Well, today was all about me. Guess that makes it like every other day. COUGH!
When I got downstairs this morning, the Wife gave me a hug and wished me a happy Father’s Day then directed me towards the cup of coffee she’d made for me. That counts as a good start to any day in my book.
As I stumbled over to the cup, I realized the boy had attached himself to one of my legs. He looked up at me with a big grin and said “Morning Dad, happy Father’s Day.” He likes being goofy like that every now and again. I tousled his hair and thanked him, at which point he detached from my leg and went to the TV to watch cartoons.
I finished my journey to the cup of coffee and then followed him. Shortly thereafter, the lass jumped on my lap. Luckily, I’d set the coffee aside. She gave me a big hug and Happy Father’s day wishes as well.
Then they started fighting about which cartoon they were going to watch. The lass ultimately won that battle and we were treated to several episodes of Godzilla because, as everyone surely knows, big fire-breathing lizards are cool.
The gifts were good- the latest novel from Stephen King Under the Dome from the Wife, Tyrannosaurus Dad from the lass, and a Bey Blade from the boy. Personally, I think he’s hoping I’ll bequeath it to him. Especially if it turns out to be a good one. He even ran upstairs and got his Bey Blade “arena” so I could try it out.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the cards the kids made. The lass made a baseball card for me with the punchline “You’re a hit with me!” and the boy made a card with a picture of some guy sitting at a computer desk. Very subtle. But he also made a picture of him and me swimming in our little pool together, so at least I’m not just on the computer all the time.
The remainder of the day was basically spent relaxing. The weather was great so the kids spent a lot of time in the pool. Some friends came over and we had home cooked baby-back ribs for dinner. Then the kids went back into the pool and didn’t come out until they were quivering masses of blue-jello. By that time, the Sun was basically gone from the yard, so they wrapped themselves in towels and shivered themselves warm again.
They didn’t put up a fight going to bed, making it a good ending to a good day.