Mother's Day

Meg wanted to celebrate being the mother of many children by taking a trip to near-by Mt. Tabor--Portland's very own volcano-in-the-middle-of-the-city. Apparently a lot of other people thought the same thing, as the mountain was swarming with people. The previous week had been cold and rainy, so I think a lot of people were itching to just get out of the house. We drove to a parking lot near the summit and let the kids run around the playground and play catch with the football. We then hiked around the mountain in search of a nice view for Meg's second request of the day: a family portrait. We walked around the top of the mountain for a while before retreating back to the car and then into town for a treat. One of Meg's gifts was a Fitbit One, which functions as a pedometer on steroids. It doesn't just track how many steps she takes, but the total mileage, calories burned, and hours of sleep. The idea is to motivate the wearer to remain active throughout the day; the company also runs a social site so you can compete against your friends and family or whomever. A couple of the ladies at my office were eager to add Meg to their network, until they saw how many steps she has been averaging. So she spent the rest of her day walking through the neighborhood, adding to her already dominating total for the day. I was most pleased to learn at the end of the day that she rated 2014 as the best Mother's Day yet.

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