A Lesson in Parenting

I have received several inquiries about the outcome of the Microsoft Office Winter Games Contest. They still have not decided upon a winner and will publicly announce their choice on January 7. Fingers are still crossed several times over that I win and thanks again for your support!

In the interim, we are busy following all the Olympic hopefuls, implementing social media strategies for several Colorado and Utah ski resorts, and enrolling Haddie in skating lessons.

Oh, and Jamie and I have been practicing superior parenting strategies. To illustrate:

The Mother Teaching About Family Bonding

As Haddie and I were crossing the street, I told her to hold my hand.

"Why do we hold hands when crossing the street, Mommy?

Me: "So when we get hit we can go down together."


The Father Expounding Upon Bad Words

Our neighbor Steve was hanging out at our house today. Jamie said something like:

"I'd kill for that. The whole thing is just stupid."

Bode: "Daddy. Dat's a BAD WORD."

Steve: "What? Kill?"

Jamie: "No, killing is just fine. He's talking about 'stupid."


The Children Demonstrating Our Superior Parenting Skills

We have had an unusual amount of snow in Colorado this fall. The kids and I had cabin fever so we hit the playground this afternoon. At one point, Hadley declared she wanted to race her 3-year-old brother. I approved but told her to be careful not to knock him over.

Not even 1 second into the race, she walloped him. He crumbled like a pathetic heap on the pavement.

"Hadley, what do you say to your poor little brother??!!!"

"Bode, YOU WERE IN MY WAY!"