I confess that I am still learning how to take a day off. One of the realizations I\u2019m coming to is the idea that taking an actual Sabbath day requires a lot of preparation. Saturday has to be a pretty productive day, and I have to think ahead about what needs to be done in order to observe a Sabbath from Sunday afternoon until Monday afternoon, and make sure it\u2019s done. I confess that this week I did a pretty lousy job of prep.<\/p>\n
I confess that my oldest is now using hair gel. It\u2019s be beginning of a new era. As a parent you realize there is a fine line between vanity and good hygiene. If the two extremes are prissy and Pig-pen, you gotta hope they lean away from Pig-pen, right? Here\u2019s hoping they can find a happy medium.<\/p>\n
I confess that \u2013 owing to the generosity of some good friends \u2013 our family got to go to the Chief\u2019s game yesterday. It was one of those memories that I think I\u2019ll never forget as long as I live. It was a flawless experience. We got into the parking lot with minimal wait. Played catch with the football and took in the atmosphere. The game itself was incredible, and a lot of the good plays happened right on our end of the field. The boys really got into it, yelling like crazy. The people around us behaved well (we sat in front of a couple who had recently visited our church, and had a great conversation with them at halftime \u2013 how\u2019s that for weird?). The game got really close. The play of the game was Hali\u2019s sack that caused a fumble that Johnson recovered. It all happened right in front of us. Victory formation. Game over. 7 \u2013 0. Hoarse voices. Quick exit from the parking lot (amazing), and mom let us have pizza rolls for dinner. We had so much fun. I\u2019m still smiling this morning. It was nearly the perfect day.<\/p>\n
I confess that Kristin and I had a busy weekend: kids sports stuff, a church barbecue (cooking for that), tons of homework with the kids, church, the Chiefs game and a few other little things. When we got up this Monday morning we realized we were out of breakfast food. I confess that both Kristin and I make ourselves feel guilty when that happens (mostly Kristin, but this time it was on me, too) \u2013 like we are not getting the job done. Today, both boys took it upon themselves to make us feel better \u2013 especially mom \u2013 and to cheer her on and tell her that she did a great job this week. I watched it unfold \u2013 mom\u2019s confession to the boys, their initial \u201cWhat?\u2019, and then their immediate turn to graceful understanding. Don\u2019t get the wrong idea, they can be little turds sometimes, but today they knocked it out of the park for their mom. And let\u2019s face it \u2013 the mom in this family keeps the wheels on the cart.<\/p>\n
I confess that I awoke today to the sounds of my dog Lucy getting ready to puke in our bedroom. She\u2019s old and is kind of losing it. I confess that even though she\u2019s a pain in the tookus, I still think she\u2019s an awesome dog.<\/p>\n