School is out for most, the official start of summer is just hours away, and it’s Father’s Day. What a trifecta of awesomeness!
I’m so glad that I don’t have to go to school anymore, but I kind of miss the last-day-of-school experience. When I was in junior high, the last day of school always meant a walk with my best friend to the local market, where we would buy ice cream or Pop-Tarts, then head over to a park and stuff ourselves with sweets. Good times.
I suppose I could do the same thing now. Leave work a little early on a Friday, buy some Pop-Tarts (did you know there are A&W Root Beer flavored Pop-Tarts now? What is the world coming to?) and plant myself on a park bench while eating my processed pastries. Yeah, well, maybe not. The 12-year-old in me says, “Do it!” but my mature-and-responsible adult voice says, “Don’t be an idiot.” Ahh, such is life — a constant battle between “go have fun!” and “you’ll put on 10 pounds.”
One thing that isn’t a battle is that dads need some celebrating today. You could buy your Pop a box of Pop-Tarts (snicker), but I have a better and calorie-free suggestion: take dear, ol’ dad to the library! OK, he might have to take you if don’t yet have your driver’s license, but however you get there, show him the all of the fantastic things the library has to offer: books, DVDs, eBooks, magazines, comfy chairs, air conditioning. The list is endless!
