Fathers’ Day

What a great weekend!

First, Friday afternoon I took the boys over to Mom & Dad’s for a swim. The pool wasn’t 100% full, but that didn’t bother them in the least; they were happy to splash around like animals at the watering hole. That night Arlene and I went to Cohen & Cook, one of our favorite restaurants . We had an excellent dinner, but when we came home discovered that our bed was swarming with little tiny red ants. That didn’t sit well with my dear wife, so we stripped the bed and decamped to the guest bed. (I think they were Allegheny mound ants, but I’m not 100% sure.)

Saturday I ran some errands with the boys and put a coat of paint on the upper part of the entryway, thanks to some welcome help from Tim.

Sunday the boys surprised (sic) me with breakfast in bed. Unfortunately, I had to get out of bed and eat at the table to prevent a recurrence of AntFest. At church, I had the day off from teaching my class of 8- and 9-year-olds; instead, I got to go to our elders’ quorum meeting, where two of my favorite people (hi, John and Ben!) were ordained as elders in the Melchizedek Priesthood. It was really powerful to be in the room as their fathers ordained and blessed them– something I very much look forward to doing with my own sons when they’re of age.

We had a light lunch, then the boys gave me some Fathers’ Day loot: a new Nikon Coolpix S6 6MP camera that has built-in WiFi and some other nifty features, a wall mount for our living room projector, and a bottle of Task, a locally-made cleaner/degreaser. Arlene cooked a big turkey breast with rice, gravy, peas, and lemon lush; to top things off, we watched a movie called Duma about a young South African boy who has some excellent adventures while returning a baby cheetah to the wild. I’d never heard of it before, but it was quite good.

Today, alas, it’s back to normal…