Day 1 of the Adventures of Dadman04

Well, as most of my friends know, I am now a single Army dad of three pretty cool kids. My oldest son is 15, followed by my middle son who is 6, and a daughter that is 2 and a half (I'm withholding their names to keep from embarrassing them too much). They will all celebrate a birthday yet this year so we are in for some fun times. Today was my first go at managing all three from wake up to bed time. Now, I must admit, I'm visiting with my Dad and Step-Mom but they subscribe to a sort of "You have to learn by doing" mentality which is really the best way...I guess. The day started with my parents heading out to Sunday school leaving me home to get the kids out of bed and ready to leave for church. I had about an hour and a half to accomplish this and a full carafe of coffee to assist. (I love you Juan Valdez)! Here is where I learned my first valuable lesson. Always conduct your PCCs and PCIs the night before. Did I mention I was in the Army? PCC = pre-combat checks and PCI= pre-combat inspection. If you don't get as much ready the night before as you can, you are only setting yourself up for total mission failure the next day. Which brings me to my next point. Humans under the height of 4 feet can rarely get ready to exit the house in less than an hour. This may be an unfair statement to little people around the world, but as the only little people in my life are my kids, it's a fair statement regarding them. I have learned volumes about human nature from my kids and they have taught me one very valuable lesson today. The key to a long, happy, and legal conviction free life is flexibility. I will attempt to post updates frequently to this site as the Adventures of Dadman04 unfold. They will undoubtedly provide some of you with a good laugh at my expense. And frankly, I'm cool with that.