For those of you who don't know Dad very well, he used to drink the Kool Aid at work very often. I used to be the rah rah guy, and someone, who's name will remain nameless sucked all the Kool Aid out of my soul. The only thing I've been drinking lately has been biter Aid, doesn't really exist, but I'm sure I could find a glass for you. Well today at work our construction workers were going to have their holiday party, and they typically use our club environment for their gathering. It is quite a scene seeing these guys all bring in there favorite dishes. While many of them brought them in Tupperware and were made by their better haves, some of the more proud guys brought in "their specialties". Well it turns out that the club wasn't available for them to use this year because no one would be around. I got wind of this and volunteered my time, no way should these group of guys who help us out so much have to eat on the concourse. This seemed like such a no-brainer, but to those guys it couldn't have been a nicer gesture. They forced me to eat with them and they even did the vast majority of the cleaning. While being thanked for doing something so simple, I realized, I didn't drink the Kool Aid because work provided it, I drank the Kool Aid because it feels good to drink it. While this sounds kinda of cheesy, and while I write this, I want to delete it, it's true.
"Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves"
James Barrie
I will no longer let work or my specific job define the type of person I am, I will define the type of work I perform. The Kool Aid is back, and Madeline is going to get a big helping of it tonight.
I would also like to pass a link on to everyone. I hope if nothing else, you go to the website and read a little about it. It is one of the better causes I have come across in a long time. I challenge each and everyone of you to be another Keith Taylor Giddy. Please check out this story:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/12/22/pennies.from.heaven/index.html
or you can go directly to the home page:
http://www.modestneeds.org/
Each morning when you wake up and kiss the one's you love, think about what you can do to make the world a little better.
I would also like to thank Tommy Kaiser for giving me inspiration and guidance on changing the headlight on our car. I thought this could be quite the daunting task, but alas I'm a dad and I can do anything know. Really though, this was actually very easy to do, but Mom and Maddie were very proud of dad, even if it was just for five minutes.
In Maddie news, she and Mom got out to run a few errands today. Everything went great, except for the fact she didn't wear her new puma's. I know world, I wanted to see her in them, but it was snowing and my baby girl shouldn't be out with gym shoes in the snow. Maddie also had her second diaper blow out today. It's wild diapers can do such a great job most of the time, but other times it appears as though she isn't wearing a diaper at all. Maybe Maddie was just upset she couldn't wear her new pumas, or maybe she just had to blow it up.
Maddie is getting so big so quick, I already feel like I'm losing my baby girl. She has already gained almost three pounds. She is such a squirmer also, I'm positive she will be crawling at an early age. Most research says most babies start crawling by 7 months (thank you google), I'm predicting 5.5 months. After all, dad is a natural athlete. So if she is not crawling by then, we know who she takes after.
I'm not sure if I will have a time to write before Christmas, so if not Merry Christmas to everyone. Give some cheer, love and happiness this holiday season......and drink some Kool Aid! For those of you who don't like Kool Aid, booze will suffice.
Team Beck
"Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves"
James Barrie
I will no longer let work or my specific job define the type of person I am, I will define the type of work I perform. The Kool Aid is back, and Madeline is going to get a big helping of it tonight.
I would also like to pass a link on to everyone. I hope if nothing else, you go to the website and read a little about it. It is one of the better causes I have come across in a long time. I challenge each and everyone of you to be another Keith Taylor Giddy. Please check out this story:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/12/22/pennies.from.heaven/index.html
or you can go directly to the home page:
http://www.modestneeds.org/
Each morning when you wake up and kiss the one's you love, think about what you can do to make the world a little better.
I would also like to thank Tommy Kaiser for giving me inspiration and guidance on changing the headlight on our car. I thought this could be quite the daunting task, but alas I'm a dad and I can do anything know. Really though, this was actually very easy to do, but Mom and Maddie were very proud of dad, even if it was just for five minutes.
In Maddie news, she and Mom got out to run a few errands today. Everything went great, except for the fact she didn't wear her new puma's. I know world, I wanted to see her in them, but it was snowing and my baby girl shouldn't be out with gym shoes in the snow. Maddie also had her second diaper blow out today. It's wild diapers can do such a great job most of the time, but other times it appears as though she isn't wearing a diaper at all. Maybe Maddie was just upset she couldn't wear her new pumas, or maybe she just had to blow it up.
Maddie is getting so big so quick, I already feel like I'm losing my baby girl. She has already gained almost three pounds. She is such a squirmer also, I'm positive she will be crawling at an early age. Most research says most babies start crawling by 7 months (thank you google), I'm predicting 5.5 months. After all, dad is a natural athlete. So if she is not crawling by then, we know who she takes after.
I'm not sure if I will have a time to write before Christmas, so if not Merry Christmas to everyone. Give some cheer, love and happiness this holiday season......and drink some Kool Aid! For those of you who don't like Kool Aid, booze will suffice.
Team Beck
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