Smiles everywhere: Day 8

I had a couple good conversations with Jim and Adam today. I mostly came up with my questions and they answered the best they could.

When I got home, I was home barely long enough to say hi to everyone and then had to take Colton to baseball practice. Not only is it fun to see Colton having a good time out there, but everyone looks like they're having a good time. The kids are getting better at working as a team, and all the Dads are either helping out the kids, helping out their sons, chatting or joking around. It looks we have a good bunch of kids and a good bunch of dads, so it's a very good atmosphere to be around. I really enjoy it.

Later on, after helping Kim regain some chips in an online poker game (which she eventually won), and eating a great steak, some tots and some leftover pasta, I went to pick Gabrielle up from her friend's house. We went to the gas station to put some gas in Kim's car and I let Gabrielle pick up some candy. When I got home, Noah was covered in yogurt and then wanted to hit the hay. We cleaned him up, put him to bed, and I then walked from room to room watching the Pistons take down Orlando in one room and then watching Colton rock out on the Wii in the other.

The kids went to bed, and I got upstairs right after they had just said their prayers. Since I've been asking them to do that, if I'm home we do it together. I asked them to come get me next time, and Colton was kind enough to say "I'll say one with you, Dad". We said a prayer and then he went to bed.

Some days it's tough to come up with something positive, but today was a feel-good day. Thank you, Lord.