Bite Me!

Yesterday morning when I woke up and focused my bleary eyes, I found Sophia standing by the bed looking down at me (we are kipping on a futon mattress). Without missing a beat she said....."Dad...when I grow up I am going to be a tooth fairy". I of course responded as every good parent would by making encouraging noises and nodding with approval. Afterwards it occurred to me that maybe Soph is considering a career in dentistry. My first thought was..."great!....she can earn shed-loads of cash and keep me in beer in my frail dotage".....however, on reflection....dentistry must be one of the most boring jobs on the planet...cash or no cash....so I am not sure I can endorse it. No offense to all you dentists reading this (you know who you are).

pssst....I don't know any dentists and I am struggling to believe that anybody is reading this regardless of their oral surgery skills

I goofed off work today. It was the first day of the Mount Lebanon "soccer camp" and I took Adam while Shaz went and toured a local school. I was ready to be irritated by the whole affair. I think my reticence stems from the fact that they call it soccer here and not footy which is obviously pretty feeble of me. As it turned out, it was a great day out. Superbly well organized, in a great location and very civilized. I was so impressed that I have infected Shaz with the idea that we need to move to the suburbs and so she is now sitting next to me surfing for houses in Mount Lebo.

My mum is here with Derek!!!! She is sitting here complaining that she has not been mentioned in the blog so here goes. She and Derek seem to be having a relaxing time although Derek tried to cycle down Route 28 today on his road bike. For those readers not living in Western PA, this is like trying to cycle from Liverpool to Burtonwood via the M62. Not sensible and he had to be rescued by a passing off duty biker in a large truck.

Soph in the Scooby Doo van


Your guess is as good as mine!