Tonight Andy came in and asked me if I would like to join him, Mike and Justin by their bonfire. I can't imagine anything better than your teenager wanting you to join them at midnight around a fire. I grabbed my coffee and headed out.
We had worked all week and worked really hard. It has been a constant source of conversation for 13 years to talk about "when we finish the back room". They actually have it almost done! Today we shopped for 8 hours, filling the van nearly to the top with pop, food, charcoal for the pig and the various extras for the party. We ended the evening with yardwork and Joe working on getting the pool open. It was definitely time to relax!
As I sat there enjoying the warmth of the fire and the conversation of my boys I was thinking this is as good as it gets. The fire was crackling, we were all staring at it and just plain mellow. Conversation and laughter flowed easily, which is all too often something rare between parents and teens. Out came the marshmellows and it was really getting good.
Right then, Mike asked "What is it about fire and humans? We are all just staring at that fire." I don't know what it is, but it doesn't get any better.
