So, after a short time contemplating the idea of creating a new blog, I have to say that I am glad to be starting a new one. I hope it will satisfy my desire to tell stories, reflect and to ramble and let others listen if they are so inclined to do so. I also have to say that after looking back at my first and only other blogging eperience, my blog in regard to my trip to New York City with the Maine Humanities Council in April of 2012 (http://natesblogofawesomeness.blogspot.com) I was stricken with the urge to create another one. I decided that the only things that I am good at, the only things that I feel that I can contribute to or have commentary of, is being a dad, a father and a teacher. These are three things that give me a tremendous amount of happiness and really provide a great experience and some comical moments. Also, the fact that I am on vacation has given me the opportunity to realize that blogging is actually fun and if nobody wants to read it, thats fine!
So the last few days of February break have been quite fun. Although it has been, at times, boring and has made me feel like quite the house-husband, it has been relaxing...on occasion. However, it has also been pretty interesting...I have learned a lot and I hope to share a little list of things I have learned about vacations as a teaching dad/husband:
1. When children have explosive dirrehea it is hilarious...except when its your child...and they have poop that goes from their knee pits, to their arm pits...and on the carpet...and the inside of their sweatpants. Again, when it happens to someone else it is hilarious, when it happens to you it makes your eyes water...not in regard to the moment you are sharing with your child...but because of the smell. 2. Daytime television sucks...mostly cartoons...wait, I think I have just been watching cartoons for the last 4 days...those kids are good. 3. I am still really, incredibly good at playing basketball on the 4 foot tall Playschool basketball hoop. Do I feel bad that I am constantly defending the hoop and rejecting my two young children's shots like Dekembe Mutambo against middle school kids? Sure, but I mean...not in my house. Don't bring that weak stuff to my living room. They will only get better...until that time..."NO! (while I wag my finger Mutambo style). 4. My kids do not have the whole sleeping thing figured out...the later they go to sleep...the earlier they get up. They either really love spending time with me...or they hate me. Either or. 5. Laundry sucks. 6. There is a direct correlation between the crappiness of the weather and the ease in which you have putting kids into their carseats. When it is cold, windy, snowing and miserable there will always be a buckle that won't go in or a child that decides they don't want to sit in their seat and he will become stiff as a board...makes you feel like you are going to win Parent of the Year Award. 7. When your wife works during your whole vacation...it gives you the opportunity to work out a lot. Twice a day sometimes. It also gives you plenty of time to just eat...bored eating is a genuine problem. 8. I still don't like cats.
Now before I leave I will do my p90x ramblings. The exercises are going great...however the dieting is not fun. I am now 52 days in...only 38 days left. Also, there are only 51...almost 50 days left until I leave for Europe again. This time we are going to France and England...12 days. Should be fun! I am going to have to resist the urge to eat lots of bread...they eat a lot of bread there I think?
Anyway,
I look forward to saying whatever I want on here. America.
