We were very grateful to have Kelly come visit us for Father’s Day this weekend. She rode Amtrak down on Saturday morning. She even packed the new pink pantsuit she bought on Friday so she could model it for us. Lorena is getting better at taking pictures. You will notice in this shot, she cut off the feet instead of the head–that is a marked improvement.
We did all the normal stuff. We went to Denny’s for breakfast (Now that I get the really good Senior discount there!), then just hung out and ate Lorena’s Zoodle Kung Pao chicken for dinner and Kelly’s fresh peach galette. On Sunday, we went to McDonald’s for a breakfast Egg McMuffin and then to Burgerville, USA for a lettuce wrap burger and my free Father’s Day strawberry sundae. Fine dining is always a major feature of the time we spend together as a family! Christian called to wish me happy Father’s Day and schedule a trip up here for a week later this summer. All that was really nice.
We talked a LOT about a LOT of stuff. It is a hard thing to realize that your kids really do not need you so much anymore. It is pretty nice when you realize their decisions (social, moral, spiritual, and financial) are often better than the decisions you might have made for them if it were yours to make. The good, but kind of melancholic reality is that it became obvious several years ago that neither is it my choice nor do I have to worry too much about this.