Fathers Day

From CNN

Here is a great story about what it really means to be a Dad. And a man.
Go give it a read!

Jack is 2 today

OK, I am going to have to update the family web page. Jack is two today. Damn how time flies. Seems like we just brought him home yesterday. That, and I already forget what it was like not having the little monster running around getting into everything. . . .

Happy Birthday Jack!

Due to work and travle, party tomorrow. . .

Mind Games

It's funny how random things can remind you of folks. I am going to blame this rant on AD and his last post on a person he lost on the job.

Anyway I was working and went to take a break and get a drink. Well anyway I pulled out some change to get a drink from the machine and noticed that I had a few state quarters in my hand. For some reason this triggered memories of my Father in Law who passed last summer. He was collecting them for a while for my kids. . . and we were too for a while. I don’t think my wife still is, I know I don’t but anyway. It is funny how the mind works.

Yesterday as we headed back to the hotel (I am off in NJ on business) we passed this huge discount store. Big signs all over it talking about all the different close outs they are selling and all the different kinds of stuff they have. My first thoughts were how my Dad would have loved to hit a store like that. He loved the ones near us called Building 19. All sorts of close outs and insurance deals there. My dad has been gone for over 3 years now. . .

Anyway, enough emotional stuff, back to work. . . Looking forward to tomorrow, I get to go home!

Three Years Ago Today

I lost my dad to lung cancer from his smoking. . . . he was 73.

It is a bit better, but I still miss him and already I can't count the times that I wish he was hear to discuss things with before I made a decision. He seemed to have done or read about almost everything and was a great one to get a second opinion on things from.

Miss ya Dad . . .

Safty Class

Yaay

Part one of my oldest gun safety class is done and she did great. Tomorrow morning we do a review, take the test and spend some time on the range.

I think she will do fine. Then she can join my gun club. Two years to her FID and she can't wait. . . .you would think it was her drivers license the way she talks about it!

I am one happy Dad!!!