Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. We decided to head to Carpinteria for a day of fun in the sun. Carpinteria is a little beach town, very close to Santa Barbara. I love it for three reasons:
- It’s a family beach with good parking options. Waves aren’t bad either.
- It’s CLEAN.
- It reminds me very much of the town of Amity. Do you remember Amity? Well, it was home to a very large shark with a bad attitude. But, sharks are not a problem in Carpinteria. Jellies, yes. Sharks, no.
Oh, and there is a pretty neat little burger shack that we like to hit when we are there. The Spot has been around for fifty-two years. It’s very close to the water which makes it really nice and they make a tasty burger.
Here are the guys, waiting for the grub.
The kids. A rare moment of togetherness, although he looks about ready to strangle her.
The Situation, er..I mean my son. Remember how he calls himself a man? Yep, all 98 lbs of him.
The Girl. Happy as a clam.
Me. Happy as a clam.
This is why there are never any pics of me. Because when they take them, my head is either cut off, or there is something behind me that isn’t picture worthy, Take this large dumpster for instance. Did the person taking the photo stop to think, “Perhaps I shouldn’t take a photo with a trash can in it?” Nope.
After the beach, we came home to BBQ and I almost burned the house down. Well, the BBQ caught on fire. It looked a lot worse than it was. I was two steps away from getting the fire-extinguisher but I managed to put it out AND save dinner! Father’s Day is saved!
On to reading…
As you may, or may not be able to see from the photo above, I am reading Tinkers right now. It’s a short book so I should be done with it soon. Good thing too because I am starting a re-read of The Stand on Monday. This isn’t a formal read-along since there was little interest but let me tell you, the three of us (Myself, Jill and Michele) are going to have a rip-roaring time.
Now, I am off to get stuff ready for another week of fun (work and more work). Here’s to a quick work week!
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