Happy Father's Day

This Sunday is Father's Day. Somehow it has totally sneaked up on me. Sneaked. For some reason that sounds super awkward. Sneaked. Snuck. Whatever. Either way, it's here and it's kind of a surprise. Thank goodness I ordered Josh's present about 6 weeks ago. Sometime around Mother's Day. Being a gamer geek type, he's pretty easy to shop for. So, at least I have a present. But I have made no plans for "celebrating" which makes me feel like a total slacker.

So what to do?

Decisions. Decisions. Decisions.

What are you doing to celebrate Father's Day?

Our typical route is a cook out. I guess this year we can throw in some pool time as well. Have some family over. Something like that. Just because it's what we always do doesn't make it any less enjoyable. I absolutely LOVE cooking out. Semi-blackened hotdogs with chili, coleslaw, ketchup and mustard are one of life's great pleasures. Or I think so at least. So I'm all for a cook out.

Most importantly I will make sure it's a nice, relaxing and enjoyable family sort of day for Josh. I won't hold it against him that Mother's Day was a total bummer. I will probably let him sleep in, make him breakfast, get him a cute card, dote on him, let him relax. You know, all the upsides to Father's Day.

Another side to planning this weekend: Josh is actually off Saturday and Sunday. First time in a while that we will have two whole days off together. So we need to maximize it without stressing ourselves out. It's a difficult balance to achieve. If you have a spouse with a set work schedule you probably don't understand how wonderful it is to actually have time off together. I always work Monday through Friday. Josh typically gets two days off a week but they could be any day. And since he frequently works second shift, even if he gets a day off he can't get up early because he didn't get home the night before until 2 a.m. and he's one of those people that needs 8 hours of sleep to be tolerable. And he's REALLY not a morning person. It is quite delicious to have two days in a row together as a family. We get to eat meals together, team up on house work and share responsibilities with the kids. Since I'm used to doing most of it by myself, I really enjoy having some help. And since Josh is used to not getting to spend a lot of time with the girls, he loves getting to actually SEE them. Plus, they adore their Daddy. Especially Evie. She is SUCH a Daddy's girl. I've still got my fingers crossed that Elly will prefer me. But she's got a serious soft spot for Dada as well. Dang it.

I'm sure it will be fabulous, whatever we do.

One thing is definite though - there won't be any Father's Day surprise like last year. Only once will Josh be receiving a positive pregnancy test from his wife for Father's Day. I love my two. But I'm not ready for three under three. Heck. No.

Happy Father's Day everyone!