Updated
June 18, 2000
Hello and Happy
Father's Day to everyone out there!
I woke up this morning with a bit of a stomach ache, so I missed going
to church with Jackson and Katie, but when they got home (and I got
up), Jackson gave me a very nice card, a 'World's Greatest Dad' t-shirt,
and matching J-Bug and Daddy Haiwiian shirts from Old
Navy -- pretty cool!
Myra's coming
in town this morning to see dad (who got here on Friday) and to spend
time with us for her birthday. The plan is for us to all go out to
dinner tonight, and for her to spend the night here at the house.
Well, in other
news, I was supposed to go to the Republic
of Texas Motorcycle Rally in Austin last weekend, but that idea
got ditched -- it rained all weekend. I heard a ton of people still
went, but I'm not one for riding 3 hours in the rain, camping and
hanging out in the rain and mud for 2 days, then riding home in the
rain. I know -- I'm a puss . . .
So what's up
on the Jackson front: About a week ago, he figured out how to stand
up in his crib. How did I find out? Well, the first clue was the big
'THUD' from his room, followed by blood-curdling screams. I ran into
his bedroom and found him on his back on the floor -- he jumped. I
was in a mini panic for a while, called Katie and the doctor, and
after about 15 minutes, Jackson was laughing and eating an animal
cookie. Oh, well -- that night we made sure to 'zip him in' under
the cat-proof cover; and the next morning, I spent about 45 minutes
taking the bed apart and lowering the mattress.
I don't really
think that episode qualifies for the 'World's Greatest Dad' competition,
but that's the way it goes. At least it was no emergency room visit.
Jackson's also
sitting up by himself (from a laying position) and crawling now. The
funniest thing is that since he just started to sit up by himself
he thinks it's the coolest thing -- and he won't lay down for a nap!
He just sits himself up and giggles. What can you do?
Otherwise, everything
is going pretty good -- nothing earth-shaking to report. Only 6 more
weeks til Maui --
