Susan and I got out on Saturday night to see Peter Mayer play here in Des Moines. Susan became a fan while she was in college and I became a fan while riding in our car listening to him. He has some great, thoughtful music, and he does some nice work with the guitar. He played a fun show, intermingling serious songs, funny songs, and even funnier stories. I managed to record one of his ‘sing-a-long’ songs, Hot Pickles:

Peter Mayer – Hot Pickles

In other news, Sylvia, our babysitter, got our kids to sleep without a hitch. She just read to them, tucked them in, and then left the room. That is a first.

Today we participated in Meals from the Heartland, a local event to package ready-to-cook meals for starving people around the world. It was a great experience. All three kids came and participated, along with our friend Bianca. By coincidence we were at the same table as a family whose mother grew up on the same street as Susan and knew her entire family. There were 3 adults and 7 kids at our table and we prepared over 1300 meals for people all over the world without enough to eat. We were present as this year’s event passed the 4 million meal mark, and there was still a lot of packing to go. We will definitely be heading back next year!

*Once again, I must apologize for not bringing our camera. I promise I will work on that.