Who's You're Daddy Blog (or It's Not About the Kids)

I never intended for this to be a blog about my family and children. I reread a chunk of the older posts only to discover I have created a Daddy Blog. I don't suppose there is anything wrong with that, but I always pictured my random musings would be more profound and too esoteric to include the mundane happenings of a Midwestern family by using a lot of run on sentences. I read about 6 or 7 blogs regularly and I must admit that I enjoy The Mommy Blog. She is irreverent, but you can tell she loves her kids. In case you have stumbled upon this her is a run down of the family. I have three children - Susan(10), Becky(6), and John(4). They amaze me each day by teaching me something I didn't know the day before. I like to think I am a good father, but I have the patience equivalent of a Peruvian gnat. Patience is probably the number one skill to be a parent and I was absent the day it was taught in kindergarten. My wife, Dawn, must have infinite patience because she puts up with all three of the kids and me. I tend to enjoy time with my kids one-on-one. John and I went camping this summer and we had a ball. He is probably the most laid back of the three. How many four year olds do you know that are willing to just sit and watch a campfire. He made up for it by getting up to go swimming at 6am, but even then he got dressed by himself. Susan and I have recently started playing tennis together. She is just good enough that we can hit the ball back and forth. I told her she should take lessons, but she just wants to play with me. I hope I don't instill too many bad habits. Becky just wants to be loved. She is the middle child and has embraced all the stereotypes associated with being such.