, Dad would only share very thin slices of his Christmas potica, and i have carried this tradition on with my kids. The thing with potica is, you only really get it around the holidays. You have to be on someone's gift list, and you only get one. I am currently on no list, as the nice ladies I have come to depend on for keep passing away. But tonight, I bid on two plates of non-Christmas potica which I won. It's a little odd eating it this time of the year, and it certainly negated any good I did on the bicycle this morning.

So now we are back at home, Both Sophie and Hannah have sleepover guests, Bella is sleeping over at a friend's birthday party, and Mia is asleep with Bella's dog. With any luck, everyone will go to sleep soon.

Location:Cherry Creek Dr,Rock Springs,United States