This morning, James headed off to Antigo with grandma and grandpa for the week. Mom headed into work so Noelle and I had the afternoon to ourselves. It was a gorgeous day so we headed out (without jackets!) to grab what is probably the last bit of 2006 fall. Even though we try and get individual time with the kids, it's really fun to just be alone with one or the other so you can create fun. As you can imagine, there is a big difference in creating fun with James vs. Noelle. Grampa rented a Bobcat this weekend and James and my version of creating fun was to get into the Bobcat and go dig up some dirt. Mom could hear him laughing all the way down the hill.
From there I had plans to head down the fence row to see if we could find a bird or some other creature. But I was vanquished again and our making fun transitioned to picking moss and lichens off the big rock in our yard with Noelle's "penny" (one of my guitar picks). She purposfully dropped her penny to make sure I had to work extra hard to get it for her. I think this could have lasted all afternoon had I not decided that our fun had to incorporate the tree in our yard.
Little girls are sooooo different than little boys. It was my job to "make fun" for us this afternoon so I set off on my first agenda item. I had it in my plans to go on a treck through the freshly cut corn field to see if we could find a lone cob that fell through the harvester. We got to the edge of the field and Noelle decided the husk piles were too high to walk through so I capitulated to her and begrudgingly sat by the edge of the field and took pictures instead.
From there I had plans to head down the fence row to see if we could find a bird or some other creature. But I was vanquished again and our making fun transitioned to picking moss and lichens off the big rock in our yard with Noelle's "penny" (one of my guitar picks). She purposfully dropped her penny to make sure I had to work extra hard to get it for her. I think this could have lasted all afternoon had I not decided that our fun had to incorporate the tree in our yard.
Sticking to my guns and my intent to find more fun, I finally convinced her to come out of the tree. I figured a tour of the long barn was in order to see if any stray cats had settled in for the winter, but that was quickly vanquisted by Jumper our cat. She got to playing around with him and he firmly planted himself on her lap.
Finally I realized that my self-designated "CEO" job description for the day was incorrectly placed. Noelle was in charge and she was going to make fun out of whatever came across our path. It didn't matter what it was. My job was to participate and be Daddy...and I have to admit that I had a blast.
Finally I realized that my self-designated "CEO" job description for the day was incorrectly placed. Noelle was in charge and she was going to make fun out of whatever came across our path. It didn't matter what it was. My job was to participate and be Daddy...and I have to admit that I had a blast.
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