October 31st

Working in a public school, the "H word" has been banned, so we have to refer to it as October 31st. To be honest, that sucks!!! My three year old loves Halloween, yes I said it!! I am going to her school party tomorrow, and she is going to be a wicked witch. Does anyone want to guess what I am going to be???? Come on, give it a shot...Well since you are not going to guess, I will tell you. I am going to be a daddy wicked witch. Yes, you read right. I AM going to let my daughter paint my face green and I will wear a witch hat. You know what the sad part is? As I leave her school to go to work, I am going to have to wipe the paint off my face. I can't enjoy this one day where it should be alright to pretend. I have to follow the rules. I don't want my daughter to ever think it is not okay to express herself or to pretend. Kids grow up SOOOOO fast, why not let them be kids for a while? Why can't a first grade student think he is Spider-man or she is Hannah Montana for a day? What is the harm in that? As a counselor, I will answer that question...Nothing!!! That is why as long as my daughter wants to paint my toe nails or face, it is okay with me. As long as she wants to sing Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus with me in the car, why not!!! Let kids be kids. They have to grow up too fast.

Until next time Bloggerville!

Comeback Take 2

I have still not caught on to the whole "blogging phenom," but it still interests me how much time my wife spends blogging and talking to her bloggy friends. I really would like to give this one more try and tell about the joys of being a 'Daddy!!!" The past month, I have been working crazy hours, and have not spent the amount of time I would like with my little one. The good news is the time that we have had together has been awesome. Tonight, my wife had to work, and I let the little one stay up a half an hour past her bedtime to watch Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin Patch. She was curled up on the couch and snuggled up on me. She actually got mad at the television because there were so many commercials. She kept saying to put Charlie Brown back on. How cute was that. After her bath, i read her Bambi...then she read me Bambi. It is amazing how good a three year old's memory is. She looks at the picture, and knows exactly what they are saying.
I determined that I need to take a couple of days off. Things at work have been so bad, that they are affecting home, and I do not like that. Maybe next week, I can get some vacation time in.
Until next time...