Happy times to all the moms!

We, well I, really, am exploring a new trail (the Siwony Trail in Pelham Bay Park - apparently the Siwony tribe killed Anne Hutchinson and took her red-headed daughter away here, creepy!) and then coming home to prep some delicious vegetables for the grill, which we are driving to Orchard Beach (nasty water, but nice sand, especially in pre-season before the unwashed teenaged masses take it over) and grilling with. Hooray. That's a pretty good May day, by my standards. Maybe not so glam New-Yorky, but fine with me.

Litte Duff had his first meet yesterday, and was fifth out of six in two events, in one of which he was girled big time. He was a little discouraged at first, but you know what? He's been running for a matter of months and came in with a 1:20 400m, and he's the youngest in his age group. There are multiple kids on his team who have been at this for three years or more. He'll be fine. He set a new goal for the season, to come in at least third in one event. I think it's realistic and I'm rooting hard for him to smash it. He's also getting some track spikes in a week or two - he's gonna be all flashy like. So, in other words, I did my mom-encouragement job for the week, and now I get to grill on a beach.

Happy mother's day!