So I blew up my Camry, not literal but close. The orphans (Zach & Kammi) enjoyed a good Christmas. Misty and I will do better next time with the scheduling of decor, time with family, and the whole what to buy the orphans next time.
The use of the scout motto could have helped us out a bit. Back to the Camry, don't feel bad for me because I blew up the car. I suppose this has taught me a lesson about preparedness or some gospel principle that I clearly overlooked. Maybe the whole blown up car that you need to commute to work and shuttle kids around with necessity really isn't? Maybe I am suppose to be Amish? Maybe I am suppose to move around on horse and buggy? I don't know but I should really focus on the good things about using one car to do all the things our family does. We share a car to go to work in, we car pool, and we like to go get an occasional soda.
All of these activities are fun for me because I get to hangout with Misty. She's cute and she doesn't take up a lot of space like the kids do. You see kids need extra space for toys or books, or whatever fluffy thing they can drag into the car with them. I hate that about kids. I never got to drag around a bunch of toys except when it was parade time. What is that all about anyway, have today's parents gone soft and started using other means to occupy the minds of a child? I beleive in electronic babysitters, i.e. movies, portable dvd players, games, books, whatever as long as the kid doesn't bother me while I drive I'm good with it. When I was a kid we packed into a station wagon (my dad really hated it) which is the equivalent of today's mini-van and bounced around the back seat until my mom could reach back with her short arm and whack us upside the head trying to get us to settle down. I think I am doing my kid a favor and saving the beating by allowing the electronic babysitter to do it's job.
Kids keep me up at night, make me worry about dental and life insurance. These worries give me nightmares and make me fatter then I want to be. I have night terrors about the future thoughts of both my kids driving, dating, high school!!!! I just don't know if I want to stay in this game of life for the long haul. I think knowing now what it takes to make a family operate makes me fear for when the time comes for my offspring to make the choice to have a family. It's no picnic and the economical effects really suck rocks. On the other hand the things that my family does, has made me laugh. I am learning about comedic timing from Kammi, she has a cleaver way of inserting random movie lines from kid shows - light bulb. I feel like I am part of something other then myself too so don't get the feeling like this is a pity party, except yes it is feel bad for me and give me your money.
Family isn't it about time, sometimes no, it isn't. Sometimes people shouldn't have large families, or small families or get together at all. Sometimes when I people watch at Costco I wonder when I see a couple together I think to myself who let that happen? What brought that mess together and thought it was a good idea? Sometimes I get a sharp pain in my ribs because I forget to shut my mouth and say those things out loud. Misty is quick. I do have a really good family, and good on me I know, because of Misty. I always get compliments about my girlfriend, wife, eternal comp. whatever term you like best insert here. I choose sweetheart, it's my favorite.
So wish me luck in getting the Camry back into service. I am so close but I hate being close I just want it to be finished.
