Category Archives: H

Held Your Hair

Yesterday I was planning on skipping work and being in Midland today.

Mom had to work, so I was planning on taking both you girls to one last allergy updose before T gets here.

But H, you came home with as stomach ache and threw up shortly after dinner while taking your OIT dose.

I walked you to the kitchen sink as you started to gag, and held your hair back until mom came to help.

You had a little fever after that, so all of us stayed home today while mom worked.

It was honestly a nice reprieve from our usual hustle and bustle.

We lounged around and watched TV all day and never left the house.

Thankfully, H, you were feeling much better by dinner.

I love you.

-Dad

Grocery Store Runs

H, we have only done it two or three times together, but we are, I think fostering a new tradition.

See, you have taken to going on late night grocery store runs with me.

It’s usually one of those one-off situations where it’s late on a Thursday night – like tonight – and we realize we are out of a few essentials.

We need milk, water, paper towels, laundry detergent, and bread, for instance.

It’s between 7:00 and 8:00, and as soon as you see me gathering my things, you ask to come too.

Tonight we ran laughing across the parking lot, briefly examined the nesting birds squawking in front of the store, wished we had brought our coats, meandered in front of the yogurt isle too long, and we talked about the definition of investments on the way home.

I love you tagging along.

But no pressure though, it’s ok if this only lasts for a short time too.

I just adore the time with you.

I love you.

-Dad

Recharges Extroverts

Yesterday was a good day. It was also a busy day.

See, where going and doing recharges extroverts, it tends to wipe mom and I out for 24 hours.

We woke up early and went to a 9 AM birthday party at Blazing Bouncers.

It was a joint party for Gray and Caleb, two classmates from H’s time at Learning Tree.

We left there by 11:30 and drove straight to Caprock Cafe to eat lunch with the Daves.

After lunch we hung out of our house for a bit, and then went to Ninja Warrior and played for another hour.

We topped the day off by all stoping at Menchie’s on the way home.

The Daves left to eat dinner with friends by 7, and H, you were crying and so upset about the day coming to an end, mom let you go eat dinner with them at Chuy’s before they left.

K, you stayed home with mom and I and we ate dinner with you like you were an only child.

Honestly, I woke up this morning feeling like I had run a marathon.

I love you.

-Dad