Happy Birthday Dad

I'm kind of glad that I don't really have a theme yet for this blog. It leaves me completely open to share the moments from any given day. Today was full of all kinds of busyness....but for a brief few moments I called my dad. He turns 74 today.

I should have sung Happy B-day...we too quickly got into some business (some things just don't change I guess). He was glad just to hear my voice...and that I remembered.

Funny thing is, we just had his party yesterday (for my sister-in-law too). Doesn't matter how old we get, we still get together and exchange gifts. This time it had a different feeling for me. Rather than the formal dinners we sometimes do, it was bbq burgers (the gas even ran out and we finished them on the stove). Salads and corn on the cob. Neices and nephews running around, plates turned over when the wind gushed unexpectedly. Chaos, but fun to hear the 'whoa' in unison as Sarah's plate tumbled off of the deck. Then raspberry picking - the first of the season. Banana cake and icecream for desert.

It was a fun afternoon. A great day with family.

Funny how much home can feel like home, so many years later.