The First Blog

I've never really had an online presence.  No facebook.  No twitter.  Nothing.  And I'm happy about that.  I've been reading about some close friends via a blog, and I thought about how cool it must be for their closest family and friends to keep up with their goings-on without having to do any facebook or anything.  Cuz, well, you know, some grandparents, friends, and such, just don't get into that.  Like me.  So I've been able to follow information about our goddaughter, Elizabeth, without having to be on facebook.  And so here I am . . . blogging for the first time ever.  I hope to figure out how to provide occasional pictures with stories, but for now, words will have to do.  So here's the first story . . .

Today, Heidi and I each took the day off from work.  We enjoyed the opportunity to sleep in a bit, get a workout in, drop the boys off later than normal, go out for lunch, etc.  I enjoyed the chance to visit Owen at his school for his Valentine's Day exchange.  Heidi's more flexible job allows her to do more of that than I am able to do.  So we picked Alex up early from his daycare, and he joined us.  As we walked into Owen's school, Alex noticed kids at recess playing in the snow.  "Hey, Dad.  Look at those kids," he said.  "I bet they're having a snowfight."  "Well, Alex," I responded, "I don't think they're having a snowfight.  If kids throw snow at each other at school, they could get kicked out of school for a few days." (this is a real rule at our school).  Alex then said, "So, like, the principal would actually kick them?"

Ah, the literal nature of things.  We like the way Alex makes us laugh.

And I hope you've enjoyed this first blog.  I'll keep working at it.