Friday, May 30 - Graduation open house for the son of a dear friend, whose husband died a year-and-a-half ago. Happy, for sure, but sad that Dad wasn't there to share it with him. . .
Saturday, May 31 - Wedding of a young man, classmate of 3M, who was one of my Little League players, back in the day. . .
Sunday, June 1 - Baptism of 3M's baby girl
Monday, June 2 - 1F's birthday, celebrated quietly at home with wine and gin-and-tonics.
Wednesday, June 4 - 7M's confirmation Mass. 4M was his sponsor, and St. Sebastian his patron saint (something about the images of ol' St. Seb stuck full of arrows caught his imagination, somehow. . .)
Saturday, June 7 - Another marriage-prep session (a double, #4-5) with another engaged couple. Also 2F's baby shower, and another graduation open house (which, you know, means that at least we don't have to cook).
Sunday, June 8 thru Tuesday, June 10 - Craig & 4M are in Seattle, finding an apartment for 4M (recent college grad that he is) to live in when he goes back in July to begin his job with a large, well-known purveyor of fine coffee. Cheesy tourist photos to follow:
Saturday, June 14 - Ordination to the Catholic priesthood of our next-door neighbors' son, another former Little Leaguer, and former classmate of 3M. Also 2F's birthday (her 29th) (no, really!).
Sunday, June 15 - First Mass for the newly-ordained young priest. Which puts an entirely different twist on Father's Day (to say nothing of how his Dad is busting his buttons). . .
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For those of you keeping track at home, that's officially a crazy-busy 2-1/2 week stretch. Looking ahead, it calms down, but only a little. We've still got more marriage-prep sessions, and 4M's going-away party on the 28th (I didn't anticipate that his moving away across the country would have quite the emotional impact on me that it's had). So, this June is pretty much a target-rich environment. . .
And, for the Catholics among my readers keeping score, you may have noted that five of the Seven Sacraments are accounted for in the above calendar entries (actually, to be perfectly candid, I'm pretty sure that, somewhere in the past 2.5 weeks, I've gone to confession, although I'll decline to go into detail on that one). So if anyone is feeling sick, come on over, and we can get you anointed, and fill out a Sacramental Bingo card (kidding! . . . I'm kidding!)
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And, it being Father's Day, and me being a father and all, I am grateful for my kids, each and every one of them (joy, grief, heartbreak and all) (did I mention the joy?), and to Jen, for making a father of me in the first place. . .
And, it being Father's Day, and me being a father and all, I am grateful for my kids, each and every one of them (joy, grief, heartbreak and all) (did I mention the joy?), and to Jen, for making a father of me in the first place. . .
"...fill out a Sacramental Bingo card..."
ReplyDeleteThe only Catholics without a sense of humor are Mothers Superior ...even they've been know to raise a glass on occasion.
I've noticed that if you handle a schedule like yours as one event at a time, you can get through it just fine.
It's when we make a list on a single sheet that it becomes overwhelming.
Happy Father's Day!
Thanks, Skip. One at a time is pretty much how we managed it. But for an introvert like myself, even two evenings in a row out of the house can feel pretty exhausting. . .
DeleteCrazy-busy is right! I don't think I've ever had 2 1/2 weeks like THAT.
ReplyDeleteHappy Father's Day!
This has been an exceptionally busy period of time, but I'm virtually certain we've had others, just as busy, and maybe even busier (something about the eight-kids thing, I'm pretty sure. . .)
DeleteAnd thanks; Happy Father's Day to you, as well. . .
Happy Father's Day! The moving across country is hard, indeed.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteThe job is a great opportunity for him (and I have to admit, Seattle is a cool town to live in), but in the fullness of time, I'm hopeful that he'll make his way a little closer to home.
I hope your bingo game isn't a "cover all". I'd hate to be "waiting" on "Extreme Unction".
ReplyDeleteWell 'Extreme Unction' is the old name for it (it was also commonly called 'Last Rites'). Nowadays, we call it 'Anointing of the Sick', 'cuz, you know, it ain't s'posed to be just for the almost-dead. . .
DeleteAnyway, I wuz thinkin' more along the lines of just filling in seven-in-a-row. . .
fun cool wild busy times. Happy father's day to the most fatherish man I know ;-)
ReplyDeleteHmmmm. . . if I were all so 'fatherish', I might think my kids would be turning out a little better. . .
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Besides, we have friends who have 11 kids, and others who have 13 (and neither of 'em are named Duggar). . .
;)
hey yeah, but I don't know them in the slightest so you gets the mantle, like it or not!
DeleteWell, shoot, next time you come for a visit, introductions can be made. . .
Delete;)