Lyd’s friend’s Mom dropped her off from summer school the other day. When they arrived, I grabbed Reg and stepped outside to greet them. Of course, Lyd’s friend had to walk Lyd up to the door….along with her little sister. They said hi to me then continued to walk past me and into the house. I shrugged and began shooting the breeze with the Mom. By now the little brother wanted a piece of this action, he unbuckled himself and…
It was a long day at work. I had tougher days physically. But this one was just nonstop and unrelenting. The commute Home was difficult as well. There was an incident on the road, traffic was bumper to bumper and crawling. I came home tired, a little grumpy, and hungry. Removing my work boots was a notably pleasant part of my day. I collapsed on the couch, stretched out and closed my eyes. A minute or two later I felt…
Rare is the evening where my brain’s eloquence matches my tongue’s eloquence. I just had one of those evenings. My youngest, Reggie, is…how do I put it? She’s a strong-willed child, a spirited child. Who am I kidding? She can be a major jackass at times. She’s also a sweetie! But she has a natural talent for pushing buttons and she exploits this talent often. My oldest, Lyd is for the most part a much better behaved kid. She’s more…
This would be my point of view of my youngest one standing on my chest. Enjoy this little bit of abuse Dad…it won’t be much longer before she’ll be too big to do this.