Briana the [almost] birthday girl

Sunday, we had a special lunch with family.  The gathering was to celebrate Briana’s birthday (coming on Monday) and Father’s Day (coming on Sunday).  It makes sense.  No, really it does.

Briana leaves Sunday morning (tomorrow) for a two-month internship with a mission group in Mexico.  She’ll return shortly before college classes start this fall.

Bryant cooked burgers on the grill.  Barbara made potato salad and a veggie salad (super good with broccoli, cauliflower, golden raisins, and sunflower seeds plus a nice dressing).  Briana prepared dessert.

Briana’s Strawberry/rhubarb pie!

Briana asked, “What’s you favorite kind of pie?”  I replied, “Rhubarb.”  She said, “Right, but why is it so red?”  (It was time for some fun.)  “You added some cherries?”  “No.”  “Cranberries?”  “No.”  Raspberries–I love those too.”  “Not that either.”  “Oh, I know . . . red apples.”  “Don’t be silly.”  “Ahh, strawberries?”  “Yes, but you knew that, didn’t you?”  Some days, a body can’t get away with anything.  The pie was every bit as good as it looks.  It was a very nice day.

Monday through Friday, Sylvia spent her mornings as a counsellor at horsemanship camp.  She had to be out of the house early, which meant she was gone before I got out of bed most mornings.  The one rain day, only started raining in the afternoon.  It did not disrupt the schedule.

Friday evening was our church’s father/son banquet.  Sylvia was involved in the planning, preparation and serving.  I had emcee duties.  Bryant brought our guest speaker from Grand Rapids.  We had a great time, but returned home quite late.