Tooth Fairy Note

Ella lost her 2nd tooth tonight. I got home from a meeting and she was still awake. Carolyn allowed her to stay up until Dad got home so that I could pull the tooth out. That's right, it's my job, and I love it. To make a long story short, I got the tooth out without too much fussing. No door slamming and string, just good ol' yanking. Here's her gap tooth smile tonight.




She was so excited, she almost couldn't get to sleep. When she finally did, I took the liberty of writing her a note from the Tooth Fairy.




Some may say that I'm the meanest dad ever, but you laughed...so don't judge me.

And my tank is full!

Simple Pleasures

Since getting a 2nd job in Sept, I've had to rethink when I meet with people. I can't easily meet in the afternoon, the kids are the priority. So here I sit at Caribou at 6am, waiting for my good friend BJ. I love being out this early, even when it's dark. A hot cup of coffee and conversation is something to savor, and I did on Thursday morning.

Great to talk with you BJ.

More kid humor

I'm in church on Sunday. Carolyn isn't in the main worship service, she's in another room. It's just the kids and I. Both of the kids don't just want want to be near me, but on me. I had to sit down to accommodate their requests. So I've got Simon leaning on me, hanging on my arm. Ella is sitting on my lap. Now that I've set up the story...

Ella backs away from me, steps forward for a few seconds, then steps back toward me and pulls my arms around her neck. A few seconds later, just between two of the songs, Simon speaks up:

"Dad, what stinks? It smells like fart."

I realize that he's right. It stinks. Ella gets a little red in the cheeks, turns toward me and says:

"It was me Dad, I farted because my tummy hurt real bad. I didn't want to fart on your lap so I got up."

NICE

Table of Awesoments

A cool little resource in case you're wondering what guys think is cool...

Never thought I'd see this again

Dad's "Cool Truck"

We're currently in the process of moving our church office. Tonight, in fact. As a result, I rented a U-Haul today, and needed to pick up the kids today at school so that I had it ready for tonight. Simon thought I'd traded my Tahoe for this thing. The best part was pulling into the Elementary School parking lot to pick up Ella. Oh the looks from the other parents!

They thought I was a pretty cool dad, and I certainly wasn't going to discourage them from thinking it!