Father's Day Savannah Style

Well, Sunday Dad came over to the humble bungalow in Arlington and we had a Southern spread. I made Johnny Harris BBQ chicken in the crockpot. This was not as easy as it sounds because I brought my crockpot/steamer/rice cooker (a truly amazing gadget) back to Arlington from the river Sunday morning, but I managed to forget a little disc that goes in the lid that keeps the steam in. So I rushed out to Bed, Bath and Beyond and picked up a utilitarian one. We had corn on the cob, baked beans (did they notice they were vegetarian???), hush puppies and onion-corn relish. Mmmmmmm. For dessert we had a store-bought mousse cake that was quite tasty.

We were sad that Dottie couldn't join us. It is hella rough trying to sell a house. It's also hella tough to build a house. Add to that trying to move and have a job and "Whoa doggies!". Shannon and Rick ventured over from Maryland and shared pictures online of the new house they just bought last week. (I just realized that we three couples currently own 7 houses. That is NOT a good scene.) They are very excited about their new digs. I hope Shannon will blog about it.

During the festivities, our realtor called to let us know that the first open house for our old house went well. They had a good turnout (rare in these bubble bursted days) and even had one person inquire about putting in an offer. She wanted to make one contingent on the sale of her condo, but if the housing market is mushy, the condo market is gooey. So hopefully we'll unload house #1 soon.

Right now Andy and I are looking forward to a week off at the river for 4th of July. It's so humid in DC today that my KEYS are sticky!