Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there and all the moms filling in for dads.

This morning Patrick drove to meet his family for his grandmother’s memorial service, and I stayed behind with the pups. I’m thankful he made it there safely, and I’m glad he was able to go and be with his family.

I decided to paint our bedroom this morning, thinking it would be done a in a couple hours. The actual painting didn’t take that long, but then I had to change out the curtain rod and hang a mirror and move jewelry off a shelf that’s leaving the room. And then since I was cleaning up, I decided to do a little extra dog cleaning after last night. Nothing like getting up at 2:00 am to clean up after wild animals in your bedroom, and that’s not a euphemism. Barley is back on the summer hunt for opossums and last night he hid one behind a fallen pillow next to our bed. Ugh.

So I spent all day on our bedroom, but the room looks good and I’m thankful for that, especially the cleaning part. I’m also thankful that my friend Ann invited me over for dinner, so I got a good meal and good conversation. It felt good to get a lot done today.