"Let's have a feast for Daddy today, Mommy. Outside!" This was the thought that filled Josie's head when she learned that her daddy wasn't home. He was out the door before the kids got up and he wouldn't be back until dinner time.
"Yeah!" chimed in Katie, catching the excitement of the plan from her sister. "Let's have a feast at the table outside!"
"A feast! A feast!" shouted Sarah, jumping around from room to room.
I laughed at their antics, but thought the idea deserved a bit of exploring. "So what would you like to eat at this feast for Daddy?"
"Hamburgers!" Cried Josie.
"And somethin' with dippin' sauce!" added Katie.
"A feast! A feast!" Sarah continued to yell from the other room, where she was still bouncing.
"How about potato salad?" I helpfully suggested.
"Nah, I don't need potato salad." (Josie likes to keep her meals simple).
"Coleslaw?"
"No thank you. I don't eat coleslaw." Katie was right. She never does.
"Beans? I know you all like beans and so does Daddy."
"Yeah!" they both shouted.
"And how about some French fries for dippin' in ketchup?" Katie said, just as Sarah came bounding by yelling "A feast! A feast!" Poor Sarah almost fell over trying to stop in time to add her hearty approval to Katie's suggestion.
"Oooh. And can we have deviled eggs?" Josie was starting to get the hang of this feast idea.
So tonight, for the best daddy in the whole world, we will throw a feast. We will show him our love by cooking and setting a fine table for the king of our castle, and he will love us right back by eating hamburgers, potato chips, French fries, baked beans and deviled eggs. We began the preparations this afternoon by baking a cake for him. And tonight, decorated with kid created adornments, our deck will be the envy of every other dad on our block!
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honesty, do you think I remotely 'envy' anyone? I am way too Good.
Dave Cooper
Hi! You'll have to excuse my beloved, please. He's been too long in the company of men and away from the civilizing influence of his womenfolk. :-)
To soften his statement a bit: This was a cute story, right up till that last line. In one sentence, it went from being about your family to being about how everyone else wants to be like your family. Which is probably not true. :-) It's a case of tearing other people down in order to build yourself up, even though you maybe didn't mean it that way.
There's a great peace in being able to be content with what you have without worrying about how everyone else perceives you. It's a peace that's hard to find, and that most of us have to work pretty hard at, but it's worth pursuing.
And so I go. Again. Happy that you guys had a great dinner together, but not at all envious. :-)
So, um...whatcha doin' over here?
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