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One of the things I learned about
being a father of a toddler,
is that you have to be quick on your toes
with regards to how your kid explores his own surroundings.

How they experiment with pretty much everything
they lay their hands upon.

I am talking about small odd things like:

How I found some toy cars inside the VCR.

A Yoyo inside my acoustic guitar.

Some of my guitar picks,
inside my slot loading DVD-ROM.

Buzz Lightyear inside the fridge.

Not to mention,
even more odd things like,

Drinking the Soy Sauce, from the bottle.

And, how he tried mixing Milk with Root Beer,
and him drinking it.
(This wouldn't have bothered me,
if he didn't say "Yummy" afterwards.)

You know,
stuff like that.

Although there's one thing I just found out,
that Tyler experimented on,
which I must admit,
took me days to figure out.

Well,
for a while now,
I have been trying to figure out
why I was having problems with the sound on my Electric Guitar.

Some days I just couldn't get any sound to come out,
and if I did,
it produces some kind of muffled but cracking noise.

Then today.
I figured it out.

It wasn't my guitar

It was this ---->

AHHH!!
The excitement of parenthood!!

Road Trip Pics are up.

Check them out under Photos.

Again, I apologize for the inconvenience of registering.
It just gives me the security of knowing who looks at our pictures,
and who makes fun of me.
Not that I can do anything about it,
but at least when they laugh at me,
I have the power to "delete user."

Ah, who am I kidding.
There are only 4 people registered to view them.
And that includes 2 accounts from me.
Shheessshh.

Anyways,
With regards to the trip,
I would like to say thanks to the following people.

To Tracy's folks in Kansas:
Thanks for the magnificent food you have given us.
Thanks for all of Tyler's gifts and toys.
Thanks for bringing us to the lake.
Thanks for letting me drive the boat. (I think it's more of a yacht.)
Thanks for taking me bike riding.
Thanks for taking me to that huge movie theater.
Thanks for taking us to the Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper.
(Which introduced me to a whole new world.)
Thank you so much.
We had a really great time.

Thanks to Devona and her family in Wisconsin,
for one memorable 4th of July celebration.
I do wish we get to spend more time together too.
Your kids are most precious.

Thanks to my Brother, his wife and kids in Canada,
for reminding me how fun family is again.

Thanks to my Aunt in Pennsylvania, as well as my Mom,
for the loads of food you have given us,
so we could feed an army for 3 years.

My thanks to my wife, Tracy,
for putting up with me
through the whole trip.

Thanks also to my son, Tyler,
for being a great traveler.
I am also sorry, you have gone through so much
at a very young age.

My apologies to
Abbie, Michelle, Irene and Edsel.
Whom I was supposed to meet in New York.

Like I said,
our vacation suddenly depended on other people's time management.
Otherwise, we could have all met and had loads of fun.

Come to think of it, I would even have time to see
2 friends in Greely, Ontario,
1 friend in Windsor, Ontario,
1 friend from Chicago,
and probably, oh I don't know,
5, 10 more from Ottawa.

All that could have happened,
if I just stuck to my guns, and learned how to say no.

Maybe someday.
Someday.

Someday when we take another road trip vacation in...
Oh, I don't know.
10 - 20 years from now.

We were in Orlando yesterday
to see my Aunt and my Mom at DisneyWorld.
We were there very early.

Spent the whole day enjoying everything at the park.
It was our first time.

We left Orlando about one in the morning,
and drove back home.

And I guess, just from mere exhaustion from the day's activities,
also from our recent 3 week road trip,
and not being able to sleep the night before,
because Tyler was miserably sick and kept everyone awake.

All these things added up,
made me very, very tired and drowsy at the wheel.
I swear I don't remember driving almost 3 hours from Orlando to our house.

I just remember waking up a couple of times,
from the bumps on the road.

I don't remember anything else.

Oh I remember taking our exit ramp.
That's it.

Tracy and Tyler were asleep...
and apparently, so was I.

So,
I sincerely thank the Heavens above,
that me,
my wife
and my son,
are still enjoying each other's company,
today.

And if ever this happens to me again.
I give you permission to kick my ass.

2 days!

A record time for me
to finish the 6th book.

I would have read it in one sitting,
but that would mean I have to neglect my Fatherly and
House-Husbandly duties.

Because you never know,
if the wife comes home to a messy house,
she might hex me with the "Avada Kedavra".

Although, maybe I could practice the "Imperius" on her...
hmmm....

Oh well,
I guess I better change Tyler now.

"Accio Diaper!"

Just got back from the Road Trip.

I'll post some pictures and tell you stories,
as soon as I get in synch with being at home again.

Now if you would excuse me,
I have to kiss the very floor I am standing on.

PS -
And just for giggles,
the mileage on the car as soon as we parked on the driveway....

5666 Miles.

I shit you not!