Whew, it’s been a busy few days.

– Saturday had a great “Max/Daddy” evening that culminated with an awesome “campout” in the basement playing videogames! This was a truly wonderful evening. The biggest “I love being a Dad” moment? At one point Max was falling asleep with his head on my arm, and as I stared at him to see if he was out for the night he drowsily forced his eyes open, stared back at me and very quietly and slowly said “Boo.”. I laughed and he giggled, rolled over, wrapped himself around my arm, sighed contentedly, whispered “I love you Dad”, and fell asleep almost instantly. I just lay there, snuggling him, smelling his hair and listening to him breathe, taking in the moment and wanting to be nowhere else in the universe. It occured to me that although moments that make us feel like I was feeling seem rare, I’m not sure they’re as rare as I think they are. I think it’s a matter of just paying attention – they’re there, we just need to stop and let them happen.

– Father’s Day was great. Was allowed to sleep in for a while in our “basement campout”, then served an amazing breakfast of eggs, biscuits and sausage gravy! Played with the family for a bit, took a little nap (!), then went to Home Depot to spend some gift card money! Came home with a new weed trimmer, a nice patio umbrella for the backyard, and a new little Weber grill that we used to cook steaks, sweet potatoes and corn on the cob for dinner! Lots of family fun time. Maggie, all day, kept saying “What is your bidding, oh Father? Today is the day for us to do your bidding!” So I had a lot of lemonade, snacks and backrubs. (Well, I HAD to keep her happy, didn’t I!?) 🙂

– Monday – Oy. Work work work! A ton of stuff on the to-do list, and no WAY am I getting them all done. So now it’s prioritize, delegate, postpone, and dig deep to get done what has to get done in time over the next two weeks. This show is going to be beautiful, though, and next season is shaping up to be incredibly exciting!

Oh, and on Monday night we attended the Pulsar Awards, where Williamston Theatre won Best New Play, Best Ensemble Cast, and Best Professional Production of the Season! ALL were won by Maidens, Mothers and Crones, which is a huge thrill for us!