Happy Father's Day

What a whirlwind of a week!

Let’s think backwards, it’s easier on my brain.

Spent all day today out in the sun throwing horseshoes and making conversation with some friends. The all day picnic lunch was nice, too. I felt like a goat, grazing.

Saturday morning we were up early making Scones for the relative’s road trip. Saturday afternoon/evening/night, the preacher performed a wedding and we all went to the dinner reception afterwards. We had to leave before the dancing began, because it was so late, Lars was so tired.

Friday evening, my Uncle John and Cousin Jenny were driving through Nebraksa from Oakland, California, where they live, to Michigan to visit family. The car was stuffed full, as Jenny will be headed to U of Penn for the next three years for another college degree. Since we are 37 miles off I-80, they blessed us with their presence for supper, followed by a drive out into the country. We saw Jail & Courthouse Rock, turned around and drove up Main Street, touring the church and new addition, and out into the sandhills about 10 miles north on the highway before turning around and driving over and around the State Lakes while the kids were sleeping. Lots of campers out, with brilliant campfires glowing off the still water. They laughed hysterically when they saw the Mercantile (which says, “all your ranching needs here” above the door), then the Farmall tractors sitting in a parking lot, followed by the John Deere Re-conditioning center all right on Main St. Uncle John said, “What an experience. We sure don’t have this in Oakland!”

Thursday, after my hair cut, the kids and I hung out all day and got the camper cleaned up and ready to take to the lake that evening for fishing, food & friends. Kyra spent the day with us while her sister was still at resident camp. Mark & Laura met us out there and, between rain drops, we built a fire and made pizza pockets while the kids fished for a while. Kyra caught a baby catfish and Eden, a prickly sun fish. We would have like to stayed longer, but the unpredictable wind & rain was threatening, so we packed up and went back home to our solid roof!

Wednesday, we got our trusty babysitter to watch the kids while Al and I went out to dinner and saw the Theatre West production of “Over the River and Through the Woods”, a charming play about the importance of family. It was worthy of both laughter and of tears and it brought out much conversation on our hour long drive home.

Monday & Tuesday were both spent running errands in the morning, fulfilling appointments in the after noon, and meetings/class in the evening. I’m really enjoying teaching the EMT class here in town, and am reviewing everything that I book learned so many years ago, all over again. However, it’s a lot more prep work than I imagined, which wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t have two young and needy children around all the time. I’m hoping I can do a little better as the summer goes on.

Happy Father’s Day to all who are blessed to be daddy’s!