Top Ten - Why my Dad is the BEST!

1. He is a hard worker. He knows the importance of hard work and he is never idle.

2. He is head over heels for my mom. They love each other completely and unconditionally and have for over 40 years.

3. He's just like me, he worries about little things and wants all the details in perfect order. (annoying) He gets me! I don't have to explain myself to him very often.

4. He has always been kind to my friends and in-laws. He treats them like they are part of the family.

5. When he's wrong, he'll say he's wrong. He has no problem apologizing or saying "I made a mistake".

6. He has a twisted sense of humor. He does really WEIRD stuff just to get a reaction and make people laugh. It usually works.

7. He will listen to me talk for hours on end in the car on our work trips.

8. He's outgoing. He taught me the importance of recreation, and snowmobiling and boating and all the things that make life fun.

9. He loves my boys and Cory, and they love respect him.

10. He has close relationship with his family. Including his parents and siblings.

I love my dad so much. I respect him and I truly cherish our relationship. I am thankful for him every single day. Happy Father's day Pops!

Looks so Peacful, Right?

Pictures can be so deceiving. So, I went in to tuck Parker in tonight and this is what I found. In the picture, this is a sweet little sleeping boy off in a peaceful dreamland. In real life, this is a sweet little sleeping boy, rocking out to "Bad Medicine" as loud as those headphones will go. Oh man, I love Parker!

Brock's Broken Nose

Brock totally biffed it on the monkey bars last week. We just like to spice up our off track time a little. They have to have something to write in their "off track news", Right!

So last Friday we went to the park. Brock was playing on the monkey bars and slipped and slammed his face into the side bar. Now, usually when I see my kids take a fall, I wait a minute to see if they cry before I run to them. Not this time. As soon as he hit, I knew he was hurt, BAD! I ran over there, his nose was bleeding (from the cut, not the inside). It was a little crooked when I first looked, but it swelled so fast that I couldn't really tell if it was broken or not. My gut told me to take him to the doctor. I figure, I don't want him to have an ugly nose for the rest of his life and be angry at me for not getting it checked out. So, off to the urgent care we went. They did x-rays and checked him for a head injury. The Doc said his nose was not broken and we should just treat the swelling and pain. So that's what we did. UNTIL, the Doctor called back on Monday and told us that the radiologist report shows a broken nose. Anyway, to make a long story short. We went to the ENT, his nose is broken, but not displaced, so everything will be just fine and Brock has something exciting to write about for his "off track news" when he goes back to school this week.