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The End of Summer
The kids are in school once again, and so are our usual stresses in making sure they are doing well.
Speaking of stresses... My wife, contrary to popular belief, is my single best stress relief. (Not like that sickos!) What I mean is that she makes my life so very, easy.  We have our off days like any other couple but far more than those few our days are great.

Take it easy man!
For all the girls I've dated in my life, and there was plenty, I've always felt like I knew it wouldn't last.  I dated a girl for over 5 years and yet it took me about a year to realize that she was not the one but just the one right now.  It took me longer than it should have to get rid of that "safety blanket".  My Lorelei was the first girl that  I knew right from the beginning would be able to tame my raging, ahem, spirit.  She didn't just use her beautiful looks, or great intelligence (though slow on the uptake I must admit ^_^ ).  She one me over by allowing me to be me.  It's rare that I get "nagged" by my wife.  I'm a lucky man to just be able to say that.  I get away with a lot, because she allows me to.  It's this very reason that our relationship has flourished so.  I get asked to do something, not told.  She asks because she knows if she tells me my strong will takes over and refuses to do it.  She may have to ask multiple times, but I get it done.  It's so amazing to be able to accomplish my chores and such at my leisure rather than "NOW", like I know some women can be.  My wife is amazing for letting me be me.

Learning & Stress
Very soon Lorelei will be starting school again.  She'll be once again furthering herself, her career, and her family.  Now I need to step up and do the things that I normally am asked to do, without being asked.  I'm a fairly intelligent person, but I'm also a very forgetful person.  This doing without asking is going to take some thought into how I'm going to accomplish.  I think I'm going to use a Calendar based system.  Where I need to do specific things at specific times.  I believe that would work best.  Yes, I'm making a chore board for myself...now all I need is to figure out how to earn the gold stars...

The Boys
James...He is my spawn.  I say this lovingly!  He is me in so many ways.  If he is not constantly challenged he retreats into his own world.  The challenges he & I will face together cannot be foreseen, but I do look forward to them.  I just have to help him to break his fear of anything new & different.  When he becomes comfortable with something, it's very difficult for him to change it.  We're working on it, he still gives the best hugs! He asked me if he could bring his tooth to school for show & tell.  I thought that was such a great idea! I want to get him a hermit crab soon.  Not sure why he want's one so bad but, it's so hard to say no sometimes.

Logan...What can I say, he's two.  He still can't sleep with out his ba-ba (pacifier).  He has won the battles when we've tried to take it away.  His attention to everything everyone says and does is absolutely amazing.  He is a mimic like no other.  He does have his tantrums now and then (more now then, then).  We're working through it.  He looks up to his brother and though James may not believe it, Logan respects him in a lot of ways that are very visible.

Such great guys...now I just need my girl.  Hey, I can dream.