Note From the Trenches

I would like to start off saying this; all of you parents out there, anyone who has had to be responsible for the welfare of a child, I salute you.  Being the type of person who often reads about any new endeavor before actually doing it, I can honestly say that I wasn’t completely prepared.  A lot of the reading I did beforehand was extremely valuable as I’ve used nearly every piece of information I’ve come across, but it wasn’t going to cover everything.  Hat tip to you parents out there.

But spending this time with Audrey has been a complete joy.  I’ve been busier than I’ve ever been in my life.  Not that I’m rushing, but that there’s always something that needs to be done and I’m compelled to keep going, keep positive and work through whatever it is that comes up.

I don’t have any great insights, especially not to those who are already parents, just personal revelations about myself.  Honestly, I’ve learned so much about myself in the little-over-a-week stint of being a father.

Things lately have calmed down a bit, so I want to get back to my regular blogging schedule.  Don’t expect to see long, rambling screeds like I’ve done in the past (not for awhile anyway).  No, posts will be more bite-sized, more snapshot in form, rather than crazy rambling old man yelling from his porch to get off his lawn and then mumbling about how things just aren’t the way they used to be and how much he misses the taste of Tang.  Occasional tangential sentences still will be in vogue though, as you can see from the previous sentence.

Some family updates will still appear on the main page, but most will be shuffled off to the newly created Family page, which you should see a link at the top pointing you towards that portion of the website.

Until the next time, I have to sign off.  Only so much writing can be done between diapers.