- I’m officially done building on the garden for the summer.
- Just did a few tweaks this weekend, but it’s time to start processing
- The strawberries are coming in. So far we’ve gotten about four pints, but the plants are all loaded.
- I should have said “So far Boo’s eaten about four pints” because there isn’t a single strawberry in the house.
- The rails are up on the fence, so now I start with pickets.
- Boo started asking about Shadow this weekend, so we’re acquainting him with the concept of death.
- He’s sad, but he is accepting that Shadow is somewhere else and we can’t bring him back.
- We went to the retirement ceremony for one of Girlie Bear’s JROTC instructors. He’s been teaching for 33 years, and did 20+ years in the Army before that.
- Dinner tonight consisted of the following, all cooked on the grill:
- Chicken thighs marinated overnight in soy sauce, bourbon and garlic
- Roasted potatoes with onions and garlic, with bacon grease used as the culinary lubricant
- Hamburgers and cheeseburgers
- Hot dogs
- Bratwurst
- Country sausage
- Side dishes were corn, pickles, and fruit.
- Pie with ice cream for dessert.
- My goal is to not have to cook for a couple of days.
- I taught Girlie Bear how to place a flag on a grave and how to read a veteran’s headstone today.
- Someday she’s going to do it for me, so I need to make sure she knows how to do it for someone else.
Thoughts on the Weekend
Posted by daddybear71 on May 27, 2013
https://daddybearsden.com/2013/05/27/thoughts-on-the-weekend-28/
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Debbie
/ May 27, 2013Sounds like a wonderful day! Thank you for serving our country.
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daddybear71
/ May 28, 2013Thanks Debbie, and welcome.
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auntiejl
/ May 28, 2013I remember trying to explain Popoki’s death to my girls (the twins are just a year or so older than Boo, if I’m doing my mental math right). Oh, that was so hard. Up to that point, the only frame of reference the twins had for death was Easter, which is all about death…and resurrection. I nearly cried and laughed when Small Fry asked if Po would be back in three days, just like Jesus.
There is never a good time to say goodbye to a beloved family member.
Sounds like a good weekend otherwise, though.
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daddybear71
/ May 28, 2013Thanks. He’s doing OK and we’ll just keep talking to him about it.
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Six
/ May 29, 2013I am so sorry to hear about Shadow DaddyBear. We’ll be thinking of you guys.
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daddybear71
/ May 30, 2013Thanks Six. He died a few weeks ago, and Boo has known he’s not around, but this weekend he came to realize that Shadow wasn’t coming back.
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