Okay, after feeling TOTALLY uncomfortable with how personal my Bible study post for this week was, I decided to pull it off of “the blawg” and email it to everyone in the group instead. Kind of ironic, I know, for someone who basically documents her whole life on the INTERNET, for crying out loud, but writing it dredged up some old emotional junk, and I’m not ready to feel quite so “exposed.” Even D. said, “Um. Yeah. That was pretty personal.” And since he has (so far) never thought I’ve crossed the line blog-wise in terms of revealing too much about myself, I’m heeding his wise counsel. So there you have it.
In other news, Alex and I have been making secretive plans for Father’s Day…but I am learning that there’s no such thing as a secret with a three year old. After I explained to him that Father’s Day was coming up, he said, “We’ll have party, Mama! And get Daddy a Nemo cake! And hats!” I explained that no, we weren’t going to have hats, and no, we weren’t going to have a Nemo cake, but we would definitely get the stuff to make Daddy a cake after we picked up his presents this morning.
Well, A. has spoken of little besides “CAKE” and “PRESENTS” ever since I foolishly thought I could somehow plan Father’s Day WITH him, and finally, when his daddy asked for the fortieth time what cake and presents Alex was talking about, I let the cat out of the bag my OWN self: “WE’RE BAKING YOU A CAKE! WE’RE BAKING A CAKE! FOR! FATHER’S! DAY!”
Which just made Alex talk about cake even more.
Then I explained to D. that we were going to have his Father’s Day meal tonight (for some reason coming home from church and trying to get a meal on the table just stresses me out to no end), and I said, “I’m sure if you ask Alex what we’re having, he’ll be glad to fill you in on the details.”
So D. said, “Hey, Alex – what are we having for supper tonight?”
“CAKE! We’re having CAKE, Daddy! CAKE!”
It’s all going to be a HUGE surprise.
Very cute! Like the time my mother took all of us kids to buy my father a new wedding ring. (We’d been in a bad car accident – hit by a drunk driver – and my father’s ring had to be cut off in the emergency room.) My father worked in a furniture store down the street from where we got the ring and we went to meet him for lunch afterward. He and his boss were sitting in recliners at the back of the store when we entered and my little brother – about 2.5 or so – ran directly from the front door to the back screaming, “We got you a wedding ring, Daddy!” My mother just sighed. So much for her surprise for him.
I asked my husband what he wanted to do for Father’s Day and he said he wanted me to cook him something. So tomorrow (we’ll go to Mass at 6 pm as that’s when his choir sings) I’ll make a keilbasa stir fry kind of thing and a strawberry pie. He’s thrilled with that idea!
I am SO glad you felt the same way I did about the Bible study! Wow that makes me feel better.
Heather was also really supportive, and told me to just be honest about how I felt about the study, that it’s okay we all have different opinions.
I think the next few chapters will explain the things I didn’t get. I’m still very excited we’re all doing this Bible study together!
Camy
That’s so funny! I let me almost 5 year old help pick out Daddy’s father’s day present this year, it’s a fishing pole. We talked about how it was a secret and how we shouldn’t talk about it with Daddy. The next thing I know he says “Hey Dad, your present is something you can use while we’re camping! I bet you can’t guess what we got you.” So much for surprises, huh? I guess it’s the thought that counts : )
We’re making cookies. Reia doesn’t know yet. Our problem will be with her not really wanting to wait and share them with Daddy.
Cake for supper sounds good to me.
If you do carrot cake, you’ve got the veggies covered. And eggs. You can substitute applesauce for the cooking oil (lower in fat, and tastes just as good) and take care of the fruit. Practically a whole meal. :)
I too, have had this experience with my three year old son- he decided to tell his daddy that we had gotten him a pair of pants for his birthday- so, I wont be sharing any secrets WITH my son any time soon myself either…he he he… It IS kind of funny when they tell though…
Mandy just came in here and asked me if I still have the essay she wrote about her father over ten years ago. She’d like to reprint it for him in her blog. Her essay won first prize at a family campground where we were spending Father’s Day. TEN years ago. Sigh….I have this big box in the garage called “Mandy Keepsakes” and I’ll bet that essay’s in there…at the bottom of course.
When Sarah was about 5 I bought her Dad a used gun – I dont know a single solitary thing about guns except some shoot birds and others shoot big animals. So I got him one to shoot birds. Anyway it was a very long package, and I sort of hid it so he wouldnt figure it out. But Sarah ran to him and said, “We got you something to kill birds.” Im pretty sure he wasnt expecting a sling shot. However – hope to all you out there, she’s a very good secret keeper now. Go ahead and tell her, you can trust her with anything. Even upcoming Father’s Day gifts.
Oh, I’m sorry I missed the Captivating post! I saw that you posted on it, and I planned to get back and read what you had to say.
I’m also reading Captivating, and working with the Companion journal. I find myself weeping at different parts of the book. I do love it, though. I just have trouble grasping parts of it.
The cake was delicious…Alex really did help me make it. He put the eggs in, and poured the sugar, and added the cocoa and turned the mixer on and off. I did measure everything, though. :-)
And the country fried steak, rice and gravy, and lima beans weren’t too bad, either. :-) Daddy gets ALL his favorite foods on Father’s Day, you know.
Oh, that dinner sounds so GOOOOD!
When you write Alex’s voice it so so so cute! I can almost hear him in the morning calling out greetings to you and asking for waffles. And the excitement over cake! I think I could just eat that boy up he’s so stinkin’ cute!!!
You guys have a GREAT Father’s Day and enjoy the little treasure that made y’all parents in the first place. :-)
Too cute! Thanks for making me smile!
Well, Victoria did good not telling Daddy his big surprise. Of course, me not telling her what it was and just letting her wrap it was good enough.
Yes, lessoned learned from previous holidays!
I enjoyed your post about the Bible study… your honesty was refreshing and your willingness to be vulnerable helped me in my own processing of the chapter. Thanks for sharing…even if it only stayed up for a bit.