Recently, I have realized I may be getting a touch older. I don't know if it was the errant hair I saw on my ear, or the gray in my hair, or the fact that after family prayer it takes me a few minutes to get up. I think it may have been the fact that my wife mentioned "This is the last 8 year old birthday we will have." For what ever reason, it really hit me hard. My kids are growing up and I don't know if I have done what it takes to raise them properly.
Its hard to look back at your life and realize you have failed in so many areas. I guess the best you can do is do your best moving forward. Oh, if I only knew then....blah blah blah.
So what now? Well I believe the answer to that is simple. A hard fought game of Uncle Wiggly, smiling, listening, and realizing that all the irritants, are simply just passing annoyances which really don't matter in the long run. What does is your children, your wife, and the memories. Well that and a higher ranking in Kingdoms of Camelot.
I have decided to try and create some lasting memories lately. I hope we are doing the right thing with our kids. The laundry is piling up, the chores are not done, and the projects are half done. The good thing is we spent way more money than we should have to play a full out game of lazer tag! I would like to finally make the point, that my military training paid off. After being down big, the blue team made a monster comeback, through diligence, hard work, and repeatedly shooting my wife through the window while hiding in the corner.
Memories, I think that's where its at.
I think you need a laser tag match with Dave. He did VBSS. He's always yelling at the TV when he sees someone "entering the room all wrong".
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