My happy path.

When you are Mr. Prose, and it's your birthday, it's really not a big deal.  When you are Mr. Prose and it's your 40th birthday, it's still really not a big deal.  Andy has made it very clear that there was to be no party - definitely not a single surprise - no gifts, and nothing special.  To him, it's just another day and another decade.  Fortunately for the Mr., he has a Mrs.  who understands the importance of big deals.  (but also respects her husband's wishes and makes the big deal really only medium sized...)

There were homemade cards and 40 gifts - yes, forty.  And a gin and tonic in the shower and sushi after the Littles went to bed.

It was a good day, and probably the perfect way for AP to begin a new decade - and I'm excited to join him (but, I'll take a party in 2 years, on a beach, please.).

November 13, 2016
71 degrees
Perfect for a picnic

and Christmas Lights!

I don't usually get to excited about my kids being in danger, or feel uncomfortable when they are doing something other parents may question as safe.  However, when the boy was on the roof, my heart did race, and after what I deemed an acceptable amount of time, I commanded, "OK.  It's time to get down.  NOW."

The Final Hunt - November 11-12, 2016

 Mission Accomplished - even though the Prose boys didn't get an actual deer - the memories taste much better.

Harper has been asking and asking for a dog - so it was so perfect that Great Grandma was around Rose this weekend - to share her dog and her lap.

It's time to get back to the present.

 We have been celebrating the last decade all week long. Wednesday, Bennett's birthday dinner of choice was steak - so off to the Roadhouse we went (there might have been a bit of coaxing toward this establishment, but just a bit.)

Then, it was time for gifts - errrr, the gift.

On Bennett's fourth birthday, he asked for a TV in his room.  Andy and I made the mistake of telling him, "When you're ten."  Of course, he has been reminding us of that every single year - and now - yep - he's ten. And, considering the majority of the time, he is responsible, respectful and has good manners - he got his TV.   In typical Bennett fashion - he created his own regulations for acceptable television use, and promised to still rise up each morning to watch the news with his daddy.

It was a wonderful evening to celebrate - and focus on laughter - and after the kiddos slept, andy and I began the balloon prep.

Thursday, we all went to school and B was able to share his double digits with his friends - and he got so many birthday cards and texts and videos - he felt pretty special. After school we packed up again for Rose - and arrived just in time for chili and cake - a Ham cake, of course.

Friday, the hunt begins again.

Ten Years Ago Today...

Daddy woke up in the morning.  neither mommy nor daddy had slept much.  colie arrived at the hospital, and i was on TV for the final time.  doctor jody came in to talk "options", something was not quite right.  as you are aware, i am a good kid, and i had not broke anything in the 18 hour hospital stay.  doc J said she needed to break mommy's water.  while mommy signed some papers, daddy and colie started to look pale.  it was like this - the doctor would break the water.  it if was clear, i was to enter the world in the 'natural' way.  if it was red, i would not.  the water broke, and there was no question of the color.  daddy and colie were white, the water was red.

twenty-one doctors (some were learning) and seventeen minutes later, i entered the world.  mommy was very tired, but she managed to stay awake until the doctors pulled me out of her tummy.  she said to daddy, "what is it?"  daddy said, "it's a boy!!!"  mommy did not believe him, so she asked again, "no - but what its it?"  daddy said, "a son.  we have a son."

bennett daniel prose
november 10, 2006, 10:30am
4lbs 12 oz
17/5 inches long