I miss my dad
He just kept getting closer and closer!
Originally uploaded by Antof9. Father's Day in the U.S. is almost over. This wasn't a bad year, but I still miss mine. He died close to Christmas in 1998. I've written about it a few times -- here is one, and here is another.
After my dad died, I stopped going to church on Father's Day. It just made me too sad. I've spent the last two FDs with wandererjen, who is also fatherless. It's nice (not the right word, but ...) to have someone to share the day with who knows exactly how you feel, although I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. A couple months ago, my sister told me they still hadn't had their youngest (S4) dedicated in church yet. Did we want to come for it? They'd been thinking about doing it on Father's Day. I figured why not -- I don't go to my own church on that day, anyway, so why not go to Seattle and be with 4 wild little boys?
So Unk and I are here, having a nice visit, and the baby/child dedication was this morning in church. It was really nice, and hardly made me sad at all. It was also good to be part of the congregation as the pastor asked us if we'd help these little people grow up to know God.
This picture is from the other night at big brother S1 and S2's swim meet (S1 and dad are in the background). He was hilarious and climbing all over the place.
Anyway, we're here, and that's why I'm not posting much. It's nice to be with my sister, too.
Oh, and alrescate? It's perfect and she loves it.