Day 18 - Coloring Books Are Hard To Find

For those of you in search of coloring books (which basically means everyone reading this) here are a few tips:

Don't go to Ben Franklin Crafts...

OK, I lied, that's my only tip at the moment.

Look, Ben Franklin Crafts is a great store if you need a frame for that needlepoint picture of yourself you had your grandmother make you...Or if you need that weird green foam to put your fake flowers in...

But otherwise, that place smells like death and dust...And the selection is weak.

You know its a crappy selection when you walk in and the 3 year old girl you're with goes

"I wanna try a diffint store Bictor"

Anyways, I'm home now with a happy Summer and 3 coloring books...to avoid a brawl I purchased Ethan & Owen identical coloring books.

In conclusion, I win.

On a side note, I want to mention something unrelated...I think my favorite part of the week is when its just Summer and I...And I don't say that because I don't love being around Ethan & Owen, because I absolutely do. The funniest comments come from those two but there is something great and peaceful about hanging out alone with Summer...Especially if shes in a good mood.

The question I get a lot since I started is whether I really enjoy doing what I'm doing and whether or not I think I'll want kids.

Look, if I didn't want kids one day (like years from now one day) I wouldn't have taken on the job and, if anything, I feel like I have a good idea of whats coming. Seriously, I'm of the mentality that if you test yourself with vomit, human excrement, and nut shots from a light up sword (if you're a guy) you will, at the very least, have a decent idea of what lies in store for you...

That being said, in just under a month on the job I have been convinced that I'm 100% down for kids (again, in a few years...) because I really do love what I'm doing.

[Females, altogether now - AWWW]

However, like any other red blooded male, when I have kids I'd like at least 1 or 2 boys because I want to retire in style watching my son (sons???) play professional sports...Hence my insistence that my future wife allow us to run every potential name through the Stadium test...

Oh, you aren't familiar with the Stadium Test? That's when you simulate saying your kids name like its coming out of a loud speaker at a sporting event...I'm a big believer in your name bringing you success...Honestly, there is a reason Gibran Hamdan is an NFL 3rd string Quarterback...and it's not talent. His name is awful. Had his parents simulated his name they would have known and maybe, just maybe, he'd be a starter today...

And yet, with all that out in the open, I've resigned myself to the fact I'm going to be afflicted with the Daughter Disease...

Why am I telling you all this? Because I kind of realized today that I'm cool with that...Guys are a lot of energy and I'm not really used to that because I grew up with all women...so screw it...

Bring on the daughters...I just want my future wife to understand my daughters are going to look like this until they're, at least, 21...The only difference is mine won't have a cell phone...