#75

I've missed this around the house. She does it all the time.

Three weeks without her and we did fine but I missed the little things that make her a part of the house and family. The kids missed the little things too. 30 minutes home on Friday and I found this in our bedroom and I stopped for a moment and smiled to myself.

The mapping below is one of many that she did on her three week field course. She impresses me with her knowledge and passion over this area. Something nobody else I know has a passion for. It's fun to watch her explain it. The way we watch our loved ones go on about things they truly love and enjoy.

Glad you are home Sweetie.

#74

It's the night before the Wife returns from her 3 week field course mentioned in the previous post. I've cleaned a bit and intend to do even more. I've been to the store to get her treats for tomorrow night after kids go to bed and the night over all is going pretty well.

This week was tough at work and I'm running on 2 hours of sleep because I stayed up all night hunting a rogue system in Moore, OK and working on a phone system down issue in So Cal - same client.

I'm washing the last dish and my youngest (almost 5) stands up in the tub at just the right angle with this "I don't know what to do look on his face" and says, "Dad!" "Yes Son?" "I think I'm gonna poop!" "Well get out. The toilet is right there." "Oh yea!" It reset my entire week. The little things about being a Dubby =)

#73

The other night I was getting the kids ready for bed and I'm running solo as the Wife is in the field for three weeks for school reasons so she can graduate sooner rather than later with her new degree.

Gabrielle is usually first and is pretty good managing herself for only being 10. After she showers and gets dressed she comes to the door frame of the kids bathroom where I'm bathing the boys and says to me,

"You can't deny this pantless fury"

And then promptly marches off giggling to herself.

I was speechless and the boys laughed and after I got them out and dried off so they could get dressed I went to find Miss B. She was in her room on her bed reading as she often does and I paused in her doorframe silently still trying to figure out what to say.

Without turning around at all she states,

"I'm going pantless tonight Dad. It's too hot and you're going to have to deal with it."

I jokingly asked,

"And if I demand pants?"

To which she replied,

"Pantless fury Dad. Not gonna happen."

Shortly after I walked away laughing to myself the boys sprung out from their room in PJ shirts and underwear shouting,

"Pantless fury!"

With their arms outstretched and their older sister dying of laugher on her bed I accepted my fate and they all went to bed without PJ bottoms.

Now it's a regular thing. Simply to defy me lol.

Damn kids. Send help.