Happy new week, and happy Father’s Day to all the dads, grandads, pet dads, uncles, father figures, kindly neighbors, and every good guy in our lives (and in your lives)!  I hope all of my friends had a wonderful weekend celebrating the men in their lives.  We did, but it was a busy one – as is usual for us.  Like every Saturday, we were up and out the door early – this time, to a birthday party at a new-to-us park in Arlington, with a splash pad.  There were about seven different parties going on at the same time, so obviously the park thought it would be a good time to turn off the splash pad for maintenance.  #fail.  The kids had fun anyway!  I stuck around for about an hour, had a coffee, and chatted with some of the other kindergarten rising first grade (!!!) moms, then left Steve and the kids at the park and rushed off to my yoga studio for a two hour Ayurveda workshop.  I left with lots of information, some good ideas, and the instructor’s business card.  No sooner had I gotten home, slammed a lunch of green soup and French fries (#balance), than we were off again, this time to summer camp orientation.  The kids met their counselors, checked out their summer classrooms, and made mud pies in the giant sand pit.  It’s going to be a good summer.

On Sunday, we attempted to let Daddy sleep in a little, but he rolled downstairs at about 7:00 – oh, well.  We had strawberry pancake batter all mixed up and ready for the griddle – prepped by the kids and me, with spiritual assistance from Rachael Ray – and we served him up a sweet breakfast.  After that, Daddy wanted a low-key day around the neighborhood and some time to “do man things,” so I ran interference while he went to Home Depot ALL ALONE, which he seemed to enjoy, and then filled up the propane and cleaned the grill.  The rest of the day was devoted to wandering the neighborhood – we hit the playground and the pizza joint, and I took Nugget to the library to get him out of Steve’s hair later in the afternoon – and then we fired up the grill for the first time since moving into this house (embarrassing, I know).  For the first grilling, we went with Beyond burgers on brioche buns – YES.  MOAR THIS.  Happy day, Daddy.  We hope we made you feel as special as you make us feel all year long.

Reading.  Another week with no commutes, but I managed to finish three books and start a fourth – not bad!  I’m prioritizing reading as long as I’m Metro-less, so don’t expect much in the “watching” category.  I wrapped up The River in the Sky early in the week, then spent most of the weekday reading hours over Our Castle by the Sea – not sure why it took me awhile, since it’s a fairly short YA book, but there you have it.  For as long as it took me to get through Our Castle by the Sea, that’s how quickly I slammed through 1939: The Last Season – really enjoyed that one.  Finished it up on Sunday morning and turned to Unmarriageable, which I’ve heard is wonderful.  I’ve just started it; can’t wait to dig in.

Watching.  No screens, other than repeated viewings of my #1SecondEveryday video as it grows longer and longer.  (And I’m clipping my videos to two seconds, not one, so it’s about a minute long already not quite a month into the project.)  Other than that – lots of watching, but not watching on screens.  I watched my littles splash each other in the bathtub, run around the playground, and do a really weird dance outside the fire station.  But that was all Life.

Listening.  As happened the last time Metro was under construction (a few years ago now) while my reading has taken a hit my listening is off the charts.  I finished up my back episodes of Vegetarian Zen (except a couple of holiday back episodes I’m saving) and am now working my way through my backlog of Speak Up for the Ocean Blue episodes.  I’m as far back as January of this year, so chugging along.

Moving.  Lots of movement this week!  A couple of runs, a couple of gym days, and a midweek yoga class with my friend Kim.  (Not planned, but we will be yoga-ing together on Wednesdays intentionally for the rest of the summer, and I couldn’t be happier about that.)

Making.  Strawberry pancakes, grilled veggie burgers, and lots of memories, as usual.

Blogging.  Y’all, I have NO IDEA what I am going to write to you about this week.  I usually have posts planned in advance, even if not written and scheduled, but I have a completely blank week ahead.  I guess we’ll all be surprised…

Loving.  The dads, of course!  This weekend was all about them, and I always enjoy this celebration because I have a good one.  Steve is the best father I’ve ever met.  While I try not to wait all year to tell him that we appreciate everything he does, it’s really fun to make a big deal out of celebrating him.  And my kids are also lucky enough to have the world’s most fun-loving grandad.  Pretty good haul they got in the father department, right?

Asking.  What are you reading this week?  What should I blog about?