Simon! Come on boy.

Simon is sick for the second week. Now it is pneumonia. He is on antibiotics and he has a lot of energy, but he is still sick. I have used 5 sick days of my 9 and Amber's work is giving her a hard time. What ever happened to family first? In an age where bottom dollar is the most important of all, this is truly a sad time. "Kids need nurturing and role models" is what I have heard over and over, but they left out the key element, "after money". I am VERY LUCKY to have a boss who understands the concept "family first" and TRULY owns the notion. I know I am a teacher, but come on! We are all human and when money is a driving force who looses? Family? I know we all need to work to provide, but at what point does society as a whole step in and lift the burden of greedy men who do not understand the true meaning of "FAMILY"? My son first then all else. Am I a minority? Anyone? Anyone? We have to carry our young to a safer and smarter society. Educate them young to be pasionate about what they believe, no matter what that may be. Not to be swayed by the all mighty dollar.

Rant over,
Doug

Fun times "crawling".

Simon is cruising like a low rider. He is not up on all fours, more like an Army crawl. He is growing so fast that I am worried about missing it even though I am with him daily. I don't know if it is normal, but I have trouble doing anything without him. I can truly say Simon is my life. I have heard this before from moms but not too often from a "guy". We (guys) are suppose to stay strong and not show emotion...right? I feel this is a down fall in our society. If a mom does not spend time with their child they are looked down on. but A guy doing the same thing is sad, but accepted. There is a time everyone has to step up and realize life is not about the "ego" but about what we will leave behind when we are gone our most precious resource. This is where parenting comes in to the equation. Kids are our legacy but we treat them as a "job" and something we work into or around our schedule. We all need to take a break and realize the schedule needs to work around the kids.

That's the end of my rant. To whom ever reads this, thanks.

Doug (Dad and husband first)