March Gladness
This month our family has much to be thankful for - as Tommy turned 4 years old, Chrissy was married to a great guy, and our (almost) entire family was able to spend a glorious week together in Utah at the home of my parents. It has also been a month of new growth and direction for my family, as Lisa and I have started a stronger re-vamping of our children's video game consumption, and I commited to stop playing 'shooter' games, and already started to reap the benefits (even though it 'slays' me to say goodbye to XBOX live). Truth is that I rarely had time to play anyway, but my heart was seeking to play almost every night, when it needs to be pondering stuff of a greater value. The same can be said for my three beautiful boys. Finally, its been a month of renewed hoped that Padme will keep her place as the family dog, as I have directed more energy at solving the problem of her scratching on the door, not being taken on walks enough, and so forth. Three weeks ago, when Lisa was really at an end with both video games, and Padme scratching the finish off of multiple doors in our once lovely home. I am afraid to report that I told her "Fine, sell her. The more she drives you crazy, the more crazy I become". It was more than just the doors being scratched, but the fact that Padme was viewed by all of us as everyones's dog, except when she needed something - then she was primarily Lisa's. Fortunately I came out of my spell of stupidness, and started thinking about what I could do. That's when I started coming up with solutions: cover Padme's claws with 'Soft Paws', get a shock collar to begin her training (which she responded great), and take her either outside or downstairs to throw her ball as many times as Padme asks, etc.Tommy had his 4th birthday party two weeks ago on Saturday March 15th, 2008 at our home, which Parker and Lisa hosted . Parker put on an oversized, green, sequined bow tie, which made him the co-host. They gave away butterscotch, caramel, Milky Way Bars, and green playdough at the end of the treasure hunt. Parker's favorite clue was:"If cows were like chickens
and dogs were like bears
you'd look for this clue
at the top of the stairs,
but cows are like horses,
and hoses are nice
you'll find this next clue
right next to the ice"I'll have to finish my March post after we get home in St. Louis in two days, where we are going to the "Celtic Woman" concert at the fox with Lisa and some friends. Glorious!Parker typed and helped make the poem. The "at the top of the stairs" part threw them off.
and dogs were like bears
you'd look for this clue
at the top of the stairs,
but cows are like horses,
and hoses are nice
you'll find this next clue
right next to the ice"I'll have to finish my March post after we get home in St. Louis in two days, where we are going to the "Celtic Woman" concert at the fox with Lisa and some friends. Glorious!Parker typed and helped make the poem. The "at the top of the stairs" part threw them off.