To the Land of My Fathers

Although my retired military, current lawyer dad may not look or act it, he is a farm boy. He grew up on a farm in Aberdeen, Idaho. Aberdeen is a very, very, very, very small town near Pocatello, Idaho...if you still haven't heard of Pocatello, try to find it on a map--Pocatello ain't that big either. Well, this weekend, my parents and I decided to drive up to Aberdeen to visit my dad's dad (my paternal grandpa) and surprise him for Father's Day weekend. It's only a 3 hour drive from my parent's house, so we'll grab lunch with my dad's family, then drive back down. It'll be the first time Rhys meets many of his relatives (who have never left Aberdeen), so I'm very excited!

And then, Sunday is Father's Day--Justin's first Father's Day.

So, for now, check out these reads for your weekend!

On the Blog:
~ 8 Ways to Encourage Your Kids
~ Fill out my reader survey, and be entered in a drawing for a free Novella in-post banner ad for the month of July!
~ 15 Lessons My Mother Taught Me (her birthday was on Tuesday)

Around the Blogosphere
~ Jessica Lynn made over a Pinterest perfect pantry in her home and I want it!
~ Kandy Kreations has been doing some awesome Father's Day printables for the past two weeks. Check out her blog to see her stuff for some last minute, easy to make Father's Day gifts!
~ Grasping at what to do for the summer? Rahab to Riches has a great summer bucket list, especially if you live in CA!
~ Bookworms in Dresses gives a great list of about 30 topics for lifestyle bloggers! Just in case you get writer's block!
~ Emilie Burke tells us what summer essential gifts are needed!

How do you plan on celebrating Father's Day?

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