The Crap About The Kids

As we draw ever closer to the Christmas day my mind can't help to wonder what will be under the tree for me, myself and I, and while my glory days of presents under the tree are long behind me, and for the better, I can still dream of my adult version of visions of sugarplums, can't I?

anyhow, Steve Martin nails it here...

My five wishes would look a lot more like a square, 12 inches by 12 inches and have decorative cover art.

All For Swinging Her Around

just another night flinging my child around by the arm

The 5am Norm

1. Wake up/Rise
2. Fetch hungry baby
3. Get her cozy
4. Make a bottle
5. Start a fire
6. Brew the coffee
7. Start the car
8. Feed the cats
9. Put away dry dishes
10. Pee (yes, relieving myself is 10th on my morning list)
11. Start the computer
12. Wash dirty dishes
13. Retrieve bag of wood pellets from shed
14. Pour water on wife's windshield as she pulls out of the driveway
15. Start the laundry
    
16. Begin work

I am Mister Mom. I'd rather be Beetlejuice or Batman, but I'll take it.