A Day in Haiku

Dunno what struck me, but I was feeling poetically asian today.

Deep in my backyard

There are some purple flowers

They grow on the ground

The leaves are brown now

Soon they are falling softly

lots of work to do

Off to Baltimore

Port Discovery was fun

Now we need a nap

Spongebob on TV

The Kid is smiling broadly

Patrick makes me laugh

Caffery is fun

He likes to be in windows

Good thing they are open

Football, beer, and chips

Saturday in the autumn

I hope my team wins

Flank steak on the grill

Soy sauce, garlic and ginger

Yummy for us all

Film we haven't seen

Lucas dissapoints again

Hiding in a fridge?

Still Here

Rest assured, I'm still here. Just busy.

First, Caffrey is still hangin with us, and we're loving it. He's getting more affectionate every day, and now sleeps at the head of the bed, usually on my side. The Kid asks about him every day when I pick her up from daycare. "Go home and see Caf-fur-ry? He's a good boy."

On the personal side, I got promoted last weekend. Don't clap too much, the promotion was automatic. Every O-2 gets promoted to O-3 after 2 years if you don't get in trouble. Or get caught. Either way...

My folks came up on Saturday morning, along with The Wife, The Kid, our Midshipman, and an old family friend. My CO administered the oath, and The Wife and The Mid pinned on my shoulder boards.

Repeat after me: "I promise to not pick up women by singing 'You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling' while wearing this uniform."

After the ceremony, The Kid went back to spend the weekend with my folks. A good time was had by all.

If there's one thing that little children love, it's spending time with grandparents. Below we see The Kid taking her grandpa by the hand to take him somewhere. I can just here her now:

"C'mon Grampa. I need to show you something over here."