Are We There Yet?: 6/1/16

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Ponderings From the Hammock

You might be able to tell from the header photo up there that our hammock is near a little wilderness. It's actually right on the edge of a small forest within many square miles of countryside. I love it. Such beautiful views, and all the birdsong... It would be wonderfully peaceful -- except for one problem: there are lots of creepy sounds of creaking and randomly snapping twigs and rustling in the underbrush up there!

Hammock-sitters are speculating: is it something perfectly innocuous or something that should come accompanied with scary-warning music? Nobody's heard any screeching violins or repetitive 4-note themes pulsating in the depths of the forest. So... Perhaps what we're hearing really is just the wind, or the dogs and cats, or squirrels and raccoons...

BUT. What if it's really (shiver) the neighborhood mountain lion? Or... (Insert scary music) Is it...

BIGFOOT?

Monday, June 6, 2016

Maybe Not the Longest Day

William, inspired by D-Day movie, "The Longest Day."

What's Up:The Specs

* headed for "Oaktree Beach"
* a member of "Paddy's Light Infantry." (Paddy, btw, is the cat.)
* a "corporal and a group leader of two divisions." (Huh?)
* tells me he won't be in this division much longer because he's " getting too fat and these pants barely fit my legs."

So I'm wondering what does this mean? Does he get a promotion when he moves up to the next size pants, or what? I guess I'll have to wait and see, though. He wouldn't tell me because I was laughing...

Playing "War"

Gabe Terrorism Methods

(While watching the WWII movie, "Midway" this morning):

L: Gabe: really good at deadpan sarcasm
R: William: really good at self-righteous disgust

"So, Hiroshima is in Pearl Harbor?"
Eyeroll
"Gabe! It's in Japan!"

"Oh! Then Pearl Harbor is in Japan?"
William chokes on his bagel.
"Are you crazy?! Why would they attack themselves!?"

"And Normandy is an island?"
Facepalm
"Gabe! You're embarrassing me!"

Gabe's over there, hiding a smile behind his blanket.

"And that's Cary Grant, right?"
"Gabe! That's a bald Japanese guy!"

Sooner or later William's going to realize that Gabe's playing him. Hoping it doesn't escalate into violence before then.

Heavenly Father, we ask You to guide our children in the choice of spouse. Don't let them be carried away by false charms or be fascinated by mere outward glamour, but guide their minds to look beneath and beyond all external attractiveness for the deeper things which alone are worth while.

Especially let the choice be of one who is a fervent Catholic, true in thought and word and deed to those ideals which are Yours, especially the value of their purity.

Dear Father of us all, give Your guiding help to our children, who are Your children, too. We will be letting them go soon, but please don't ever let our children go from you. Amen

St. Valentine, patron of romantic love, pray for us!

O, St. Joseph...

...whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the Throne of God, I place in thee all my interests and desires. O, St. Joseph, do assist me by thy powerful intercession and obtain for me from thy Divine Son all spiritual blessings; so that having engaged here below thy Heavenly power I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers. O, St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating thee and Jesus asleep in thy arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him in my name, and kiss His fine Head for me, and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for us. Amen.