Lifes precious angels

Well, I'm finally getting rid of my cold thank God. Boy, it's sure a hassle trying to do regular things when you don't feel good.
Yep, we got our snow storm alright, but it wasn't really too bad this time. We got about three inches of snow, just enough so that I had to use our "snow blower" to remove the snow from our driveway. For those of you living in countries that don't get snow, a snow blower is similar to a lawnmower, it pick ups the snow and throws it through a tube on the top of the machine off to the side. It makes life a lot easier when you have to remove snow from a drive, or walkway.They say that we're supposed to get some rain this week too, which means that it will melt away most of the snow. Spring is right around the corner, so I'm not that concerned about the weather anymore.

How about this. We reward our daughter Tiana when she does really good in school, by buying her a special gift, something that she really wants usually does the trick. This time she wanted a new cellphone, (cheap one) something like the one that I use. I always try to buy her gifts on-line rather than at the store, because she gets an even bigger thrill when the mailman delivers it to her. It got so bad once that she started to treat the mailman like she does Santa Claws! LOL We straightened her out though, so now she's okay again. All she talked about this morning when I took her to school was her cellphone that the mailman was going to bring to her...gosh, I get a thrill out of it myself, seeing her get so excited. You may want to try ordering something for your kids on-line once in a while when you want to reward them, I think that you may even get an even bigger thrill out of it yourself! The excitement is in the waiting, not what, or how much the item costs, that's not important. It's much better to reward a child for doing something right, than to discipline a child when they do something wrong!

I think how precious little children are, and I tell our two little girls what I think of them all the time. I don't go to bed without thinking of what we did together that day, and how much it meant to me as a father, an older father at that. yet, I still get goose bumps just knowing that someone loves me, needs me and how much we love one another.
When I take Tiana to school most of her classmates are outside waiting for the bell to ring so they can go inside, when they see me, they run over and throw their arms around me and squeeze me real tight! I can't help wondering whether they get the love that they need at home, and if their parents hug them before sending them off to school. Sure, I buy the needy children things that they need once in a while, but I don't think that that is why they hug me, I just think that they need to feel loved by someone. My daughter aways goes to school with a hug and an "I LOVE YOU BABY" kiss form her old dad before I leave her there. I hope that when the time comes that I'm no longer with them anymore, that they will carry the love that I have for them throughout their lifetimes.
Life is so short, so don't miss a minute to share your love with your children. These little people don't stay that way for long, so enjoy them while they're still young, and never ever leave them without a hug, and be sure tell them that you love them. This is so important.
Photo is of our youngest child "Hannah", showing off the new "BARBIE" dress that Santa brought to her! Hannah is two years old.