On Father's Day...

So here we are...my very first blog (or more like attempt to blog). Caveat to all readers, and somewhat of an apology...first, I am not a writer. I think I got a C to just barely pass English, Literature, and other classes that put words/thoughts together and tested my ability to discern if they were arranged correctly or not. However, I did make it to the final 4 or so in my 7th grade spelling bee contest, and I think I carried that skill to adulthood. Then spellcheck came along and dashed my dreams, but that's another blog, promise! So I feel I'm technically qualified to publish these words. Second caveat: this blog is meant to chronicle the events, the happenings, the lessons learnt, the aches, the pains, the meltdowns, the happiness and the joys of Daddyhood when Diapers and Delirium set in. If you have a faint stomach or degenerative tissue around your heart, please leave now!

Do I feel I'm qualified to opine about these topics? I have three kids - yes. Am I that different from other dads? Um...not really...but I make a mean smoked pork butt, while caring for the babies AND doing several loads of laundry, all before noon on a Sunday! Am I trying to be funny at the expense of my kids or family values? Sometimes. BUT I love everything about them. They bring me the type of joy that's only describable by pulses of the heart and the length of that ear-to-ear smile. The journey to get there is just so filled with LOL moments and reportable occurrences, that I had to document them here.

Father's Day was just last week and I thought it'd be a perfect time to begin documenting all the things that permitted me to celebrate my efforts as a Dad. You see...Tayden (5), Kailan (23 mos) and Knolin (8 mos) call me Dad, and they provide more than enough fodder for me to write about several times over. From first-time soccer goals, to classmate birthday parties, to stomach bugs picked up from playgrounds, I got lots and lots of perspective and insights to share. I hope other dads can get a laugh from my experiences, while other moms will probably only shake their heads in deep disappointment...forgive me now!!!! And for you single people, consider my words a form of traditional and natural birth control...the pull-out method has been proven NOT to work...hence this blog...enjoy!