1st Day of School
Gabbys 1st day of Pre-K is today. She’s pretty excited about. She was telling us on the way over that her favorite food was hot dogs. When we arrived and checked out the menu… You guessed it. Hot dogs for lunch. We’ll have to see how it all went. Ryan McKinney
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Build A Bear
Gabby LOVES her Build-A-Bears. Most people know (and that means you unless you live under a rock) that Build-A-Bears are THE way to go with a stuffed animal.
Gabby uses her “own money” to by clothes for them. Each has a name, a special person they are connected with (usually the person that took her to get it), and a special place in Gabby’s heart.
Build-A-Bear may seem pricey at first, but ask yourself this.
When’s the last time I paid for something for myself for the “experience” of it.
It’s more than a Bear…It is worth it.
It’s Definitely Not Home
You may be wondering what you are looking at. It’s more like where. Today I arrived at Lander University’s Centienial Hall just as it began to rain. For the next week, I’ll be attending South Carolina’s School of Banking. The program is a 3 year program that I’ll tell you more about later. Basically, I’m living in a box for a week. Graduating from college in my home town, I never had the “opportunity” to live in a dorm. Well, there’s always a 1st time for everything. Ryan McKinney
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3D Glasses and Playing Hookie
3D Glasses, Popcorn, and an Afternoon with Gabby
Working on Saturday has never been a favorite of mine. Being a glass-half-full kinda guy, I look for the good things and hold on to them tightly.
When I work on Saturdays, we flex time out. That means that I get to feel like I’m playing hookie on a weekday afternoon. I abruptly remember by Saturday morning why I should not feel guilty.
This week I was scheduled to do my Saturday duties on Father’s Day Weekend. That meant less time with the kids, so I decided to “Play Hookie” with Gabby and go see Shrek 3D. As you can see from the picture, we had a blast.
The smell of popcorn, no one in the theater but Gabby and I, and the feeling that millions of other people were working their butts off on a Thursday afternoon. Ahhh Bliss.
The movie was ok. Not as good as the first few hundred Shrek Movies, but it was ok. It was a little dark with the spells and witches for us, but there were some fairy tale funny parts. We had the entire theater to ourselves except for 5 or 6 other people.
Although I paid for this afternoon with a Saturday of work, it still felt like hookie! That was kinda fun. When Gabby asked me why I was not at work, my answer had nothing to do with Saturdays. It had to do with her. The one thing I won’t get to do over is spend time with her when she’s little. I hope she remembers this fun day with her dad for as long as I will.
Epilogue:
Saturday wasn’t so bad at work. Busy, but definitely worth the afternoon. I think I won on this deal.
