Planning to Walk

Erin called me at work and asked to take a family walk this evening. I agreed and later caught myself reminiscing of the walks Erin and I used to take. We used to leash up Juliet and take long walks around the lake walk of Lake Superior in Duluth. Then, even when we moved down here, we used to quite often take Juliet around the entire apartment complex, walking and talking and holding hands the way newlyweds/young marrieds do... until they have children, and extra jobs, and piles of laundry so high that they block out the sun and cause everyone in the house to wear the same milky complexion as Casper, The Friendly Ghost (although Erin does a really good job of keeping the pile somewhat managable...but slobber baby a.k.a. The Droodle Monster...can dirty up bibs faster than a liberal will sieze someone else's cash) and are so exhausted from trying to keep up with aforementioned toddler and infant, while only sleeping in 3 or 4 hours stretches that you never really remember what day it is, and the ominous list of "THINGS TO DO" grows faster than you can cross stuff out.

Maybe a peaceful walk is just what we need...I just hope our pasty skin doesn't burn in the Alabama evening sun.