Day Thirty Nine - A really nice Father's Day

Genesis 12:1-3

Now the LORD said to Abram,

"Go forth from your country,

And from your relatives

And from your father's house,

To the land which I will show you; 

And I will make you a great nation,

And I will bless you,

And make your name great;

And so you shall be a blessing; 

And I will bless those who bless you,

And the one who curses you I will curse 

And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."

The day started out very leisurely.  I'm afraid I didn't get up and make breakfast for Riley, but he made me a lovely bowl of oatmeal, and had one himself.  I didn't have a present for him, but I wished him happy Father's Day and told him that I wanted to get him a new pair of slippers.  We did our usual amount of dinking and then we got ready for church.  We were only a little late.  Tim preached a good sermon on prayer.

After church we all gathered for a nice time at the Fleur de Lis Bakery next door.  Unfortunately Heidi and Christian were have difficulties.  Heidi's stressed and Christian's going on thirteen.  But we all worked together on this and I think it was straightened out.  But Heidi is going to need to remember that he is entering adolescence.  

The girl's (Heidi and Annie) surprised Riley with an omelet.  I didn't have anything.  At least I don't remember having anything.  I buttered and jammed Emily's bread.  Soon Tom showed up to take his kid's to the beach for Father's Day.  I was a bit disappointed, as I wanted to visit with Emily, but Tom assured me that he'd have them back by five.  Then the rest of us sat around for quite a while have a lovely animated conversation.  

After the visit Riley and I headed home.  I had my left-overs from Pho Van waiting for me, and Riley didn't need lunch, as he'd had two breakfasts.  Then Riley got me some watermelon.  It was a terrible watermelon, and he promised that we would take it back to New Seasons later.  I probably either had a nap, or tried to have a nap, while Riley worked in the garden.  I think that I went to the sunroom for my nap, and Riley had a very hard time finding me.  He got a bit worried.  But then we went to the store to return the crummy watermelon.  And while we were at it we got more stuff, like teething gel and very small ice cream sandwiches, as well as a new watermelon and a small piece of halibut for me to eat at dinner.  Oh, and I got a raisin panini and a raisin bagel.

As soon as I got into the car I ate an ice cream sandwich and it was absolutely heavenly.  I couldn't believe it - it actually tasted like it should.  My mouth loved it.  That was such a pleasant surprise.  We went home to get the ice cream in the freezer before going to green gables for a Father's Day dinner.  Just before we left my brother David called, and that too was a very pleasant surprise.  We chatted for quite a bit.  He reminded me that the chair was still available, and I said I'd love to have it, but I wasn't sure where to put it.  But as we were talking I suddenly realized where I could put it - in Corey's vacated room.  She's moving into green gables on the 5th of July.  I know the room will be a disaster at first, and I'll have to figure out how to get the family to get her stuff out of there, but we had already planned to put an air conditioner in the north facing window of that room, and put light blocking shades on the west facing window, so I'd have a cool place to sleep.  We'll figure it out.

Somewhere in there Riley and I went to Pete's for iced tea and crossword puzzle. I think I already have serious chemo brain, so dear readers please don't think I get any good order to what I say. But anyway, we had a very nice time at Pete's. What did people used to do before coffee shops?

Then we headed to the dinner.  We were a bit late, but it was quite a while until dinner was served.  Everyone was there: Heidi, Annie, Corey, Sarah, Christian, Emily, Caleb, Zac, and Stephane and Parker.  I had brought my panini and my bagel with me, and when Emily saw me eating some of them, she proceeded to eat all the rest.  She and I had a lovely time together.  I chatted with her and everyone else who came into the living room where I was sitting.  Eventually I ended up sitting on the couch with Emily and Parker watching Toot and Puddle.

When dinner was ready we all crowded around Heidi's big table.  There weren't enough chairs, so it became a game of possession.  In other words, the chair belonged to whoever was sitting in it - so you didn't really want to abandon your seat.  This is a very unusual way to sit down to dinner, but somehow it worked.  I had rice with butter on it, halibut, and steamed asparagus with butter.  Everyone else had rice, roasted asparagus, and tandoori chicken, which I must say looked really good.  But I've learned, and I didn't even have a tiny taste.  I know how spicy that dish is.  


Then when it was time for Caleb to go home, it was time for me to go home.  It's that being a toddler thing.

Back home we watch another great Mariners game while I laid on the couch, and then we went up to bed. But this time I didn't take an Ativan, because I'm worried about getting addicted or having to take more to get the same effect.  Well I think this might have been a good idea, but when I laid down my heart was pounding away, and it did so for a long long time.  I had a terribly fitful nights sleep, and I woke up in the middle of the night all sweaty.  All in all I got hardly 5 hours sleep.

Galatians 3:6-9

Even so Abraham BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU."  So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.