One of my resident superheroes, “Underwear Man”, dressed for the battlefront…which this morning is, apparently, church. A hero’s hero, Underwear Man is able to leap a tall ottoman in a single bound. Able to stop speeding bullets (hey, those Nerf guns shoot pretty hard and fast nowadays). Faster than a loco…well he’s pretty fast, let’s […]
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SI, You came up to the firehouse so we could celebrate your 5th birthday together. As a family. I wish we had taken pictures. I regret that…because I so dearly want to look back on today some day and see a smile on your face at some point during your visit. I’m sorry that halfway
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It was a good first date night Bubba. You’re one super cool dude and a lot of fun to hang out with. Looking forward to doing this again soon. Love, Dad
The feeling that comes from knowing my legs are numb, my back feels broken from the angle we’re in when him climbed on, and my shoulder hurts so bad I can’t hardly take it. But I don’t dare move him for fear of waking him…knowing these moments are so far and few between nowadays that
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted a note…been busy living life. Today, I’m just checking in long enough to share my favorite part of this last week. Last night, I got to hang out with all three of you for a couple hours, and we played Legos…building creations with our imaginations. That was, by
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Conversation with a 3 year old on the drive to preschool: “Dad, why is dat pweece man parked dare?” “He’s waiting there to see if people are driving too fast, and then he will tell them to slow down.” “And he will take dem to jail?” “No, he’ll give them a ticket for speeding because
It’s been a good Christmas Day. Every Christmas Day is good, because we get to celebrate the birth of our Savior. But today was remarkably cooler than recent ones of memory. It was a day of traditions. Early morning rising to read the Christmas Story. Opening presents and being silly. Cinnamon rolls for breakfast and
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Most people I know think it crazy of me to drive all the way across the state to Kansas City to watch an NFL game when I could stay in the Lou and watch one without the drive. What those peeps don’t know is that there is no comparison. I’ve watched a Rams game in
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I never understood happy tears…until I became a dad. I just put my NE on the bus to school, his first day of kindergarten. My little man is growing up. It literally seems like yesterday we brought you home from the hospital…all 5 pounds of you snuggled in a pumpkin seat. As I
It dawned on me today why I “enjoy” running. Yes I sarcastically say “enjoy” because it’s not something I find pleasure in, except when I’m done for the day…it feels good to have accomplished a good run. In the sense of the way I use the word “enjoy” above, I find some satisfaction in running