On Father's Day I'll wander down memory lane and I'll smile knowing my dad, at 60 years of age, is doing likewise. With many miles between us at times, I'm seldom with Dad on Father's Day and this year was no different. Sure, we'll have a cheerful chat on the phone and he will thank me for his card and gift. Nonetheless, we won't feel cheated by the status of a calendar-for we have oodles of memories to sustain us.
For us, Father's Day is whenever we are fortunate enough to be together. It's not as often as I'd like, but when it happens we have extended visits-not just a few days. Recently I went home and spent an entire month with Dad; each and every day was a joyful celebration! That equals 20 years worth of Father's Days rolled into one get-together-it doesn't get any better than that.
Our month of memory making took us down pathways abundant with twists, turns, and even a few detours. One afternoon we bounced at a friends and straight we went back home
"Ram," Dad said, "don't you think we should bake chapati’s?"
In translation, that meant Ram would you bake chapati’s? His sweet tooth had been deprived of dessert for at least three days-mercy!
"Sure! You just relax while I mix up a batch."
I'd barely begun when I heard when the friend whom we bounced earlier came knocking.. Salaam Aleikum
I soon popped the Chapati’s into the pan. "Dad, how long's it been since you've had icing on your chapatis?"
His eyes twinkled at the thought. "Way too long!"
While I fried the Chapati’s, Dad rode sidekick with Da Guest through the Their old days. At the next commercial, he dismounted and sauntered into the kitchen to clean out the icing bowl, while I expected to hear the clatter of spurs against the kitchen floor.
"What kind of icing is this? I know it's mixed salads but it tastes a little different than usual."
"Dad, it's salad mocha. the TZ style I know Mom made it from time to time."
"Well, if she did, I sure don't remember it!" He left not one smidgen of icing and nearly scraped the finish right off the bowl.
Still smacking his lips, he yanked a recipe card out of a drawer and scribbled down detailed instructions for making salad mocha icing.
Baking chapati’s and icing them for Da Guest's sidekick will most definitely dance through my mind on Father's Day? Still, if I were able to spend the actual occasion with Dad, I know exactly how we'd observe his special day.? That Day made me realize that we might not think about making the best out of moments, to you all
Make you moment your because tomorrow they will stick in your memories
Take care (YES Guys make moments the best)
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