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This past weekend we did

squeeze in some fun between all

necessary chores.

 

Tim's brother, sister and their spouses met at our place

and together we took in the

World Food & Music Festival

in downtown Des Moines

on Saturday night.

 

The weather was perfect.

The crowd was just the right size.

We heard great music.

and ate some amazing food.

We laughed, chatted and ate our way through

several hours of relaxed camaraderie.

It was a fun night and the food - so delicious.

 

Did I mention how good the food was?

 

But if I'd known how this was going to work

I'd have brought my own spoon.

My own family knows that sharing food from a common plate

or a sip from a common glass is a challenge for me.

They love me in spite of it.

 

On this night, the festival spirit required

that you buy whatever delicacy

caught your fancy

and share it among the six of us. 

Sometimes we even shared the utensil.

 

 

At  some point I began to think

that I could survive the coming apocalypse.