Today is fathers day .. Thinking of my dad.. what a great guy

 

I miss you every day Pa.. Sending you love wherever you are

Also thinking about Diane’s Dad.. another great guy.. 

Sending love out to all those other dads I know..

I love being a dad.. our two boys are doing so well. Being part of their lives is the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done.

 

 

It was extra special having Gabe here with me to mark the day !
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Of course the day is bittersweet.. I miss Sam so much every day.. on days like this it hurts.. not more, but maybe a little differently. . I dont cry often anymore.. but I did today.

Diane made me a wonderful apple cake (my fav !) to mark the day.

We did a quick bolton hike to mark the day.. it was cool and drizzly.. kinda mystical !

 

Mason and Abbot came over to say Hi…. which  was nice.. they feel like extended family to us. 

 

I found a smoke bomb and set it off in the yard.. by myself… or maybe for for me and sam.. I watched the smoke dissipate.. made me feel better somehow . 

 

The best fathers day present was getting to help Gabe build a “plasma gun”  for Jacks wedding. We had to do alot of trial and error whcih was fun …  Our friend Sumner helped !

 

Now thats a fun way to end a day !

Happy fathers day to all you dads !

nite all, nite sam

-me

Today is Max’s 35th birthday. I’m so proud to be his Poppa.. he’s so smart and creative and kind. I love the way he lives his life..

Happy birthday my son.. we love you so much . I’m so glad you were born !!!!

We’re  are also  so excited that he and Becky are engaged. Becky’s already become part of our family…

 

Max and Becky are out camping today in honor of Max’s birthday so we couldn’t talk to him.. So we celebrated for hm remotely. Diane wore here favorite Max shirt !

 

Next order of business was to get Gabe to the Tux rental place for his fitting. He looked so great !

 

Today was also Mason and Abbot’s  annual solstice burn. It had been raining.. but they still managed to build a great spaceship and keep it dry.

 

then came time for fire !

What a beautiful burn !

Happy birthday Mutz !  We love you !

 

nite all, nite sam

-me

Gabe is back in town. He’s here for his friend Jack’s wedding. It’s so great getting to see him again so soon after our trip. I picked him up after his long redeye. he was tired.. but not too tired to take a quick tour of BETA !

 

We got home to a yummy breakfast Diane had made.. then went out for a short hike. We decided to hike up the Catamount trail…. and walk down to the river. .. So beautiful and so much fun.. 

 

Gabe put a samstone into one of the waterfalls

 

We got home just in time to watch one of Gabe’s good friends defend her PhD thesis.. It was fun and good practice for Gabe.

 

Later in the afternoon we went out to meet up with Hannah Olivier and Deb to hear our friend Adrianna sing. (she’s SO great). On the way we stopped to show Gabe Fluffy.. he’d never seen it (her ? ) 

 

Great day !

nite all, nite sam

-me

Fun and productive day at work.. Got this great pic of our intern Phoebe. It was also the last day for our excellent high school intern crawford. We’ll miss himI

 

THis evening we had a nice goign away party for Pat at Martha’s house. . He’s moving to Asheville NC with his GF. Lexi is starting an Ob/GYN residency down there and Pat will be teaching. I think they are going to love it down there. 

 

Good luck Patrick !

nite all, nite sam

-me