Eastern Standard Blog

It’s funny, most of my new co-workers have been asking me how I like the fall weather and such. For whatever reason, it only sticks in their brain that I’m from Arizona (even though I only lived there for 6 months) and not that I’m from Iowa (how many years did I live there?). Fall weather and the pending winter are nothing new to me in the least.

And, true be told, I love the fall. I love the reminder which fall represents. I love the change of colors. My daughter noticed that the tree outside her window lost all it’s leaves. I love that too. The warm sunny days, the clear and crisp days, even the gray and wet days. Fall is a wonderful time of year!

We will be heading to Iowa over the Thanksgiving Holiday so I’m sure I’ll have at least one story to share after that adventure…

The last little bit has been very chaotic for me. I got to play the role of single mom from Oct 21st – Oct 30th. My wife went on a much deserved solo vacation. For those of you who haven’t had the glorious enjoyment that is taking care of a 3 year old by yourself, I highly recommend it. Medication is optional, but again highly recommended. I feel a little bad bitching about it, as my wife has had to deal with this situation several times while I fly around the county for work related activities.

Good God do I have an additional level of respect for Mommie.

One of the big activities we had planned for while Mommie was gone was to visit the Zoo. While playing on the playground at the Zoo, standing on an elevated piece of equipment my daughter decided that I had forgotten to take her to go ‘pee-pee’ too long and just let it rip. Some kids standing underneath her got a little splash damage. I wish I thought that was a little less funny, I guess I should feel bad for them.