A silly little blog for me to drop the excrement of my mind.
and muffins with Mom
Published on November 5, 2005 By BlueDev In Home & Family
Thursday morning, 8:00 am. The pager goes off.

"Hey, we are rounding in the unit at 8:00 this morning"

"Really. Was anyone planning on telling me I needed to be there an hour early?"

"Oh, um, yeah, the other student was supposed to let you know. I guess he forgot."

"Wow, well ain't that just a bummer. The deal is, since no one bothered to tell me, I am taking my daughter to school this morning. Sorry, won't be there until about 9:00. "

And that was that. After all, it was 'Donuts with Dad' day at the school. Really it was mostly an excuse to get the parents there to buy stuff from the book fair. But hey, it was something that my daughter was very excited about and I figured I needed to come through. There are precious few things I can make it to for her school, so I try to hit the ones I can. And this one I could.

Or so I thought.

Well, if they forgot to tell me I needed to be there early I refused to feel too bad about it. I had made a commitment and I was going to stick with it. So we went to the library, each had a donut and a cup of juice, and my daughter picked up a book at a bargain price. All in all, I think I definitely had the better morning.

Comments
on Nov 05, 2005
Excellent choice!

I try to hit as many of those as i can as well. My oldest is now in the second grade. She is growing up so fast.

More time with the kids the better.

IG
on Nov 05, 2005
I totally agree with your choice.
on Nov 05, 2005
More time with the kids the better.


Isn't that the truth. And what I find most heartening is just how much those little things mean to them, at least when they are pretty young. Gotta take advantage of every chance I have.

I totally agree with your choice.


I appreciate it. It turned out just fine.
on Nov 05, 2005
I'm glad you have your priorities in the right place

I think some people in our class need to learn what's *really* important... maybe you should give lessons?
on Nov 09, 2005
To my way thinking, this is the only choice one should make when it comes to family.

Did you get your fill of donuts though?
on Nov 09, 2005
There are precious few things I can make it to for her school, so I try to hit the ones I can.


I never seem to be able to get to specific school events unless she tells me a couple of weeks in advance. Unfortuately a seven year doesn't really think about scheduling, so she ends up giving me a heavily creased photocopy of the event that is about to take place in 45 minutes. When I am able to go, however, she's just so happy and proud that I'm there.

Worth all the scheduling hassles in the world.

Glad you and your girl had fun.
on Nov 09, 2005
You did good dad, you made your little girl happy to have donuts with you! Those little things are what they remember for a long time.
on Nov 09, 2005
I applaud you.
on Nov 16, 2005
I think some people in our class need to learn what's *really* important... maybe you should give lessons?


I cannot even begin to imagine anyone to whom you may be referring. Our class? Nah, they are all saints. . .

And I can't lie worth a stink.
on Nov 16, 2005
Did you get your fill of donuts though?


Nah man, had to make sure everyone got some. I am a donut junkie, but I can be considerate. Besides, I have to give my daughter a good example, no?
on Nov 16, 2005
When I am able to go, however, she's just so happy and proud that I'm there.


It is amazing just how happy just spending a little time with them makes them, isn't it? I think we could all learn from them just what is important and what isn't.
on Nov 16, 2005
foreverserenity and cordelia: Thanks for the kind comments from both of you.
on Nov 16, 2005
Good job Dev. Hope you had a good donut.
on Nov 16, 2005
Excellent article. When Dave's deployed he feels like he's missing out on a lot, so when he's home he attends all the school events that he can. The last one was when Davey won an essay contest - his boss had told him the night before that he had scheduled a meeting the next morning, and Dave told him that he wasn't going to be there because he had promised his son he'd be there for him. His boss mumbled something about priorities, and Dave, much like you, said that he had his prioroties straight for once and wouldn't be at the meeting.

Good for you for prioritizing!
on Nov 16, 2005