Saturday, July 14th, 2007
Our oldest daughter now has earrings.
Good golly.
My wife, the mother-in-law, our daughters and a friend went to what can only be described as a “girls-only” store at the mall; it’s a place where girls can get their hair and make-up done, pretend to be rock stars and they also do ear piercing.
My wife said the young ladies working at the store were awesome and did a great job of helping our daughter pick out a starter set and showing her how to properly care for those new holes in her head.
To avoid possible “oh no, you’re not putting a hole in the other ear” if the first one hurts, both ears were pierced simultaneously. Makes sense to me.
Our oldest came back very excited and proud.
“Dad, it didn’t hurt at all!”
I’m most freaked out because this is a sign that she’s starting to grow into a young lady, caring more about her appearance and all things girl.
Thankfully, boys still have cooties and she can kick most of their backsides on the soccer field.
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Thursday, June 21st, 2007
Earrings
I would like pierced ears
I really want some earrings
Can I please mommy?
Our oldest is getting too old - earrings are up for discussion….
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Sunday, June 17th, 2007
It’s Fathers Day.
You know what that means?
I own the remote control for the day!
My daughters, coolest kids on the planet, will have to survive for the day, as they “suffer” through Formula One racing, a taped episode or two off of the Discovery Channel and probably a few minutes of The Weather Channel.
Rah!
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Friday, April 6th, 2007
It’s Good Friday today.
My office is closed, so I’m home hanging out with the kids.
Our youngest (7 next month) just took a bath and is now getting herself ready. As parents, having your kids able to get themselves dressed, ready after bath, ready for bed, etc. is BLISS.
I remark to our youngest that I am proud of her for her being able to get herself ready. I told her how different it now is, from when she was a baby and mom and dad would bathe her and get her ready.
Her reply?
“I was a baby then, I’m six now…”
Of course.
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Saturday, March 31st, 2007
It’s time for another season of outdoor soccer. My daughters (third and first grade) both play. I am the assistant coach for the third grader team and the head coach, along with my lovely wife, for the first grade team.
I tell friends and family that I try hard not to be the Steve Martin parent from the movie Parenthood, but there are times when I get a bit wrapped up in both teams doing well.
The third graders began their season today.
Thee won by a score of 8-0.
Officially, scores and records are not kept, this is about having fun, learning the sport of soccer, developing skills and learning how to work together as a team.
Unofficially, parents and grandparents on the sideline was overjoyed to watch their daughters and granddaughters take it to the other team. The third graders dominated today. Within our humble, little league, today was a display of everything clicking, the girls passing the ball, of spacing, of a defense that allowed no shots on goal, of one very bored goalie.
Our oldest nailed two goals in the game. Granted, the other team couldn’t muster much of a defense, but I will chalk some of that to the team’s solid offense, keeping constant pressure on the other team, and most importantly, of playing unselfish soccer. The girls saw, very vividly, what working together can accomplish.
Yeah, yeah, I will mellow out. It’s just a game. I mean, what’s more important than the outcome?
Easy answer.
“Coach, what’s for snack?”
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Thursday, March 15th, 2007
My very good friend, Tim Duffey, lost his mom earlier this week.
She was a cool lady. The Freep has a nice story about her.
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Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
I’m forty today….
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Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
There’s a birthday in the household today.
My wife turns “29″ today, again.
Happy Birthday!
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Thursday, May 11th, 2006
Our youngest turns 6 years old today. Holy crap (”Dad, that’s a bad word!”), use every cliche, but it’s true that time flies.
I vividly recall our youngest doing her best to get stuck under the futon, as she would back herself up, like an inch worm in reverse, pick up her head, and then get this perplexed look on her face…”Hey, what the heck is that above me? Somebody let me outta here.”
With her in kindergarten, last night was all about making some birthday treats to take to school today. We whipped up some rice krispies treats, but added some fruit loops to the mix, to “jazz” them up. Yum yum yum.
Birthday dinner consisted of her favorite Chinese food, chicken with broccoli.
Some favorite lines of hers, leading up to her birthday:
Sunday evening, hollered from upstairs, just prior to bed:
“Daddy, do you know what you’re getting me for my birthday?”
“Maybe”
“Okay, don’t tell me. I want it to be a surprise. And please make sure you wrap the presents.”
Monday at gymnastics, prior to heading into her class, in one long
breath:
“Daddy, can you make sure mom and sister talk about what they’re going to get me? And can you put the presents in my room, while I’m sleeping, so when I wake up, I’ll feel presents when I get out of bed and know it’s my birthday?”
Yesterday morning:
“Have you and mom talked about what you’re getting me? Who is going to get the presents?”
“Maybe we already bought them.”
“I’m not sure I believe you…”
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Saturday, May 6th, 2006
Two games today, so a fun, busy morning for us all.
First up, the second graders won their game 4-1. Today was Science Olympiad day at a local middle school, so some teams were missing players. One was clearly our opponent, starting the game with 6 players (we play 7 v 7), but they had two more girls show up just after the game started.
They had one really tough, quick girl, but because she barely got a rest, the gas ran out early in the second half.
The game started at 9:30 and it was on the cold side, even with the sun, and my oldest isn’t much of a morning person. It showed, as she pained herself through a busy and quick first quarter. She came off the field telling me “my lungs are burning.” She would prefer that all soccer games began at 2 p.m., allowing plenty of time for breakfast, Saturday morning cartoons, and for her legs to wake up.
This was our first win, evening the record at 1-1-1.
The kindergarten team played right after the second graders, and they also won, 5-0.
Our youngest daughter punched in the last goal, followed by the horribly cute pumping of the fists and big smiles for the parents on the sidelines.
My wife and I try to reinforce the ideas of winning and losing with grace, so that the team doesn’t gloat when we’re doing really well nor does the team sulk when we lose.
‘m not the type of parent who believes in “there are no losers, only winners” because that’s not realistic. Kids have to learn to deal with not always being on top, the best, etc. so they can cope with similar feelings and situations when they’re adults.
So I was torn, a bit, when I heard the opposing coach chastise our girls with a “quit celebrating and line-up, we’re trying to play a game…” after the last goal was scored.
I understood his frustration; he wanted his team to do well, but by no stretch of the imagination were our girls being rude. They’re 5 and 6 years old and they were excited to score and do well as a team.
The jackass in me wanted to mention something after the game, about what he said, but I probably would have let something slip along the lines of “It must suck to get it handed to you like that…”
I kept my mouth shut, we all shook hands, and enjoyed post-game snack.
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