Saturday, June 18, 2011

Things I Wish I Could Give to You for Father's Day

To my darling husband Matthew, most excellent father to our children, a small sampling of what I would give to you today, if I could:

Replacements for all the home items lost this year, including but not limited to the wooden salad bowl (multiple dishwasher incidents), the white dress shirt (the flipping incident), the car washing bucket (the Christmas cement incident), and the coffee pot (the my large bottom in the kitchen incident).

Self-feeding, self-scooping cats. Ones that do not pee on our shoes during the night, yet are still masterful at catching crickets, and who enjoy cuddling and long walks on the beach.

A garage filled with power tools, and time to use them. There would be a whole radio nook. It would have heat and a/c and a triathlon training area, where you could ride a stationary bike and use power tools or play radios at the same time so you wouldn't get bored. Yet, miraculously, the kids would never be tempted to do anything dangerous in this garage.

A lake house with a couple of kayaks. Far enough away to be peaceful, yet an easy, no-traffic drive from home.

Down the street from the lake house, a winery. Of course you would make friends with the owners and rig up their sound and lighting system, and in exchange you'd get free wine forever.

Down the street from the winery, a theatre, where you could dabble to your artistic heart's content, but the schedule would be totally flexible with your day job. The kids and I would star in the shows, and we would all be awesome.

Sleeping in. Just in general. And this would be okay with everyone; me, the kids, work. And when you wake up, you'd have your breakfast choice of pancakes, omelet filled with veggies, amazing handmade sausages or all three.

A Father's Day card covered in so much glitter that it likely won't be dry until next Father's Day.

Two girls and a wife who just adore you and thank you for being a great dad.

With much love,
Becca

2 comments:

  1. Aww, very sweet. You two are so perfect for each other.

    And hey, if you can magic up a couple of kayaks, you can come use our lake. I might even be able to manage to keep 2 extra girls alive for a couple of hours for you. =p

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  2. Oh, what a wonderful offer, Lindsay! You know that Matthew is now trying mightily to come up with some kayaks...

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