Box

So it is true...you can get your kids all the stuff in the world but what they like the best is a big cardboard box. My wife bought a new chair yesterday at Target and it came in a big cardboard box. I took it out of the box this morning at about 10:00, it is now 1:36 and my girls are still in the box. They had me cut 2 windows in it and make a door with a doorknob. They have decorated the inside and out. Oh yeah...the dinosaur that walks and roars and is remote control; it's somewhere in the playroom. The scooter and other stuff...all in the playroom. Just can't beat a good ole' box for Christmas!

Reflections of a year gone by...

Hmmm....2009! I'll miss you 2008, you were an exciting and challenging year. As you came into existence so did the news that we were going to have another baby...you were an exciting new year. Your winter seemed long and cold and wintry. If memory serves me correct your spring was quick and then you were summer. You were a nice summer, 2008, we had a lot of fun. Time at camp, time at the beach, time just in the yard...thanks summer of 2008, you let me relax for the first summer in a long time. Then came fall, what an interesting fall. First came our first experience with a child in school. Kindergarten wasn't all that Josie had hoped for...it's long! It's not like being home! But now it is GREAT!!! After the first week of school we were introduced to our wonderful new baby. Thank you for Eli, 2008. He is awesome. Happy. Beautiful. Next up was Sophie's first year of pre-school...what an amazing time for Soph! Then came the end of fall and the end of your fun! 2008, you came in so nice...what happened? You introduced a new concept for me, a family member with cancer. Why my dad? Why now? Fortunately it was caught early and taken out! What a scare you brought 2008! Then came the death of our family friend Lucy...boy our girls miss there poodle! Then you brought winter! Thank you for winter. Christmas...Joy...Happiness... A new poodle for the girls. Smiles...Family...Love

So here you are 2009! You've got some pretty big shoes to fill! Good Luck!