Day 1443: Penelope Party

Our annual Penelope Christmas party tradition is coming to an end.  For many years, we have met at Pat's house to celebrate with good food, funny presents and lots of love.   Now her husband is in a nursing home and soon she'll be moving into an apartment with assistance.  Life changes.  When I look around the room, I see dear friends from the past thirty years and we are all aging.  Pat is the pioneer, taking those first steps to the next stage before the rest of us.

I spent a few hours on the student leader chapter today and I'm really happy with it.  It's filled with personal stories and colorful anecdotes.  I messaged Molly to get her perspective on being a student leader from a partner school.  Her comments filled a tiny gap perfectly.  Tomorrow, I'm meeting with six kids at 2:20.  I want them to tell me what about Quest gives them joy.  I'm sure I can finish the chapter on Tuesday.   Then on to recruiting!

It was so warm today that I wore shorts for our walk through town!  We may finally get snow next weekend when lots of folks will be traveling.

Just a few turkeys

Carol's famous chocolate zucchini cake

Pat and Sarah