Danger lurking

I just finished paging through The Dangerous Book for Boys. I bought it for Levi for his birthday. OK, so his birthday was 3 days ago...I was out of town, and he's getting presents in stages. He gets the book Tuesday morning. He'll probably want to skip school to read it. I know I would.

I love this book! It sparks the imagination, fuels creativity, and promotes father-son time. I am absolutely stoked to try some of the stuff that we'll read in that book. I was transported back to the days I spent playing in the woods around our house, early days of Boy Scouting, and dreaming of battles, bugs, and big adventures. My only regret is that we didn't find this book (or write our own) years ago.

I am so loving our new family schedule. Today was a great day of family time--no meetings, Mary Kay, or phone messages. There was plenty of time to simply hang out and enjoy each other. The only down-side: Levi crushed me in my first try at Madden '08. Crushed.