I’m totally time-warped this week. The internal clock was thrown off Monday night, when Mrs. Poolman and I spent the night at our church as “hosts” to a couple of homeless families. This is a regular ministry of our parish, and Mrs. P and I usually volunteer to handle the overnight shift. Not a big deal, but it certainly throws the internal clock off.
Yesterday was the 4th of July, and now I’m back at work for a single day, which feels like a Monday, except it’s actually a Friday. Huh?
Mrs. P and I hosted a holiday pool and barbecue party yesterday. We had several more people than we anticipated, and four more dogs. Individually, the dogs were not a problem. But when you add four new dogs to our pack of two, the result is a lot doggies running around.
Water and beer on the Fourth of July. A bit of a cliche?
Even the dogs got into the action. This was this particular lab’s first time swimming.
I grilled burgers and brats; Son-in-Law provided spare ribs and another friend cooked up some wings. Everyone else brought some side dish or another. It must have been a good party. We started at 2 pm and had to chase people out at 10:30 pm. It was a work-night after all.
Both our children typically invite some of their friends to our parties, which we encourage. One couple of the younger generation, Ronnie and Kate, came yesterday with their now-six and a half month old Tommy. We have spent some time with Tommy in the past, and actually were the first non-family members to baby-sit him. Yesterday, he was his usual cute, good-natured self and was totally entertaining.
Mr. Personality
I don’t know what we are going to be up to this weekend, but I think we are partied-out, at least for parties at our house anyway.
Another Beautiful Day in Paradise! 