Sleepy sleepy sleep

Adrianne's Dad and his family are visiting from South Texas tomorrow. So that means the house is Cleaner Than Normal.

Evey is sensitive to this phenomena. Adrianne was outside watering the plants on another top-10 Kansas evening (we're almost out already, aren't we?) while I stayed inside with the kids, coaxing them to sleep while I watched the Heat/Pacers game.

Boydee was almost out in my arms, tired of the Heat dominance (he stayed up late to watch the Thunder defeat the Lakers the night before.) Evey walked up to me and whispered, "Dad... can I read a few books in the living room, if I promise to put them away when I'm done?"

Any time "reading books" is the request, my answer is "Yes." But I thought it was sweet that she wanted my permission to bring some books from her Cleaner Than Normal room to our Cleaner Than Normal living room.

Evey grabbed about five books. Then she grabbed a pillow. And a blanket. Got comfortable on the floor. And commenced reading.

Five minutes later, both kids were sound asleep.

Man, I wish I could bottle this moment in my kids' lives. Evey 5, sweet as can be. Boydee, 7 months, coolest little guy in the world.

Photo is of Boydee staring at Glo-Ber in his crib, a month or so ago.

It should be noted that Boydee regularly sleeps through the night now.

I can see clearly now

Today is my one-week anniversary of having 20/20 vision.

I got LASIK last Thursday afternoon. So far... AWESOME.

I had an eye appointment this morning, and I'm seeing 20/15 right now. My eye doc said my eyes responded even better than he anticipated. My left eye is a little dry at times, but otherwise, my eyes are GOOD.

I'm told I was 20/2200 (although Adro doesn't believe me) 20/200 is legally blind. Now I'm 20/15. Good times.

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The above photo is of Marina, Boydee and Evey, taken on the evening of Boydee's baptism. I guess the kids had a good time, as my sister and mom watched them that evening. This was taken right after bath time, right before bed time.

I have a good Evey story coming, but it requires the use of the scanner... and I don't have the energy for that right now. Why? I just finished a 2,600-word cover story for Golfdom. I'll sleep well tonight, my friends.

I can't drive 55

Sent from my iPhoneSnapped this pic a few weeks ago... Put 88,888 miles on the Z28 recently. Notice how fast I'm going at the moment...

The Camaro has been a good car for me. Still running strong. Still fast as hell. More dependable with the milder winters (the Camraro is worthless in snow.)

And yet, the Z is on borrowed time. Eventually we'll get a new car, and guess who's getting traded? Two small children and a sports car don't add up.

The Z is a 2002. It's held up nicely. And I'd say 88,888 is low miles. I remember the day I bought it, a friend at work told me I was crazy. And it was a little crazy. But me and my dad both dug the ride, and I was 25 at the time. Young enough to still be crazy.

The Z reminds me a lot of my dad. There were times I regretted buying it, but overall, I'm glad I took the risk. I still get a lot of pleasure out of the car. My next car will be boring in many ways, i'm sure. It's hard to argue with the 10 years of fun I've had in the Z.

Boydee meets the extended fam

A few weeks ago we took Boydee to Wichita to meet my Grandma JoJo. While we were there, we had the good fortune to run into my Uncle Vince and my cousin Nichol.

 Nichol just cracked Boydee up, he was giggling and loving her to death.

Uncle Vince? Scared him shitless. Just like Uncle Vince scared me shitless in 1978.  

Good job, Boydee.

Wonder Woman!

Sent from my iPhoneEvey had her dance photo taken recently... Here's my quick shot from my phone.

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Me and Boydee, Sunday afternoon.