It has been three weeks since my last Thursday Rundown. Our anniversary blog post bumped the rundown on June 11 and then last week we were in Mexico, and…yeah…I wasn’t going to write one then. So after 21 days, here we go with my latest Thursday Rundown…

Father’s Day 2026 – I told Sid I wanted to attend a baseball game for Father’s Day and my wife delivered. On technically the same day we arrived home from our Mexican vacation, we went to Avista Stadium that evening to watch the Spokane Indians host the Vancouver Canadians. It was Bluey Night and Fireworks Night but the most excitement came when the Indians smacked a walk-off home run in extra innings to secure a thrilling victory.

My family took me to the ballgame for Father’s Day. We watched the Spokane Indians defeat the Vancouver Canadians.

Sunrise Mass – Even though Fr. Jeff Lewis is about to move to Walla Walla, he is still doing lots for his current flock at St. Mary. Last Saturday he held a sunrise mass on the parish campus. He started the mass at 4:45 a.m. so the consecration could coincide with the actual specific moment of sunrise. Please pray for Fr. Jeff as he departs for his new assignment at St. Francis of Assisi and Assumption (both in Walla Walla). Earlier this week I published my tribute to Fr. Jeff as well as my family’s top 10 moments with him.

Fr. Jeff Lewis offered a sunrise mass on the St. Mary (Spokane Valley) campus this past Saturday. My bud JJ Nazzaro is shown in this photo with Fr. Jeff.

Peanuts – I love peanuts in all forms and I couldn’t help but laugh when I realized the contents of the lunch I packed on Tuesday. It contained a peanut butter sandwich, salted peanuts, and peanut butter M&Ms. It was a very good thing that no one with a peanut allergy walked into my office at noon that day.

My lunch was high in peanuts/protein earlier this week.

Habitat for Humanity – I want to give a shout out to my wife for serving the community earlier this month. She joined a group of her Traveler’s Insurance co-workers as they went to a worksite to help Habitat for Humanity build a house. If you know my wife, she is spectacular with a hammer and tools, so this work was right down her alley. She enjoyed the experience and wants to do it again. Kudos to Traveler’s for encouraging their employees to take a break from the office to help with a very worthy community project.

Sidney hanging out on a Habitat for Humanity job site with her Traveler’s co-workers.

June 25 – A lot of really great things happened on this date. Most importantly, Sloan was baptized nine years ago at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Myrtle Beach. Hard to believe she has already received the sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation, and First Eucharist. On this date four years ago, I played with my siblings and sister-in-law on a Hoopfest team. Rewind three years ago and that was when my St. Mary Hoopfest team cruised through the loser’s bracket to the championship game where we would fall just a little short. And then on June 25, 2024, I interviewed at Eastern Washington University. Needless to say, that last memory turned out well.

Sloan was baptized at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Myrtle Beach on June 25, 2017.

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I could have kept going with five additional topics since it has been 21 days but I have to stay true to the Thursday Rundown format. Let’s hope that the rain stays away this weekend…I will provide more information next week. Don’t Blink.