Ok I just have to post something I am so excited about. This morning I arranged for D9 to take surfing lessons. I wasn't sure what to think about them because D9 can be adventurous but sometimes very reserved. Well not this morning, she was a dynamo out there. The first time she tried to stand on the board she was up and off! Surfing takes a great deal of balance and feel which she seemed to have instinctively.
Now I have to admit I was so excited this morning I was taking pictures with my phone and emailing everyone. But the first person was my wife because I wanted her to know just how much this meant to our daughter. Amazingly this has lead to an ongoing TM exchange between us and a really nice conversation this evening. It wasn't until a short time ago I realized something about all of this. She told me the other day one of the things she found attractive in me was when I was so positive, laughing and being a great father. She said this in passing and it only slightly registered because I always felt I was a great father.
Well this isn't about me and my wife, it's about my daughter and how excited I am as a father to see her excel at something almost immediately! Now I have to go find a great deal on a surfboard. LOL! I can't wait to go surfing with her tomorrow morning!!
If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive. - Mother Theresa
