{"id":5035,"date":"2023-10-08T03:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T03:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=5035"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:32:46","slug":"perfect-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=5035","title":{"rendered":"PERFECT DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few weeks ago I saw my cousin Jennifer and she told me I needed more posts about my kids. So this post is partly for her. \ud83d\ude18<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But mostly it&#8217;s for me.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s because I just lived through one of those days as close to paradise as anyone can reach in this lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I want to come back to this page 10 years from now so I can revisit it &#8211; like Wordsworth with his daffodils. (Google it.)<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day was glorious from first light. While the girls slept in and Caleb drove to his gym, Melissa and I walked a mile to a cute little coffee shop.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A latte and gluten free bagel for her, basic drip coffee -black &#8211; for me.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually the kids joined us and we made our big plan for the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chattahoochee River runs alongside Columbus, Georgia and some clever person has decided to erect a couple of high wooden towers in order to allow people to zipline over to Alabama on the far bank of the river and then back to Georgia again.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kids and I were immediately game, but Melissa needed a little convincing &#8211; at the coffee shop and again at the top of the tower.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the end, she took the plunge with the rest of us.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all suited up &#8230;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231007_134923-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231007_135919-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231007_135926-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231007_140158-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"3000\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231007_144136-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231007_144509-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago I saw my cousin Jennifer and she told me I needed more posts about my kids. 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