A Streak Of Bad Luck…

broken-mirror.pngThings have just not been going my way. Things have got to change for the better here pretty soon… PLEASE!

About a month ago before I bought my new truck I was on my way to work. Everyone around me slammed on their brakes and I nearly hit the guy in front of me. The guy behind me was not so lucky. He plowed into my car and wedged his car under mine. I drove my car off of his hood, we exchanged information, and went on our separate ways. I did get a check from the insurance company and used that for a down payment on the Dodge.

About a week after getting rear ended I got pulled over doing 76 MPH in a 65 MPH zone. I was merging onto the freeway and was accelerating up to speed. I looked down at my speedometer and noticed I was speeding. Too late. I looked in my rear view and there were flashing lights. I got my first ever speeding ticket in the 12 years I have been driving. It cost me $130.

Last night I went to my nieces birthday party. I took Ace into the party and everyone had a good time. A friend came in from outside and said my window on the Explorer was shattered. I was irate that someone busted out the window! I couldn’t find anything missing. A while later I noticed my wallet was not in my pocket. I stopped at the drive-thru on the way to the party to pick up some stuff and must have left my wallet lay next to me on the seat. They busted the truck window to get my wallet which only had $20 cash, but had numerous credit cards, my driver’s license, and about $200 worth of Lowe’s gift cards that I was gonna use to help fix up the bathroom. I drove the Explorer around for a day with no window, and got it replaced today for a whoppin’ $190 dollars!

13ball.pngWhile driving around town today getting a new driver’s license (which I just renewed last month on my birthday) I encountered a stupid driver. He was driving a big moving van. There were cars parked along the curb. I was in the right lane and he was in the left lane. I was right next to him. He changed lanes real fast and I had to slam on my brakes to keep from hitting him or one of the parked cars. He saw me at the last minute and swerved back.

I’m driving around in the cold with no window and no wallet…in a bad mood before I even left the house, and this guy hit my last nerve. I’m usually the quiet and reserved guy, but I think I hit my breaking point. I sped past him with my hand out the door flying the bird.

lucky13.pngA bit up the road I was making a turn on my way go see Momma and Ace and looked in my rear view mirror. Well, let’s just say, I didn’t know a moving van could accelerate like that! I must have struck his last nerve too! He FLEW down a 25 MPH street at probably 50 MPH and proceeded to follow me within a few feet of my bumper. I so bad wanted to brake check him, but knew he would rear end me and didn’t want to go through that again.

After following me for five or six blocks he finally turned down a side street and went on his merry way.

While this is all bad luck, I guess it could be looked at as good luck…kinda.  I could have been killed on the freeway in the accident, but I wasn’t. I could have been killed while speeding, but wasn’t. Someone could have jumped me while I was carrying Ace to steal my wallet, but they didn’t. And the crazy moving van driver could have been one of those crazy road rage killers, but he wasn’t!

Maybe these are all just signs that I need to slow down and be more careful. Even if they aren’t…that’s what I am going to do!

Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath!

I while back I mentioned that I destroyed our bathroom. Well, the bathroom is kinda scary and cold now so we have been giving Ace a bath in the sink.

Check out this video that demonstrates why I seriously need to finish the bathroom!

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Cool Clothes!

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A friend of the family has recently opened an online clothing store for young boys. Here’s an excerpt from their “About Us” page…

As the mother and grandmother of a little boy, Tyson, we experienced the aggravation of trying to find him stylish, fashionable, handsome, well-fitted outfits at local and department stores. When it came to fashion we felt all little men were being neglected . . . until now!

Tyson’s Closet Children’s Clothing Boutique provides stylish, durable, and fashionable clothing and accessories for infant and toddler boys focusing on formal wear, dress apparel, active wear and shoes & accessories sizes preemie through 12. We provide complete outfits and the accessories that go with them. Our inventory levels allow for shipping within 24 hours of orders being placed during the week, 48 hours on the weekend, and 12 hours for overnight delivery. If we don’t have it, our personal shopper will find it or a suitable substitute!

So, go check out their store at http://tysonscloset.com, and keep them in mind when you want some cool clothes for your little man!

The Price of Happiness

I was going through my feed reader today and came across a very well written post written by Adam Purcell of WheresTheInstructions.com titled “For The Next Generation,” and it got me thinking about a few things…

Adam’s sums up his post using this one sentence…

“This is one of the greatest calls of a father, to realise the world my daughter grows up in, is the one I make for her.”

What kind of world do you want to make for your child? Do you want your children to have all of the things that you didn’t have? Do you want them to have more?

I want Ace to have more than I did growing up, but I want to make sure he also gets the things that I did. I could bust my butt and work seven days a week and give him everything he ever wanted…except for one thing…a Dad.

While I would love for Ace to have every thing he ever wanted, I think it is more important for him to be happy. I think it is more important that he have an involved Mom and Dad. I think it is more important that he is smothered in love.

Just remember…the world that we make for our children is not made up of just physical things that money can buy. It is also made up of something that money can’t buy….friends and family.

In my opinion, a person can buy every thing they ever wanted, but they won’t be truly happy unless they have true friends and a loving family.

51 Dad Blogs

If you read many parenting related blogs you will know that the majority are written by Moms. I wanted to showcase some of the Dads out there that write blogs about parenting. These are in no specific order. Happy reading…

  1. The Busy Dad Blog
  2. Joeprah
  3. XBox4NappyRash
  4. D Is For Dad
  5. Raising Eli
  6. Dorky Dad
  7. Man And His Baby
  8. Doodaddy
  9. Be A Good Dad
  10. From Here To Paternity
  11. Building Camelot
  12. House Dad Chronicles
  13. Stay At Home Dad
  14. Just For Families
  15. Father Blogger
  16. The View From Here
  17. Mitch McDad’s World
  18. Dad Labs
  19. Rebel Dad
  20. Working Dad
  21. Looney Tune Dad’s Blog
  22. Dad2Twins
  23. Meta-Dad
  24. First Time Dad
  25. On Being A Dad
  26. The Male Perspective
  27. 40 Weeks
  28. Being A Good Father
  29. Modern Day Dad
  30. DevDad
  31. Holy Crap, I’m Pregnant!
  32. Heir Apparent
  33. Hey, Look What I Can Do
  34. Daddy and Daughter Blog
  35. Third Time Dad
  36. Step Dadding
  37. Where’s The Instructions?
  38. Tales Of A Newbie Dad
  39. Because I’m Your Father
  40. Adventure Dad
  41. Poop And Boogies
  42. Dad Talk
  43. My Grimm Reality
  44. Clare’s Dad
  45. Fresh Dad
  46. Patient King
  47. Dear Dr. Moz
  48. Daddee Yah!
  49. Cubicle Dad
  50. Papa Don’t Teach
  51. A Man Among Mommies
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