A Brave New World

In a lot of ways this picture I took yesterday of Tanner, in his oversized backpack walking down the hall on his first day of Kindergarten, mirrors my current stage in life.

In the last few months I’ve been wrestling with the footprint I’m leaving in this life. I talk a ton about ideals and character, yet I’m doing very little of it myself. Just last night I was watching a documentary on Toms Shoes and thinking to myself how people like Blake Mycoskie completely get what it means to live out their lives in service to others—and thinking how tremendously I fail in doing that myself. I am constantly trying to perfect my life, while in the process neglecting the needs of those around me. That’s all got to change.

Like Tanner I have been adequately prepared to enter this new world of endless possibilities, and like Tanner I plan on facing this brave new world head on, and soaking up every second. Now I’ve just got to get a cool backpack to hold all my gear!

Filed under: Life, School, Tanner, TOMS Shoes

Tanner Said Damn

Yeah. He’s only 4 years old, and he used it in proper context. The funniest part (should I say funny?) is that when Tonia got after him for saying it, he responded by saying, “But I didn’t say Dammit”.

Ah, the joys of parenthood. He doesn’t hear that language at home. It’s possible he picked it up from a movie, but we’re positive he gets this stuff from school. After some intense questioning under a hot lamp, he said he got it from a kid that he went to school with last year. He went on to say how bad a kid that boy was. It’s amazing how at the mere age of 4 they can shift the heat off themselves and onto someone else. I’m not even sure I believe him about the specific source, he could be covering for someone, but I’m positive he got it in school. And again, he’s only four.

I can’t wait until Kindergarden next year!

Filed under: Parenting, School, Tanner, Words