We Would Have Celebrated Our Father's 95th Birthday Tomorrow If He Were Still Alive, 6/13/2024.

My friend that stayed with me last weekend commented on my father's eyes in a pastel portrait I have of him when I showed it to her. Well guess what I have my father's eyes. Mine appear to be a deeper brown color than what is portrayed in his portrait. I also inherited the dimple he has in his chin and my son has that same trait with his being even more pronounced than mine. Isn't it interesting the different traits we inherit from our parents. That fascinates me of the creative power God has when He creates His children in the families, they are born into. Being born is truly a miracle and you should never forget that okay. Does anyone remember the actor, Tony Curtis? I think this portrait reminds me of him. My mother would have also turned 95 years old this coming August if she was still alive also.

There is not much to say this year because both of my parents are in heaven, and I can only imagine them having a much grander time there than any ole birthday party celebration here on earth. Do you agree. You know what I just did? I went through all of my blog titles I wrote throughout the years since 2009. Today, I went to Aldi's to look at a camping portable table. For heaven's sake, not for me to go camping but for my backyard when I am outside. I purchased it for only 14.99. It is made of that canvas type of material that outside camp chairs are made of. Too bad they didn't have them last week as one of their featured items because it would have been so nice to have had it in the yard when my friend and I sat in the sun for a bit and just talked.

I will show you a picture of it because it even comes with a carrying case if you decide to fold it up. It has two sections to it and would probably be nice to have if you have younger children or grandchildren since it has 4 drink cup holders. I called my friend to tell her about it because it would be just the right size for her grandkids to sit at and play a board game or even work on a small puzzle do you agree.

Oh, the other day when in the office I asked permission if I could call a meeting just to see how everyone is doing. I was granted permission then went to each person on our team to see if they wanted to meet @ a certain time to just see how everyone is doing. We all showed up and I asked if they wanted to do a potluck type of lunch and maybe do one quarterly. We decided on ordering from Jim & Nick's BBQ, and we set a date. You know I used to be an event planner years ago and I like organizing but my forte is not doing group emails with the details, so another teammate stepped to the plate for that, and I think another got pricing to order from this restaurant. I will probably bake something and another person on our team said they may bake also. I wonder if I should bring in something like sliced tomatoes and onions or pickles also? I can adapt this menu to how I am eating now so biscuits are out, but I can still bring in some pumpernickel bread to make half of a sandwich and I can make myself some vinegar/oil coleslaw and then bring in a protein bar for me to take the place of dessert, even though I will try to still bake something. It makes me happy when people gather to just see how everyone is doing and sharing a meal together. Oddly enough, food for some reason brings people together. I don't know the answer to why that is, but I do know people don't really like to be isolated, but I think would prefer to converse with others. Do you agree.