Dad 626: Boat Now, Bode Soon

(Dad writes today! ~ Tracy)

 

Derf Here! Another beautiful summer day. Temperature is around 76°.

 

Haven't watched the committee meetings on the January 6 "vicious" riots. What a joke! Hopefully this joke will be over with the November elections. Stranger things have happened.

 

Well, after two years in dry dock, Glen's boat is in the Atlantic Ocean. It was in the water last Sunday and Glen went on a trip with Deb, Kim, and Joe to Casco Bay Islands. All went well, so I'm sure that they will get in some serious boating this summer. Have summer fun on the high seas. Enjoy!

 

My first priority remains Lou, as she is visited by Tracy and me every day. We now have Kim, Joe, and Kaelen visiting her when possible. Lou enjoys all her relatives. I think the highlight of the season will come when Zach, Kelsey, and Bode get here in a few weeks. Bode will be the top person to see. Looking forward to it! BODE!

 

Enough for today.

 

Until next time!

 

Toodle Pip!

 

Derf!

 

A/C Units and Books

Lew now has put in all three of the window air conditioner units we use each summer.  They are for our bedroom, our dining room, and Dad's bedroom.  I am pleased to report that the weather actually has warmed up enough to warrant turning them on at times.

Regular readers of this blog know I love to read, and summer is just the time to do more reading. (I say this in fall, winter, and spring, too! Ha ha!)  I currently have about 10 different books going.  I am concentrating on three of them and the others I pick up when I feel like it.  (These "others" are not novels, and they are okay to read slowly and sporadically.)  If you'd like to get a sense of what I like to read, please check out the links to my "Reading List" pages under my photo on the right.

I did not practice my penny whistle yet today, so I better get on that.  😁

Ole Miss and Tin Whistle

Congratulations to Ole Miss for winning the College Baseball World Series! Lew and I enjoyed watching all of the teams over the last week and a half. Lots of fun.

A friend of mine wants to learn to play the Irish Tin Penny Whistle and I'm going to learn, too! She already had a whistle and I ordered one on Amazon. It arrived yesterday, so let the learning begin. (Sorry, Lew! You may want to turn down your hearing aids. 😁)

A Good Decision

Today, June 24, 2022, is a historic day!

I haven't read the complete SCOTUS opinion, but I have bookmarked it.  The PDF file is 213 pages, so it will take a while to read.

I am praying for all of the life-affirming pregnancy centers. They have helped so many women and will continue to do so.  Protect them, Lord, and honor their work!  (I was on the board for our local center for eight years.)

Psalm 139:13-16 (NIV) ~

For you created my inmost being;

    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

    your works are wonderful,

    I know that full well.

My frame was not hidden from you

    when I was made in the secret place,

    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed body;

    all the days ordained for me were written in your book

    before one of them came to be.

Dad 625: Summer!

(Dad writes today! ~ Tracy)

 

Derf Here! Summer is here. It arrived yesterday. We have had some great weather lately. A little cool but quite nice.

 

Part of our Illinois family arrived a couple days ago. Joe, Kim, and Kaelen are spending time at Debbie's and Glen's house. They arrived Monday, and Kim spent Tuesday afternoon visiting her mom. I believe today Lou will have a visit from Kaelen, and Joe has gone to see his mother in the Bangor area. So things are rolling along with their visit. They will be here for a few weeks so Joe can attend his 50th high school reunion in August.

 

We now await our visit from the rest of our Illinois family in a few weeks. That would be Zach, Kelsey, and Bode, and they will be coming for about 10 days. We await!

 

We are visiting Lou every afternoon. I am playing the bubble game with her daily and getting trounced each day. Occasionally I win a game. The wins do not come easy. She (Lou) takes a few more moves than she should on her turns. Why? She wants to! I guess that is a good reason, for her anyway.

 

Our country is in trouble still. Just a few more months and a correction will begin.... I HOPE!

 

Until next time!

 

Toodle Pip!

 

Derf!

Summer!

The calendar says that summer is upon us.

Last night's arrival of Kim, Joe, and Kaelen (and Cocoa!) is another indication summer is here!

This afternoon I met a couple friends at the Dairy Corner for ice cream.

I love summer!

9:47 and Father's Day

New "latest time" record for our mail delivery: 9:47 PM last night.

Father's Day celebrations:  Lew made blueberry pancakes for breakfast for Dad, himself, and me. Matt, Emily, Eli, and Adam brought us all food from Amato's for lunch. We had a lovely visit with them.

Happy Father's Day!

Lew, Matt, Eli, and Adam. (Names ordered by age! 😁)