Critter’s Krib

so the other day for some reason a friend of mine from highschool popped into my head. it has been easily 10+ years since i have
seen him, and probably 5-6 since i have spoken with him. i googled his name the other day and came up with a number i thought might
be his, but it was too late to call. of course since then, everytime i thought about calling, it was either too late or too early
on the weekend. last nite i had a bit of time and actually remembered! so i gave the number i found a ring. i ended up reaching a
cousin or something, she then gave me a number to reach paul at. i gave that one a ring and ended up getting paul’s wife, linda.
she gave me his mobile number.
it was really great to speak to paul after all these years. even more exciting is the realization that we have both grown up
so much. we each got into our own share of trouble growing up. we both attended the same private christian school from elementary
to high school. i never really fit in at that school. at least when i look back, those are the feelings i have towards it. i would
also say that the majority of my classmates were more acquantances than friends. more nice on the surface, than at the core. paul
was one of the few i would call a true friend. the type you could call in a crisis (yeah, even teenagers have real crisis’!), and
he would be there to help you out, one way or another.
a couple of things that really struck me during our conversation. the first is the fact that he is still married to linda. it is
always great to hear of couples that are able to beat the statistics of today’s divorce rate. it always brings a smile to my heart
when i hear of people that beat /those/ odds!! the second.. while we haven’t spoken for several years, we breezed quickly over
the updates about ourselves, and the conversation centered more on our children, and how great they are, and the impacts they
have made in our lives. anyone who knows me, knows i am crazy about my son, how much fun we have, how excited i am to have him
in my life. it excites me just as much when other people are just as /into/ their kids!
i look back on my life… and to be honest,
i was no angel. i think i am doing ok now, i’m on the right path. it was a helluva rocky road, and there were times i didn’t think
i would ever get to the point i am at now. but here i am. i can’t speak for paul but it sounds like he is in the right spot too.
it is good to talk to old friends. i’ve rambled enough. later.

We were out running a few errands on sunday, and arrived at the mall a
bit before they opened. We grabbed a coffee and juice, then talon had a
play around the fountain until the shops opened.

we watched some little girl go right up to the fountain and start
removing money out of it. her parents said nothing and talon couldn’t
understand why she was doing it..even though it was wrong. good
parenting, people.

Well it certainly has been a busy week so far. Talon and I are doing
pretty good concerning our new school schedule. He has to be in bed at a
decent time since he has to be up a bit earlier in the morning. He has
been doing pretty good. I think he’s been waking up around 6:15-ish.

We went to a school picnic last friday evening, more of a pig pickin, I
should say. We (myself,kate and her husband, ricky) waited in line for
what seemed like ages. Talon just played on the playground the whole
time. By the time we arrived at the front of the line… the pig had
been picked clean! So it turned into a taco bell dinner for me!

anyway… let’s recap.

1. Talon in school
2. Talon like school
3. Dad feel old.
4. Dad feel proud of Talon
5. Dad happy [# 1]

later…

These bugs are cool as hell!

Having to pick the lock for the lawn mower

aye, it has been a while since a proper post. it is much easier to just send pictures to the blog.
it requires little thought or time. a few button clicks and all 15 of you that read this know
i am still alive. ha!

so anyway, a lot has been going on. with tal getting ready to start kindergarten. he was originally
due to start a couple of weeks ago, but due to construction delays it was pushed back to this (upcoming)
monday. he seems pretty excited about it. i know i am. it is weird and almost hard to imagine at times
that he is already 5 years old; my little man! he will wear a uniform at the new school, and before you
go on complaining about uniforms. i am quite familiar with them, having to wear them from 4th grade until
my 11th year at school. and i do remember hating them like crazy, but they are easy for the parents

not sure if i have mentioned this before (who knows? it’s been ages since i’ve posted, and at the moment
i am too lazy to look back), but things between the ex and myself are much better. it is much easier to
work together than against. i did not realize until recently (and looking back) at the amound of stress
the whole situation caused me (and others..)

i think i had more things to say, but at the moment.. i cannot remember anything else. old age is creeping
up on me and stealing my not-so-good memory!!

man we have such a blast together.

–
Crit