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Daily Archives: 04/09/2008
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 9: Redemption
When I parted company with my children after picking up the Nissan, neither they nor I were feeling ‘warm fuzzies’. They were chastened and I was attempting to regain my equilibrium. I was not angry with them. But I did … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 8: The Reprieve
After we picked up the Nissan, I decided that I ‘deserved’ to treat myself to something fun to make up for the aggravation that I had just endured as a ‘good parent’ so I drove to the Apple store at … Continue reading
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The Beautiful Letdown, Part 7: The Reckoning
The conversation inside the truck went something like this: “Sunshine, I was at this place 45 minutes ago.” I’m sure Dodgeball was thinking, “that sounds familiar.” “Dad, you should have called me.” Dodgeball groaned. Steve Martin’s scene replayed inside of … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 6: Sunshine Appears
At this point, I couldn’t ‘relax’ any longer. I called my daughter again…no response. Dodgeball decided to call a friend. Perhaps he saw an opportunity. I mean after all, he wasn’t looking quite as bad now! Misery loves company and … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 5: My unplanned retreat
At this point, I was a beaten man. There is only one house on this road but my daughter is evidently not there. I assumed that she had gone somewhere. I pulled to the side of the road next to … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 4: The House Next Door
We turned into the driveway to see a house with no apparent entrance! Two closed garage doors greeted me with a French door to the left. However that door has no access unless I wanted to walk alongside of the … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 3: Offroading adventure
So Dodgeball and I drove to the house “right next to the church.” As soon as we reached the dirt part of the road, I found myself driving on a levee with a lake on both sides. And this road … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 2: Blondie’s directions
Realizing that I couldn’t change undo the dodge ball game, I refocused my attention on carrying out my plan and called my daughter to get directions to her location. This is what I heard: “Well, you make a right out … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 1: The Missing Brain
Ah, the joy of parenting young adults! Their bodies and brains are still changing, growing and maturing. I had planned to pick my son up from school at 3:00, pick my daughter up from her school at 3:30 and then … Continue reading
Hi, I’m Sven
Man, I was Mr. Mom this morning! I woke my son up, made his lunch, took him to the grocery store to buy snacks for his class, dropped him off at school, returned home, woke my wife and daughter up, … Continue reading