Boys Will Be Boys

Day 274:

I had a light day at work today, Conor.   This means a number of things for me... Firstly, I can't stay focussed.  If I have a full day on my calendar, I'm unstoppable.  Put tasks in front of me and I execute.  Though it's true what they say, "an idle mind is the devil's playground." and today that meant for me that I wanted nothing to do with sitting in an office chair staring at a screen wondering about how I could somehow improve my position.  It was more exhausting than the work itself.  That said, I recalled some things that needed done at the house, and so that seemed like a better direction.  And so I changed course and took out of work a few hours early.

This would also mean I could get to you several hours ahead of our usual pick-up time, and so suddenly my day was looking up!  I picked you up from daycare around 3:30pm and started thinking about what we could get into...

As beautiful a day as it was, we needed to take advantage, Boy'O.  So once home and changed into work-out clothes, it was time for a walk / run to soak in the midday Sun.  And go we did... I threw some tunes on in the Jeep stroller, strapped you in, and off we went.  I think all in we roamed a little better than 2 miles.  My old knees aren't what they used to be, even with the brace, so running was sporadic while being enough to break a sweat.  Unfortunately for me, running is what you love!  When I'm running and you're going faster, you only seem to want to go EVEN faster!  Giggling and flailing like the little mad-man you are, you were inspiring to say the least.  I went as long as I could, but when I eventually had to break, you got bored and fell asleep for the last 3/4's of a mile or so... Really, I can't blame you.  Walking bores me too...

Anyhow, that little 20 minute snoozer prepped you for another hour of serious play time and so we got back to the house and played and played until you could play no more... By the time you wore down we'd been at it for a solid three hours!  Simply giving you your dinner was enough to have you sound asleep in my arms before I could even get you up the stairs to your room.

That's livin', Son.  Those are the moments that will stay with you forever.  Time with you is better than anything else this life has ever afforded me.  No matter how dismal things look, a few hours with the Lion Heart is the absolute cure all, Boy'O.

I love you, Conor.  I can't say it enough.
-Dad