29 April 2007

1. Whole grain chocolate chip cookies.
2. Finding out that in our politically correct world 'chicken wire' must now be called 'poultry wire'. We can't single out the chickens anymore.
3. My son taking responsibility and mowing a lawn - then later confessing that he would have done it for free if he wasn't trying to raise money for a Nintendo DS.
   

28 April 2007

1. The diplomacy and tact with which one must speak when critiquing his wife's new outfits.
2. A yard full of kids chasing around with flashlights.
3. The chaos that is four boys on a sleep over!
   

27 April 2007

1. Being late getting the kids up for school.
2. My two kids decimating the local tadpole population at a neighbor's pond.
3. Being caught up on work's 'To Do' list. On a Friday, no less.
   

26 April 2007

1. My morning hike through the rain.
2. My Girl cleaning her brother's room unaided and unasked.
3. Vast expanses of empty space on my desk.
   

25 April 2007

1. Watching a group of turtles, one by one, check to see if I was gone after scaring them into the water.
2. Having to remind my son not to stay up too late reading.
3. Curves.
   

24 April 2007

1. Creating this website.
2. Watching the determination with which my two beginning skaters worked their way around the roller rink.
3. Encountering a black rat snake working its way through the leaves during my daily walk.
   

23 April 2007

1. The 'I *heart* Dad' t-shirt my daughter was wearing.
2. Waking up at 4am to hear the owl through our open window while snuggling into the flannel as the cool air blew in.
3. My wife's excitement over her shopping spree.