Weekend can't get here soon enough.

I am really looking forward to the weekend.

Mine starts Thursday. Took a vacation day to go to the dentist. I have to have a crown done (my second in six months - I think stemming from a head injury in 2008 or 2009 but that's another story), and this is the first appointment for that.

Now that I mention it, the last time I took a day off to go to the dentist, I wound up in the UW Burn Unit for 4 days and missed three weeks of work. (But that's another story!)

Maybe I'm not so excited after all. .

Friday we'll load the family up for a couple of days at my friends cottage in Central Wisconsin. I'll be taking a WSM with me, and he'll have his there too. I ordered a 12lb brisket for us to cook, and we are going to play around with a comp chicken idea I had.

We spent a weekend there last year as well, and our kids had a blast. One of my friend's kids was not there last year, but will be this weekend. My boys are really looking forward to it. What's there for kids not to like? Great BBQ, water, boats, tubin', sleeping in a camper, boats, campfires, tubin'... Get the picture? For me it's a chance to hang with D and M (both of whom I just adore), have a few cocktails, play with the kids, and just not worry for a few days.

Last year Derek asked me to bring a WSM with me. He was going to supply the St. Louis trimmed spares and wanted me to cook them. I think we cooked six racks. While we were having supper, M looked at me and told me they were the best ribs she had ever had. Then she asked me if I could teach D to cook ribs like this. I told her I could, and that D had learned a lot on this cook. With that she looked at D and said "OK, you can buy a WSM." She's a smart girl.

Of course, that means we'll miss worship on Sunday morning, but I know God loves me, and He knows the feeling is mutual. I'll still worship Him, just not in an organized way.