Happy Birthday Daddy

My dad would have been 88 today.

He was born June 22, 1925.

 

I have been thinking how I would celebrate today without him.

I started the day with a walk at 7 am and will end it with a

moonlight kayak trip  starting at 7 pm.

Didn't know how I would fill the rest of the day.

Life always has need to do's, should do's, I would like to do's.

Basically, everything seemed like too much work.

 

Daddy was a great gardener. Maybe I garden for him today.

 Went to the nursery to get a plant for a neighbor whose father passed this week

but just couldn't get into the gardening.

Called my sister, is there anything I need to do today?

No, let's do it Tuesday.

 

I stopped by a couple of garage sales and scored some vintage linens, a

1947 complete Monopoly game and a

I Love Lucy umbrella, episode 110

all for $1.00 each.

So spent time on ebay finding how much they are worth if I ever get around

to selling the items.

That led to more wasted time on the laptop.

 

I was pissed at little red fold up bike because the chain spontaneously fell off

yesterday morning and the gears aren't working right.

I have been looking and decided to buy a Tern fold up bike from

City Bicycle. I test rode the bike last night.

I found another fold up bike in Sac for $200 less.

Nah, wanted the Tern D8.

So I bought it.

Sorry little red.

Nothing like spending money to get past the inertia.

 

Called Mother to ask about the

Celebration Cake she and Daddy used to make.

I guess I don't really remember she said.

I know it was a white cake with powder sugar and shortening frosting.

Guess I'll have to took through their cookbooks to find a white cake recipe page

with food stains on the page.

I didn't appreciate it so much.

Cake was kinda dry, frosting sparse but it would be nice to know

what the recipe was.

 

So now it's 4:45.

Dishes still in the sink, I have to make the bed.

Did manage to get sheets washed.

That leaves 1:15 minutes to finish the work

that has been sitting in front of me all day.

Too much work.

 

So spent the day

thinking about my dad

did the wants.

Birthdays are a day to pamper.

Just pampered myself today.

 

Happy birthday Daddy.

Love you.