This past Sunday was Father’s Day which originated in 1909 when a lady in Washington State listening to a sermon about Mother’s Day got the idea. In 1924 President Coolidge gave the day his support and then President Nixon, in a better move than most we discussed last week, signed legislation making Father’s Day a national holiday to be observed on the third Sunday in June.
My celebration started on Saturday with a visit and lunch with Bobbi and my daughter from Lawrence. She brought her hubby along. Their two boys had been with us since Wednesday.
Bet you didn’t know I had a daughter! Two actually with help from Bobbi and a granddaughter.
Sunday it was my 3 boys’ day to celebrate with their dad and I was honored by their 6 boys and yet another girl, the beautiful and delightful Scarlett Grace.
Our gathering was held at our lake house at Kahola. There were 15 of us missing only Tate my oldest grandson who was working in Manhattan where he attends K-State.
I hadn’t been to Kahola for over a year and lots had changed. Our cabin is in its twenties now and the boys and their mom have overseen the repairs. The new deck, interior paint, and some new furniture all looked great and the new monster TV made the U. S. Open golf come to life.
We did take a last mid-afternoon float around the lake and marveled at the work that’s been done to place after place. It was suggested with the past three years being dominated by Covid etc. lots of projects were completed at the lake.
It is an impressive place.
My boys and their lovely wives and kids use Lake Kahola a great deal. Kind of makes me jealous because my parents never had a lake house, Consequently, I didn’t get to swim, boat, fish, jet ski, and best of all hang out with friends as my grandkids do. Would it surprise you to know two different Emporia girls had dates with Sauder boys for events at Manhattan high school and Mill Valley high school recently?
Kahola is a great place to make friends.
One thought about driving to Kahola. Seemed like more
gravel than in the past as more of the pavement disappeared. That would have pleased my old Kahola neighbor Don Ek, who always claimed the nasty gravel roads to the lake were that way on purpose to keep strangers from finding our hidden gem known as Lake Kahola.
Hope all you dads were treated as well as I was. Like most, I miss my dad every day. Thanks for listening I’m Steve Sauder.
