happy father's day...

hey, today is father's day...
my dad has been gone for nearly
24 years. i was 21 when he died.
it just doesn't seem possible that
i have lived more of my life without
him. it certainly doesn't mean
that i don't celebrate him! he's
with me everyday...in the things
i do and say let alone all the
"Pat-isms" in the family! I will
miss him forever!

gary's dad is in arizona. we talk
pretty regularly and get down there
to visit when we can. and they (he & lois)
even come up here on occasion when the
heat gets to be too much down there.
happy father's day dean!

my niece is heading to camp today
for 2 whole weeks. that's going to
be a long time for everyone i think!
i just talked to her and she said that
she would send me a letter from camp
cuz she's got some stamps and they
give the campers time to write letters.
how cute. i'm going to send her some
letters and send stuff too!
i'll miss her. she's going with her
best friend, elissa. they will have
a blast and what memories this will
bring! :)

went to jake o'connor's last night
with ron & cindy.


yum! i had the
beef and murphy's stout pie...i've
ordered that 3 or 4 times now. it's
soooo good! cindy ordered the chicken
and the boys had the fish & chips.

after which we sat on ron & cindy's
deck under the netting and had a couple
of glasses of wine. a fine saturday evening.





this is their boy, reggie...



gary and jason, his partner in the golf
tournament are one off the lead. gary
said he is playing really well.
so i am once again a golf widow and
planning a trip over to my sister's
to hang at their pool cuz they will all
be gone taking emily to camp today.
it's going to be in the middle 90's and
i will be in the middle of the pool! :)

happy father's day.