Can you hear me now?

Tonight while making pizza Cora insisted on moving the cheese out to the edge and doubling the sauce because she didn't want to have any crust. While eating the pizza she said,

"See Daddy this is why we put more sauce on it."

"Uh...ok, why is that?"

"Because it is more squishy, sweet, and chewy and it doesn't hurt my wiggly tooth."

"Oh right, i knew that."

"Oh dad, no you didn't."

She was right. I had no idea.

It is a good thing she wants to be a Vet when she grows up and take care of all kinds of animals. But if that doesn't work out she said she was fine working at McDonalds too. Yeah I too could see the worlds apart but her little heart was as happy as could be!

Soapy Return

So I asked Cora today what her favorite place was on our vacations and she said, "Mall of America." Lord help us all as a 6 year old she h....oh man, she is 6.5 years old that is practically 7 which means she is almost going to college. I can't stand it and I dont want to talk about it anymore. However, she did say she wanted to go back to New York City. Maybe, just maybe over the next two weeks dad will call in sick, tell the school nurse Cora has a fever and we will do the city Ferris Bueller style. Just Dad and Daughter.

8 o'clock with lions

So tonight I was getting Cora ready for bed and she says,

"Dad what time is it?"

"7:57 PM"

"Dad can I stay up until 8:00PM?"

"Absolutely"

three minutes later

"Ok Cora bed time..."

"What...dad hey, dad you tricked me!"

And as she was goingto bed I asked her if she could be any animal in the world what would it be. She responded with, "A girl lion".

Scrammbled or sunny side up

So today I happened to learn something new from Cora and actually turned out to be very entertaining. Since Anna is gone with Mia, she bet me a dollar to learn something new from Cora each day she is gone that I don't know. An infamous dollar bet originating back the days of the Poker Shack and Man Room. Started all with a frisbee to the head of passing pay coed by Aaron Forrester, and now we are here.

So she has been coming to my work after school and doing homework and drawing and writing stories in my office while I finish out my day. It is awesome having "take your daughter to work day" every day. Truly a blessing. Well today I was being recognized with an award from the Hospital Commander and so I was gone for a bit and Cora was hanging out with Neomie, the ER doctor, my boss. They got into the discussion of whether or not Cora likes eggs. And it went something like this....

"I do like eggs but not the scrambled ones."

"Really? Why not?"

"Well, I do but they are too gooey and runny."

"Oh, you mean you don't like sunny side up?"

"What no...wait, what is that?"

"Well lets look at google images and to see OK Cora?"

"OK"

"See right there, I don't like that, but I love those."

"Oh so you do love scrambled eggs?"

"Yeah, and tonight we are having steak and eggs that daddy is cooking."

Well, needless to say, we went to the PX to buy her a new brush because her's had seen better days, and as we were leaving I hear...

"daddy, can we go over there?"

and my response was,

"I will have a number 6 and a kids hamburger meal with a slushy please."

It is so much fun spending time with my older daughter. Thanking God for the opportunity to bond with her deeper and learn more and more about her heart.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's fun Cora fact!

Cora's desert island meal

So tonight over dinner, of which Cora passed on the kids burger, kids mac and cheese, kids lasagna, and kids hot dog and ordered a "Petite Sirloin", we discussed Cora's last meal. I asked if she was on a plane that crashed on an island like, "Lost", and she was going to get to order one last meal on the plane what would it be? She of course answered "STEAK". I could not get her to change her mind, almost swayed it with Lobster but she wanted...

"A steak, medium red that taste like meat and is grey in color."

That is my girl

Beauty in the shadows

two year olds

getting a two year old to do as told daily is a task in itself, but getting them to do something when you need a pinpoint action is nearly impossible. They never do as told usually daily, but sometimes...you get exactly what you need.

behind the scene shot

Improv Marternity

The snow and clouds hinder the start, but with a quick break in the cover and some sun trying to help us out...the process began

Official day two

Today the maternity shots will be started. I woke up with an excellent idea. Anna dressed in bold colors sitting in the bleachers at one of the fields here surrounded by the snow...I neglected to mention any sort of coat, therefore the idea never made it out of the kitchen.

New ones coming...for real this time

I can do this and it is time to really do it. I need to do it before the New Year because I don't believe in resolutions. So here we go. I will get on here, update photos, stories of the day...something. A friend once told me, "The best camera you have is the one on you." So many of these photos...will be phone photos. Enjoy friends

Your Move...

Sometimes the kids have no idea what lies ahead for them, but there is no question they have made up their mind.

Misty solitutde

Man can find peace and happiness through wet greens and rainy fairways.

WEEEEEEE!!!!!

Elevators

i hate them. what else do you want me to say about it. i work in a small hospital. maybe a 100 yards long and 4 stories. that is all. 4 lousy stories. remember, i am in the military. keep that in mind as you read. I only take the elevator when I am going from the first floor to the 4th floor. even then...i shouldn't. regardless, i do and yes, I take it down from the 4th floor to the 1st floor. perhaps even lazier. until recently.... two days in a row i got in the elevator to ride down from 4 to 1. on multiple occasions individuals got on and rode the elevator down one floor. yes, ONE FLOOR. we are talking 12 steps. the stair case, all three of them or easily accessible. they don't hide from you. but one floor. it struck a nerve when i stopped at floor 2, after stopping at 3 for someone to get on and ride down to floor 1. oh yes, this person...one of my combat airborne medics. seriously? no really, seriously? so tomorrow he is going to ride the elevator for a good portion of the morning acting as the elevator guy, "what floor?" and push buttons. and when they ask why, he will tell them, "because i am lazy?" one floor, are we really that lazy now?