Tonight at the House

Tonight was a no-external-commitment-stay-at-home night. Those are usually the best kind.

Krista made meatloaf (new recipe) and "Texas mashed potatoes", both of which were good. Will said the prayer, thanking God for his Aunt Lynn's good news (medically related) and adding on his own thoughts to remember Josh Bonney, who's going off to war.

Krista and Savannah went bike-riding. Will and I watched part of the "Best of American Idol" DVD which he gave me for a Father's Day gift this year.

When the girls came back, we played the game "Whonuu?". This is a game where you try to guess what someone else in the game likes best from a choice of 4 cards. We have fun with this one. I won both games. I consider this validation that I have extraordinary insight into what makes people tick. Or that I had the luck-of-the-draw best cards. Either way, I won.

We'll end the day with a tuck-in of the kids. I've driven Savannah to school since kindergarten. In those early days, she wanted me to hold her hand and walk her to class every day. This went on through second grade, and she was never embarrassed to be seen with me this way. Now, I drop her off at the gym with a quick kiss on the cheek. I say all this to relate it to our bedtime ritual. Every night, she still wants me to get her some ice water when I come to her room. She can easily get this herself, of course, but she always wants me to do it. Just like walking her to class, hand-in-hand, I'll bring her water every night as long as she wants me to. One day, she'll probably outgrow that, and I'll be a little sad. Until that day comes, we'll still end each day with me getting her water, spreading her blanket over her, kissing her on the cheek, and telling her that I love her.

Life is good.