If you are here because of an email I sent you then the post I was referring to is below ‘Slain’ otherwise, read on . . . this post was supposed to go up on March 17, not sure why it didn’t publish.

     So today was a big day for me. It was kind of the culmination of a lot of things; first and foremost, it was my wedding anniversary. Seventh to be exact. Seems like it’s been so long, and then at times, it seems like only yesterday that my wife and I started our trek together. We’re just as odd and unusual as we were back then. Perhaps those who think we are such have changed . . . but we are who we are. We had an early morning meeting with our pastor and then we were off to lunch. It’s a rare treat that we get to go out at all, let alone without Littlefoot. We went to Hana in Maryville, great sushi place; all in all it was an awesome experience.
     The pastor chat was more eye opening than I expected. I say that because I was going into it without any real agenda or really any idea of why I was doing so. It was just that I knew I needed to seek out some guidance on a few things and I knew he would have valuable and relevant input. I am quite thankful that now, looking back over all the things that have gone on in the past six months or so . . . it’s all starting to make sense. Well, I knew that the Lord was in it . . . just hard to see His path and I don’t know that I have a clear cut yellow brick road . . . but I’m starting to see foot paths . . . so I know I’m on the right track. Now it’s a matter of making a final decision and then rolling up the sleeves and diving right in.
On a closing note; my daughter, as she often does, speaks to the heart of me. I had an issue with one of my sites over the weekend, it was a crash with a total loss. I’m hoping we can restore from backup but just in case I’ve started rebuilding it. I’m also working on another site so I’ve really got 2 irons in the fire at the moment with another one starting next week. (not that I’m complaining!). So, needless to say I’m more than busy this weekend. I’m glad I took 3 days off . . . wishing I had a 4th! Alas, I must return to my hive tomorrow so this made the few hours left in the day all the more important. Daughter is sick, I had to hold her while mommy sucked the nose; her favorite pastime. Afterwards we went and laid on our bed, I was showing her the trick of laying on the opposite side of your stuffyness so your head will drain to the other side and you can blow it when the pressure is off. So I told her the Cinderella story (because it’s what she wanted to hear) then she continued to lay there and talk as we tried in earnest to make her to under stand to not roll over, LOL. Mom left the room, now Daughter was getting rather rowdy. She started jumping and playing. Looks like things worked. We probably laid there for another 30 minutes. I stated that we should go downstairs and spend time with Mom. Daughter was not hearing it. I tried to make other comments that hinted at the need to get downstairs . . . finally she piped up with, “If we go downstairs you’ll have to go back to work and I want to play with you”.
     Talk about a dagger to the heart. I told her, and she’s getting to the point of understanding this, that daddy’s have to work; it’s not a nice thing, but it’s something that most men go through. I stayed a good while longer . . . someone came to the front door and thus I stood up to go see who it was . . . daughter stood in the door way making a big X and wouldn’t let me leave. I know my priorities, I don’t like having to do two jobs . . . for now though it is needed. It was a good rest of the night, thus far anyway. Got some Ukulele practice in . . . ah the Uke, eh . . . that will have to wait for another post.