Difference between boys and girls

Kellie called yesterday to tell me about a tea party Tanis was having. He and some Lego guys were playing with a tea set and the mini wood stove. Kellie asked him what they were doing, and he told her that the bad guy was in the stove. He later said the bad guy was the stove. I have always told her that if you give a boy two of anything one will be good one will be bad and the two will be crashed into each other. Give a girl two of something and they will get along and build a house or whatever. Boys have to be boys. You build something so you can knock it down. A car is supposed to crash into other things. Pets are supposed to be ridden. Boys will make anything into a gun or put a gun on anything. A pencil will have a laser or is a laser itself. It is funny how different boys are. I told her some days he will just want to be mischievous and break things. Love ya guy.

Birthday Blues

Another birthday looms on the horizon. They don't mean as much as they used to. Tanis gets excited, he loves to give presents, although he really likes to help open them. Kellie and Tanis made some clear shelves for me in the basement so I can show off my Lego sets. Mom bought me the Sand Crawler which is 1500 pieces. Tanis can't wait to put it together. I think it will take a couple days to put it together, but we are going to give it a real try on Friday. Mom goes in for surgery Thursday. Kellie, Tanis and I went bowling on Saturday. Kellie actually won the first game, but I think the bumpers helped a little. Tanis really wants to go miniature golfing again, he had a lot of fun the last time, and the course we went to had 2 different courses. Work is picking back up. I know I had sworn him off, but I bought a new Clive Cussler book today. Love ya guy.

Time Moves Forward

Well it official, at least to me, I am called dad now more often than daddy. I feel this makes us both older. He is growing up, and no longer using the baby terms. If he is getting older then I am getting older. I am so proud of Tanis. He tries very hard to be independent and likes to try to do things himself. I guess I will accept I am dad and be there for him as he grows. Love ya guy.

Catching Up

Kellie had lasik surgery yesterday. It is pretty interesting how quickly they do it. She is healing and already has better sight. She handled it quite well. It was a little pricey, but I don't think that you look for deals when it comes to your eyes. The doctor who did her procedure has been doing them for 25 years for the Air Force.

The new dog Izzy has been doing well, but she still hasn't been completely house broken, and it is starting to weigh on some nerves. She is getting a little better, but Pugs are not the easiest to train.

Mom has her knee surgery coming up very soon, about a week, and the contractor is not done yet. It is going to be a challenge to see if he will get it done before the surgery. She is going to stay with Janis for a while after the surgery.

Tanis is doing well. He keeps going through phases. Right now he is on a real Transformers infatutation. Luckily he forgot about my box of them in the basement. He also loves to build robots. It is very hard to build robots out of tinkertoys. He has done well at tee ball, but I think he is a little young.

Work is going well. My diet has not done very well. I am having a hard time getting focused on it. I was talking about you on Saturday and really started to miss you. Love ya guy.