D.A.D.

Well back to work this Monday morning and I am exhausted!!!!!!! I had drill yesterday and got done with that around 1730. I left Omaha and it should have taken me about 3 1/2 hours to make the trip home to see my wonderful fiance who I shall call Randi. So anyways I got a call from her to see where I was at and BANG!!!!! I blew a fricking tire. Of course it was dark and of course I didnt have a flashlight. So 30 minutes later I am continuing my voyage of 120 miles left at 40 mph. I didnt get home until 2300 and had to be up at 0430. I woke up at 0505, which is five minutes after I need to leave for work.

Now to D.A.D. Saturday night I took my only daughter to her very first dance! It was the father daughter dance that is in its third year. It was a truly wonderful experience for all of us! I double-dated and a half I guess because I went with my soon to be father-in-law and my two soon to be step-daughters. We all had such an amazing time and I must cherish these days when I can do stuff like this with my daughter and not have her completely embarrassed by me and my dancing. I gotta tell you if she would see me dancing like that when she is in junior high or high school she would be completely mortified! She would probably end up calling 911 because she wouldnt be able to tell if I was dancing or having a seizure!!!!!! So part way through the dance the girls had a limbo competition and the dads went down stairs to the "man cave" to have a little talk. A local pastor came down and talked to us. He said he wanted to make it short but give us an important message. He came up with the acronym D.A.D. The first "D" he says stands for discipline. It is never to late to start to discipline your daughters(or sons) for that matter. Teach them the importance of discipline and not to forget to praise them. The "A" stands for addoration. Adore them he tells us and teach them to adore something in life that is not materialistic. The last "D" stands for dating. Take them out for dates as often as you can even if it is something as simple as ice cream or coffee. Be a gentleman to them and teach them how they deserve to be treated so when they begin their search for a life partner they know what they should be looking for. It was a part of the evening that I was not expecting and it really touched my heart! I love my girls, I have three of them now! Randi, I love your girls as they were my own and I will do my best to instill these values in them as much as I will my own daughter! I LOVE YOU!!!!! Well I am gonna close this entry for now as I best get back to work before my coworkers get pissed at me!

Until the next time,

B