Sweet weekend

Ode to my favorite days of the week!

W is for Waiter. Mama doesn't cook on weekends.   

E is for Eager. Always looking forward to a fun family activity! 

E is for Economy. Mama is going shopping.

K is for Kitchen. I try to stay out of it. Except for art projects and Play-Doh.

E is for Endearing. Nothing turns me to mush like quality daddy-daughter playtime.

N is for Nature. Parks, playgrounds, and picnics. Time to get outdoors.

D is for Daddy. He is home with us. All day long. For two days!

You know what would make weekends even better?
Three days.

The Daddies in my life

Happy Father's Day!

Extra-special thanks and wishes to the two dads in my life...

My dad (who makes a wonderful Granddad too!)

"Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope."
  ~Bill Cosby

This quote makes me laugh, because I distinctly remember picking out soap-on-a-rope for many, many consecutive Christmases. Dad, I hope you liked them!

And Amelia's fantastically fun Daddy

"Daddy can't be a princess, but he is my very favorite prince"
  ~Amelia


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Re-visit my poem "If at first you don't succeed", a tribute to the never-ending support of good Daddies.
 
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Wordless Wednesday: Daddy's Girl

Father's Day is coming up!

Here's an excessively cute blast from the past!
Daddy's first Father's Day.

If at first you don't succeed

When I was a kid,

Daddy always said to me,

  Get up! Try again, I believe – don’t you see?

If I tripped and banged a knee,

  Stand back up and keep going

If I fell from my bike,

  Try again, no more woe-ing

When a friend turned her back,

  It’s okay, you’ll make more

When a guy broke my heart,

  Wait, keep looking, there is love in store.

If I cried, he was there,

To hold my hand, or stroke my hair.

But those moments passed,

And he would say at last,

  Try again, I know you can -

  You are able! You are strong!

  And I’m your biggest fan.

 
(Post inspired my Mama Kat's *pretty much world famous* Writers' Workshop. This week, I selected this prompt: Write a poem about starting over.)